RENEWABLE ENERGY
RECOGNITION AND CHALLENGES
There has been an almost constant flow of accolades for Ignacio’ s work since he joined Iberdrola.
In 2019, the Harvard Business Review selected Ignacio as one of the five most important CEOs in the world and the first in the utilities sector.
He was also recognised as Best CEO in the European utilities sector by Institutional Investor Research for twelve consecutive years.
In 2014, Queen Elizabeth II appointed him an Honorary Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for promoting the British energy sector.
And more recently, in 2025, he received the Business Person of the Year award from UPF Barcelona School of Management.
Time Magazine included him in its first TIME100 Climate list in 2023, recognising the most innovative leaders driving business climate action.
Sustainability Magazine has also recognised both him and his company among the world’ s most influential in recent years.
Ignacio’ s influence at the highest levels Ignacio’ s influence extends well beyond corporate boardrooms. His importance to the global energy market was illustrated clearly at COP30 last November, where he was one of only 10 private sector figures to receive an invitation to speak with world leaders at the conference’ s opening discussions.
During these sessions, Ignacio outlined investment priorities in electricity grids, renewable energy expansion and storage technologies as mechanisms to advance climate objectives.
His participation in high-level climate talks has been consistent since Copenhagen in 2009, reflecting Iberdrola’ s long-term engagement with international climate policy.
Ignacio serves as chair of the Electricity Cluster at the World Economic Forum and sits on the steering committee of the European
Round Table of Industrialists. He is a member of the JP Morgan International Council, the Renewable Hydrogen Coalition and UNICEF’ s Generation Unlimited Global Leadership Council.
His advisory roles include membership on
MIT’ s Presidential CEO Advisory Board.
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