Alfonso Cortina
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Alfonso Cortina de Alcocer (13 March 1944 – 6 April 2020) was a Spanish businessman. He was chairman and chief executive officer of
Repsol YPF
, Spain's largest oil and gas group.
Biography
Cortina was born on 13 March 1944 in
foreign minister during the Francoist dictatorship. His maternal grandfather Alberto Alcocer y Ribacoba, originally from Biscay, was Mayor of Madrid in the 1920s and again in the 1930s. His brother Alberto Cortina and cousin Alberto Alcocer
are both noted business executives, known collectively as 'The Albertos' due to their shared career path and prominence in public life.
He graduated in
BBVA, Banco Zaragozano and Banco Central. Alfonso Cortina de Alcocer became president of the Spanish oil firm Repsol in 1996 despite his lack of experience in the petroleum industry
.
- 1968–1982: Banco de Vizcaya Group (various positions including engineer, vice chairman, and managing director).
- 1984–1990: Portland Valderrivas (vice president).
- 1990–1996: Portland Valderrivas (president).
- 1996–2004: Repsol YPF (President, Chairman, and CEO)
He also served as Vice Chairman and Senior Advisor for Spain and Latin America,
Rothschild
Europe.
He died on 6 April 2020 of COVID-19 at the age of 76.[1]
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