Ignacio Linares

Ignacio Linares has a long and varied career in marketing and business. Ignacio began their career in 1996 as an EMEA Marketing Program Manager at Hewlett-Packard. Ignacio then moved to Telefonica in 1997 as a Director of Marketing. In 2000, they took on the same role at Iberbanda. In 2003, they became Managing Director at FutureBrand España. In 2005, they were appointed as the Secretary General of the Asociación de Directivos de Comunicación (Dircom). In 2011, they became Vicepresident Europe and Vicepresidente Iberia / CEO McCann Portugal at McCann Worldgroup. In 2014, they became the Founding Partner and CEO of Paytime App. Finally, in 2021, they were appointed as the Global Business Managing Director at Havas Media Group.

Ignacio Linares obtained a B.A. in Mass Communications with a concentration in Marketing from Menlo College between 1985 and 1989. Ignacio then earned an MBA from United States International University in 1991. Finally, they completed a Master en Dirección Comercial y Márketing from IE Business School in 1996.