Enrique Alcántara-García Irazoqui
Born in Barcelona, 1944.
Member of the Board of Directors of Criteria Caixa, S.A.U. since April 2020 and of its Appointments and Remunerations Committee as from December 2024.
He holds a Law degree from the University of Barcelona. He became a State Attorney (1972).
He has been Government delegate for the Port Authority of Barcelona and chairman of the Board of Directors of Títulos Barcelona, S.A. (SIM), Túnel del Cadí, S.A. and Dromogest, S.A. He has also been a member of the Board of Directors of Enagas, S.A., Gas Madrid, S.A., Torras Domenech, S.A. and Banco Herrero, S.A.
He has been deputy chairman of the Board of Directors and member of the Executive Committee of Caja de Ahorros y Monte de Piedad de Barcelona (1979-1991); first deputy chairman (1990-1991) and second deputy chairman (1992-2000) of the Board of Directors of Caixa d’Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona, ”la Caixa”; member of the Board of Directors of Naturgy Energy Group, S.A. (1993-2020 and 2021-2025), member of its Audit Committee (1993–2020) and member of its Appointments, Remuneration and Corporate Governance Committee (2021-2025); deputy chairman of the Board of Trustees of ”la Caixa” Foundation (2000-2002); member of the Board of Directors (1993-2003), member of the Executive Committee (1999-2003) and member of the Audit and Control Committee (2002-2003) of ACESA; deputy chairman of the Board of Directors and member of its Executive Committee of Saba Aparcamientos, S.A.; trustee of Óscar Tusquets Blanca Foundation; member of the Board of Directors of Unión Fenosa, S.A.; trustee of Fundació Nou Mil·lenni; and secretary of the Board of Directors of Abertis Telecom, S.A. (2004-2011).
He is currently partner and administrator of Bufete Alcántara, S.L.P. He is also secretary of the Board of Directors of UPCNET, Serveis d’Accés a Internet de la Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, S.L.U., of the Board of Directors of ITHINKUPC, S.L.U. and of the Board of Directors of Vila Universitària, S.L. He is also secretary of the Board of Trustees of Politècnica de Catalunya Foundation and of the Board of Trustees of Factor Humà Foundation.
