Antonio Garamendi

Antonio Garamendi Lecanda (Getxo, 8 February 1958) is a Spanish businessman, current president of the Spanish Confederation of Business Organizations (CEOE). He previously held the position of treasurer of the CEOE and was also the president of the Spanish metal federation (ConfeMetal).

Biography His father, Rafael Garamendi Aldecoa, was president of the Nervión Maritime shipping company and advisor to industries such as Tubos Reunidos and Aldecoa.

He graduated in law from the University of Deusto. From a very young age, he dedicated himself to the business world, focusing on three areas: family business, projects promoted by himself (small and medium-sized companies) and presence on various boards of directors and advisory boards of large companies (Red Eléctrica de España, Bankoa, La Equitativa, Babcock & Wilcox, Albura and Tubos Reunidos).

On 20 November 2018 he was elected president of the Spanish Confederation of Business Organizations, replacing Joan Rosell who had defeated him in 2014. He was re-elected on 23 November 2022, against Virginia Guínda.

In 2023, the CEOE changed the status of its president, who invoiced his services as a freelancer and who will now become on the organization's payroll. He receives a remuneration of almost 400,000 euros per year for this function.