José María Méndez, new general manager of Criteria

BarcelonaThe pieces are falling into place at Criteria, the investment arm of La Caixa. The executive committee of the company's board of directors has appointed José María Méndez as the company's new CEO. Until now, Méndez was deputy to CriteriaCaixa's CEO, Ángel Simón, who was dismissed last week. The new senior official will be responsible for the holding company's operational management.

At the same time, he will report to its executive committee, which is chaired by Isidre Fainé, who also chairs the La Caixa Foundation and of which Francisco Reynés has been appointed first vice president, after filling Simón's vacancy as a director and also maintaining his position as executive chairman of Naturgy, one of Criteria's main holdings. Marcos Contreras. Likewise, CriteriaCaixa's executive committee has also appointed Adolfo Feijóo as deputy general manager. 40 billion in 2030. Simón left the position after disagreements with the chairman of Criteria and La Caixa, Isidre Fainé, increased.

Méndez Álvarez-Cedrón (Lugo, 1966) holds degrees in law, political science, and administration, and is a civil servant on leave from the Superior Corps of Civil Administrators of the State. He was recently appointed as a proprietary director of CaixaBank, representing the La Caixa Banking Foundation. He was general director of CECA, the bank group chaired by Fainé, and CEO of CecaBank until last April. He previously held various positions in the Directorate General of the Treasury and Financial Policy of the Ministry of Economy (1993-2003). Feijóo Rei (Barcelona, ​​​​1971) holds degrees in economics and business administration and law from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. He also holds a master's degree in banking and financial law from the Boston University School of Law, a PIL from Harvard University, and a PDG from Iese. He is currently the Director of Legal Affairs and Undersecretary of the Board of Trustees of the La Caixa Banking Foundation and the Board of Directors of CriteriaCaixa. Previously, he worked at Uría Menéndez and Cuatrecasas Legal.