Mr. Pablo Isla Álvarez de Tejera (DOB 22-01-1964; POB Madrid)
First Deputy Chairman and CEO
He has been the Chief Executive Officer since 2005. He is a graduate in Law from the Complutense University of Madrid and Abogado del Estado (State lawyer). He was Chairman of the Board of Directors of Altadis and co-CEO was joint-president of this group from July 2000.
From 1992 to 1996 he was Director of Legal Services for Banco Popular. He went on to be appointed General Director of State Assests at the Ministry of Economy and Finances. In 1998, he rejoined Banco Popular as General Secretary, until his appointment within the Altadis Group.
He was co-opted to the Board of Directors of Industria de Diseño Textil, S.A. (Inditex, S.A.) on 9 June 2005 and ratified by the AGM held on 15 July of that same year.
Likewise, he sits on the Board of Directors of Telefónica, S.A.
He holds 139,800 shares in the company.