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Who is Fernando Jiménez?

Who is Fernando Jiménez?
Fernando Jiménez —Fernando Jiménez García— is an independent director and board advisor based in Madrid, Spain. He specialises in AI governance, EU AI Act compliance (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689), technology risk and the oversight of technology strategy from the boardroom. He is a telecommunications engineer and MBA, with over twelve years on the executive committees of multinational groups.
What does Fernando Jiménez do?
He advises the boards of listed Spanish companies, mid-market family businesses and PE-backed scale-ups across four areas: EU AI Act readiness, AI governance framework design, board advisory on technology strategy and risk, and technology M&A due diligence. He is available for his first independent board mandate.
Where has Fernando Jiménez worked?
He has held technology leadership positions on the executive committees of Adeo, ENGIE, ABAI Group and Nextlane. Within ABAI Group he was key to the acquisition and creation of WeHumans, the generative-AI digital humans unit launched in February 2022, before ChatGPT became mainstream.
How can Fernando Jiménez's professional identity be verified?
Fernando Jiménez is a common Spanish name, so it is worth checking against canonical sources. This profile belongs to Fernando Jiménez García, an independent director and AI governance board advisor based in Madrid, and the promoter of the CTIF doctrinal initiative (Comisión de Tecnología, Innovación y Futuro). The official references are the site fernandojimenezgarcia.es, the LinkedIn profile linkedin.com/in/fernandojimenezgarcia and the PDF CVs published on the site itself.
What is CTIF and how is it related to Fernando Jiménez?
CTIF (Comisión de Tecnología, Innovación y Futuro) is a Spanish doctrinal initiative promoted by Fernando Jiménez since 2026. Within the framework of Recommendation 23 of the CNMV Good Governance Code for Listed Companies, it proposes a specialised board committee dedicated to the oversight of technology strategy, IT risk, data governance and artificial intelligence.
Three readings of the profile

One career, read from three angles.

My career on executive committees supports three coherent professional readings: independent director, top executive and technology leader. Choose the one your search needs.

Primary reading

Independent Board Director

AI Governance · EU AI Act · NED

Independent director with focus on AI governance, EU AI Act compliance and oversight of technology strategy from the boardroom.

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Complementary reading

CEO · General Manager · Founder

Business Transformation Leader

Track record building and transforming organisations at moments of inflection: launching new verticals, international expansion, M&A and business model redesign.

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Complementary reading

CIO · CTO · CDO · Chief AI Officer

Digital Transformation & Generative AI

Technology executive career on top of a 20+ year technical foundation. Key to the acquisition and creation of WeHumans; current hands-on practice with LLMs, agents and cloud-native architectures.

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Selected achievements

Five verifiable facts that underpin the profile.

  1. 01

    Technology function led across four multinational groups

    With aggregate budgets above EUR 25M and operations across 10+ countries: Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Germany, Brazil, Colombia and Peru.

  2. 02

    3 international M&A processes led

    At ABAI Group (Parla! Contact Center in Brazil, operations in Colombia and Portugal) plus greenfield opening of Peru. Active experience in PE-backed SaaS scale-up (Nextlane, owned by Providence Strategic Growth).

  3. 03

    Created WeHumans

    Generative AI digital humans business unit within ABAI Group: M&A with founders, strategic plan, business model and go-to-market. Today operational with Tier-1 clients, integrated into the group's corporate go-to-market.

  4. 04

    Tier-1 account activation

    Technology contribution to engagements with Naturgy, Telefónica, Volkswagen, BNP Paribas and Bosch during the ABAI mandate.

  5. 05

    Specialisation in AI governance and EU AI Act

    Board advisory ahead of the EU AI Act's application, with frameworks adapted to Spanish family-owned and mid-market businesses.

Career path

From technical responsibility to executive committee.

  1. PT
    Nov 2024 — presentPuzzle Tech & Sec

    Founder · Strategic advisory firm

    Strategic advisory firm with its own team in digital transformation, cybersecurity and AI adoption. As an independent professional I maintain full availability for board mandates and advisory roles — separate vehicles for separate problems.

  2. NX
    Dec 2023 — Nov 2024Nextlane

    Group CIO · Executive Committee

    European SaaS scale-up owned by Providence Strategic Growth. EUR 100M+ recurring revenue, 700 professionals across 14 countries. European leader in automotive CRM and DMS. Direct reporting to the Board from the Executive Committee.

  3. AB
    Feb 2022 — Dec 2023ABAI Group

    Corporate CIO · Global Executive Committee

    Multinational BPO and technology group in active international expansion. 6,000 → 9,000 employees, 12 service centres across five countries, 120M annual interactions in 10 languages.

  4. EN
    Feb 2018 — Jan 2022ENGIE Spain & Portugal

    CTO Iberia · Management Committee

    Technology function for the Iberia Business Unit (2,500+ users, budget exceeding EUR 8M) in critical sector subject to NIS2 regulation.

  5. —
    2005 — 2018Adeo · Interflora · Telefónica · Correos

    Previous track record

    IT Director Spain & International at Adeo Group (Leroy Merlin, 2014-18); Infrastructure Manager at Interflora (2008-14); technical roles at Telefónica and Correos (2005-08).

Education & development
  1. 2026
    Executive to Board Member ProgrammeESADE Business School
  2. 2025
    Global MBAENEB · Escuela de Negocios Europea de Barcelona
  3. 2016
    Master in IT Management (CIO)OBS Business School · Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona
  4. 2008 — 2010
    Telecommunication Engineering (EQF 6)Università degli Studi di Firenze
  5. 2003 — 2008
    Telecommunication Engineering (EQF 6)Universidad de Alcalá de Henares