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Vicente Lopez Ibor Mayor

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Dr. Vicente Lopez-Ibor Mayor (born 20 March 1959) is former Commissioner of the National Energy Commission and of the National Electric System Commission, of Spain, and a founding partner of Spanish energy law firm, Estudio Juridico Internacional Lopez-Ibor Abogados (EJI). He is chairman of Lightsource BP Ltd, the UK's largest solar energy generator, operating the largest portfolio of commercial scale solar photovoltaic (PV) assets on ground and roof in Britain.[1] As an academic, he has written numerous scholarly papers about energy security, law, and policy. He used to be the General Manager of Institutional Relations for Spain's major construction and Infrastructure firm, FCC Group.[2] Mayor has a PhD in Law from Madrid University with the highest qualifications "Cum Laude".

Early life

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Mayor was born in Madrid, Spain, in 1959. He started his studies at the Complutense University of Madrid where he completed a Bachelors in Law. In 2004 he attended the IESE Business School, University of Navarra in Barcelona, Spain and in 2007 participated in the IME program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Boston.[2]

Career

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Mayor has worked extensively in the renewable energy sector. He has worked at UNESA for 12 years in various capacities. From 1987 – 1995 he was the Director of Legal Affairs as well as the Chairman of the Legal Committee and Chairman of the Public Procurement Law Committee. He then became the General Secretary of the Board of Directors from 1995-1999.

He has been a member of the Directors Committee and of the Legal and Strategic Groups of EURELECTRIC (European Grouping of the Electricity Supply Industry) (made up of the CEOs from the main European electricity companies) and UNIPEDE (Union of International Producers and Distributors of Electrical Energy).

Mayor was a member of the Organizing Committee of the World Solar Summit and Special Advisor of the Energy Program of UNESCO (1989-1994).

He was an expert on the Energy Committee, on the Social and Economic Committee of the European Communities (1990-1992); Special Advisor of the Commissioner of Energy, Transports and Institutional Affairs of the European Commission (1994-1999) and also a founding Member of the European Council of Energy Regulators.

General Director of Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas, S.A., Member of the Management Group Committee, with functional and organic dependence from the Executive Chairman of the Company.

Mayor has a number of lead positions in various companies. He has been the President of Lightsource Renewable Energy Ltd,[3][4] a UK based solar energy company, since 2011. He also is the president at an international law firm, Estudio Jurídico Internacional,[5] that specializes in Energy and Public Economy Law.

Mayor is a Senior Counsel at Olswang[6] and is also the President of the Spanish-North American Association VIA-Jefferson Circle of Spain, and Member of the Board of Directors of the European Federation ENAM.[7]

Personal

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Mayor is married with two children and speaks English, French, Italian, and his native language, Spanish.[2]

Publications

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  • “Enhanced cooperation and energy”. Institute for European Studies of CEU San Pablo University. Ed CEU. Madrid 2009.[8]
  • Energie et Société, in collaboration with Pierre Bauby, Alain Beltran, B. Berkovsky, T. Serber, M. Locquin and S.C. Mills. Publisud. París, 1995.
  • Author of the book “Conversations about Energy”. Civitas-Thomson Reuters. 2012.[9][7]

Media

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References

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  1. ^ "UK's Leading Solar Energy Generator Announces New Partnerships with Local Installers". Regensw.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Vicente Vicente López-Ibor Mayor - Observatorio de Contratación Pública". Obcp.es. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Global energy authority named as new Lightsource Chairman". Octopus Investments. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Vicente López-Ibor Mayor: Executive Profile & Biography - Businessweek". Businessweek.com. Retrieved 7 December 2014.[dead link‍]
  5. ^ "EJI - Carta del Presidente". Ejilopezibor.com. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Vicente Lpez-Ibor se ala con Olswang". Expansion.com. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  7. ^ a b "El 16 de octubre se presenta "Conversaciones sobre la energa" (Civitas)". Legaltoday.com. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  8. ^ "Unity and Flexibility in the future of the European Union: the challenge of enhanced cooperation" (PDF). Ceuediciones.es. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  9. ^ "Vicente López-Ibor Mayor - Dialnet". Archived from the original on October 28, 2014. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
  10. ^ "Energy needs a market without interference" (PDF).
  11. ^ "A Pan-Atlantic Vision of the Energy Renaissance" (PDF).
  12. ^ "How Politics Is Shaping the Debate on Sustainable Energy in the US". 14 November 2014.
  13. ^ "OPEC vs. Shale: The stakes are raised". December 2014.
  14. ^ "Can solar power replace oil in the Middle East?".
  15. ^ "How TTIP Can Enhance EU-US Energy Security and Counterbalance Russia's Energy Weight". 9 December 2014.
  16. ^ "Markets vs. Mandate: the American energy dilemma".
  17. ^ "Counting the Cost - Extra - A new take on falling oil prices". YouTube.
  18. ^ "Energy price controls have failed all over Europe". www.iea.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
  19. ^ "The mirage of fossil fuel wealth - our energy future is green, renewable, decentralised". Retrieved 2015-05-05.
  20. ^ Council, Atlantic (15 April 2015). "In a New Bipolar Energy Order, America Must Assert Itself in the Arctic". Retrieved 2015-05-05.
  21. ^ "The answer to our energy problems? The "off the grid economy" | The Disraeli Room | ResPublica". Retrieved 2015-05-05.
  22. ^ "Energy challenges mean the US must strengthen its Arctic engagement". Retrieved 2015-07-02.
  23. ^ "The Arctic Could Become a New Centre for Geopolitical Tensions". 28 May 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
  24. ^ "Energy's new centre of gravity: The Atlantic Basin". Retrieved 2015-07-02.
  25. ^ "Islamic Climate change declaration could be a game changer". 28 August 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  26. ^ "BBC Business Live". YouTube. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  27. ^ "Living Planet: What's driving decarbonization?". Deutsche Welle.
  28. ^ "Future of the energy market". YouTube.
  29. ^ Mayor, Vicente Lopez Ibor (26 December 2015). "Tensions with Russia make Turkey's clean energy transition timelier than ever". Today's Zaman.
  30. ^ "WFES Dailies 2016 Day 4".
  31. ^ "Technical Review Middle East 1 2016".
  32. ^ "What The Middle East Must Do to Achieve Its Solar Ambitions - Newsweek Middle East".
  33. ^ "Middle East's Smart Cities - Newsweek Middle East". 14 October 2016.
  34. ^ "You can't remove history overnight". CNBC.
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