Vicente Boluda Fos (born 31 March 1955) is a Spanish

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and

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who was the 17th President of Real Madrid from 16 January 2009 until 31 May 2009.

Life and career

Boluda has two

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s, one in

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for business and other in

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. He is the president of the National Association of Shipowners and Tow-Trucks, a delegate in the Upper Counsel of the Chambers of Commerce, the first vice-president of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Navigation of Valencia, and vice-president of the Spanish Shipping Association. In 1998, he received the Enterpriser of the Year award for his work in the Boluda Group, defeating rivals such as IBM and

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. Boluda is a member of the Advisory Board of the

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(CAPP), a papal foundation.

Career at Real Madrid

Boluda rose through the ranks at

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, becoming a part of the board directors when

Ramón Calderón José Ramón Calderón Ramos (born 26 May 1951) is a Spanish lawyer who is the former President of Real Madrid. He got his Law Degree in the University of Navarra, Spain in 1974 and he worked in London, England, as a lawyer, in 1975 and 1976. A ...

was elected club president in 2006. In less than a year, he was named as vice-president, after Juan Mendoza resigned following a disagreement regarding the basketball side of the club. Boluda became president of the club on 16 January 2009 after Calderón resigned. Finally, on 1 June 2009, Boluda finished his career leading Real Madrid to let

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take charge.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Boluda, Vicente 1955 births Living people People from Valencia Businesspeople from the Valencian Community 20th-century Spanish lawyers Real Madrid CF presidents