Editor Emiliano Martínez will receive the Tribute of Liber 2017 - granted by the International Book Fair and the Federation of Publishers' Guilds of Spain (FGEE)

Editor Emiliano Martínez will receive the Tribute of Liber 2017 - granted by the International Book Fair and the Federation of Publishers' Guilds of Spain (FGEE) . The homage to Emiliano Martinez, Vice-Presiden of Fundación Santillan, will take place on October 5 at the Real Fábrica de Tapices in the framework of LIBER activities, organized by IFEMA this year...

in recognition of his  professional trajectory, dedicated exclusively to publishing, in particular of the textbook in both Spain and the Ibero-American region. The members of the Board of Directors of FGEE also wanted to highlight, with this award, his corporate and union vocation, which has led him to have an intense presence in the institutions of the sector. This homage will take place during an event held on October 5 at the Real Fábrica de Tapices de Madrid, as part of LIBER's activities this year organized by IFEMA.

Emiliano Martínez developed his professional career in the publishing house Santillana, which was incorporated in the early sixties with the aim of exploring the market of educational publications. He went through various positions to become its president, a position in which he remained until his retirement in 2012. For almost fifty years, he witnessed the development of the company and its establishment in America as well as the evolution of the sector both in Spain and Latin America.

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