Luis Pereda Rivero

Luis Pereda Rivero serves as the Chief Operating Officer at Wallbox Chargers, beginning in June 2025. Previously, Luis held the position of Industrial Director at GCR Sustainable Plastic Solutions, managing operations across three manufacturing sites with over 300 employees and €170M in revenue. Luis’s experience includes a role as Plant Manager at Ecolab, where productivity increased by 8% in a large chemical plant, and multiple positions at Bacardi, including Engineering & Technical Coordination Manager for Europe, overseeing significant capital expenditures and launching new product lines. Early career experience includes engineering roles at Schneider Electric and Manuli Rubber Industries. Educational qualifications include a PDG from IESE Business School, a Data Science and Machine Learning degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and an Industrial Engineering degree from Universidad de Cantabria.