Nicolás Rubio de Cárdenas
Chief Executive Officer at Meridiam Infrastructure North America Corp.
Profile
Based in New York, Nicolas is Chief Executive Officer North America.
Before joining Meridiam in March 2021, he was the Director of Operations at Cintra, the investment arm of Ferrovial, overseeing the development and implementation of strategy in all technical, operational, innovation, environmental, quality, and health and safety domains both for existing and for prospective assets.
From 2009 to 2016 as US President, he led Cintra US operations from its headquarters in Austin, Texas, developing and managing over $12 bn of infrastructure assets, including state-of-the-art Managed Lanes projects North Tarrant Express, LBJ Express and I-35W Express in Texas in partnership with Meridiam.
As head of business development prior to moving to Texas, he had led the team that secured these projects through their procurement phase.
Nicolas has over three decades of international leadership within the private infrastructure and construction sectors.
In his first decade working as a contractor he managed bridge, tunnel, dam, sports and industrial projects, spending four years as head of the Tunisian branch of Ferrovial.
His experience in North America started in 1999 with the award of 407 ETR highway in Canada.
In his career he has been involved in the development of over 150 private infrastructure projects spanning more than 30 countries.
In 2010 he was awarded the “Entrepreneur of the Year Award” by the American Road and Transportation Builders Association for his role promoting PPPs for transportation in the United States.
In 2017 he was selected by the National Council for PPPs as part of America’s Top 10 P3 Transportation Infrastructure Pioneers.
Nicolas holds a master’s degree in Civil Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain.
Nicolás Rubio de Cárdenas active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
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Meridiam Infrastructure North America Corp.
 Meridiam Infrastructure North America Corp. Investment ManagersFinance Meridiam Infrastructure North America Corp (Meridiam) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Thierry Deau. The firm is headquartered in Paris. | Chief Executive Officer | - |
Former positions of Nicolás Rubio de Cárdenas
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
407 International, Inc.
 407 International, Inc. Other TransportationTransportation 407 International, Inc. engages in the operation, maintenance, and ownership of the right to toll the electronic open-access toll highway. It provides transponders, an electronic device that customers attach to the interior of the windshield behind the rear-view mirror. The company was founded March 17, 1999 and is headquartered in Woodbridge, Canada. | Director/Board Member | 2019-01-30 |
Cintra Aparcamientos SA
 Cintra Aparcamientos SA Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Cintra Aparcamientos SA develops and operates car parks. It also designs, builds and manages underground car parks for resident use. Its activities include providing municipal authorities with comprehensive management tools to regulate on-street car parks and managing car parkds at airports, hotels, shopping malls and leisure centers. It also offers additional services such as supply and maintenance of parking meters. The company manages over 250,000 parking spaces in Spain, Andorra and Puerto Rico. Cintra Aparcamientos is located in Madrid, Spain | Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | 2012-05-28 |
| FERROVIAL, S.A. | Private Equity Investor | - |
Training of Nicolás Rubio de Cárdenas
| Universidad Politécnica de Madrid | Undergraduate Degree |
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407 International, Inc.
407 International, Inc. Other TransportationTransportation 407 International, Inc. engages in the operation, maintenance, and ownership of the right to toll the electronic open-access toll highway. It provides transponders, an electronic device that customers attach to the interior of the windshield behind the rear-view mirror. The company was founded March 17, 1999 and is headquartered in Woodbridge, Canada. | Transportation |
Cintra Aparcamientos SA
Cintra Aparcamientos SA Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Cintra Aparcamientos SA develops and operates car parks. It also designs, builds and manages underground car parks for resident use. Its activities include providing municipal authorities with comprehensive management tools to regulate on-street car parks and managing car parkds at airports, hotels, shopping malls and leisure centers. It also offers additional services such as supply and maintenance of parking meters. The company manages over 250,000 parking spaces in Spain, Andorra and Puerto Rico. Cintra Aparcamientos is located in Madrid, Spain | Consumer Services |
Ferrovial SA
 Ferrovial SA Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services Ferrovial SA engages in the investment and development of transportation infrastructures. It operates through the following segments: Construction, Toll Roads, Airports and Energy Infrastructures and Mobility. The Construction segment designs and performs of all manner of public and private works, including most notably the construction of public infrastructure. The Toll Roads segment focuses on the development, financing and operating of toll roads. The Airports segment focuses on the development, financing and operating of airports as well as integrated solutions for the development and management of electrical networks. The Energy Infrastructures and Mobility segment focuses on developing energy transmission and renewable energy infrastructure. The company was founded by Rafael del Pino y Moreno on December 18, 1952 and is headquartered in Madrid, Spain. | Industrial Services |
Meridiam Infrastructure North America Corp.
Meridiam Infrastructure North America Corp. Investment ManagersFinance Meridiam Infrastructure North America Corp (Meridiam) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Thierry Deau. The firm is headquartered in Paris. | Finance |
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