Jokin Aperribay

He joined SAPA at the beginning of the 1990´s. Jokin performs his duties the Company´s corporate division while participating helping to boost international business, particularly in China and North America, where he focuses on legal issues and forming alliances with international groups. Jokin is currently CEO at Sapa Placencia Holding, S.L.

In recent years he has focused his efforts on the development of SAPA Transmission, a subsidiary based in the USA that is planting the Company’s roots in that country. His duties centre on the alliances formed with the country’s main manufacturers, General Dynamics and BAE Systems, in addition to working with bodies from the Department of Defence, the US Army and other multinationals such as Cummins and Honeywell.

He has been one of the main driving forces behind the transformation of the Company, together with his brother. The Company has gone from working under licence to manufacture mobility systems for heavy vehicles to developing its own products by investing heavily in innovation and development. SAPA is currently a global leader in this type of technology.

Jokin is currently a director at SAPA Transmission.

Chairman of the Real Sociedad football club

Jokin was appointed to this position at a Shareholders’ Meeting held on 20 December 2008. Real Sociedad was in the Spanish league’s second division and had filed for bankruptcy. The arrival of Jokin Aperribay and his board marked a turning point for the club.

During his time at the club, the team has been promoted to the first division and has competed in Europe, and he is currently working on new projects in order to ensure the club’s stability over the coming years.

Notable achievements include winning the Copa de la Reina in 2019 and the Copa del Rey in 2020.

Jokin has been a member of the Managing Board of the Royal Spanish Football Federation.

Positions held at companies in the financial and corporate sector

Jokin has been a director of the Consulnor investment fund, managing director of the company Zeleta, and a lawyer at the Mario Femández firm, which is now a member of the Uría Group.