Iberdrola appoints Katya Somohano as new general director in Mexico

This Thursday, Iberdrola appointed Katya Somohano as the company's new general director in Mexico. The new manager replaces Enrique Alba, who spent 10 years in the position and will now return to Spain to “assume a position of responsibility,” according to a statement released by the Spanish energy company. The company sees this appointment as one more step towards “the development of clean energy” in Mexican territory.

Somohano takes office at a time that the company defines as “growth” in Mexican territory. “Iberdrola México begins a new phase in the country with the objective of supporting the industry in its decarbonization and emissions reduction goals. “I assume this mission with great pride and responsibility,” declared the person who until now was the director of Planning and Sustainability at the Spanish energy company.

Among the main concerns of Somohano, the first woman to assume the position, is growing from the commitment to national clients and suppliers, the creation of quality jobs and the “win-win” in the 12 States of Mexico where Iberdrola It has presence.

The president of the Iberdrola Group, Ignacio Galán, has assured that his incorporation will accompany a new “stage of growth” in the Latin American country. “I am sure that, under his leadership, in this new stage, Iberdrola México will continue to invest, create more jobs and provide the best service to Mexicans,” he declared.

On February 26, Iberdrola sold 55% of its business in Mexico to the Government of Andrés Manuel López Obrador. The Mexican Executive acquired 13 power plants from the Spanish energy company for 6.2 billion dollars. The Spanish energy company was left with six wind farms, three photovoltaic and six combined cycle (which generates twice as much energy thanks to a gas turbine and others with water vapor).

The outgoing director, Enrique Alba, declared on March 31 in an interview with EL PAÍS that the company has the idea of ​​investing around 1.3 billion dollars in Mexican territory. He also asked for collaboration from the country's next president, who will be elected in the Mexican elections on June 2. “What I ask the incoming government is to see that we are here to help,” he declared. “Yesterday ended for me a cycle that lasted 12 years in this wonderful country that is Mexico, where I was able to do wonderful things like take the company to more than double its size and be the best positioned to lead the energy transition in Mexico” De Alba wrote on his social networks after leaving office.

The new director, originally from Mexico City, has a degree in Law from UNAM and went to Cambridge to do a master's degree in the same discipline. Years later she studied the Innovation Program at Harvard Business School. In the professional field she spent time at the Federal Electricity Commission, the Mexican public energy company; She was responsible for energy at the DEACERO Group; and she arrived at Iberdrola México in 2023 as Director of Planning and Sustainability.