Sobre Exolum
Organisation

Organisation

We have a streamlined, cross-functional corporate structure that enables us to harness synergies and share best practices across the different geographic areas in which we operate.

CEO

Javier Goñi

Javier Goñi holds a degree in law and economics from ICADE with an MBA from INSEAD and also has an extensive professional career. After working for 10 years at McKinsey, where he reached the level of partner, he joined the Fertiberia Group in 2002, a group he has led for the last 22 years. Additionally, he has chaired the Spanish and European fertilizer industry associations and has been a director of construction and engineering companies. Javier  join Exolum as the new CEO on April 1, 2025.

General Counsel and Secretary of the Board

Cristina Fernández Gómez

Cristina Fernández holds a dual Degree in Law and Business Studies from ICADE E-3 (Universidad Pontificia Comillas).

She began her professional career at Uría Menéndez, then moving into different positions in the General Secretariat at Ferrovial, the last of which as Director of the Legal Corporate Department. Later, she joined Telefónica where, until February 2022, she held the position of Legal Director of Mergers and Acquisitions, Finance and Advisory.

In March 2022 she was appointed as General Secretary and Secretary of the Board of Directors of Exolum.

David Folgado

Global Finance Lead

David Folgado Delgado

David Folgado holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the Autonomous University of Madrid, a master’s in Accounting and Auditing from the Pontifical University of Salamanca and completed the Corporate Management Program ONO TOP 40 at IE business school.

 

He started his career at Deloitte, working in Consulting and Auditing, then moving into different positions in the Finance and Economics department at ONO.  He subsequently held the position of CFO at Redexis Gas and in September 2018 he was appointed as Global Finance Lead of Exolum

Javier Alonso

Global HSSE & Technology Lead

Javier Alonso González

He holds an Industrial Engineering degree in Mechanics from Carlos III University in Madrid and a master’s in Executive Development (PDD programme) from IESE business school.

 

In 1999 he joined the company as Pumping Station Manager and was appointed as Head of Pipeline Technical Services in 2005. In 2012 he took over the position of Head of Technical Services and Operations Control and in 2013 he moved on to become Assistant Operations Technology Manager.

 

In 2015 he took over as Deputy Asset Technical Director in the United Kingdom and currently serves as Global HSSE & Technology Lead at Exolum.

Jorge Guillén

Aviation & Spain Network Lead

Jorge Guillén García

He holds an Industrial Engineering degree in Industrial Organisation from the Polytechnic University of Madrid and a master’s in Executive Development (PDD programme) from IESE business school.

In 1994 and 1995 he worked with the COTEC Institute, joining the company in 1997 in the Sales Management department, where he held several leadership positions such as the Head of Transportation Scheduling while also working as an associate professor at the Polytechnic University of Madrid.

In 2006 he was appointed Assistant Manager of Logistics Planning and in 2010 he was appointed as Aviation Manager, holding this position until October 2013, when he was promoted to Sales General Manager. Since October 2020 he has held the position of Spain Region Lead at Exolum.

Global People Lead

Cristina Jaraba Delgado

She holds an Aeronautical Engineering degree from the Polytechnic University of Madrid, a master PDD from IESE business school and a master in the ESADE Promociona programme.

 

From 1994 to 1996 she worked at IBM and ARIES INGENIERÍA Y SISTEMAS, S.A., later joining ANDERSEN CONSULTING, S.L. as a Project Manager.

 

She joined the company in 1997, holding several leadership positions in Aviation General Management. In 2012 she was appointed Assistant Aviation Operation Manager, holding this position until May 2015, when she was chosen as CLH Human Resources Manager. Since October 2020 she has served as the Global People Lead of Exolum, incorporating Communication and Transformation into his responsibilities in the People area.

 

Since joining the Global People area, Cristina has implemented a new global work dynamic adapted to the needs of the people in the organization, with the aim of strengthening their relationship and commitment to the company.

Global Strategy & Growth Lead

Ignacio Casajús López

He holds a degree in Mining Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Madrid, a master’s in Executive Development (PDD programme) from IESE business school and an MBA for energy companies from Instituto Superior de la Energía.

He joined the company in 2002, working in diverse leadership positions in operations management until he was appointed as General Manager of Terquimsa in 2011. In June 2016, he took over the position of CEO of the company’s UK subsidiary. In October 2020 he was appointed NWE (North West Europe) Lead of Exolum until May 2024, when he joined as Global Strategy & Innovation Lead.

NWE (North West Europe) Lead

Stephen Land

He is Mechanical Engineer and holds a first class Master of Science degree in Engineering and Management. He started his career in the Power Industry, working in various engineering and leadership positions. Prior to joining Exolum he was an Executive Director for Alkane Energy, an AIM listed company where he led their power generation and on shore gas exploration businesses. His career spans over 30 years in the energy sector working throughout the world building, operating and managing energy facilities.

 

He joined the company in 2014 following his role as part of the Executive Team responsible for the privatisation of the former Oil and Piplelines Agency. As Operations Director Steve led the successful insourcing of the entire Operations and Maintenance functions. In 2018 was appointed Chief Operating Officer with responsibility for Operations, Technology and HSSE. In 2020, following the acquisition of Inter Terminals, he became Head of Operations, Technology and HSSE, responsible for both the pipeline and terminal businesses. In May 2024 he was appointed NWE (North West Europe) Lead.

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Francisco Javier Goñi del Cacho
Chairman and CEO of Exolum Corporation, S.A. Mr. Goñi, upon the unanimous proposal of the Board of Directors, was appointed as non-proprietary director of Exolum Corporation, S.A. by co-optation on March 20, 2025, and designated as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Subsequently, he was re-elected by resolution of the Ordinary General Meeting held on May 6, 2025, and appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors by resolution of the Board held on the same date.    
Ordinary member
Mrs. Zina Omontoyin Firdaus Adou – External Propietary Director
Investment Analyst Infrastructure of Crédit Agricole Assurances. Mrs. Adou was appointed director of Exolum Corporation, S.A. through co-option, at the proposal of the shareholder Vaugirard Infra, S.L., by virtue of resolution adopted by the Board of Directors at its meeting held on 6 October 2022, and reappointed through resolution of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders held on 4 May 2023.
Ordinary member
Borealis Spain Holdings B.V. – External Proprietary Director
Represented by Timm Robert Degenhardt
Ordinary member of the Appointments, Remunerations and Corporate Governance Committee of Exolum Corporation, S.A. Borealis Spain Holdings B.V. is Borealis Spain Parent B.V.’s sole shareholder which is the owner of an amount of shares which represent an equity holding of 24,77% of Exolum Corporation, S.A.'s voting rights. The shareholder Borealis Spain Holdings B.V., which has appointed Mr. D. Timm Robert Degenhardt as its natural person representative, was appointed director of Exolum Corporation, S.A. through co-option by virtue of resolution adopted by the Board of Directors at its meeting held on 28 June 2016, and reappointed through resolution of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders held on 5 May 2022.
Ordinary member
Borealis Spain Parent B.V – External Propietary Director
Represented by Mr. Philippe Boisseau
President of the Audit Committee of Exolum Corporation, S.A. Borealis Spain Parent B.V. owns an amount of shares which represent an equity holding of 24,77% of Exolum Corporation, S.A.'s voting rights. The shareholder Borealis Spain Parent B.V., which has appointed Mr. Philippe Boisseau as its natural person representative, was appointed director of Exolum Corporation, S.A. through co-option by virtue of resolution adopted by the Board of Directors at its meeting held on 28 June 2016, and reappointed through resolution of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders held on 5 May 2022.
Ordinary member
Borealis Spain Parent 2, B.V. – External Proprietary Director
Represented by Mrs. Irini Kalamakis
The shareholder Borealis Spain Parent 2, B.V., which has appointed Mrs. Irini Kalamakis as its natural person representative, was appointed director of Exolum Corporation, S.A. through co-option by virtue of resolution adopted by the Board of Directors at its meeting held on 19 July 2016, and reappointed through resolution of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders held on 5 May 2022.
Ordinary member
Castillo Spanish Holdings LP – External Proprietary Director
Represented by Mr. Kenneth Ka Chun Koon
Represented by Mr. Kenneth Ka Chun Koon Ordinary member of the Appointments, Remunerations and Corporate Governance Committee and Ordinary member of the Safety and Sustainability Committee of Exolum Corporation, S.A. Castillo Spanish Holdings LP owns an amount of shares which represent an equity holding of 10% of Exolum Corporation, S.A.'s voting rights. The shareholder Castillo Spanish Holdings LP, which has appointed Mr. Kenneth Ka Chun Koon as its natural person representative, was appointed director of Exolum Corporation, S.A. through co-option by virtue of resolution adopted by the Board of Directors at its meeting held on 25 April 2019, and reappointed through resolution of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders held on 9 May 2024.
Ordinary member
Mrs. Susannah Laura Lowndes – External Propietary Director
Director at OMERS Infrastructure in London and is responsible for the origination, execution, and management of infrastructure investments in Europe. Mrs. Lowndes was appointed director of Exolum Corporation, S.A., at the proposal of the shareholder Borealis Spain Parent, B.V., through resolution adopted by the Ordinary General Meeting held on 6 May 2025.
Ordinary member
MEIF 5 Co-Invest Rey Investments, S.à.r.l. – External Proprietary Director
Represented by Mrs. Leyre de Adrián Belaustegui
Ordinary member of the Audit Committee and Ordinary member of the Safety and Sustainability Committee of Exolum Corporation, S.A.. The shareholder MEIF 5 Co-Invest Rey Investments, S.à.r.l., which has appointed Mrs. Leyre de Adrián Belaustegui as its natural person representative, was appointed director of Exolum Corporation, S.A. through co-option by virtue of resolution adopted by the Board of Directors at its meeting held on 27 June 2017, and reappointed through resolution of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders held on 4 May 2023.
Ordinary member
MEIF 5 Rey Holdings, S.L. – External Proprietary Director
Represented by Mr. Juan Sebastián Caño Sterck
President of the Appointments, Remunerations and Corporate Governance Committee of Exolum Corporation, S.A. MEIF 5 Rey Holdings, S.L. owns an amount of shares which represent an equity holding of 20% of Exolum Corporation, S.A.'s voting rights. The shareholder MEIF 5 Rey Holdings, S.L., which has appointed Mr. Juan Sebastián Caño Sterck as its natural person representative, was appointed director of Exolum Corporation, S.A. through co-option by virtue of resolution adopted by the Board of Directors at its meeting held on 27 June 2017, and reappointed through resolution of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders held on 4 May 2023.
Ordinary member
MEIF 5 Rey Investments, S.à.r.l. – External Proprietary Director
Represented by Mr. Willem Smit
Ordinary Member of the Safety and Sustainability Committee of Exolum Corporation, S.A. The shareholder MEIF 5 Rey Investments, S.à.r.l., which has appointed Mr. Willem Smit as its natural person representative, was appointed director of Exolum Corporation, S.A. through co-option by virtue of resolution adopted by the Board of Directors at its meeting held on 27 June 2017, and reappointed through resolution of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders held on 4 May 2023.
Ordinary member
MEIF 5 Rey Ventures, S.à.r.l. – External Proprietary Director
Ordinary Member of the Safety and Sustainability Committee of Exolum Corporation, S.A.
The shareholder MEIF 5 Rey Ventures, S.à.r.l. was appointed director of Exolum Corporation, S.A. through co-option by virtue of resolution adopted by the Board of Directors at its meeting held on 27 June 2017, and reappointed through resolution of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders held on 4 May 2023.
Ordinary member
Mr. Jean Baptiste Michel Renard – External Proprietary Director
President of the Safety and Sustainability Committee of Exolum Corporation, S.A. Founder and CEO of 2PR Consulting, an individual consulting company specialised in the energy industry Mr. Renard was appointed director of Exolum Corporation, S.A. through co-option, at the proposal of the shareholder Borealis Spain Parent, B.V., by virtue of resolution adopted by the Board of Directors at its meeting held on 27 September 2016, and reappointed through resolution of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders held on 5 May 2022.
Ordinary member
Simcoe Titán, S.L. – External Proprietary Director
Represented by Mrs. Loreto Ordóñez Solís
The shareholder Simcoe Titán, S.L., which has appointed Mrs. Loreto Ordóñez Solís as its natural person representative, was appointed director of Exolum Corporation, S.A. through co-option by virtue of resolution adopted by the Board of Directors at its meeting held on 29 March 2016, and reappointed through the resolution adopted by the Ordinary General Meeting held on 27 May 2021.
Ordinary member
Stichting Depositary APG Infrastructure Pool 2017 II – External Proprietary Director
Represented by Mr. D. Boris Olivier Oudenbroek
Stichting Depositary APG Infrastructure Pool 2017 II owns an amount of shares which represent an equity holding of 10% of Exolum Corporation, S.A.'s voting rights. The shareholder Stichting Depositary APG Infrastructure Pool 2017 II, which has appointed Mr. D. Boris Olivier Oudenbroek as its natural person representative, was appointed director of CLH through co-option by virtue of resolution adopted by the Board of Directors at its meeting held on 30 May 2017, and reappointed through resolution of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders held on 4 May 2023.
Ordinary member
Theatre Directorship Services Alpha, S.à.r.l. – External Proprietary Director
Represented by Mr. Juan Arbide Estensoro
Theatre Directorship Services Alpha, S.à.r.l., which has appointed Mr. Juan Arbide Estensoro as its natural person representative, was appointed director of Exolum Corporation, S.A., at the proposal of the shareholder Servet Investments,S.à.r.l., through resolution adopted by the Ordinary General Meeting held on 25 April 2017, and reappointed through resolution of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders held on 5 May 2022.
Ordinary member
Theatre Directorship Services Beta, S.à.r.l. – External Proprietary Director
Represented by Mr. José Antonio Torre de Silva López de Letona
Ordinary member of the Appointments, Remunerations and Corporate Governance Committee of Exolum Corporation, S.A. Theatre Directorship Services Beta, S.à.r.l., which has appointed Mr. José Antonio Torre de Silva López de Letona as its natural person representative, was appointed director of Exolum Corporation, S.A., at the proposal of the shareholder Servet Investments,S.à.r.l., through resolution adopted by the Ordinary General Meeting held on 25 April 2017, and reappointed through resolution of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders held on 5 May 2022.
Ordinary member
Theatre Directorship Services Gama, S.à.r.l. – External Proprietary Director
Represented by Mr. Arnau Doria Torra
Ordinary member of the Safety and Sustainability Committee of Exolum Corporation, S.A. Theatre Directorship Services Gama, S.à.r.l., which has appointed Mr. Arnau Doria Torra as its natural person representative, was appointed director of Exolum Corporation, S.A., at the proposal of the shareholder Servet Investments,S.à.r.l., through resolution adopted by the Ordinary General Meeting held on 25 April 2017, and reappointed through resolution of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders held on 5 May 2022.
Ordinary member
Vaugirard Infra, S.L. – External Proprietary Director
Represented by Mr. Abdelhamid Lazaar
Ordinary Member of the Audit Committee of Exolum Corporation, S.A. Vaugirard Infra, S.L. owns an amount of shares which represent an equity holding of 10% of Exolum Corporation, S.A.'s voting rights. The shareholder Vaugirard Infra, S.L. which has appointed Mr. Abdelhamid Lazaar as its natural person representative, was appointed director of Exolum Corporation, S.A. through co-option by virtue of resolution adopted by the Board of Directors at its meeting held on 26 January 2016, and reappointed by resolution of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders at its meeting held on 27 May 2021.
Ordinary member
Mr. Jan Reinier Voute – External Proprietary Director
Ordinary Member of the Audit Committee of Exolum Corporation, S.A. Co-Head CVC Strategic Opportunities and Managing Partner of CVC Capital Partners Mr. Reinier was appointed director of Exolum Corporation, S.A., at the proposal of the shareholder Servet Investments, S.à.r.l., through resolution adopted by the Ordinary General Meeting held on 28 May 2020, and reappointed through resolution of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders held on 6 May 2025.
Ordinary member
Zubita Investments Holding B.V. – External Proprietary Director
Represented by Mr. Thijs Beudeker
Ordinary member of the Audit Committee of Exolum Corporation, S.A. The shareholder Zubita Investments Holding B.V., which has appointed Mr. Thijs Beudeker as its natural person representative, was appointed director of Exolum Corporation, S.A. through co-option by virtue of resolution adopted by the Board of Directors at its meeting held on 9 May 2024, and reappointed through resolution of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders held on 9 May 2024.
Secretary
Ms. Cristina Fernández Gómez
Cristina Fernández holds a dual Degree in Law and Business Studies from ICADE E-3 (Universidad Pontificia Comillas). She began her professional career at Uría Menéndez, then moving into different positions in the General Secretariat at Ferrovial, the last of which as Director of the Legal Corporate Department. Later, she joined Telefónica where, until February 2022, she held the position of Legal Director of Mergers and Acquisitions, Finance and Advisory. In April 2022 she was appointed as General Secretary and Secretary of the Board of Directors of Exolum.
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