Spain’s aviation sector is a critical national asset, combining commercial airlines, airport operators, maintenance providers, and air navigation services. As aircraft, airports, and passenger services become increasingly digital, cybersecurity leadership in aviation now sits directly alongside safety, continuity, and regulatory assurance. The following CISOs and cybersecurity leaders are shaping how Spain’s aviation industry protects operations, passengers, and critical systems.
Tomas Peribanez Lopez — Chief Information Security Officer and Chief Technology Officer, Swiftair
Tomas Peribanez Lopez brings decades of experience across technology leadership, cybersecurity governance, and enterprise risk management within highly regulated environments. At Swiftair, he oversees both technology and security strategy, ensuring alignment between operational systems, aviation compliance, and cybersecurity controls. His background spans global consulting, large-scale infrastructure security, and risk frameworks including ISO standards, NIST, ENS, and aviation regulatory requirements. His leadership reflects the convergence of safety, resilience, and digital trust that modern aviation demands.
David García Landrove — Chief Information Security Officer and Technical Director, SafetYtudE
David García Landrove operates at the intersection of aviation safety engineering and cybersecurity. His work focuses on ensuring compliance with high-assurance security frameworks while supporting safety-critical systems in air traffic management and communications, navigation, and surveillance environments. By integrating RAMS methodologies with cybersecurity governance, he helps aviation organizations manage risk across both digital and operational domains, reinforcing security as a core component of aviation safety assurance.
Gemma Deler — Chief Information Security Officer and Data Protection Officer, Vueling
Gemma Deler is a well-established cybersecurity leader within Spain’s aviation and transport ecosystem. At Vueling, she leads information security and data protection across a complex airline operation, balancing regulatory compliance, operational resilience, and passenger data protection. Her experience spans cybersecurity governance, risk management, and certification across multiple industries, reinforcing a security-by-design approach that aligns aviation safety with digital trust.
Robert Castilla de León — Chief Information Security Officer, LEVEL Airlines
Robert Castilla de León leads cybersecurity strategy at LEVEL Airlines, focusing on governance, risk, compliance, and operational resilience within a modern airline environment. His background includes security leadership roles across consulting, managed security services, and aviation-specific operations. His work emphasizes building practical security programs that support airline growth while maintaining compliance with aviation security and regulatory standards.
Agustín Arés Avivar — Chief Information Security Officer, Air Nostrum
With a long tenure in airline operations and information technology, Agustín Arés Avivar provides deep institutional knowledge of aviation systems and risk landscapes. As CISO at Air Nostrum, he oversees cybersecurity strategy across operational and corporate environments, ensuring continuity, compliance, and protection of critical airline systems. His leadership reflects the importance of experience-driven security in complex, long-running aviation operations.
Luis Antonio Prieto Marcos — Deputy Chief Information Security Officer, Aena
Luis Antonio Prieto Marcos plays a key role in cybersecurity governance across Spain’s airport network. As Deputy CISO at Aena, he supports the coordination of security initiatives across multiple airports, working closely with operational teams, regulators, and service providers. His responsibilities span incident oversight, security program execution, policy development, and awareness, reinforcing cybersecurity as an essential component of airport safety and resilience.
Securing Spain’s Airspace Through Cyber Leadership
Spain’s aviation sector operates at the intersection of safety, national infrastructure, and global connectivity, where cybersecurity failures can quickly escalate into operational, regulatory, or reputational crises. The leaders featured here demonstrate how effective aviation security leadership goes beyond technical controls, integrating governance, risk management, safety assurance, and compliance into everyday operations. As digital transformation continues to reshape aircraft operations, airport systems, and airline services, strong CISO leadership will remain essential to preserving resilience, passenger trust, and the safe movement of people and goods across Spain’s airspace.