The Spanish businessman and vice president of Real Madrid, Fernando Fernández Tapias, He died this Wednesday in the Spanish capital at the age of 84, after a long period of health problems, they confirmed to EFE business sources.
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Fernández Tapias’ professional activity was linked to the shipping world since he began working at his father’s canning company at the age of 15.
He founded the company Interoll, later renamed Naviera Fernández Tapias, as well as others such as Amura, Roda, Conservas Peña or Conservas Portonovountil in 1978 he was named president of the Spanish Shipowners Association.
From there he made the leap in 1985 to the presidency of the Confederation of Businessmen of Madrid (CEIM), later also joining the vice-presidency of the Spanish Confederation of Business Organizations (CEOE). He left both positions in 2002.
During his time in the business world, he participated in the summit of Spanish and Japanese businessmen held in 1989 and at the end of 1996 he chaired the CEOE business delegation that met in Madrid with the president of the ANP, Yasser Arafat, among others. performances.
In the year 2000, with the arrival of Florentino Perez to the presidency of Real Madrid, he was named vice president of the club, a position from which he was forced to resign due to alleged irregularities in voting by mail, although from 2009 to the present he continued to hold it.
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He real Madrid has “deeply” regretted the death of its vice president, who has highlighted that “he has been an example of loyalty, commitment and dedication to the club.”
A great fan of horses and bulls and a regular in the gossip press of the nineties, the businessman was currently married to Nuria González, with whom he had two children, adding to the six more he had in two marriages. previous.
EFE
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