and conciliation initiative (efr), the talent development programme, coaching and teambuilding activities, and the group’s Health & Wellbeing programme. UNITED NATIONS GLOBAL COMPACT INITIATIVE The company is a signatory to the UN Global Compact Initiative, committed to promoting and implementing universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. It publishes and presents a Sustainability Report containing the progress of the implemented programmes and measures. MEET THE T-SOLAR TEAM Marta Martínez is the CEO of T-Solar. She is an entrepreneur: co-founder of the telecommunications company Comunitel in 1998 (currently part of Vodafone) and of T-Solar in 2007. She started her career at PwC and held various management positions in the financial area of the automotive group Peugeot-Citroën. Martínez specialises in developing and financing projects, and in M&A transactions. She became T-Solar’s chief executive in 2011 and was responsible for the firm’s internalisation process, currently present in six countries. Marta Martínez is certified by the Spanish Board Directors Association (IC-A) in Good Corporate Governance. “As an experienced manager and entrepreneur,” she says, “my goal is to detect business opportunities, create optimal conditions for their development, mitigating the risks and leading the teams to engage and deliver. “To achieve the best results, we need the full involvement of the team. Creating an inspiring environment is the mission of every manager. This participative leadership is my contribution to the project, and it’s aligned with my way of being and thinking.” Martínez is skilled in financing, M&A, processes definition and implementation, strategy, leadership and corporate governance. “I consider myself a lifelong learner, constantly embracing changes,” she says.
CFO: Manuel Fernández
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Enrique Barbudo is the M&A and business development director of Grupo T-Solar Global. He started his career in the telecommunication division of Siemens in Germany, and during his 15-year tenure he held technical, sales and business development positions. He also worked for Cisco Systems. Barbudo was a cofounder of T-Solar in 2007, responsible for business strategy implementation and the company’s international expansion leading project development until commercial operation date. Jose Benito García is the O&M director at T-Solar. He started his career at Union Fenosa group in the field of the operation and management of powerplants. He later joined GdF Suez group (now Engie), responsible for co-generation plants. He joined T-Solar in 2008 and created the O&M department. He manages the operation of PV and CSP plants in Spain, Italy, Peru, the US, India and Japan. He has participated in the development and construction of renewable energy projects. He has in-depth knowledge of the legislative, technical, financial, contractual and administrative requirements and experience in the negotiation of large EPC and O&M contracts, as well as PPA agreements. Manuel Fernández has been CFO of Grupo T-Solar since August 2017, in charge of the group’s overall financial management, embracing market related functions (trading, investments, structured finance and investor relations) as well as administration and control (accounting, planning and reporting, controlling, tax, and risk management). Fernández has a diverse 25-year professional background in capitalintensive sectors: chemicals (Dow Chemical Company), renewable energy (Torresol Energy and Sunedison), Infrastructures (Red Eléctrica). He has worked in Western Europe, the US, Latin America and the Middle East. Fernández is at ease in corporations from multinationals to start-ups. He is an expert in negotiation and execution of complex financial operations, a a member of the group’s Management Committee and a director in multiple affiliated companies. His role frequently exposes him to the highest level of decision-making bodies in the T-Solar
O&M Director: Jose Benito García
CEO: Marta Martínez
Group of Companies (board of directors, general shareholders’ meetings, and audit and investment committees. Elena Herrero-Visairas is the legal director of T-Solar. She is responsible for corporate management, legal and compliance advice and is the group secretary. She has more than 20 years’ experience in domestic and international law. Before joining T-Solar in 2007, she worked for international law firms, starting her career at MFB in London, then moving to Stephenson Harwood and DLA Piper in Madrid, where she worked in the transport and energy sectors. Elena Herrero-Visairas set up the T-Solar legal department in 2007, providing legal support for the business development strategy. She has expertise in corporate management, financing and M&A of energy projects. She designed and implemented the company’s compliance programme. i
Legal Director: Elena Herrero-Visairas
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M&A & Business Development Director: Enrique Barbudo