Management Team

Mikel Urizarbarrena is the founder of Panda and the current Chairman of the board of directors. His intuition, vision of the market and sheer hard work have been fundamental in making Panda Spain's leading software company and bringing it to a position where it now disputes global leadership of technological innovation with the major players in the IT security sector.

The project he set up seventeen years ago is today a textbook case studied in business schools worldwide. Panda is now present in more than 50 countries through its network of subsidiaries and franchises and its consumer and corporate security solutions are sold in more than 200 countries.

Mikel Urizarbarrena graduated as an Engineer specialized in mechanical engineering from the Polytechnic University of Mondragón (Basque Country).

Juan Santana has a strong track record in the business and finance world. Before joining Panda Security, he was Executive Manager of Telecommunications and IT Equipment at Lehman brothers, based in London from 1999-2003, and in Madrid, from 2003-2006. Prior to that, he held an executive post in the London-based company Robertson Stephens and was a executive at Vasconia bank, Spain.

Juan Santana graduated in Law from the University of Navarre and holds an MBA from the IESE in Barcelona.

His interest in IT security arose in 1988, designing and developing the first antivirus products for AmigaDos operating systems. In 1990, he founded the IT company Bitmap Multimedia, dedicated to developing medical software. In 1996, he joined Panda Software, working in software analysis and programming. He later managed software development teams until 1998, when he took charge of the R&D Division. In 2002, he became Chief Technology Officer at Panda, managing the research and innovation area, known as Panda Research.

Iñaki Urzay holds a degree in Computer Science from the University of Deusto, Bilbao.

He started his career in 1989. Since then, he has held several management positions at different technology solutions companies, including: Olivetti, Abengoa and AOL Spain, until he joined Panda in 2003. After holding several management positions in the company, he was designated Solutions Development and Services Director in 2005. His duties include defining, developing, certifying and services Panda's IT security solutions.

Alfonso Fernandez holds a degree in Physical Science specialized in Automation from the University of the Basque Country.

M. Arantza de la Llosa joined Panda Security in May 2005 and worked as Deputy Director of the Solutions and Services Development area until July 2007, when she was appointed CIO of the company. Her experience in executive positions in the Information and Communications Technologies sector goes back to 1998. Prior to working for Panda, she was IT Systems Subdirector reporting directly to the Director of Operations at the Red.es public company, IT Systems Director at AOL Spain and Director of the Oracle Technology Center at Tecsidel.

M. Arantza de la Llosa has a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science and holds a Master’s Degree in Software Engineering from the Deusto University (Spain). She also has a Postgraduate Degree in Human Resource Management from the Polytechnic University of Madrid.

Roberto Casetta has extensive experience in managing sales organizations in the international market (EMEA, USA and APAC), as well as building networks of business partners.

A truly seasoned professional, Roberto Casetta has been the Director of REMEDY in Italy, Regional Director at BMC Software and VP Worldwide Channels for MRO Software.

Joao Matos has a broad experience in International Sales. Before joining Panda, he worked as Commercial Director at TNT Express Worldwide, and Account Manager at The Continuity Company.

After holding several management positions in panda Security, he was designated Sales Director for Canada, Portugal and LATAM in 2007.

Joao Matos holds a degree in Business Administration from the University Técnica of Lisboa (Portugal).