SODENA

Joined Sodena's management team in 2006 as a project officer and was appointed Director of Investments in 2018, leading the entrepreneurship area. She previously worked at KPMG Auditors and holds a business administration degree and an IESE PDD.

Jose M. Montes Ros is Director de Inversiones and Director de División at SODENA, a public venture capital company. He began his career in administration and finance before moving into the interdisciplinary management of teams and organizations.

Mª Victoria Iriarte Izcue is Directora de Inversiones at SODENA, working in the venture capital sector. Her experience includes leading decision-making in new investment operations, fundraising for portfolio companies, the creation of investment funds and companies, and divestment operations. She has specialized in sectors including agrifood and biotechnology, and has served on companies' boards of directors, supporting management teams and business strategy.

Director of Investments for consolidation and growth at Sodena since 2006, having joined in 2001. A certified public auditor (ROAC), she previously worked as Audit Manager at KPMG Navarra.

Part of Sodena's team since December 2015 in the Territorial Specialization area of Regional Strategy. She previously worked in tourism and business administration roles and at CEIN and Fundación Moderna.

Joined Sodena's administration area in August 2007. She began her career at Arthur Andersen's Pamplona office and later worked at Frenelsa, Nissan Forklift España and in the office of the Regional Minister of Industry of Navarra.

Joined Sodena in October 2012 with over 20 years of experience in foreign direct investment. She previously directed strategy at PROMOMADRID, served as an FDI expert for the World Bank, and consulted at Deloitte and IBM-Plant Location International in Brussels.

Director of the Wind Converters and Controls Business Unit of the Ingeteam Group and a member of Sodena's board.

Prior to Sodena she worked at Unión de Créditos Inmobiliarios and spent over a decade at CEIN, where she directed the Innovation and Technology Department and later advised entrepreneurs on business creation.

Former Minister of Territorial Cohesion of the Government of Navarra (2019-2023) and a member of Sodena's board.

Joined Sodena's Investments Area in mid-2006 as Project Manager. A certified public auditor (ROAC), he spent his early career at KPMG Auditors and later served as Financial Director at the Linser Logistics Group.

Joined Sodena in late 2009. An industrial engineer specializing in industrial organization, she previously worked at Iturralde y Sagüés Ingenieros and taught at the University of Navarra School of Architecture.

Part of Sodena's team since December 2015 in the Regional Strategy area. An industrial engineer, he previously worked at CEMITEC, Zabala Innovation Consulting, the UPNA technology transfer office, CEIN and Fundación Moderna.

Joined Sodena in September 2022 to lead Invest in Navarra, the foreign investment attraction department. An industrial engineer with an MBA, he spent much of his career at the multinational GKN group in senior general management and operations roles across Spain, France, the UK and the US.

Joined Sodena in June 2018 within the Venture Capital – Value Creation area. He previously held finance and administration roles across several sectors and entered venture capital in 2009 with Clave Mayor.

Joined Sodena in September 2022 in the Invest in Navarra foreign investment attraction area. He holds degrees in business administration and marketing and previously worked at FAMASE and ICN-ARTEA.

Joined Sodena's Administration and Finance department in late 2018. He previously worked in administration and finance at Grupo Indusal and as a team leader at S2G (Deloitte).

Director General for Business Development of the Government of Navarra and a member of Sodena's board.

Joined Sodena in September 2023 as a project officer in the Seed/Start-Up area. He holds a business/economics double degree and a finance master's and previously worked at Abante Asesores and NFQ Advisory Services in Madrid.

Former Minister of Economy and Finance of the Government of Navarra (1984-1987) and a member of Sodena's board.

Joined Sodena in December 2024 to head the Regional Strategy area. An industrial engineer and IESE PdG graduate, he previously served as General Manager at TESICNOR and held roles at ZABALA and as a European proposal evaluator and adjunct professor.

Part of Sodena since May 2012. She previously worked at SAFEI, was a partner at Meridiano Zero Marketing, and served as a project officer at CEIN's entrepreneurship department.

Joined Sodena in May 2024 as a project officer in the Regional Strategy area. She holds an economics degree and a master's in sustainable development and previously worked at ECOEMBES, Nordex Energy Spain and Zimmer Biomet.

Part of Sodena's project officer team since January 2018. She previously worked at Turespaña in Chicago, Management Solutions and TETRACE.

Joined Sodena in March 2025 in the Administration and Finance area. A graduate in advertising and public relations, she previously worked in communication and administration roles across media, the AN group and real estate companies.

Joined Sodena in mid-2004. She holds a business administration degree and a master's in information technologies and began her career interning at the Chamber of Accounts and VW-Navarra.

Joined Sodena in August 2024. An agricultural engineer specializing in European R&D&I project management, she previously worked at Naitec, Iniciativas Innovadoras, Bantec Consultores, Calinsa and Riegos de Navarra.

Joined Sodena in June 2012. She previously worked at M+W ZANDER Spain and at CEIN as a project officer in entrepreneur motivation and advisory services.

Regional Minister of Industry and Ecological and Digital Business Transition of the Government of Navarra; serves as Chairman of Sodena's board of directors.

Joined Sodena in December 2011 following a public-sector merger. A law graduate with a master's in financial management, she previously served as Head of Administration at NAFINCO.

Joined Sodena in February 2024 as Deputy Director of Sustainability and Circular Economy. An agricultural engineer with an MBA in Innovation, Business and Circular Economy, she has extensive experience in eco-innovation and sustainability across the public and private sectors and has advised the European Commission and the Enterprise Europe Network.

Joined Sodena's management team in March 2008 as Director of Administration and Finance. A certified public auditor (ROAC) and IESE PDG graduate, he began his career at KPMG Auditors in 1997.

Brings over 15 years of management experience. A chemical engineer, she held technical director roles at ICISA and SGS and served as Head of Energy Efficiency and Sustainability at Viscofan, leading decarbonisation and renewable energy projects.

Professor of Business Organization and Director of the Chair of Social Economy and Cooperativism at the Public University of Navarra; board member of Sodena.

Joined Sodena in 2020 as a project officer in investment attraction. He previously worked at Volkswagen Navarra and at the Spanish Economic and Commercial Office in Denmark after an ICEX-CECO MBA.