María de los Ángeles Mouriño Terrazo (born 25 May 1975) is a Spanish businesswoman. She became president of the football club

RC Celta de Vigo Real Club Celta de Vigo (; ), commonly known as Celta de Vigo or simply Celta, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football. Nicknamed ''Os Celestes'' (The Sky Blues), ...

in 2023, the first woman in the position.

Biography

Mouriño was born in Madrid and raised in Spain and Mexico. Her father Carlos Mouriño is a businessman from

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who was the longest-serving president of

, in office from 2006 to 2023. Her older brother Juan Camilo Mouriño (1971–2008) was Mexico's Secretary of the Interior, dying in an aeroplane disaster while in office. She graduated with a degree in business administration from the University of Miami and a master's degree in business management and marketing from IESIDE Business Institute in Vigo. Mouriño spent most of her career working with her father's company Grupo Energético del Sureste (GES), including as its chief executive officer in Spain, and as Celta's marketing director from 2005 to 2009. In Mexico, she was a regional advisor to BBVA. She returned to Galicia in 2019, and took control of GES two years later. On 28 September 2023, Carlos Mouriño resigned as president of Celta and his daughter succeeded him as the first woman president in the 100-year history of the club. The succession was approved on 13 December at a shareholders' meeting. She announced that for the following season, the club would have a

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team. This team was launched as in May 2024 by merging with nearby third-division club UD Mos.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mourino, Marian 1975 births Living people Businesspeople from Madrid 21st-century Spanish businesswomen Spanish expatriates in Mexico University of Miami alumni Spanish football chairmen and investors RC Celta de Vigo non-playing staff