Bárbara García Florén is Sonepar Ibérica President. Born in Spain and a graduate of the University of Oviedo, she studied Business and Management at the University of Bradford and holds a Master’s degree in Banking, Finance and International Business from the University of Bordeaux.
Barbara joined Sonepar in 2000 as Financial Controller at the Group’s headquarters in Paris. There she has spent more than two decades in various positions, where she has acquired extensive knowledge of Sonepar’s processes and organisation, as well as of the B2B distribution market for electrical equipment, products and related solutions.
From April 2021 to December 2023, he served as SVP Merger & Acquisitions and CEO Office of Sonepar. During this time, he accelerated the Group’s M&A agenda and worked closely with Sonepar’s different regions and countries.
In January 2024, she returned to Spain to take over the Presidency of Sonepar in this country. With 25 years of experience in the Group, she is currently in charge of leading the strategy in Spain, where the company achieved sales of 885 million euros in 2024, has 135 points of sale and a team of 2,200 people.