César Cernuda
President of Microsoft Latin America
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César Cernuda was president of Microsoft Latin America and corporate vice president of Microsoft [3] and is President of NetApp.
PDD (Program for Management Development), IESE Business School, University of Navarra[2][3][4]
César Cernuda | |
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| Born | 1971 or 1972 (age 54–55)[1] |
| Education | B.S., ESIC University PDD (Program for Management Development), IESE Business School, University of Navarra[2][3][4] |
| Occupation | President of NetApp[3] |
Career
Early in his career, Cernuda worked at Software AG and Banco 21.[5] In 1997, he joined Microsoft Spain.[6][7] During his career at Microsoft, Cernuda has served as the company's vice president of sales, marketing and services for Latin America.[8] He became president of Microsoft's business in the Asia Pacific region in 2013.[9] In 2014, he received the "100 Españoles" award given to Spaniards who achieve international recognition.[10]
In June 2016, Microsoft appointed Cernuda as a corporate vice president and its president of Latin America,[8] a position in which he oversees 2,500 employees, and 80,000 business partnerships.[11] He is the first person of Spanish heritage to reach the level of corporate vice presidency in the company.[12] Cernuda stated in October 2016 that he has three goals in this role: to make technology more integrated into daily life, to boost productivity in the workplace, and to promote smarter cloud storage.[13] As part of his leadership style, he advocates for flexible work arrangements, and he does not have his own office or desk.[14] In June 2018, ESIC Business & Marketing School awarded him an Aster Award for Best Professional Career.[15]
On July 1, 2020, Cernuda joined NetApp as President [16].
In July, 2026, Cernuda was appointed Vice President of the Board of Endeavor España, an organisation dedicated to identifying and supporting high-impact entrepreneurs with the potential to build world-leading companies at global scale, of which he had been a board member since 2025.[17]
Cernuda has also served as president of Microsoft Asia Pacific. At Microsoft, he was instrumental in accelerating the company's transformation for the cloud era[18].
Cernuda serves as an independent director and chair of the ESG Committee for Gestamp[19]. He is vice president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Spain[20] and a member of IESE Business School's International Advisory Board[21].
Personal life
Cernuda holds a bachelor's degree in business administration and marketing from ESIC University and completed a Management Development Program at the IESE Business School at the University of Navarra in Spain.[22][23][3] He has also completed the Leadership for Senior Executives program at the Harvard Business School.[10] He is married and has two children.[2]
Cernuda completed the Leading Sustainable Corporations Programme at Oxford University's Saïd Business School.