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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Fernando Jiménez García is an independent director, available for his first board mandate, and board advisor. Based in Madrid, he specialises in AI governance, EU AI Act and the oversight of technology strategy from the boardroom. With over twelve years on executive committees at Adeo, ENGIE, ABAI and Nextlane, he advises listed Spanish boards, mid-market family businesses and PE-backed scale-ups.
Verifiable achievements, detailed career and education. The browsable version of the CV across its three professional readings.
Doctrinal initiative
CTIF · Committee on Technology, Innovation and the Future
Doctrinal initiative I have promoted since 2026: proposes, within the framework of Recommendation 23 of the Good Governance Code, a specialised board committee for technology, data and AI. ~160-page master document, 12 guiding principles.
Explore the initiative →Founding caseWeHumans · Generative AI before ChatGPT
Digital humans business unit with generative AI founded in February 2022 inside ABAI Group. M&A with founders, strategic plan and go-to-market led from the Executive Committee.
Read the full case →Executive educationThree programmes that underpin the profile
ESADE's Executive to Board Member Programme, ENEB's Global MBA and OBS's Master in IT Management form the triple academic foundation of the profile. Each one with its detail, areas studied and capabilities acquired.
View detailed training →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.
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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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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Five verifiable facts that underpin the profile.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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Tier-1 account activation
Technology contribution to engagements with Naturgy, Telefónica, Volkswagen, BNP Paribas and Bosch during the ABAI mandate.
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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.
- PTNov 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.
- NXDec 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.
- ABFeb 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.
- ENFeb 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.
- —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
- 2026Executive to Board Member ProgrammeESADE Business School
- 2025Global MBAENEB · Escuela de Negocios Europea de Barcelona
- 2016Master in IT Management (CIO)OBS Business School · Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona
- 2008 — 2010Telecommunication Engineering (EQF 6)Università degli Studi di Firenze
- 2003 — 2008Telecommunication Engineering (EQF 6)Universidad de Alcalá de Henares