OREANDA-NEWS. Repsol Chairman, Antonio Brufau, received the "Business Leader of the Year Award" from the Spain-United States Chamber of Commerce. The Board of Directors of the Chamber recognised Brufau for his "long-standing professional career, his contribution to a more internationalised Repsol and his contribution to consolidating it as a major worldwide energy company." They also highlighted the company's "growing presence and recognition" in North America.

During his speech, Antonio Brufau expressed his gratitude for the award and highlighted the importance that the United States represents for Repsol, a country in which the company has been reinforced and achieved continuous successes in recent years. The chairman of Repsol said that the United States has "a very technical and innovative industry, with respect to legality and it is open to international investment."

Subsequently, Antonio Brufau reviewed the energy challenges and prospects that the world will have to face in the coming years and pointed out that the United States "is a great country to develop business in the energy sector through which we can understand the current global context."

To conclude, the Repsol Chairman said that "we should give priority to research and innovation, something that is not understood anywhere in the world better than in the United States," where "you can see the opportunities offered to strengthen transatlantic ties."

The award ceremony took place during the Chamber's annual gala, held in New York and was attended by more than 300 representatives from the world of finance, enterprise, politics, culture and social sectors, both United States and Spain. Among the attendees were the Ambassador of Spain in United States, RamЁ®n Casares and the former United States Ambassador to Spain and President of the Chamber, Alan Solomont, among others.

The Business Leader of the Year award rewards business leaders who have made a significant contribution to the economic growth of Spain or the United States and to the improvement of business relations between both countries.