Andoni Jimenez takes over as General Manager of Tajo

The cooperative Tajo has appointed Andoni Jimenez as its new General Manager, succeeding Juan Manuel Martín at the helm of an organisation with more than six decades of industrial experience in plastics processing and the development of components for highly demanding technical sectors, such as automotive and household appliances.

Jimenez joins Tajo’s management team following an extensive career in industry, international management and business development. For more than a decade, he held various management positions at Orona, with a particular focus on the French market and the services business, leading teams and transformation processes in international environments.

A New Chapter

Born in Hendaye in 1978, he holds a degree in Industrial Engineering, specialising in Organisation, from Tecnun – University of Navarra. His appointment marks the beginning of a new chapter for Tajo, a cooperative with industrial plants in Spain and Poland, around 300 professionals and extensive experience in the design, industrialisation and manufacture of high-precision polymer components and subassemblies.

The priorities for this new chapter will be to strengthen the group’s international position and competitiveness, develop new markets, drive industrial innovation and continue building long-term relationships with its customers.

“Delivering More to Grow Sustainably”

Andoni himself told TU Lankide that he is taking on this new challenge with great enthusiasm and a determination to continue developing Tajo’s market positioning.

“Our challenge is not simply to manufacture more, but to deliver more. We want to move towards a model in which our customers find in Tajo an industrial partner capable of supporting them throughout engineering, materials and industrialisation.”

“Our challenge is not simply to manufacture more, but to deliver more. We want to move towards a model in which our customers find in Tajo an industrial partner capable of supporting them throughout engineering, materials and industrialisation.”

This vision involves expanding Tajo’s value proposition beyond conventional plastics processing. “We have decades of knowledge in materials, processes, moulds and industrialisation. The opportunity lies in using that experience to optimise designs, integrate functions or transform metal solutions into polymer ones whenever there is a technical, economic or environmental advantage. This is an important area in which we can innovate and differentiate ourselves.”

Jimenez summarises the ambition for this new chapter as follows: “We want to build a Tajo that is competitive, innovative and close to its customers, drawing on the capabilities and commitment of our people. An organisation prepared to meet the challenges of the future, create new opportunities and continue growing sustainably.”

“We want to build a Tajo that is competitive, innovative and close to its customers, drawing on the capabilities and commitment of our people. An organisation prepared to meet the challenges of the future, create new opportunities and continue growing sustainably.”

The priorities for this new chapter at Tajo will be to strengthen the group’s international position and competitiveness, develop new markets, drive industrial innovation and continue building long-term relationships with its customers.