Miguel Giménez de Castro

Miguel Gimenez is an experienced Communication & Public Affairs executive, currently leading comms at IBM for Spain, Portugal, Greece and Israel, fully convinced of the power words and technology, and the need of internal/external stakeholders´ engagement/management to secure the sustainability of any long-term business project and re-energize teams.

He is also a senior strategist, a passionate “Digital Believer”, with almost 20 years of international experience in planning & executing Corporate Communication and Public Affairs strategies within complex, public-private and regulated, business environments & industries like IT, energy, steel or automotive. Having lived in five countries, work with +40 different nationalities, and speaking fluently in 3 languages, he has unique multicultural background.

Since 2019, he is adjunt professor at IE University School of Global and Public Affairs teaching Corporate Diplomacy (Lobby and Advocacy).

CORPORATE EXPERIENCE

• Head Of Communications Spain, Portugal, Greece and Israel, IBM, Spain, 2021 – Present

• Head of Communications, Partnerships and Thought Leadership, Jannarelly Automotive, Spain-UAE, 2019 – 2021

• Regional Head of Communications & Government Affairs – Middle East & Africa, thyssekrupp, Turkey – UAE – South Africa, 2017 – 2019

• Director of Government Relations and Corporate Communications Algeria, Arcelor Mittal, Algeria, 2015 – 2017

• Communication Positions, Repsol, Spain – Algeria, 2006 – 2015

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

• Adjunct Professor of Lobby and Advocacy (Corporate Diplomacy), IE University, Spain, 2019 – Present

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

• Master in Internet Business (MIB), ISDI, Spain, 2021

• Post-Graduate in Public Affairs Management, Universidad Pontificia de Comillas, Spain, 2014

• Master in Political & Institutional Communication, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain, 2013

• Master in International Relations and Foreign Trade, Aliter + UC Berkeley, Spain – US, 2004

• Bachelor in Business Administration, CUNEF, Spain, 2003