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key players Alcalde de Leioa desde 2007 hasta 2013. A Ávila, Federico th
Director Gerente de Metro Bilbao desde
2013 hasta la actualidad.
Chief Executive Officer at Lantania
Otros cargos:
Consejero del Consorcio de Transportes de
Date of birth: September 25 , 1975,
Bizkaia (1999-2007).
A Coruña.
Dirección postal / address:
Metro Bilbao S.A. Academic background:
Master Degree in Telecommunications
Navarra, 2 Ávila, Federico
E-48001 Bilbao. España Presidente - CEO de Lantania Engineering from the University of Vigo
with a major in Computer Networks,
Tel.: +34 94 425 40 01
gerencia@metrobilbao.eus Fecha de nacimiento: 25 de septiembre de Bachelor Degree in Economics and Busi-
ness Sciences from the Universtitat Oberta
1975, A Coruña.
de Catalunya (UOC) and Executive MBA
from IESE (University of Navarra).
Formación académica:
Ingeniero Superior de Telecomunicaciones Career path:
por la Universidad de Vigo, especialidad Te-
Arruebarrena Elizondo, lemática, Diplomado en Ciencias Empresari- Ávila developed an important part of his
Eneko ales por la Universitat Oberta de Catalunya professional career in the Isolux Corsán

CEO of Metro Bilbao (UOC) y Executive MBA por el IESE. Group, occupying in different stages the
positions of Chief Corporate Officer, CEO
of Isolux Corsán North America and Di-
Date of birth: 15 March 1970. Trayectoria profesional: rector of the industrial division.
Ávila ha desarrollado una parte importante
Academic background: de su carrera profesional en el Grupo Iso- Previously, Ávila worked for almost ten
Bachelor´s Degree in Law and Short-cour- lux Corsán, ocupando en diferentes etapas years in the telecommunications market,
se Degree in Economics from the Uni- los puestos de Director General Corporati- managing Commercial, Marketing and
versity of Deusto. Postgraduate Diploma vo, CEO de Isolux Corsán Norteamérica y Presales departments at Ya.com and Co-
in Social Economics from the University Director de la división Industrial. munitel.
of Deusto. Master´s Degree in Human
Resource Management from ICADE (Ma- Anteriormente, trabajó durante casi diez Early in 2018 he founded, with other part-
drid). Specialist in Urban and Land-use años en el sector de telecomunicaciones, ners, LANTANIA.
Planning from IVAP (Basque Institute of dirigiendo los departamentos Comerciales,
Public Administration). de Marketing y Preventa en Ya.com y en
Comunitel.
Career path:
Head of the Vitoria-Gasteiz Delegation A principios de 2018 funda, con otros soci-
of ASLE (Basque Group of Worker-owned os, LANTANIA.
Companies), First Deputy Mayor and Coun-
cillor responsible for Urban Planning & Dirección postal/ address:
Housing, Public Works & Services, Mobility Sobrado, 2
and Environmental Issues at the Municipal E-28050 Madrid. España
Council of Leioa for eight years (1999-2003 www.lantania.com
& 2003-2007 mandates). Mayor of Leioa
from 2007 to 2013.

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