Jose Maria Aracama

Biography

Mr. Jose Maria Aracama Yoldi serves as Independent Director of Gamesa Corporacion Tecnologica, S.A. since March 8, 2011. He has served as General Manager of Sociedad de Desarrollo de Navarra SA since 2001, as well as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Natural Climate Systems, Parque de la Naturaleza de Navarra (Senda Viva) and Smart Medical Group, Member of the Board of Directors of Fundacion Cetenasa (Cemitec), MTS Tobacco, Fondo de Desarrollo Turistico, Mondragon Navarra SPE S A, Finaves II, Foro Europeo, Start UP Capital, Centro Europeo de Empresas e Innovacion de Navarra and Fundacion para la Innovacion y Desarrollo de la Nanotecnologia e Inveready FRC. Between 1979 and 1996, he was Finance Director of Cementos Portland SA, from 1996 until 1999, he served as Finance and Economic Counsel to the Government of Navarra, from 1999 until 2001, he was Director of Cementos Portland SA' operations in Pamplona, and from 2001 until 2011, acted as General Director of SODENA. Since 2011, he has been Deputy President of Grupo Cementos Portland Valderrivas and has worked at Cementos Lemona SA, Corporacion Uniland SA, Uniland Cementera SA and Navarra Transportes SA. In addition, he serves as Board Member of OFICEMEN. He has acted as Professor of Master courses in Finance at the Executive Business Management of the European Fund in Pamplona and Member of Facultad de Ciencias Economicas of Universidad de Navarra (TEMIS), Administration of Colegio de Ingenieros Industriales de Navarra, Junta de la Fundacion Proyecto Hombre and Junta Rectora of APD (Asociacion para el Progreso de la Direccion). He holds a Masters degree in Business Administration from Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Empresa (IESE) and a degree in Industrial Engineering from Universidad de Navarra.  

Research Interest

Green Biofuels and Energy Green Innovative Trends Environmental Engineering Biobased Chemicals Green synthesis and Designing Waste Management