page_title: José María Álvarez-Pallete
section_title: Awards and recognition
hierarchical_section_title: José María Álvarez-Pallete / Awards and recognition
caption_attribution_description: English: Quito, 23 de Agosto de 2017 (Andes).- El presidente de la República Lenín Moreno recibió en su despacho al Presidente Ejecutivo de Telefónica María Alvarez-Pallete (i.). ANDES/Micaela Ayala V.
context_page_description: José María Álvarez-Pallete López is a Spanish economist and chief executive officer in Telefonica of Telefónica S.A. since 8 April 2016.
context_section_description: In July 2007, he was awarded the Master of Gold of the High Direction Forum.
  In 2011, he received the award of the Economics Person of the Year from the journal El Economista.
  In 2014, José María Álvarez-Pallete received the Sorolla Medal of the la Hispanic Society of America and was recognized as "Innovative Corporate Leader of the Year" by the Latin Trade Magazine.
  In 2014, Fast Company Magazine ranked him in the Most Creative People 2014.
  In 2017, Forbes magazine recognized José María Álvarez-Pallete as the best CEO of companies that quoted in Spain in 2016.
  In 2019, he received the "Manager of the Year" award in the Large Corporations category granted by the Asociación Española de Directivos .
caption: Álvarez-Pallete with Lenin Moreno, president of Ecuador, in 2017.
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