Presidency
The current board is chaired by Josu Urrutia Tellería, consultant by profession, whose candidacy was successful during the election in July 2011, succeeding under the previous president, Fernando García Macua. Those elections involved the current president and Urrutia, of which the latter emerged victorious. There were a total of 22 176 votes, which accounted for 65.49% share of the voting members, reaching the maximum participation of the history of the Athletic. Urrutia was the winner with 12 057 votes (54.36%), while his rival in the polls, García Macua, garnered 9,796 (44.17%). Likewise, 165 (0.74%) members voted blank, and 158 (0.71%) remaining votes were considered invalid.
The board of the Athletic Club is composed of the following directors:
- President: Josu Urrutia.
- Vice-President: José Ángel Corres.
- Secretary: Javier Aldazabal.
- Vice-Secretary: Jon Muñoz Iñurrategi.
- Treasurer: Izaskun Larrieta.
- Counter: Alberto Uribe-Echevarria.
- Members: Xabier Pérez, Silvia Muriel, Laura Martínez, Borja López, Yolanda Lázaro, Ángel Mari Gorostidi, Jokin Garatea, Juan Arana, Ramón Alkorta.
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