Borja Prado Eulate (born 1956), is a Spanish businessman currently serving as President of

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. He has also served as chairman of

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Biography

Francisco de Borja Prado Eulate was born in

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in 1956, son to businessman and diplomat Manuel Prado y Colón de Carvajal (best known as the administrator of

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), and to María Paloma Eulate y Aznar, Marquise of Zuya after 1993. He is a descendant of

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. He studied at the Colegio Retamar. He studied

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at the

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. Borja continued his studies in Foreign Affairs and International Trade in the USA, where he attended the

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, and then at the firm Philip Brothers.

Professional career

Vice President of Enersis (2013-2015); Chairman of Mediobanca for Iberia and Latin America (2007-2014); Director of Endesa and Endesa Chile (2007-2009); Vice President of Lazard Asesores Financieros, S.A. (1999 and 2007); Director of Rothschild Spain (1995-1999); Vice President of UBS Spain (1989-1994); Chairman of Almagro Asesoramiento e Inversiones, S.A.; and Fomento de Comercio Exterior (Spanish Foreign Trade Agency) from 1980 to 1988. Since 2010, Borja has been Chairman of

S.A., a Spanish company linked to the Italian multinational

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. Chairman of Global Coverage de Mediobanca. Member of the

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and Chairman of the Endesa Foundation. Borja also sits on several Boards of Directors for companies such as

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España Comunicación, S.A.^{/sup> and Enel

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Iberoamérica, S.R.L.

He has served as Chairman of Endesa, S.A., Chairman of Global Coverage at Mediobanca

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. A member of the Spanish Group of the Trilateral Commission

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and Chairman of the Endesa Foundation. Likewise, he sits on other boards such as those of Mediaset

Mediaset Italia S.p.A., also known as Mediaset, is an Italian-based mass media company which is the largest commercial broadcaster in the country. The company is controlled by the holding company MFE - MediaForEurope. Founded in 1987 by former ...
España Comunicación, S.A. and Enel

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Iberoamérica, S.R.L.

In 2016, Prado was appointed as the Chairman of the Spanish Energy Club (Enerclub).

In 2019, Endesa appointed Juan Sánchez-Calero as the new chairman in replacement of Prado.

In 2022, Prado was appointed as the Chairman of Mediaset España

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in replacement of .

Honours and awards

* Tiépolo Award (2012)
* Doctor Honoris Causa by Alfonso X University (2018)(Spanish)

References

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