Pablo Isla

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Isla and the second or maternal family name is Álvarez de Tejera.
Pablo Isla
Born (1964-01-22) January 22, 1964 (age 60)
Madrid, Spain
Alma materComplutense University, IE University
Years active1988-present

Pablo Isla Álvarez de Tejera (born 22 January 1964) is a Spanish businessman and a State lawyer who was chairman and CEO of Inditex, a Spanish corporation and the world's largest fashion group, from 2005 to 2022.

Early life and education

Isla graduated with a law degree from the Complutense University of Madrid in 1987 being the second in his year and the best grade of the squad until the date.[1][2] He joined the State Lawyers Corps in 1988, the 1st in his promotion.[3]

Career

From 1992 to 1996 Isla was Director of Legal Services for Banco Popular Español.[4] In 1996, he left that position and became the general manager of the National heritage department of the Treasury. In 1998, he rejoined Banco Popular Español as general secretary. From 2000 to 2005, he was chairman of Altadis group.[5][6] Isla was named CEO and deputy chairman of Inditex in 2005 and was named chairman of the company in 2011.[7]

Under Isla, Inditex committed to eliminate the release of all hazardous chemicals from production and products by 2020.[8][9][10] Isla has also committed the company to adopt an eco-efficient store model that can reduce emissions by 30 percent and water consumption by 50% by 2020.[11]

Inditex expanded from 2,692 stores in 2005, to 7,013 stores at the end of 2015 under Isla's leadership. During the same period, he is also credited with leading the company's online expansion.[12]

In 2022, Inditex paid Isla 12.4 million euros in his last year with the company, more than double what he received in 2020 as the executive president.[13] He was replaced with Oscar Garcia as CEO and Marta Ortega as chair.[13]

Other activities

Corporate boards

Non-profit organizations

Recognition

In 2017 Isla was recognized as the Best-Performing CEOs in the World's list by Harvard Business Review[19] (up from 3rd position in 2015 [20] and 14th in 2014 [21]). Likewise, from 2012 to 2013, Isla was listed on Barron's list of World's Best CEOs.[22][23] In February 2020, he received the award for Best CEO of the Decade from Forbes Spain magazine.[24]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Pablo Isla, a broad curriculum to succeed Amancio Ortega at the helm of Inditex". El Mundo. 1 October 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Industria de Diseno Textil S.A. Key People". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Pablo Isla, elegido el mejor 'Directivo de 2008' por la AED". Expansión. 20 May 2009.
  4. ^ "Executive Profile Pablo Isla Alvarez De Tejera". Bloomberg Business. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Telofonica Professional Profile" (PDF). Telefonica. 10 May 2007. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Board Members". Inditex. Archived from the original on 28 October 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  7. ^ "Pablo Isla Alvarez de Tejera Biography". Business of Fashion. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  8. ^ Murray, James (30 November 2012). "Zara Commits to Detox after Greenpeace Dressing Down". Business Green. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  9. ^ "Sustainable Inditex 2011-2015". Inditex. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  10. ^ Dumaine, Brian (24 June 2014). "Is Apple "Greener" Than Starbucks?". Fortune. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  11. ^ "Inditex Adaptará Todas sus Tiendas de China al Modelo Ecoeficiente". El Pais. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  12. ^ Neumann, Jeannette; Garcia, Ana (9 March 2016). "Zara Parent Inditex Slows Store Expansion as Online Sales Grow". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  13. ^ a b Corina Pons (1 April 2022), Analysis: More than a chairperson - founder's daughter takes Zara helm Reuters.
  14. ^ Pablo Isla Appointed to Bertelsmann Supervisory Board Bertelsmann, press release of 8 May 2023.
  15. ^ "Board of Directors". Nestlé Global. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  16. ^ "External Advisory Group | McKinsey & Company". www.mckinsey.com. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  17. ^ Members European Round Table of Industrialists.
  18. ^ Board of Trustees Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía.
  19. ^ "The Best-Performing CEOs in the World 2017". Harvard Business Review. October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  20. ^ "The Best-Performing CEOs in the World 2015". Harvard Business Review. November 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  21. ^ "The Best-Performing CEOs in the World 2014". Harvard Business Review. November 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  22. ^ Buck, Jonathan (24 March 2012). "Profiles of the World's Best CEOs". Barron's. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  23. ^ Bary, Andrew (25 March 2013). "World's Best CEOs". Barron's. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  24. ^ "Pablo Isla, presidente de Inditex, recibe el premio de CEO de la década". El Español (in Spanish). 2020-02-21. Retrieved 2024-10-03.