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Prisa Appoints Alberto Polanco New Head of Santillana to Replace Francisco Cuadrado

Summary by El Pais
The board of directors of PRISA, the editorial group of EL PAÍS, has appointed as the first executive of Santillana the current general director of the firm in Mexico, Alberto Polanco Blanco. The appointment responds to the implementation of the succession plan of the current president of the company, Francisco Cuadrado, who has been in office since July 27, 2021. The relay will take effect from January 1, 2026. Polanco, who will also be CEO, ha…

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The board of directors of PRISA, the editorial group of EL PAÍS, has appointed as the first executive of Santillana the current general director of the firm in Mexico, Alberto Polanco Blanco. The appointment responds to the implementation of the succession plan of the current president of the company, Francisco Cuadrado, who has been in office since July 27, 2021. The relay will take effect from January 1, 2026. Polanco, who will also be CEO, ha…

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The media group Prisa, owner of El País and Cadena Ser, has activated the relay at the head of Santillana and has placed again a Polanco, the founding family of the group, at the...

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The Board of Directors of PRISA, at its meeting held today and with the favorable report of the Nominations, Remuneration and Corporate Governance Committee (CNRGC), has agreed to begin the execution of the succession plan for Santillana's chief executive, Francisco Cuadrado, who until now and since July 2021 was the company's executive chairman. His successor, elected unanimously, is Alberto Polanco Blanco, current general manager of Santillana…

The Prisa Group has announced the succession ordered within the education subsidiary from 1 January 2026

The board of directors of Prisa has agreed this Monday the departure of the executive president of Santillana, Francisco Cuadrado – until now and since July 2021 executive president of the company – and his replacement by Alberto Polanco, general director in Mexico and a historical of the company. He was the last of the directors of the editor of El País and Cadena Ser who held his position after the rebellion of beginning of the year of shareho…

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The Prisa group has confirmed a change in Santillana’s leadership. Alberto Polanco Blanco will assume the position of CEO and first executive of the editorial from January 1, 2026. The decision was unanimously adopted during the meeting of the Board of Directors, supported by the Commission of Appointments, Retributions and Corporate Government (CNRGC). Read more: The battle between Oughourlian and Polanco and other shareholders close to Moncloa…

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EL ESPAÑOL broke the news in Spain on Monday, September 29, 2025.
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