With this appointment, says it Lantek aims to consolidate itself as leader in the market and underpin its firm commitment to the digital transformation of the sheet metal industry.
López de Biñaspre has more than 16 years of international experience leading global teams, with a clear focus on promoting and fostering corporate culture and developing talent, as well as a solid reputation as a creator of committed and high performing teams.
A business development specialist, his professional career has focused on managing international projects and operations, as well as providing differentiated service offerings to generate trust in customers and achieve new consolidated business flows for continuous growth. He speaks several languages (German, English and French), which has allowed him to manage multicultural teams, thus expanding and integrating international collaboration.
In recent years he has worked for General Electric, a North American multinational, where he has held positions of responsibility in different areas of the company, most recently in the Grid Automation business. Within this division, he acted as managing director of the GE plant in Zamudio with a staff of 200 and €70 million in revenue.
López de Biñaspre was also director of P&L for Europe, Russia, CIS countries and sub-Saharan Africa, with a team of 450 professionals, achieving a turnover of over €200 million. Previously, he was in charge of engineering and projects services for EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) and Southern Europe, amongst other roles.
He holds an engineering degree in Automation and Industrial Electronics from the University of Deusto and is certified in Advanced Project Management by the University of Mondragón. He is PMP certified by the Project Management Institute and is a Senior Member of the IEEE. He has also completed several leadership programs at the GE Global Leadership Institute in New York and the Advanced Management Program at IE Business School, thereby completing his management training. He has also authored numerous technical articles published in the media.
