Avangrid Inc. appointed Pedro Azagra Blázquez as a member of its board after the resignation of independent non-executive director Carol Folt.

Azagra Blázquez — currently corporate development director at Iberdrola SA, which directly holds an 81.5% shareholding in Avangrid — previously served as an Avangrid board member from January 2014 until June 2019.

He is also on the board of directors of Iberdrola subsidiary Neoenergia SA, as well as Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA.