The leading specialist magazine Actualidad Económica, in collaboration with the professional services firm KPMG, have also included him among the 100 best financiers in the country for the second year running

The Chief Financial Officer of Grupo Fuertes, Pablo Lorente, has been chosen as one of the top 25 most innovative directors in Spain for the second year running, for his ability to incorporate the most innovative and advanced technologies to all business processes and develop new management models which improve the organisation’s performance.

Furthermore, the leading specialist magazine Actualidad Económica has included him among the top 100 financiers in the country for his crucial and invaluable work towards the good economic performance of the holding company Grupo Fuertes.

Actualidad Económica, in collaboration with KPMG, in the ninth edition of these awards, gave prizes to the best chief financial officers of the year in a ceremony held at Madrid Stock Exchange and presided over by the Governor of the Bank of Spain, Luis María Linde.

The financial operation of a company has gained decisive weight in their management committees, and the CFO has become a key figure who, on the one hand, contributes enormously to defining company strategy, and on the other, participates directly in decision making.

Grupo Fuertes is an international benchmark of consumerism thanks to a strong core of agro-food companies and a collection of diversified investments which guarantee its soundness and future. With more than 6,700 direct employees, 50,000 indirect jobs and a turnover which exceeds 1,600 million euros, the company’s business philosophy is based on continuous improvement and sustainable development.