Jaime Castellanos
Jaime Castellanos
Jaime Castellanos is Chairman of Lazard Spain and Chairman of Willis TowersWatson Iberia. He is also member of the Board of Directors of different companies, such as Olive Partners (Coca-Cola Bottling), Moove Cars Sustainable Transport and other companies belonging to his family business group. Lawyer by professional training and businessman by vocation, he began his career in 1976-1978 in London in the insurance sector. On his return to Spain, he joined his family business group and, at the same time, he launched different projects of his own as an entrepreneur. In the early 80’s Jaime Castellanos started up an insurance broker that became the second largest in Spain. In early 2000 the Company was sold to the Willis Group. He also made investments in the media industry. He founded Recoletos Group at the beginning of 1990 and became its Executive Chairman in 1997. In the financial sector, Jaime Castellanos started up in 1988 “Grupo Gestión Integral” (an asset management company) and he sold the Company to Credit Suisse ten years later. He has also participated in developing companies related to the maritime sector (shipping and port logistics) and he has been involved in various projects within the soft drinks sector and distribution.
