President of Iberia
Fernando Candela, an industrial engineer by the Universitat Politècnica de València, new Iberia's president
[ 06/06/2023 ]
From July until the end of 2023, the businessman Fernando Candela will be the president of Iberia, taking over from Javier Sánchez Prieto. The company announced this a few weeks ago, explaining that "he will give continuity and stability to the company's activity and will serve to continue with its ambitious development".
IAG's CEO, Luis Gallego, described Candela as "an extraordinary professional" and a "key player in IAG and the Iberia group". "His extensive experience in the world of aviation and transformation will bring a lot of value to the company. His solvency makes him the best person to lead Iberia in the coming months".
UPV’s Industrial Engineer
Candela, who is currently an executive at LEVEL, is an industrial engineer from the Universitat Politècnica de València and has completed various executive training programmes at centres such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the Instituto de Empresa (IE) and the IESE. He has also worked for companies such as Uralita and Andersen Consulting.
In December, Fernando Candela participated in a meeting of graduates of the School of Industrial Engineering of the Polytechnic University of Valencia. We talked to him about his experience at the UPV, the doors opening for graduates of the school and some advice for future students.
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