CLEMENTE GONZÁLEZ SOLER, President of Alibérico Group, Awarded for the Most Relevant Economic and Financial Personality of the Year

The award ceremony took place within the framework of the Night of the Economy, an event promoted by El Economista chaired by the Spanish Minister of Economy and Business, Nadia Calviño

Madrid, November 22nd.- Clemente González Soler, founder, owner and president of Alibérico, the industrial and technological group specialized in the manufacture of semi-processed aluminium products, has been distinguished by the newspaper El Economista as the Most Relevant Economic and Financial Personality Award of the Year, for having converted his firm into the first Spanish private group and the first European family group within the aluminium sector.

The award ceremony took place in the framework of the gala Night of the Economy, an event held at the headquarters of CaixaForum, in Madrid, which was chaired by the Spanish Minister of Economy and Business, Nadia Calviño. The call, which reaches its eighth edition this year and promoted by the EcoPrensa, presided by Alfonso de Salas, was attended by numerous personalities of political, economic and social life.

Clemente González Soler founded Grupo Alibérico in 1997, and since its inception it has been characterized by its great capacity for growth, innovation and internationalization, to become one of the world’s leading references in the manufacture of semi-processed and technologically advanced aluminium products. The Group currently comprises 35 companies with 17 factories on four continents, 10 of them in Spain.

The Industrial Group operates in the sectors of food packaging , building, surface treatment, transport, industry and renewable energy. It exports 70% of its turnover to more than 70 countries on 5 continents and directly employs more than 1,200 people.

The jury of the award has also recognized Clemente González Soler as an exemple of entrepreneurship, supported by deeply held principles and values, and his role in the defense and promotion of a strong and independent civil society. This conviction has led him to exercise an active presence in various business associations. Currently, he is a Member of the Board of Directors of the Family Business Institute; and Member of the CEOE Executive Committee.

In the same way, Clemente González Soler turns his experience and vision into different collective projects. For two years, he has been president of the Executive Committee of IFEMA and, as a professor at the EDEM business school and other academic institutions, he has a strong commitment to university education and senior management.