After graduating in Economic Law and with a PhD in Hispanic Philology, Alejandro Martínez has spent his professional career in the commercial distribution sector, where he has held different posts – including Own Brands Director and Non-Food Commercial Director; he is currently Director of Health and Sustainability, and General Manager of the EROSKI Foundation. He heads the Eroski Consumer project, which is the leader in providing information to the consumer in Spain.
Alejandro’s other posts have included being Vice-President of Intercoop Ltd. (international purchasing centre for different European cooperatives), Chair of the Basque Federation of Consumer Cooperatives (FECOE), Member of the Higher Council of Basque Cooperatives (CSCE), Member of the Basque Cooperative Confederation (Konfekoop), Vice-President of Elkar Lan S. Coop. (to promote the co-operative movement), member of the Executive Committee of the Spanish Network of the United Nations Global Compact, member of the Advisory Council of the Corporate Social Responsibility Journal, member of the Basque Social and Economic Council, member of the AECA Social Responsibility Committee, and member of the Executive Committee of the Basque Ecodesign Center. Alejandro is a writer and conference speaker, and has contributed to different media, such as Televisión Española, EiTB and Vocento.
