Alberto Alemán Zubieta

Alberto Alemán Zubieta (* 1951 in Panama City ) is an engineer from Panama . He from 1996 until 2012, first as administrator of the Panama Canal Commission and since 1999 as CEO of the Panama Canal Authority for the management of the Panama Canal responsible.

Education and professional career

Alemán studied engineering at Texas A&M University and then worked as an engineer and later managing director of one of the largest engineering firms in Panama.

Professional activity in connection with the Panama Canal

In 1995, his company was commissioned to review plans drawn up by the US Army Corps of Engineers to rehabilitate the Panama Canal. After this task was successfully completed, Zubieta took over the post of head of the Panama Canal Commission at the request of the then President of Panama, Ernesto Pérez Balladares . In order to make the transition of the administration of the canal as smooth as possible, he was appointed managing director of the Panama Canal Authority as early as 1998, which took over the administration of the canal on December 31, 1999. After the population of Panama voted for it with a large majority in a referendum in 2007, the largest project in the history of the waterway began with the expansion of the canal under Aleman's leadership. On September 4, 2012, he was replaced by Jorge L. Quijano as Chairman of the Panama Canal Authority.

Further commitment

After his retirement, Alemán set up a consulting firm with José Barrios , the former vice chairman and chief financial officer of the Panama Canal Authority. He has also been discussed several times as a candidate for the 2014 presidential election in Panama , but has so far rejected a candidacy.

Others

Zubieta is married to Ana Matilde and has three children. He lives in Panama with his family.

Awards (selection)

Honorary Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (1997)
Rio Branco Order ( Ordem de Rio Branco ), Brazilian Order of Merit (2003)
Member of the Legion of Honor (2006), Officer (2012)
International Maritime Prize (2008)
Honorary doctorate from the World Maritime University (2012)

Web links

Biography on the PCA homepage (English) with picture

Individual evidence

^ Alberto Aleman Zubieta. Panama Canal Authority, accessed August 2, 2013 .
^ Sean Mattson: BRAVO: Distinguished Service in the Hemisphere-Alberto Aleman Zubieta, CEO Panama Canal Authority. (No longer available online.) October 18, 2011, archived from the original on May 28, 2013 ; accessed on August 2, 2013 .
^ ^A ^b ^c Alberto Alemán Zubieta: father of Panama Canal expansion . In: IHS Fair Play . Vol. 378, No. 6736 , May 16, 2013, p. 34 .
^ Jorge L. Quijano Sworn in as the New Panama Canal Administrator. PCA press release. Panama Canal Authority, September 4, 2012, accessed August 2, 2013 .

predecessor	Office	successor
Item newly created	CEO of the Panama Canal Authority 1999–2012	Jorge L. Quijano

personal data
SURNAME	Zubieta, Alberto Alemán
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Inglés, Alberto
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Panamanian administrator of the Panama Canal
DATE OF BIRTH	1951
PLACE OF BIRTH	Panama City

[1] Alberto Aleman Zubieta. Panama Canal Authority, accessed August 2, 2013 .

[2] Sean Mattson: BRAVO: Distinguished Service in the Hemisphere-Alberto Aleman Zubieta, CEO Panama Canal Authority. (No longer available online.) October 18, 2011, archived from the original on May 28, 2013 ; accessed on August 2, 2013 .

[IHS-3] A ^b ^c Alberto Alemán Zubieta: father of Panama Canal expansion . In: IHS Fair Play . Vol. 378, No. 6736 , May 16, 2013, p. 34 .

[4] Jorge L. Quijano Sworn in as the New Panama Canal Administrator. PCA press release. Panama Canal Authority, September 4, 2012, accessed August 2, 2013 .