María del Pino Velázquez Medina

Independent Non-Executive

Ms. Velázquez was appointed director of Repsol at the Annual General Meeting on May 25, 2023.

Background: She holds a degree in mathematics with a major in statistics from the Complutense University of Madrid and MBA from IESE in Barcelona.

Experience: Ms. Velázquez began her professional career in 1988 at Accenture, joining A.T. Kearney in 1991 as a senior consultant, focusing primarily on operations optimization for Alcatel-Lucent, Cruzcampo, and the Fagor Group.

In 1993, she became member of the Presidency and Strategic Planning of Banco Santander. In 1995, she joined Vodafone where she became director of customer service and from 1999 to 2021, she was founder, main shareholder, and chair of the Unisono Group.

She received the Best Businesswoman 2016 FEDEPE award, the 2008 IWEC Award granted in New York (International Women's Entrepreneurial Challenge), in addition to the recognition of the Chambers of Commerce of Barcelona, New York, New Delhi, and Johannesburg for the entrepreneurial work of women. She has also been a member of IESE's National Alumni Committee since 2007 and obtained an Honoris Causa master's degree from the European Business School in 2012. In addition, she appeared in the study "The 500 most powerful women in Spain 2018" (published in the newspaper El Mundo), among the most influential women in the world of technology.

Other notable positions: She currently holds the position of external independent director of Renta 4 Banco. Ms. Velázquez is member of the Círculo de Orellana – a non-profit association that aims to promote female talent – and member of the Generation Foundation.

Board committees: Member of the Audit and Control Committee.