Management Committee
Bolsas y Mercados Españoles has set up a Executive Committee responsible for permanent coordination between the Company's business areas and activities and associated companies.
Juan Flames CEO & Head BME Exchange
Juan Flames holds a degree in Law and Business Administration from ICADE (E-3) in Madrid. Previously, he was Vice Chairman of Capital Markets at Barclays Bank Europe and held various positions in capital markets and investment banking at Barclays Bank in both the UK and Spain. He also has a distinguished track record of more than a decade at Goldman Sachs in London.
Jorge Yzaguirre Deputy Head SIX Securities Services
Holds a Master´s Degree in business Administration and a Ph. D. in Economics and Business Administration from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. He is Professor at different Universities in Madrid as well as an author of several articles in specialized sector publications and in different research papers and books. With more 30 years’ experience in the financial sector, Jorge Yzaguirre is Deputy Head Securities Services Business Unit at Group SIX. He was also Chairman of the Spanish Institute of Financial Analysts (IEAF) and Chairman of the Financial Studies Foundation (FEF), from June 2016 to June 2022.
José Manuel Ortiz-Repiso Clearing
He holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics Science from the San Pablo CEU University and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from IE Business School. He joined BME in 2000 and between 2003 and 2013 he worked supervising the Spanish Equities Market and headed BME’s equity market quality division. Between 2013 and 2016 he worked as project manager for the creation of a market data interface system (PTI). He leads the Clearing unit at SIX.
Jesús Benito Settlement and Registry
He holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Science from the Complutense University. Jesús Benito is the CEO of Iberclear. He is also chairman of REGIS-TR. Furthermore, he is chairman of the “T2S CSDs Steering Group (CSG)” since its inception in 2012. He has worked actively with several pan-industry working groups organized by the European Commission and ESMA. He has been Member of the ECSDA Board and Executive Committee. Formerly, from 1988-2000, he worked for the Bank of Spain. He is responsible for Domestic Custody & Trade Repositories t SIX.
Berta Ares Value Added Services
She is a graduate from the Madrid Polytechnic’s Higher Technical College of Telecommunications Engineers and holds a master’s degree in Business Administration International Executive from La Salle. She joined BME in March 2000 and has since worked in Visual Trader and Iberclear. In 2014 she was appointed Head of BME’s Project Management Office, Managing director at BME Inntech and Head of Program & Innovation Office at SIX.
Ignacio Olivares Legal Affairs
He holds a Law Degree from the Madrid Complutense University and a master’s degree in Public Law. He has pursued his career in the BME Group since 1993. He is currently Deputy Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Madrid Stock Exchange, Secretary of the Board of Directors of BME Sistemas de Negociación and Secretary of the Risk Committee and the Security Committee of BME. He has also worked as Head of the Regulatory Unit.
Pablo Malumbres Corporate Communications & Public Affairs
He holds a Law Degree from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Later on he studied a Masters’s Degree in International Relations at the University of Paris VI. He is the Director of Corporate Communications at BME. In 2001 he joined the company as Head of Media Relations of the Madrid Stock Exchange. Before working for BME, he worked for 4 years as a consultant in different areas of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paris. He is also Head Marketing Securities Services SIX.
Marta Bartolomé CFO
She holds a Degree in Business Science - specialising in Finance - from CUNEF and holds an Executive MBA Degree from the Instituto de Empresa. She had worked as the Comptroller of the BME Group since 2003 and was actively involved in the company's IPO, in 2006. In 1999 she joined SENAF and later on she became the CFO of MF Holding, which comprised MEFF, AIAF and SENAF. Prior to this she had worked for Deloitte.
Luisa Martínez Human Resources
Luisa has more than 20 years of experience in HR and sustainability management. She has been HR director in companies in the industrial sector, highlighting the HR management of Europe and India in LM Windpower. She has been Director of HR and Sustainability at Quironsalud and Vithas Hospitals. She has a degree in Political Science and Sociology from the Complutense University, has completed postgraduate programs at IE, Esade and IESE and a HR digitalization program at the Valley Digital Business School. Diploma from Professional Advisors from IC-A.
Arturo Merino IT
Telecommunication Engineer from the Universidad Europea de Madrid and master’s in quantitative finance from Afi. In 2019 he joined the company as deputy to the IT Management. Before that, he was CIO of MoraBanc for 3 years, and previously Managing Director in Accenture, consulting firm where he developed his professional career for 15 years in the Capital Markets area.
