Ángel Escribano Ruiz (born 1971) is a Spanish businessman. Escribano is the co-founder of the

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company Escribano Mechanical & Engineering (EM&E) and is the current President of

Indra Sistemas Indra Sistemas, S.A. () is a Spanish information technology and defense company. Indra is listed on the Bolsa de Madrid and is a constituent of the IBEX 35 index. The current executive chairman is Ángel Escribano. In 2018 and 2019 Indra was fi ...

, a Spanish defence and

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company, since January 2025.

Early life

Born in

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, Spain, in a humble family in 1971, Angel Escribano Ruiz and his brother Javier started working in his father's mechanic's workshop at the age of fourteen.

Career

With his brother, Javier, he co-founded Escribano Mechanical & Engineering (EM&E) in 1989. Initially starting as a small machining workshop in

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, Madrid, EM&E evolved under Ángel and Javier's leadership into a significant player in the Spanish

and security industry. EM&E grew from manufacturing mechanical parts to developing and manufacturing various defence systems which includes

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and guided ammunition kits. The company uses a significant part of its production capacity for defence exports. Between 2019 and 2021, EM&E doubled its revenue. In May 2023, EM&E became one of Indra's industrial partners by acquiring a 3% stake in the defence and

company. EM&E incrementally increased their shareholding of Indra over time, making Angel and his brother one of the company's largest shareholders with a 14.3% ownership, second only to the

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's holding through

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. Escribano was appointed President of Indra Sistemas on January 19, 2025, succeeding

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, who transitioned to head

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. This appointment came after an extraordinary board meeting, where Escribano was chosen due to his significant shareholding and his experience in the defence sector. His tenure at Indra is anticipated to focus on bolstering the company's position in the defense technology sector both domestically and internationally. His brother, Javier, took over as President of EM&E after Escribano's appointment as President of Indra Sistemas. Escribano's company, EM&E, has a

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in India with brothers Adhiraj and Suryaveer Khanna, sons of Arvind Khanna and members of a family with a history in the Indian defence industry. In May 2025, Indra Sistemas signed a memorandum of understanding with Rheinmetall Landsysteme, a subsidiary of the German company

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, for working on

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projects for the

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and Escribano stated that his intention is for Indra Sistemas to bolster Spanish armored vehicle manufacturing and digitalization capabilities.

References

{{Reflist 1971 births Living people Spanish businesspeople Businesspeople in the defence industry Businesspeople from Madrid