He graduated from the Polytechnic University of Madrid in 1974 with a B.Eng degree in Mining Engineering and received a Master’s Degree in Business Management Techniques in 1988 (Spanish Consultants, Caixa Galicia).

He began his professional career at Fraser Telos Management, as an Organization and Project Engineer. In 1984, he joined Atlantic Copper as Director of Operations for CAVISA, a group affiliate. In 1986, he took over the general management of the affiliate until 1993, when he was appointed Deputy Manager of the Huelva Expansion Project (HEP). He was subsequently made responsible for the Internal Audit Department and, in 2004, was appointed Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Internal Auditing. He is currently Senior Vice President of Internal Auditing and Corporate Social Responsibility.

In 2018, he was appointed Chairman of the Atlantic Copper Foundation.