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South Europe Ground Services (SOEGS) is the name of the new company (already registered in the Madrid Commercial Register) which will provide ramp handling services for Iberia, Iberia Express, Vueling and Level at all Spanish airports, as well as passenger handling services for British Airways, Air Nostrum and Aer Lingus will provide. In addition, it will be able to serve third-party companies at the airports for which Iberia Airport Services was licensed under the recent Aena tender.
This company, 100% owned by IAG and majority owned by Iberia, is the result of the agreement reached on February 2nd between Iberia and the unions to ensure a sustainable and competitive future for the handling business and its employees . The new company will be operationally autonomous and will integrate the employees of Iberia's current airport directorate, who will maintain the terms of the Iberia agreement and retain all their rights.
Miguel Ángel Gimeno, currently Director of Ground Operations at Vueling, will be the new CEO of South Europe Ground Services (SOEGS). Gimeno has extensive experience in airport management. He holds a degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Zaragoza and an MBA from IESE Business School. Over the last 17 years, he has spent most of his career at Vueling, where he held the position of Director of Ground Operations, Director of OCC and Director of Crew and Onboard Services.
For the CEO of SOEGS, “taking over the management of this new company within the IAG Group is a real challenge. I am convinced that we will be a success story in the handling business in Spain thanks to our team made up of the best professionals and we will work tirelessly to grow internationally”.
