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Rosa García García

Rosa García García (Madrid, January 17, 1965), is a Spanish executive. She was CEO of Siemens Spain,[4][5] president of German Chamber of Commerce in Spain, independent advisor for Acerinox.[6] and Bankinter.[7] Married with three children, she has spent most of her professional life in the United States.[8]

Rosa García García
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Date of birthJanuary 17, 1965
Place of birth Spain Madrid, Spain
NationalitySpanish
OccupationCEO of Siemens Spain[1]
Independent AdvisorAcerinox[2]
WebsiteI+deas21 Blog[3]

Professional career

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After graduating with a degree in Mathematical Sciences from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, she developed her career in the Information Technology industry. She began as a technical support engineer at HSC in 1986, joining the NEC Group soon after as Director of Technical Support. Three years after, she was named Regional Director for WordPerfect in Spain.

In 1991 she joined Microsoft Ibérica as Director of Technical Support, subsequently moving to the company’s headquarters in Richmond (EE.UU.)in 1996 to work as Director of Corporate Strategic Projects alongside CEO and President Steve Ballmer.

In 2000 she was appointed Corporate Managing Director of Sales and Marketing for Microsoft and, in May 2002, she returned to Spain to take up the highest post at Microsoft Ibérica as president of the company. In 2008 she was named vice president of Microsoft Western Europe.[9] On 1 October 2011 she joined Siemens, replacing Francisco Belil as president and CEO in Spain.[10] She has been an advisor to Acerinox since 30 September 2013,[11] and she also sat on the Banesto Board of Directors until it merged with Banco Santander in April 2013.[12] In February 2015, she was elected independent director of Bankinter.[7]

She is a regular contributor on leadership and innovation topics for different communication media.

Awards and recognition

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Rosa García and Manuela Carmena, Mayor or Madrid, in 2017.

Rosa García is an advisor to the Spanish Society for the Advancement of Management (APD)[13] and member of the Spanish Senior Management Forum. Among other accolades, she has received the “Best Female Executive Award” from the Spanish Federation of Female Directors Executives, Professionals and Entrepreneurs(FEDEPE),[5] “Executive of the Year” from the Asociación Española de Directivos (AED) and “Female Executive of the Year” from the Spanish Association of Women Entrepreneurs(ASEME).[14][15] She was also honored as Executive of the Year by magazines specializing in the Information Technology sector, Computerworld and Computing, and has been awarded the “Alares National Award for Work, Life and Family Balance” ” in the Executive category.[16]

References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 March 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Acerinox". Archived from the original on 12 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Empezar por uno mismo". Archived from the original on 11 November 2013.
  4. ^ "Rosa García, nueva consejera delegada de Siemens en España" (Press release). El Periódico. 27 September 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Rosa García, nueva consejera delegada de Siemens España" (Press release). El País. 21 December 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  6. ^ "Acerinox nombra consejera independiente a la presidenta de Siemens en España" (Press release). EuropaPress. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  7. ^ a b "RRosa García (Siemens) será consejera de Bankinter" (Press release). EFE Empresas. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  8. ^ "Equipo directivo - Rosa García". Sala de Prensa Siemens. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  9. ^ "Rosa García dejará la presidencia de Microsoft Ibérica el 30 de junio" (Press release). El Mundo. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  10. ^ "Siemens se despide del directivo barcelonés Francisco Belil" (Press release). economiadigital. 21 January 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  11. ^ "Consejo de Administración". BME. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  12. ^ "Consejo de Administración". Banesto. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  13. ^ "Consejo Rector - APD Centro". Asociación para el Progreso de la Dirección (APD). Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  14. ^ "La viceconsejera de Microsoft Ibérica, Rosa María García, recibe el Premio Directivo 2005" (Press release). La Vanguardia. 6 June 2006. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  15. ^ "Rosa María García recoge el Premio Directivo 2005" (Press release). El Economista. 5 July 2006. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  16. ^ "Rosa García". Andalucía Management. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
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