Vicente Boluda

Vicente Boluda Fos (born 31 March 1955 in Valencia, Spain) is the president of Aguas de Valencia and former president of Spanish sports club Real Madrid.

Boluda has two master's degrees, one in legal advice for business and other in maritime law. He is also the president of the National Association of Shipowners and Tow-Trucks, a delegate in the Upper Counsel of the Chambers of Commerce, the first vice-president of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Navigation of Valencia, and vice-president of the Spanish Shipping Association. In 1998, he received the Enterpriser of the Year award for his work in the Boluda Group, defeating rivals such as IBM and la Caixa.

He is a member of the Advisory Board of the Centesimus Annus Pro Pontifice, a papal foundation.

He rose through the ranks at the club, becoming a part of the board directors when Ramón Calderón was elected in 2006. In less than a year, he was named as vice-president, after Juan Mendoza resigned following a disagreement regarding the basketball side of the club. He became president of the club on 16 January 2009 after Ramón Calderón resigned. Finally, on 1 June 2009, Boluda finished his career leading Real Madrid to let Florentino Perez take charge.

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