David Mesonero Molina

CFO

David Mesonero Molina (Salamanca, 1980) has a degree in Business Administration from ICADE and an Executive MBA from IESE. He has a background as a strategic consultant and investment banker, and specializes in capital markets, M&A and in designing different financing structures.

He has been Deputy Director of Corporate Development Division in Iberdrola, S.A. and member of the Board of Director of all the Iberdrola´s renewable subsidiaries. He has been also member of the Board of Directors of Windar Renovables.

Prior to his role in Iberdrola, David was CFO at Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy since December 1, 2018, and a member of its Management Committee since the creation of Siemens Gamesa, having achieved investment grade status (BBB) from the main rating agencies and having refinanced all its debt always under sustainability criteria (ESG), including a ESG linked Credit Facility of €2.5bn. Also, during his period as CFO, SGRE reduced the gross debt by more than 1bn€ and the net debt by €500m applying an strict working capital management.

Prior to his appointment as CFO, David was the Managing Director of Corporate Development and Strategy, leading the merger process between Gamesa and Siemens Wind Power. Following that, he was appointed Chief Integration Officer, overachieving synergy targets of €400m€ of cost reduction, and member of L3AD 2020 program Steering Committee (€2bn€ cost-out program in three years).

In addition, he was named in 2017 one of the 40 most influential leaders in energy under the age of 40 (the Recharge4040 prize). Wind Power Monthly magazine also selected him in 2020 as one of the 15 most influential people in the wind industry.

Mesonero combines his professional career with work in teaching. He is currently a lecturer in Sustainable Finance at IEB.

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