Indra’s CEO resigns while waiting for a successor

Indra’s board of directors unanimously approved, in agreement with the current CEO, Ignacio Mataix, the launch office succession process related to the definition of the next strategic plan that the company plans to define for the coming years, which the company reported to the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) on Monday.

Mataix will continue to perform his current functions to facilitate the succession process and continuity of management, pending the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer, whose selection will be independent consultant.

Subsequently, Mataix will continue to provide his services to the company as a strategic advisor of the board of directors for a period of two years.

The company’s board of directors, chaired by Marc Murtra, unanimously assessed it as “very positive” and wrote its thanks and congratulations to Ignacio Mataix “for his excellent contribution Transportation and defense business and for his excellent performance as CEO at the head of the company, and in a very special way the results achieved in 2022″, says the statement sent by Ana María Sala, secretary of the board.

A little less than a year ago, Cristina Ruiz resigned as CEO of Indra TI to the company’s board of directors, leaving Mataix as the sole CEO of the company.

With the departure of Cristina Ruiz de Indra, the management model designed after the departure of the previous president was partially dismantled, Fernando Abril-Martorell, in May 2021with two chief executives heading the business: Cristina Ruiz in the IT area and Ignacio Mataix in Transport and Defense (T&D), the group’s most profitable division.