Aqualia appoints Santiago Lafuente as new CEO

Aqualia's Board of Directors has appointed Santiago Lafuente Pérez-Lucas as CEO, effective 9th April 2024. Lafuente, who previously held the Director position for Spain, will be returning to the citizen services group after 30 years.

Santiago Lafuente holds a degree in Civil Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Madrid and a master’s degree in End-to-end Water Plant Management from CEDEX. He has also studied Project Financial Model Analysis at IESE and EOI.

Santiago Lafuente has extensive experience in the water management sector, and at Aqualia he has held the positions of Area Director, Director of the Central-North delegation, as well as being responsible for Wastewater Production and Treatment at in Spain.

Lafuente is a regular speaker at conferences and sectorial round tables, and currently holds the vice-presidency of the Spanish Association of Water Supply Companies (AGA).

Aqualia's Board of Directors acknowledges and thanks the work carried out by Félix Parra, who since 2013 has held the position of CEO, now assumed by Santiago Lafuente. With his work and dedication, he has contributed enormously to the growth and evolution of Aqualia, which in recent years has achieved a leading position in the water management sector worldwide.

Aqualia is the water management company owned by the citizen services group FCC (51%) and the Australian ethical fund IFM Investors (49%). The company is the fourth largest water company in Europe by population served and the ninth largest in the world, according to the latest Global Water Intelligence ranking (December 2022) and has been awarded "Best Water Company of the year 2023".

It currently serves 45.2 million users in 18 countries (Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Colombia, Chile, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Spain, United States, France, Georgia, Italy, Mexico, Oman, Peru, Portugal, Qatar, Czech Republic and Romania).

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