José Manuel Entrecanales
José Manuel Entrecanales | |
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At a climate change conference in Barcelona, 2017 | |
| Chairman of Acciona | |
| Assumed office 30 January 2004 | |
| Chairman of Endesa | |
| In office 18 October 2007 – 24 March 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1963 Madrid, Spain |
| Spouse | María Carrión |
| Children | José Entrecanales Carrión Gonzalo Entrecanales Carrión Clotilde Entrecanales Carrión Gerardo Entrecanales Carrión |
| Alma mater | Complutense University of Madrid |
| Occupation | Businessman |
José Manuel Entrecanales Domecq (born 1 January 1963) is a Spanish businessman and former banker. In 2004, he succeeded his late father as chairman and CEO of Acciona, a global leader company focused on sustainable solutions in infrastructure, renewable energy and water. In 2019, Forbes ranked him the 85th richest person in Spain, estimating his personal wealth at US$362 million, although his family fortune is estimated at around US$3.6 billion.
Entrecanales has been highlighted as a key leader of a new generation of Spanish businessmen "shaped by family roots but identifying fully with modernisation". He is a firm advocate of the fight against climate change at a corporate level, which earned him the Order of the Rising Sun, as well as being asked to speak frequently at global forums, including the 2022 UN Climate Change Conference.