Commissioner Triana is the Special
Commissioner, created to coordinate and promote because there were many fields to work (agriculture, infraestructures, employment, towns closed by gases...). At 85 days, it is the longest known and the most damaging volcanic eruption on La Palma since records began. Hector Izquierdo Triana also helped in the investment of 53 millions € in geothermal in order to become a clean island in the future energy and in fields as ports, strategic lines, hydraulic connections, social services, local taxes or to open the towns in a safe and proper way. The lava flow covered over 1,000 hectares, prompting the evacuation of around 7,000 people and it meant to realocate the people in new houses. The lava flow was about 3.5 kilometres wide and 6.2 kilometres long and reached the sea, destroying more than 3,000 buildings, motorways that Hector Izquierdo Triana worked later with other administration to rebuild and 6,500 beds in towns as Puerto Naos or La Bombilla in
Los Llanos de Aridane closed due to carbon dioxide (CO2) diffuse degassing. Hector Izquierdo Triana was born in Puerto Naos and he encouraged the project Alerta CO2 to allow the return of the people to their homes. The eruption was assigned a rating on the
Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of VEI 3. The volcano released large amounts of toxic sulphur dioxide gas and 30,000 residents were ordered to remain indoors and this meant an important effort in employment. On 25 December, the eruption was declared to have ended after three months. the next step was the process to recover and to improve the economy and to attract tourism in a construction of 1,000 millions € in a critical moment in the history of La Palma.
Before Commissioner Hector Izquierdo Triana was
Secretary of State for Finance
Ministry of Finance, during new tax regulations and transfer of decision-making power, responsibilities and resources to communities. President of the
Spanish Tax Agency during the 20 cents discount per litre of fuel as part of an overall financial plan announced to lessen the economic impact on the Spanish economy of the
Russian invasion of Ukraine, President of the national real state company SEGIPSA
Ministry of Finance in charge of more than 1,000 official buildings to adapt during the
COVID-19 pandemic and Internal Audit and Compliance Director at
RENFE during the construction of the
Haramain High Speed Railway. He was Professor at
IE Business School since 2008, he has also been associated professor at
ICADE,
University of Deusto and invited professor at
Notre Dame University–Louaize (
Beirut),
KEDGE Business School (
Bordeaux),
St. Xavier's College Ahmedabad,
Insper-ie
São Paulo,
Saudi Aramco Dhahran to train managers after the
IPO, Large Family Business Programs-ie
Mexico City,
Islamic Development Bank (Jeddah). He has been teaching in the
Jesuits Mission of
Dhandhuka for
dalits/untouchables and outcasts, who represented the lowest stratum of the
caste system in India and with the
IE Business School in
microcredits for
NGO in
Cape Coast in
Ghana. In May 2013 he was
Financial Times "Professor of the Week". == Awards and honors ==