Agustín Ezequiel Martín Escobar (1975 – 10 April 2025) was a Spanish business executive who served as president and CEO of
Siemens
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Spain and CEO of
Siemens Mobility
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Southwest Europe
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from December 2022 until his death.
Early life
Escobar was from
Puertollano
Puertollano () is a municipalities of Spain, municipality of Spain located in the province of Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha. The city has a population of 45,539 (2022). Contrasting to the largely rural character of the region, Puertollano stands o ...
in the
Castilla–La Mancha
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region of Spain.
Career
Escobar had over 25 years of experience in the
energy
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and
transportation
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sectors. He joined Siemens Spain in 1998, holding various roles focused on energy. From 2014 to 2018, he led Siemens' Energy Management Division and Infrastructure & Cities Sector in
Latin America
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, including a two-year term as CEO of the latter. Between 2010 and 2014, he was corporate director of strategy and international business development for Siemens in
North America
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. In December 2022, he became president and CEO of Siemens Spain and CEO of Siemens Mobility Southwest Europe.
Education
Escobar earned a degree in industrial engineering from
Comillas Pontifical University
Comillas Pontifical University () is a private Catholic Church, Catholic university run by the Spanish Province of the Society of Jesus in Madrid, Madrid, Spain. The university is involved in a number of academic exchange programmes, work practi ...
in
Madrid
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.
Death
On 10 April 2025, Escobar, his wife Mercè Camprubi Montal (granddaughter of
Agustí Montal Costa and great-granddaughter of
Agustí Montal Galobart) and their three children (aged four, eight and eleven) were killed in a helicopter crash in the
Hudson River
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near
New York City
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, along with the pilot Seankese Johnson.
The Bell 206 aircraft, which departed from
Downtown Manhattan Heliport
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, suffered a mid-air structural failure and crashed after losing radar contact at 3:25 p.m. local time. Escobar was 49 at the time of his death.
See also
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Richard Cousins, former CEO of the
Compass Group
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who perished along with his children in the
Sydney Seaplanes DHC-2 crash in
Sydney
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,
Australia
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, in December 2017.
References
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1975 births
2025 deaths
Spanish businesspeople
Siemens people
Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 2025
Accidental deaths in New York (state)
Victims of helicopter accidents or incidents in the United States
People from Puertollano