Spain

Ángel Hernández del Teso is Director of Development and Construction for Southern Europe, leading a team of more than 70 professionals across Spain, France, Italy, and Greece as we progress secured and future prospect wind and solar projects in these markets.

Juan Barreiro Grandío is our Country Manager for Spain. Juan is a highly skilled professional with around 25 years’ experience in the renewable energy sector, especially in wind energy.  sector. Juan previously managed a range of business streams at Siemens Gamesa in Spain and internationally, before being appointed Manager of Siemens Gamesa’s Galician wind farms. He was also Director of Business Development, Spain. Juan has a degree in Industrial Engineering and a Master’s in Labour Risk Prevention.

Elia Ferrer Travé joined SSE Renewables in 2023 and leads of public affairs, communications and stakeholder engagement in Southern Europe, including France. Elia is a qualified lawyer with the Valencian Bar. After completing her master's degree in International Relations in France, she began her professional career in 2012 as Manager of Government Relations for the ebay group in Paris and London. In 2014 Elia joined Uber's Public Policy team for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region where she specialized in the mobility sector. In 2016, she made the leap into the world of the collaborative economy and participated in the public affairs strategy of BlaBlaCar in Spain, Italy, Mexico and Brazil. Elia started in 2017 as Senior Manager of Public Affairs at FREE NOW for Western Europe. Elia speaks Catalan, Spanish, French and English.

Pavel Miller and his team lead on public affairs, communications and stakeholder engagement for SSE Renewables outside of the UK and Ireland. Pavel has worked at SSE since 2016 and has had several roles with the SSE Corporate Affairs team, including UK government relations, policy and public affairs.