) is the president of Aguas de Valencia and former president of Spanish sports club

Sports club

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 Real Madrid

Real Madrid

Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...

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Life and career

Boluda has two master's degree

Master's degree

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s, one in legal advice

Legal advice

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 for business and other in maritime law. He is also the president of the National Association of Shipowners and Tow-Trucks, a delegate in the Upper Counsel of the Chambers of Commerce, the first vice-president of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Navigation of Valencia, and vice-president of the Spanish Shipping Association.
In 1998, he received the Enterpriser of the Year award for his work in the Boluda Group, defeating rivals such as IBM

IBM

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 and la Caixa

La Caixa

La Caixa , formally Caixa d'Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona , is currently Europe’s leading savings bank and Spain's third largest financial institution, with a network of over 5,500 branches, more than 8,100 ATMs, a workforce in excess of 27,000 and more than 10.7 million...

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Career at Real Madrid

He rose through the ranks at the club, becoming a part of the board directors when Ramón Calderón

Ramón Calderón

José Ramón Calderón Ramos is a lawyer and an ex-President of Spanish sports club Real Madrid.-Life and career:...

 was elected in 2006. In less than a year, he was named as vice-president, after Juan Mendoza resigned following a disagreement regarding the basketball side of the club. He became president of the club on 16 January 2009 after Ramón Calderón

Ramón Calderón

José Ramón Calderón Ramos is a lawyer and an ex-President of Spanish sports club Real Madrid.-Life and career:...

 resigned. Finally, on 1 June 2009, Boluda finished his career leading Real Madrid to let Florentino Perez

Florentino Pérez

Florentino Pérez Rodríguez is a Spanish businessman, civil engineer, former politician, and current president of Real Madrid Club de Fútbol, as well as ACS...

take charge.