Alejandro Martínez Berriochoa

A Law Graduate (specialising in Economic Law, Deusto University) and with a PhD in Spanish Philology, Alejandro has built his whole professional career in the retail distribution sector, at Centros Comerciales Continente (Promodès Group) from 1995 and then at EROSKI from 1997 onwards. During his career spanning over two decades, he has held different posts: He was the Own Brands Manager, Textile Director and Purchasing Director, and his current position is Health and Sustainability Director in the Strategic Marketing Division and General Manager of the EROSKI Foundation.

In parallel to these responsibilities, Alejandro has been Vice-President of (Intercoop Ltd. (international purchasing centre, which serves leading distributors in Scandinavia and Italy, as well as EROSKI), 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), a 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.