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JOAQUÍN RODRÍGUEZ GRAU, NEW PRESIDENT OF THE ANDALUSIAN AEROSPACE CLUSTER

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January 28, 2015

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Rodríguez Grau is the Managing Director of the Andalusian Foundation For
Aerospace Development (FADA), an entity that manages the Center for
Advanced Aerospace Technologies (CATEC) and its associated technology
infrastructure, called ATLAS. He also manages the Aerospace Technology
Park of Andalusia, Aeropolis, since 2008.
Seville, 28 January 2015.- The Board of Trustees of Helice, a foundation that
boosts the Andalusian Aerospace Cluster, has approved the appointment of
Joaquin Rodriguez Grau as new president of this institution, which represents
all the companies of the aerospace industry in Andalusia.
Joaquin Rodriguez Grau is the Managing Director of FADA, the Andalusian
Foundation For Aerospace Development, on which depends the Center for
Advanced Aerospace Technologies (CATEC) -a reference in Europe in the field
of unmanned systems, robotics, and new materials and manufacturing
processes- and the ATLAS Center, devoted to experimentation and testing with
UAVs medium in size and lightweight. Since 2008, Rodriguez Grau leads the
Aerospace Technology Park in Andalusia, Aeropolis.
The new president of Hélice has developed his professional career in the
private sector in the field of engineering and strategic consultancy, in
organizations such as Ferrovial Group. In 2006, he joined the Andalusian Public
Soil Company (EPSA), taking the management of great performances and the
industrial development strategy, in coordination with the General Secretariat of
Industry of the Department of Innovation, Science and Enterprise, of the
Regional Government of Andalusia.
Rodríguez Grau is forestry engineer specialized in Industry by the Polytechnic
University of Madrid. He has a Master in Financial and Economic Management
by the International Institute of Graduate Programs of the Oberta University of
Catalonia, and Professional Master in Planning and Management by the
Pontifical Comillas University. He also has a Graduate Program in Financial
and Accounting Management by the Oberta University of Catalonia.

He is a member of the Campus of International Excellence Andalucía Tech’s
Board, of the Aeronautical Sectoral Committee of the Andalusian Technological
Corporation (CTA), and of the Business Action Council of Hélice Cluster. He
takes part in the committee for the elaboration of the Research, development
and Innovation Andalusian Program (PAIDI 2020) as an expert.
A growing sector
According to the latest report of the aerospace industry in Andalusia that each
year elaborates Hélice Cluster, in 2013 the turnover of the aeronautical industry
in Andalusia exceeded for the first time the barrier of 2,000 million Euros and
has generated more than 400 new jobs, reaching a total of 11,685 workers, a 3.5
% more than in 2012. In this growth had high profile international exports,
which reached 1,509 million Euros in 2013, 44% more than in 2012. Also in 2013,
the aerospace sector in Andalusia increased in two points its contribution to
GDP, which rose from 17% to 19 %. With regard to the auxiliary industry in
2013 increased productivity in a 7% with respect to 2012, the year in which it
had grown up to turn a 10% with respect to 2011.
The Andalusian aerospace sector, composed by 115 companies located
primarily in the provinces of Seville and Cadiz, “has experienced a great growth
in recent years, not only in the volume of business and employment, but also in
productivity, financial capacity, specialization, internationalization, investment
in R&D, diversification of the portfolio of costumers and exports,” says the new
President of Hélice. We have advanced in the way, thanks to the joint work
made between companies and the Regional Government of Andalusia, for
whom the aerospace sector is strategic, but we have to demand more of
ourselves and look to the future with ambition. We have to keep increasing
specialization in the activities and sub-sectors of higher added value, improving
the levels of productivity and innovation, achieve greater operational
dimension, economic and technological, to improve the structure of the supply
chain, continue diversifying customers and markets and expand the activity
toward new business opportunities”, adds Rodriguez Grau, who assumes this
task from the presidency of Hélice “with enthusiasm and commitment”.

The Andalusian Aerospace Cluster Hélice is a business aerospace group
established in 2004 with the aim of promoting the development of the aerospace
sector in Andalusia and the growth of its member companies; in the same way
it acts as a catalytic to foster R+D within the Andalusian aerospace cluster.
Hélice’s Board of Trustees counts on the key institutional and industrial actors
of the Andalusian aerospace sector. There is a Business Action Council (CAE)
now formed by 48 companies. The Managing Director of Hélice is Arturo de
Vicente and the President of Business Action Council is Antonio Gómez-
Guillamón, General Director of AERTEC Solutions.
Hélice is committed to boost knowledge, participation and collaboration in the
national and international sphere among the enterprises and entities of the
cluster (OEMs, top level suppliers, service enterprises, technology centres,
Academia, Administration, business organizations and trade unions). In
addition, it helps to transfer results of research and technologies related to the
industry. It is also in charge of organizing training activities, technical seminars
and conferences to qualify the aeronautical professionals with scientifictechnical
skills. Its commitment involves activities to support the
internationalization of aerospace enterprises and players as well.

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