Ms. María Salgado Madriñán has spent most of her professional career in energy and industrial companies.
In 2004, she co-founded GDES Wind S.L., an international wind blade company (formerly Sálvora Vento, S.L.), where she was managing director and partner until 2017, actively participating in the management and growth of the company through international projects and technological innovation.
Member of the Board of Directors of the Spanish Wind Energy Association (AEE) between 2015 and 2016.Shehas participated in various Renewable Industry forums through AEE, Renewable UK, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) and the Chair of Connected Industry, at the Universidad Pontificia de Comillas (ICAI), among others. She has also mentored several startups in innovation, sustainability and renewable energies.
She has extensive international experience in Europe, the United States, Latin America and Australia. In Europe, she managed industrial and wind projects in 10 countries and developed strategic alliances. In the United States, she was responsible for the launch of GD Energy Services Wind Inc. and was Vice President and Director of new projects,. In Latin America, she created GDES EóIica do Brazil LTD. She also managed and coordinated projects in numerous countries around the world, including Australia, Japan, China, South Korea, Morocco, Ethiopia and South Africa.
In 2022, she directed the Mauricio and Carlota Botton Foundation, based in Madrid, managing in particular the signing of agreements with MIT and the University of Cambridge to support physics research. María Salgado Madriñán holds a degree in Law from the Complutense University of Madrid and a Diploma in Business Administration from the CEU San Pablo University, where she graduated in 1992. She also holds an Executive MBA from IE Business School (2004) and a Digital Business Executive Program at ISDI (2018). In 2019, she completed the Advanced Programme in Connected Industry, Leadership and Digital Transformation at ICAI, Universidad Pontificia de Comillas and in 2020 she obtained the Certificate in Corporate Governance from INSEAD after completing the International Directors Program (IDP), in Fontainebleau (France). She is currently a member of the Board of Directors of ACCIONA, S.A.