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Ever since he was a child, Ibon had always enjoyed understanding how things worked. His passion for technology grew as the years went by, and it was this that led him to study Telecommunications Engineering. He joined Grupo Aire in the Business Intelligence department, tasked with driving forward ongoing projects and beginning to develop new solutions and products. That is one of the values he brings to the company: the knowledge, the enthusiasm and the drive to turn his ideas into reality. He singles out the Group’s technical and people teams, which he describes as incredible and which live by the mantra “we do things that others don’t”.

Joan sees technology as a lever to enable everyone to access knowledge and facilitate real-time communication between people. Since he started working at Grupo Aire, when he was in the last year of university, he has strived to overcome the technical challenges he has faced, with the desire to learn and get to the bottom of each project. As CTO, he applies this experience, his vision, drive and attention to detail to different areas of work. He says the main highlights in the projects he works on are their technological vocation and the team, for their human quality and problem-solving approach.

For Manuel Rivera, technology and people are intimately connected, and he sees them as drivers of change. His passion for telecommunications led him to study Engineering in this field. His professional career has spanned roles in engineering, commercial operations, and Human Resources, where he has focused on transforming technological organizational structures both in the local market and across Europe. He joins Grupo Aire as Director of Human Resources and Transformation, bringing his vision and experience to tackle the numerous challenges organizations face in today’s world.

Her work in different positions in technology companies has led her to always be surrounded by engineers and to breathe that techie atmosphere on a daily basis. This experience in the sector, together with her knowledge and vision of the strategic financial function, is what Rosa brings to Grupo Aire. As well as best practices and support to the shareholders and management team for decision making. All of this with the aim of leading the company towards the goals proposed in the business plan.

Aire stands out for its capacity for innovation and development; the high volume of proprietary solutions and how deeply rooted the project is in the sector.

Despite growing up in a small town with limited access to technology, it was no obstacle for Zigor to immerse himself in the technology sector from a very young age, and later commencing a degree in Computer Engineering with the intention of continuing to deepen everything he had been learning in a self-taught way over the years.

His dream of dedicating himself to the world of connectivity became a reality when he joined the company, where he made the project his own from the get go, and sharing in its successes and learning from its failures.

With a great sense of teamwork, Zigor works daily to help in the decision-making process by contributing his vision and experience, and by taking on all the challenges he may encounter along the way and maintaining the company’s DNA in which technology, teamwork and innovation are essential.

Santi Magazù has more than 20 years of experience in the telecommunications and IT services sector, having held management positions in multinationals such as Telefónica, where he held various positions, such as IT services engineering director for Spain and commercial director of Cloud Computing for the entire Group. He has also worked as Marketing Director at the regional operator Grapes, and as CEO and COO in technology startups, including PlayGiga, the first company acquired by Facebook in Spain. He began his career as a strategy consultant at Monitor Co, currently part of Deloitte.

He holds a degree in industrial engineering from the Politecnico di Milano and an MBA from INSEAD (France).

In Aire he is General Manager.

Curiosity and passion for technology are the driving force behind a professional career that began at no less than the age of 4, fixing a broken cable of an iron that had stopped working. From that precocious impulse, Miguel Tecles’ biography is marked by multicolored wires, programming lines, radio waves, Internet signals when they hardly existed, numerous high voltage circuits and the occasional unexpected electric shock.

Today, holding the position of Chief Technology Officer at Aire Networks, Miguel Tecles is one of its fundamental pillars.

No one better than him personifies the company’s commitment to its customers: to always take technology to the next level, doing what no one else does, in a pioneering way and going where no one else goes, as well as providing services that generate value for all.

Passionate about technology and the inner workings of everything around him from an early age, Raúl began his first steps in the world of electronics and programming at the age of 14, when he made his first invoicing, accounting and warehouse management programme for the family business.

With this and the arrival of the Internet, he entered the world of telecommunications, studying Computer Engineering, where he met his first business partner, Miguel Tecles, through what was then one of the first social networks, IRC. After more than two years working together and improving their know-how, they met Emilio Gras, the third business partner in the current company, where they started their first ServiHosting project in 1996, thereby embarking on a journey that would take them to where they are today.

Raúl is a fundamental pillar in Aire, not only through his experience, but also through the values he brings and implements in the company, such as his future visions, accepting challenges and achieving goals. In addition, his commitment to the most minute details and the team spirit he brings makes the company tick.

With more than 20 years of experience in the telecommunications and technology sectors, Javier firmly believes that technology must solve real problems and generate competitive advantages with tangible results for the business.

He has held relevant executive positions in companies such as Amena and Orange, where he led strategic planning, marketing and go-to-market areas. He was CEO of PlayGiga, the first Spanish technology startup acquired by Meta (Facebook). Before joining Grupo Aire as CEO, he led Grupo AIA, a company specialising in artificial intelligence, with a focus on advanced analytics and predictive algorithms.

He has also been an advisor and consultant in multiple technology companies backed by venture capital and private equity funds, in sectors such as cloud, cybersecurity and blockchain.

Previously, he developed his career in the field of strategic consulting as a Principal at Monitor Company, where he advised large corporations on growth, internationalisation and operational efficiency.