Juan Carlos Plaza appointed as the new Director of the Port Authority of the Balearic Islands by the Board of Directors
Palma de Mallorca
14/10/2013
This afternoon, the Port Authority of the Balearic Islands’ Board of Directors appointed Juan Carlos Plaza Plaza as the new Director of the body that manages the public-interest ports in the Balearic Islands. The appointment was proposed by the APB Chairman, Alberto Pons.
Juan Carlos Plaza was born 51 years ago in Ciudad Real and was brought up in Alicante. He studied at the University of Valencia where he obtained a degree in Civil Engineering. His entire professional career has been carved out in the Balearic Islands where he has lived since 1988. Plaza will be stepping down as Head of the Coastal Management Authority in the Balearic Islands to take on his new position as the Port Authority of the Balearic Islands’ Director.
Juan Carlos Plaza is a civil servant by profession who has served in the Balearic Islands’ Directorate-General of Ports, and has occupied the position of Head of Projects and Works since 2003. He was the Managing Director of the public-sector body Ports IB from 2010-2011. Again in the public sector, he was also the Head of the Building Service at the Water Resource Directorate-General.
He has considerable experience in port works and other civil engineering projects and has also worked in the private sector in companies such as Cubiertas y MZOV (currently Acciona) where he was responsible for numerous projects between 1989 and 1997.
Juan Carlos Plaza takes over from Jorge Nasarre, the outgoing APB Director.
