Fernando Conte García, born in Mérida (Mexico), with Spanish nationality, appointed member of the IBERIA Board at a General Meeting held on 31 March 2001. Appointed Chairman of the Board at the Board meeting held on 12 June 2003 after the General Meeting at which the former chairman retired.

Electromechanical Engineer, Catholic Institute of Art and Industry (ICAI) and MBA, Madrid Business Institute. Professional ties since 1974 with the Asea Brown Boveri Group (ABB), first in ASEA S.A. in Spain and then in Central America and Venezuela as Regional Manager and Division Manager up to 1984. Since then, he has held senior positions in ASEA and the ABB Group. From 1992 to 1994, he was General Manager of ABB Trafo, S.A. In 1994 he was Vice-Chairman of the Electricity Transmission and Distribution Segment of ABB. In 1996 he was appointed Managing Director of the ABB Group in Spain, until he was appointed Chairman of IBERIA. Also former Director of ADTRANZ and Independent Director of AMADEUS. In 2005 he was Chairman of Oneworld. Currently Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of IATA.