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Ford nombra a Elena Burguete nueva presidenta y CEO en España y Portugal

Burguete sustituye a Jesús Alonso, que ocupaba el puesto desde 2015. Leer

Ford nombra a Elena Burguete nueva presidenta y CEO en España y Portugal

Ford has appointed Elena Burguete as the new president and CEO for their Iberia division in Spain and Portugal. This marks a change in leadership for the automotive company's European operations, replacing Jesús Alonso who held the position since 2015. Burguete succeeds Jesús Alonso, who will step down after a career of over 30 years at the Dearborn, Michigan-based company where he began in 1986.

Elena Burguete will take over the role of President and CEO of Ford Iberia starting from December 1st, 2022. Prior to this appointment, she served as Director of Formation and Dealer Engagement for the European region at Ford. Burguete joined Ford in 1994 and has held various leadership roles within the company's marketing, product, pricing, and operations departments across Europe.

She has also held the positions of zone and district manager, as well as financial specialist for the UK and corporate finance director for Jaguar Land Rover. In 2015, Burguete became the Marketing Director for Ford Iberia and later took on the role of Director of Commercial Vehicles. In 2023, she moved to Europe's headquarters to become Director of Field Operations CX before assuming her current position as Director of Formation and Dealer Engagement.

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