Tomás Muniesa was already the eyes of Criteria Caixa, the investment arm of the foundation of the same name, on the board of directors of Caixabank. He was not vice president by chance and he is not now promoted to president by pure coincidence. His profile has an element that both Isidro Fainé and Ángel Simón, the tandem captained by Criteria, greatly appreciate at the moment: his ability to move in the political and business field. The new president of the largest bank in Spain by volume of assets is a person who is in tune with Salvador Illa’s PSC, which is now essential considering that he sits in the chair of the Generalitat. Those good relationships are very popular at La Caixa. But they are not limited to the Catalan socialists.News Related with permission opinion Yes Farewell to Goiri in Caixabank: A chess move to save the big game María Jesús Pérez Tomás Muniesa, a new president to ‘ensure’ that the rise of the corporate tide that is coming lame without a swimsuit at La CaixaThose who know him highlight that he has a hand in politics, he knows how to move. He has good dealings with legislators both at the national and regional levels. And it is there, in addition to the executive branch, where the power really lies. A differentiating element is also that he is Catalan, specifically from Barcelona, and a man of the house. He joined La Caixa in 1976, where he has assumed different responsibilities with great knowledge of the bank’s operation and culture, such as human resources management, capital markets or ALCO management. He was now vice president of the entity. However, although he can be considered a financier, his great specialty has always been insurance and pension plans. In fact, he held the position of vice president of VidaCaixa and SegurCaixa Adeslas. He is considered in the financial world as the person most responsible for the development of Caixabank’s insurance business. He laid the foundations for what VidaCaixa is today, leader in the segment, and was also in charge of leading the alliance with Mutua Madrileña for SegurCaixa Adeslas. During his long career, he has even been responsible for directly dealing with the evolution of their alliance with Mutua. In the financial sector in general, however, Muniesa is highly valued. And the sources consulted point to several anecdotes about his way of being and directing that show that he is a figure fully committed to his work. During his time at the bank, one of his first tasks upon arriving at the office was always to review the previous day’s business production office by office. Likewise, the new president of Caixabank has become a person who has attracted praise both in the union world and in employers’ associations. His capacity for dialogue is something highly valued about him, and that he will now be able to develop in this new stage that is opening up for him in which his functions will be more of representation and institutional relations.
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