Javier Abraldes-Baron

Javier Abraldes-Baron has over 20 years of experience in various supply chain and procurement roles. Javier is currently working as the Sr. Director of Supply Chain Operations at Pattern Energy Group since March 2023. Prior to that, they worked at Calpine as the Strategic Procurement Director from June 2020 to March 2023, where they managed a $1 billion annual spend and led procurement for energy storage, solar, and carbon capture projects. From 2018 to 2020, Javier was the Supply Chain Operations Director at Atlantic Bearing Services, where they reorganized supply chain operations globally and managed global operations for finance, supply chain, systems and processes, and project control. Javier also worked as the Supply Chain Director at Acciona Energy from 2015 to 2018, where they developed and executed sourcing and procurement strategy for renewable energy and engineering operations across Mexico and Central America. Prior to that, Javier worked as a Global Purchasing Manager at Henkel Corporation, Strategic Sourcing Manager at CEMEX, Capex Financial Analyst at Lear Corporation, Financial Risk Analyst at BANCO COOPERATIVO ESPAÑOL, and as a Consultant at LESIRE & PARTNERS. Throughout their career, Javier has demonstrated expertise in strategic sourcing, procurement, cost optimization, and team management.

Javier Abraldes-Baron has pursued various educational endeavors throughout their career. Javier has completed an executive education program in Strategic Negotiations at Harvard Business School. In addition, they have obtained an MBA for Executives from Columbus IBS. Javier also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Universitat Rovira i Virgili and a Bachelor of Science degree in International Business from HZ University of Applied Sciences. Furthermore, they have earned another Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from Universitat Rovira i Virgili. The exact start and end years for each educational experience are not provided.