{"id":3304,"date":"2021-11-23T09:10:17","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T09:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.equipoeconomico.com\/2021\/our-team\/ricardo-martinez-rico\/"},"modified":"2024-04-17T09:14:27","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T09:14:27","slug":"ricardo-martinez-rico","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.equipoeconomico.com\/en\/our-team\/ricardo-martinez-rico\/","title":{"rendered":"Ricardo Mart\u00ednez Rico"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; bg_type=&#8221;bg_color&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1632489511127{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221; bg_color_value=&#8221;#f8f8f8&#8243;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1632489488252{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1637658921463{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 15px !important;padding-bottom: 15px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; 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font-weight: 600;\">Ricardo Mart\u00ednez Rico<\/h1>\n<h3 class=\"cargo\" style=\"font-weight: lighter; font-size: 19px;\">President &amp; CEO<\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"cita\" style=\"font-weight: lighter!important; font-size: 21px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-289\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.equipoeconomico.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/separadorqeuipogris.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"125\" height=\"19\" \/><br \/>\n<em>\u201dTeamwork with a strong grounding to accompany your success<\/em><em>.\u201d<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html el_class=&#8221;showonmobile&#8221;]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[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; 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CEO of the Madrid-based consulting firm Equipo Economico (2006) and its Chief Executive since 2008. Under his leadership the company provides its clients with strategic consultancy services thanks to professional and tailor-made consultancy based on in-depth knowledge on economic, financial, tax and regulatory issues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3e3d40;\">From 2005-2006 he was Head of Spain\u2019s Economic and Commercial Office in Washington, D.C. and took part directly in trade negotiations, analysis of the US economy and assisting Spanish firms with accessing the US market, especially by means of investments. He was also responsible for relations with multinational financial institutions: International Monetary Fund, World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/12&#8243; el_class=&#8221;coldere&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1637660864191{padding-top: 10px !important;}&#8221;]<span style=\"color: #3e3d40;\">After successfully holding different senior positions in the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Finance, at the start of 2003 Ricardo was appointed Deputy Finance Minister. In this capacity he managed and supervised one of the broadest portfolios of the Spanish Government, with a total budget of more than 250 billion euros, and oversaw a department of more than 3000 people. He drove forward the enacting of four essential laws for the consolidation of Spanish budgetary balance. At the same time he promoted policies for liberalization, privatizations, private financing of infrastructures and structural reforms of the Spanish economy, with very positive effects on Spanish economic growth. 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