Antonio Bandrés
Head of International Financing and European Union
Antonio Bandres holds a degree in Economics and Business Administration from the University of Zaragoza and Pierre Mendes France (Grenoble).
He began his career at Multicaja and, in 2001, joined the Instituto de Crédito Oficial where he has held various functions and positions in the areas of International Financing and Venture Capital within Axis Participaciones Empresariales. In 2022, he became Director of International Finance and the European Union.
His responsibilities include promoting, advising, formalising and managing ICO's direct wholesale financing operations and guarantees in the international sphere, both for private and public companies.
He is also responsible for designing, coordinating and developing ICO's interaction with its counterparts, mainly EU and multilateral, with the aim of building and improving support for Spanish companies and the development of projects within ICO's financing policy, as well as for the development of strategic sectors. This includes EU budget funding products and programmes in Spain, such as the Invest EU Programme, Transport Blending Facility (CEF TBF) and Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Facility ("AFIF").
He is also responsible for negotiating and proposing all operations and modifications or restructurings in the out-of-court or amicable negotiation phase (waivers) of operations in the wholesale financing portfolio and guarantees in the international sphere.
The International Financing and Guarantees Unit, the MRR International Financing Unit and the International Admissions Unit report to the Directorate.