Fidel Alvarez del Canto

Fidel Alvarez del Canto is a seasoned technical project manager with extensive experience in the energy sector, currently serving at Svenska kraftnät since July 2022. Prior to this role, Fidel held the position of Senior Project Manager at Hitachi ABB Power Grids from November 2020 to July 2022 and acted as the Representative Director, President, and COO of the ABB/Hitachi HVDC Joint Venture in Japan between November 2017 and October 2020. Fidel's career began at ABB, where notable roles included Project Manager, Engineering Lead for HVDC, Senior System Design Engineer, and Area Sales Marketing Manager from August 1997 to October 2017. Educational qualifications include a Licenciado en Ciencias (Ciencias Fisicas) and a Master of Science (MSc) in Physics from Universidad de Salamanca.