Miguel Salis (1958 – 3 December 2021)[1] was a Spanish entrepreneur and the founder of Eolia Renovables, where he was partner and CEO.[2] He was also a co-founder and former vice-chairman and CFO of Jazztel PLC[2] and vice-chairman of Ya.com. Previously, Salis worked at Salomon Brothers, Lehman Brothers and Midland Bank.

Miguel Salis Canosa
Born1958 (1958)
Leon, Spain
Died3 December 2021
Bagergue,Valle de AranSpain
Occupation(s)Partner and CEO of Eolia Renovables

Salis was an Industrial Engineer from the Polytechnic University of Madrid, where he specialised in power technologies. He later went on to receive an MBA from Columbia University in New York, where he graduated in 1984. He began his career as an investment banker at Lehman Brothers, Solomon Brothers and Citicorp, after which he joined serial entrepreneur Martin Varsavsky to found Jazztel in 1999. Salis worked at Jazztel until 2003, when he joined Varsavsky's holding company Jazzya as a director. Here, Salis incubated and launched the project of Eolia Renovables (founded 2007[3]), bringing on board the Spanish investment bank Nmas1. Eolia Renovables is now one of the European leaders in the wind and solar power sector, with operations in six countries and operating capacity of 434 MW.

References

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  1. ^ "Muere por intoxicación de gs Miguel Salís, cofundador de Jazztel". El Mundo. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b "A Mighty Wind: Spanish Eco-Darling Eolia Sets IPO". Der Spiegel. 6 February 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
  3. ^ Eolia Renovables, official website