José-Luis del Valle Pérez has been a member of the Bar Association of Madrid since 1976. As Spanish State Attorney, he performed his duties in the Delegations of the Ministry of Finance and the Courts of Justice of Burgos and of Toledo, and in the Legal Departments of the Ministry of Health and of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. Mr del Valle Perez was a director of the legal department of the political party UCD from 1977 to 1981, and a Member of Parliament (Congreso de los Diputados) of Spain from 1979 to 1982. He was also deputy minister for territorial administration from 1981 to 1982. Since 1983, Mr del Valle Perez has been a director of, and/or legal advisor to, many Spanish companies including Banesto (merged with Banco Santander), Continental Industrias del Caucho (a subsidiary of Continental AG), Fococafe and Continental Hispanica (a subsidiary of Continental Grain).
