More names for the foundation that Alberto Núñez Feijóo has decided to launch, linked to the PP, and that must contribute ideas to the party for the preparation of its electoral program. If throughout the week the popular leader has announced signings in the legal, social, health or cultural field, with prominent names such as Rafael Matesanz, this Thursday it was the turn of the foundation’s economic team, which will include three former ministers of the PP: Josep Piqué, Fátima Báñez, Ramón Escolano, or Elena Pisonero, who was secretary of state.
The economic team of the new PP Foundation will also be made up of other renowned experts in technology, according to the PP, such as the director of Alestis Aerospace, María Eugenia Clemente; the director of ASTI Mobile Rotics, Verónica Pascual; Alicia Richart, general director for Spain and Portugal of the artificial intelligence company Afiniti; Elena Pisonero, Executive President of Taldig and José María Abad, ICADE professor and consultant.
Tomorrow the Foundation will be established with a meeting chaired by the president of the PP, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, and directed by the doctor in Economics, Pablo Vázquez. According to the PP, what Feijóo is looking for for his PP foundation is to build an alternative to the Government, adding people with experience, management and great knowledge, forming “solvent teams that bring the best ideas to put them into operation as soon as the Spanish do so.” decide in a general election”.
The professional career and knowledge of the economic and technological team that is part of the PP Foundation will mean, according to popular sources, “added value to the proposals that the party presents in this field in the coming months.
Josep Piqué, who will be one of the key players in the Foundation’s economic team, has a PhD in Economic and Business Sciences from the University of Barcelona and a Law Degree from the same University, was Minister of Industry and Energy, Minister Spokesperson for the Government, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Science and Technology, in various Governments in Spain between 1996 and 2003. He has extensive experience in the business field and is currently President of ITP Aero and President of Pasiphae Consultora Internacional. Likewise, he is a director of SEAT, Volkswagen Navarra and Amadeus.
Fatima Banez. Graduated in Law and in Economic and Business Sciences from the Comillas Pontifical University (ICADE), she was Minister of Employment and Security in the two governments of Mariano Rajoy. Currently, she is the president of the CEOE Foundation.
Roman Escolano. Graduated in Economic and Business Sciences from the Autonomous University of Madrid, he is a commercial technician and State economist, he was president of ICO, vice president of the European Investment Bank and Minister of Economy in the Government of Rajoy.
Maria Eugenia Clemente. Graduated in Business Administration and Management from the University of Navarra, she is the general director of Alestis Aerospace.
Veronica Pascual. An aeronautical engineer, she was the director of ASTI Mobile Robotics, a leading company in the robotics sector, until last year she sold the company to the Swiss giant ABB, in what was considered the great operation of the year in the technology sector.
Elena Pisonero. A prestigious economist, she is the executive president of Taldig, a company that promotes knowledge and innovation projects around the challenges and opportunities of the fourth industrial revolution. She is also part of the Board of Directors of Solaria, a company dedicated to renewable energy. She is a former Secretary of State for Commerce, Tourism and Small and Medium Enterprises, she also has experience in social matters as an adviser to UNICEF and various think tanks.
Alice Richart. Graduated in Industrial Engineering, she is currently the general director for Spain and Portugal at Afiniti, an American artificial intelligence company. She was previously the founder and general director of Digitales, the main association of the technology sector in Spain.
Jose Maria Abad. Specialist in Quantitative Research Methodology and Advanced Studies Program in International Economics, he is an independent director of Red Eléctrica, an independent consultant and advisor on macroeconomic and banking matters, and an adjunct professor at ICADE.
