Ángel Torres, vice president of the National Commission for Markets and Competition (CNMC), has died this Saturday at the age of 70, as reported by the agency in a statement. Born on July 14, 1953 in Barcelona, he had a degree in Economics from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, and since June 2020 he had been working for him as number two of the institution, where he presided over the Regulatory Supervision room.
“His strategic vision has been key in these years to address the regulation of complex sectors such as energy, telecommunications or transport, among others”, highlighted the CNMC.
I am deeply sorry for the loss of Ángel Torres, an excellent person and a great economist with a deep sense of public service, as he demonstrated in his extensive professional career that culminated as vice president of the @CNMC_ES.
All my love and encouragement to your family 🖤 pic.twitter.com/aIhM7kP9X4
— Nadia Calvino (@NadiaCalvino) August 20, 2023
Before landing in Competition, Torres accumulated extensive international experience. He was executive director of the International Monetary Fund and at the World Bank in Washington. He is the economic and commercial advisor at the permanent representation of Spain at the OECD in Paris, and chief advisor of the economic and commercial office of the Spanish embassy in Rome. A good part of his career took place in the public sphere, where he was General Secretary for Economic Policy and Defense of Competition, General Director of Economic Policy and General Director of Planning at the Ministry of Economy and Finance, among other positions.
In addition, he was a member of the board of directors of the Official Credit Institute, the Local Credit Bank, RENFE, Enagás and Correos. And he participated in various research projects of the United Nations, the World Bank and the European Commission. He was the author and co-author of various publications on the Spanish and international economy.
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