Antonio Irastorza

Presidente – Londres

Spanish Lawyer (University of Navarra), Abogado (Madrid) and English Solicitor (Law Society of England & Wales). Advanced Management Programme completed at the IESE Business School in 2004.
His professional career has developed internationally from London since 1985. He has been as a Partner in Boodle Hatfield, Denton Hall and Masons – all leading British law firms in the City of London.
In 2007, he founded LYNX ADVISORS, an international advisory firm based in London, to represent the interests of mainly medium-sized companies, in and from London, while providing an international perspective.
He advises Owners, Chairmen, CEOs or Managing Directors of several national and international companies on legal and business matters.

Iván M. Pendas

CEO – Madrid

Lawyer (Madrid), and English Solicitor (Law Society of England & Wales). Completed the Global Executive MBA at IESE Business School in 2015.
A professional career in advising companies, entrepreneurs, and investment projects, supporting them in structuring operations, navigating legal frameworks, and facilitating international growth. Experience in agribusiness, real estate, and corporate development, led to a strong understanding of agricultural assets, production, investment dynamics, and international trade.
Has served the Boards of several companies across different sectors, contributing his legal, strategic, and international perspective to corporate governance and long term decision making.
More recently, focused on fostering connections between Spain and global investors, particularly in London.

John Devlin

COO – Londres

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Masters in Communications Engineering and PhD in Semiconductors. Post-doc at Cornell University sponsored by the US Navy. Holds an MBA from Nottingham University.
He has published more than 40 technical articles and given invited conference presentations. John Devlin is named coinventor on 5 patents and co-authored a book on Optical Communications. He has constructed geostationary satellites for maritime communications, developed optical fibre lasers, and led on Internet data centre design & construction.
He guided the Board of British Telecommunications on critical technical issues affecting its Corporate Strategy. Since 2007, he has assisted medium-sized clients in their international expansion.

Charles Paternina

Nueva York

Lawyer and Economist (Complutense University in Madrid).
Since 1984 he has developed his professional life overseas, holding management positions in commercial, investment and private banking with BBVA (London), SG Warburg (London, Mexico and New York) and JP Morgan (New York), respectively. In JP Morgan, he was responsible for Private Banking investments in Argentina and Chile.
In 2002, he founded Faber Advisors, a boutique firm to represent the interests of his clients in New York.
Since 2003, he has also advised on real estate investments in the New York area.

Silvia Radu

Chisinau

Silvia’s 30-year career in the private and public sector includes 18 years at the gas and electricity multinational, Gas Natural Fenosa, rising, in the final 7 years, to serve as Executive President in Moldova.
Silvia has also held senior public sector roles in the State Department of the Republic of Moldova: (i) as Minister in the Health, Labour and Social Protection Department (2018-2019), and, (ii) earlier, as Head of Foreign Relations in the Energy and Energy Resources Department. Silvia was Mayor of Chisinau, the capital of Moldova, from October 2017 to April 2018.
Silvia has two degrees from the State University of Moldova, and completed the Advanced Management Program at IESE Business School in 2004. Silvia is fluent in Romanian, English, Spanish and Russian.

Guido Delgado

Manila

Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Business. Masters in Management Science (Corporate Finance)
Primarily engaged in management & financial consultancy services; economic research and policy making; and the development and promotion of investment opportunities with major focus on the power and energy industry.
From 1994 lo 1998, he was President and CEO of the National Power Corporation of the Philippines, the state-owned power generation transmission agency.
Since 1998, he has led GAAD lnc., which provides advisory services in the power and energy sectors and develops energy products.

Jesús Martínez de Rioja

Madrid

Journalist (University of Navarre). Holds an MBA from the lnstituto de Empresa (Madrid).
From 1989 to 2010, he was Editor and Director of the Spanish daily financial newspaper Expansión. He has been a member of the Board of Recoletos Group (publisher of Expansión) and the Board of Pearson Group Newspapers (along with the heads of Financial Times, Les Echos and FT Deutschland).
He has extensive and in-depth experience in the world of information, communication and the management of media companies.
Since March 2011, he has been a consultant and advisor on communication strategies.

Carlos Busto

Madrid

Colonel of Infantry of the Spanish Army (Retired). During his military career he completed several advanced training courses, including a Diploma in Advanced International Studies from the Society of International Studies of Madrid.
He served in several international missions, including the peace process in El Salvador (1992) and operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He later held diplomatic roles as Defence Attaché at the Spanish Embassies in Lebanon and Mexico, where he also supported Spanish companies involved in defence, technology and infrastructure projects.
He has received decorations from 12 countries and international organisations and holds a Doctor Honoris Causa from the Mexican Institute of Leadership Excellence.