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European Week of Regions and Cities

Jorge PARADELA GUTIÉRREZ

  • Minister, Junta de Andalucia
  • The Regional Minister for Industry, Energy and Mining of the Government of Andalusia (Spain), Jorge Paradela, holds a degree in Economics and Business Administration from the University of Seville and completed his education at INSEAD (Fontainebleau), Wharton (Philadelphia), IESE Business School - University of Navarra and San Telmo Business School. Europe director of Corporate Affairs at Heineken from 2018 to 2021. Prior to joining the Government of Andalusia, he held the position of Business General Manager on the Executive Committee of Sevilla FC. Paradela is also a founding partner of ‘Multinacionales por Marca España’, has chaired the presidency of the Corporate Social Responsibility Commission of the Confederación de Empresarios de Andalucía and was the first chairman of Dircom in Andalusia. He is a patron of the Banco de Alimentos de Sevilla.