Javier Sánchez-Prieto began his new position in mid-July
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BY: RON SHINKMAN
IVIRMA Global, one of the largest multinational chains of fertility clinics, has named former Iberia Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Javier Sánchez-Prieto as the company’s new CEO.
Sánchez-Prieto started the position on July 17, according to company spokesperson Michael Samuelson. He has taken over a company with 74 clinics in nine countries, including 20 in the United States and 30 in Spain, where IVIRMA is headquartered. He had been the CEO of Iberia – Spain’s flagship airline – since September 2020.
Sánchez-Prieto replaces Antonio Pellicer, M.D., who launched IVIRMA’s predecessor with the opening of its first fertility clinic in Spain in 1990. Samuelson said that Pellicer has been named IVIRMA’s executive chairman.
“It was clear during the recruitment process his skills and experience would complement Dr. Pellicer’s medical leadership,” Samuelson said of Sánchez-Prieto, who did not have any experience in the healthcare business prior to taking the position at IVIRMA.
Sánchez-Prieto began as chief financial officer for Iberia’s regional subsidiary before becoming the parent company’s CFO a decade ago. Before Iberia, Sánchez-Prieto spent nearly a decade as an executive with Spanish construction giant Uralita Group, according to his LinkedIn profile
Sánchez-Prieto was unavailable for an interview, but Samuelson said that he became interested in the job after the giant investment fund KKR acquired IVIRMA for just over $3 billion earlier this year, likely with the intent to expand aggressively in the coming years.
“For IVIRMA to achieve the next phase of transformative growth, it was essential to recruit a business leader with Mr. Sanchez-Prieto’s track record and experience,” Samuelson said.
Iberia announced back in May that Sánchez-Prieto would be leaving after 12 years with the company, but did not say where he was going, other than to a career outside of aviation.
According to Sánchez-Prieto’s LinkedIn feed, he spent the first week on the job undergoing the onboarding process at IVIRMA Global’s headquarters in Valencia, Spain, and then spent several days at RMA New Jersey’s clinic in Basking Ridge, N.J.
“More to come in the next weeks,” Sánchez-Prieto posted.
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