Eduardo Diez-Hochleitner Ph.D

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Biography

Dr. Eduardo Diez-Hochleitner is a Co-Founder and serves as Partner and Chairman at Samaipata. He also serves as a Board Member and Investment Committee Member at GAWA Capital. He also served as Chairman at MÁSMÓVIL. As a business angel, He has helped launch several companies including MásMóvil (4th largest Spanish telecommunications operator), Canalmail, and Bodaclick. He is currently Chairman of MásMóvil Ibercom and has been Vice Chairman and CEO of 20 Minutos España (publisher of Spain's leading free newspaper). He is also an advisor and board member at several companies. He was previously a Senior Partner at Apax Partners, where he headed Spain's Media group. Before Apax Partners, Mr. Diez-Hochleitner was the COO and CFO for the largest media group in Spain, Grupo Prisa, where, among other responsibilities, he led the expansion of the group in Latin America and the group's IPO process. He started his career in banking, where he held various responsibilities at the Dresdner Bank and BNP Paribas group, including heading Banexi in Spain. He holds a Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy) in Economics from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (la Autónoma), a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from IESE (Universidad de Navarra) and a BA from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.