F lorentino Pérez is a Spanish billionaire, civil engineer, and one of the most powerful figures in both the global construction industry and the world of professional soccer. He is the chairman and CEO of Grupo ACS (Actividades de Construcción y Servicios), one of the largest and most successful construction and engineering companies in the world. He took a small, struggling construction company and, through a series of ambitious acquisitions, built it into a global giant.

Pérez is even more famous internationally for his role as the president of the legendary Real Madrid C.F. soccer club, a position he has held for two separate and highly successful tenures. He is the architect of the club's "Galácticos" policy of signing the world's most famous and expensive soccer superstars, from Zinedine Zidane and David Beckham to Cristiano Ronaldo. He has overseen a period of immense sporting and commercial success for the club and has also led the massive, high-tech renovation of its iconic Santiago Bernabéu stadium.