I turn regulation and risk into competitive value.
I lead technology and cybersecurity in regulated financial environments: strategy, regulatory governance (NIS2, DORA, GDPR), digital transformation and post-M&A integration, with direct accountability for budget, team and results. Available for full-time, interim or fractional engagements.
Open to my next challenge
After nine years as CIO, CTO and functional CISO at Cabot Financial Iberia, I'm evaluating my next executive challenge. I'm looking for organizations ready to treat IT and cybersecurity as a strategic investment, not an afterthought.
Why hire me
Situation: merger of three entities, different cultures and systems. Obstacle: four incompatible CRM platforms and real risk of disrupting the business. Analysis: the integration couldn't be purely technical, it had to go hand in hand with automation and governance. Resolution: I consolidate 4 CRMs into 1, cut OPEX by 35% and sustain 300% business growth, with zero service disruption.
Situation: constantly expanding regulatory framework (NIS2, DORA, GDPR) in a high-risk sector. Obstacle: risk exposure with no unified continuity programme. Analysis: designing cybersecurity as a competitive advantage, not a compliance checkbox. Resolution: I cut risk exposure by 50% while maintaining an SLA above 99.9%.
Sectors
Financial services & regulated industries · open to new sectors and challenges
Madrid-based · Open to international scope
Alignment is the job, not just the stack.
I translate complexity into business impact.
I believe you have to live technology and understand it from the inside to lead it well: infrastructure, security, delivery, the details that break at 2am. That's what earns the room when I'm presenting risk to a board or reviewing an incident response runbook line by line.
The real job is aligning business, technology, security and process so they move together, not managing each in isolation. Two decades in regulated financial services and debt management have been about exactly that: turning NIS2, DORA and GDPR into roadmaps with measurable cost reduction, scalability and growth, and building infrastructure from scratch through 300% business growth.
What sets me apart is a holistic view of the business, communication that connects technology and people, and the structured thinking to turn complexity into decisions that actually move things forward: not just technical depth, but the ability to translate IT into measurable business value, for CEOs, executive committees and boards who need a technology leader fluent in both languages.
As a leader, I believe in clarity, trust and shared ownership. I'm inspired by Management 3.0 principles, and by the ongoing challenge of evolving IT into a real, sustainable source of influence within the organization.
"Recognized as a CIO who transforms the business through technology: building alliances, driving efficiency, and leading through influence."
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Experience since 2004.
Selected roles and results across 20+ years in financial services technology leadership.
After nine years as CIO, CTO and functional CISO at Cabot Financial Iberia, evaluating my next executive challenge with organizations that value technology and cybersecurity as strategic capabilities, not just support functions.
Industry Lecturer for the unit "Incident Management & Business Continuity" (Level 5, 30 credits) in the Bachelor Degree in Cybersecurity & Hacking. Focused on cyber resilience, incident response, CERT organisation, crisis management, disaster recovery and business continuity, incorporating NIST frameworks and tabletop exercises. Delivered in English, hybrid format.
- Led end-to-end technology strategy and operations for Spain & Portugal, direct report to Group CIO, IT representation at Executive Committee, leadership of a 25+ multifunctional team streamlined from the 40+ person org built as CTO, through automation and vendor consolidation.
- Executive accountability for cybersecurity (functional CISO) under NIS2, DORA and GDPR, leading tabletop exercises, incident simulations and DR/BCP.
- Drove Agile/Scrum adoption and intelligent automation, accelerating IT delivery by 30% and improving execution by 40%.
- Managed IT budget and procurement, reducing operational costs by 35% through vendor consolidation.
- Implemented a comprehensive cybersecurity framework and DR/BCP program, cutting risk exposure by 50% while maintaining SLA above 99.9%.
- Led a 40+ person technology organization across development, operations and data, overseeing a €15M+ portfolio.
- Established infrastructure, security and compliance foundations (GDPR, CIS Controls, NIST) for the Grove & Lucania M&A integration.
- Directed post-M&A integration of three entities, consolidating four CRM platforms, reducing OPEX by 35% with zero operational disruption.
- Implemented intelligent automation (OCR, RPA, AI), cutting processing times by 35% and improving productivity by 30%.
- Built technology infrastructure from scratch, enabling 300% business growth with multi-jurisdiction scalability.
- Promoted to IT Director after 2 years as Business Analyst/Software Developer; reported to EU CIO and represented IT at board level.
- Achieved full SOX and GDPR compliance (NIST, NIS Controls), implementing governance frameworks for risk mitigation.
- Led outsourcing and standardization, enhancing Citrix infrastructure and Dialler environment for improved efficiency.
- Optimized IT budget and vendor management through RFP/RFQ processes.
- Increased operational efficiency by 15% through data analysis and process improvement.
- Designed and optimized ETL pipelines using T-SQL, PL/SQL and Oracle.
- IT Support & Helpdesk while completing Computer Engineering degree.
Education & continuous learning.
Master's Degree in Cybersecurity & Privacy
Executive Program in AI Finance
MBA, Business Administration
Master's Degree, IT Management & Governance
B.Tech, Software Development
B.Eng, Computer Engineering
Featured coverage.
Interviews, industry reports and podcast conversations on technology leadership, M&A and financial services.
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"Tenemos una arquitectura que combina on premise con hiperescalares."
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Panellist alongside technology leaders from Barco and Agroseguro, discussing how offices and workplace technology are being redesigned for hybrid work, collaboration and AI.
M&A Without Losing the Soul: Technology, Process and People in Corporate Mergers
A conversation on 20+ years in technology and financial services: the challenges of M&A integration, the role of security and AI, and where the industry is heading.
Back to the Roots: Present and Future of Cloud Governance
Participant in this executive round table on multicloud governance, data strategy and FinOps in regulated industries, hosted by CIONET in collaboration with Atos.
Experis Technology Trends 2026
One of 24 CIOs and technology leaders featured, alongside peers from Amadeus, Acerinox, Clear Channel and Línea Directa, on AI, cybersecurity and IT sustainability for 2026.
CIONET Cybersecurity Circle
Member of CIONET's Cybersecurity Circle, a peer network of security and technology leaders from major organizations collaborating on strategy, resilience and shared best practices.
ITDM Group: Technology Leadership
Featured perspective on IT leadership in regulated industries.
Services
Executive support for organizations that need senior technology and cybersecurity leadership, whether full-time, interim, fractional, or project-based.
Full-Time Executive Roles
Open to CIO, CTO and CISO positions at organizations that treat technology and cybersecurity as strategic investment.
Interim Management
Full CIO, CTO or CISO leadership for a defined mandate, typically 6 to 12 months: stepping in during a transition, transformation programme or leadership gap, with immediate operational command.
Fractional CIO / CTO
Ongoing strategic technology leadership: IT strategy, budget, vendor and team management, for organizations that need executive-level direction on a part-time, recurring basis.
Cybersecurity & Regulatory Advisory
Functional CISO services: NIS2, DORA and GDPR compliance, risk assessments, tabletop exercises, incident response and DR/BCP program design.
Digital Transformation & M&A Integration
Post-merger technology integration, platform consolidation, process automation (RPA/AI) and Agile/DevOps transformation.
Board & Executive Advisory
Technology and cybersecurity briefings for boards and executive committees, translating regulatory and technical risk into business decisions.
Let's have a conversation.
"We don't lead technology. We lead transformation. And that means understanding people, business and purpose."
Open to CIO, CTO, CISO and interim management opportunities, fractional advisory engagements, and board roles in regulated industries.