ALHAMA / Tomás Fuertes, collects the award for the Excellence of the Person from the hand of the president of the Community of Madrid

The president of Grupo Fuertes, Tomás Fuertes, has collected from the hands of the president of the Community of Madrid, Ángel Garrido, the award for the Excellence of the Person in the category of ‘Business Area’. These awards organized by the Madrid Excelente Foundation highlight the human and professional career of outstanding personalities who with their dedication and work have managed to stand out in their fields.

The president of the holding company Grupo Fuertes has shared, in different categories, the prize with people of the stature of Antonio Tajani, César Alierta, Rebeca Grynspan, José Remohí, David Calle or Father Ángel.

The awards, which this year celebrate its second edition, have been delivered today in the celebration of the IX International Congress of Excellence, where the challenges and opportunities of digital education have been analyzed.

Tomás Fuertes is an entrepreneur with a vocation, who has been working for more than 60 years in the corporate holding that he chairs, Grupo Fuertes, established as an international benchmark for large-scale consumption thanks to its powerful nucleus of agri-food companies and a set of diversified investments that guarantee its solidity and future. Reinvestment, work, honesty and perseverance are four parameters that make up the DNA of the holding company.

Among the twenty companies that make up Grupo Fuertes stand out ELPOZO ALIMENTACIÓN or Procavi, for their leadership in their respective sectors. With 7,000 direct employees, 40,000 indirect employees and turnover that reached 1,642 million euros in 2017, the company’s business philosophy is based on constant improvement, reinvestment and sustainable development.