The following appointment has been made at the proposal of the Managing Director and with the agreement of the Appointments and Remuneration Committee in its meeting on 31 January.

Central Services Area

JUAN PABLO MERINO GUERRA, Director of Communication, Corporate Marketing and Brand of the FCC Group. Merino assumes the management of the Communication, Corporate Marketing and Brand Directorate, compatibilising with his position as Director of Communication and CSR in Aqualia.

His main mission will be to define and manage the corporate communication model according to the Group’s general policy and to lay down the strategic directives for the design, planning and undertaking of actions within the ambit of this function, coordinating its implementation in the various business areas.

Juan Pablo has a degree in Information Sciences from the Complutense University of Madrid and has also undertaken advanced studies in the management of communication and new technologies in ESIC. With wide experience in his activity, he served as Head of Press Relations in Santa Bárbara and as communication consultant to the Real Madrid CF, among other posts of responsibility. He joined FCC in February 2004 and has undertaken a large part of his career in the Group.

I hope to have your maximum collaboration for the carrying out of the new position to which the company has appointed him and wish him the greatest success.

With best wishes,