Gerardo Diaz Ferran, 65, is the new leader of Spanish employers. On June 6, 2007, he succeeded to José Maria Cuevas, 72, who had been presiding over the confederation CEOE for 23 years. This corporate manager, co-owner of the tour operator Marsans, wants to reform the employers organization to enable a better cohesion. (Ref. 070508)
Until now president of the federation of independent entrepreneurs in Madrid, he is presented as the man for continuity and is asking to keep the rythm for constant reforming of the Spanish labour market, in order to make it more flexible and more competitive. He also affirmed that he wants to “reform with no revolution” in the employer organization. As for union organizations, they are nonetheless planning changes due to his personality. Whereas his predecessor was an administrator, “leader of
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