He graduated from Seville University in 1983 with a B.S. degree in Chemistry and qualified as a Scientific Applications Programmer at the Seville University Calculation Centre in 1984. He received a Master’s degree in Production, Technology and Operations from the Catholic Institute of Business Administration and Management (ICADE) in 1994, and an MBA from the San Telmo International Institute in 2002. He has also completed the Focused Programs, obtaining an IESE Executive Education Certificate from the IESE Business School (Navarre University).

He began his professional career as an Applications Programmer for NIXDORF in 1984. Following a training period at LUBRIZOL Spain, he joined Atlantic Copper in 1986 in the Planning and Study Department, and pursued his professional career in numerous operations-related divisions, specializing in the refinery area. In 2004, he was appointed Production Manager and, in 2019, Senior Vice President of Metallurgy.

He is Chairman of the Association of Chemical, Basic and Energy Industries (AIQBE) and Vice-Chairman of the Huelva Employers’ Federation (FOE).