Jose Manuel MARTINEZ GUTIERREZ, aged 43, was appointed as an Executive Director of the Company and Group Chief Executive Officer effective from 26 September 2012. He is a member of the Remuneration Committee and General Committee of the Board and a director of certain subsidiaries of the Company. He obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, and a Master in Business Administration Degree (Honours with Distinction) from J.L. Kellogg Business School, Northwestern University.
Mr. MARTINEZ’s professional career spans investment banking, strategy consulting and senior management positions in the global retail and consumer goods industries. Most recently, he was the group director of distribution and operations for Industria De Diseño Textil, S.A. (“Inditex”), based in Spain. Operating in more than 80 countries across five continents, Inditex is one of the world’s largest fashion retailers and owner of brands including Zara and Massimo Dutti. In this role, Mr. MARTINEZ managed the group’s distribution to its extensive global retail network. Over his nine years at Inditex, Mr. MARTINEZ has led cross-functional transformation projects encompassing multiple business areas to overhaul and improve Inditex’s supply chain management. Initially, Mr. MARTINEZ held the position of country manager for the Zara brand across Scandinavia, where he had top and bottom line accountability.
Prior to joining Inditex, Mr. MARTINEZ spent eight years at McKinsey & Company leading the firm’s retail and consumer goods practice in Spain and advising clients in Europe and South America on strategy, sales and marketing and store operations.
