New challenge on the table of the employers’ association of the ports of Canary Islands (Fedeport). The management of CEOE of Tenerife faces a major legal risk. The hotel employers have demanded the withdrawal of the reform of the Code of Ethics and Good Governance included in the agenda of the last General Assembly. The central argument states that the current leadership lacks institutional legitimacy to implement structural changes while the litigation over the validity of the elections held in April 2022 persists. At least it is not like in Las Palmas where the right-wing stevedoring union is part of the CCE.
The formal demand alerts the organization’s president, Pedro Alfonso Martín, about possible legal actions if he persists with this agenda. The legal basis of the claim is grounded in the ruling issued in May 2024 by the Court of First Instance number 1 of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. This ruling upheld the claim filed against the electoral process, annullying the agreements that gave rise to the current mandate.
The power of the CEOE of Tenerife is distributed as follows: The Vice Presidencies of Business Organizations and Companies are made up of Ángela Delgado Díaz (ASAGA Canarias ASAJA), Óscar Izquierdo (FEPECO), Juan Antonio Jiménez (FEMETE), Jorge Escuder (ASINCA), Abbas Moujir Hegeige (FAUCA) and Tomás Barreto Lorenzo (AGRUCAN), Bernabé Rodríguez (Grupo DISA), Juan García (Moeve), Francisco Javier Zamorano Sáenz (Grupo CIO) and Manuel Valle Lopera (Grupo Valora). The Treasury is managed by Ana Muñoz González (Emelsa Servicios). Additionally, Elena Vela is in charge of the General Secretariat.
Warning
Although the ruling is subject to appeal, the prevailing criterion is that the judicial decision limits the operational capacity of the directive. According to this reasoning, any decision that exceeds routine administrative management lacks sufficient legal backing while the judicial controversy remains unsettled. The modification of the Code of Ethics, being a substantial alteration of the internal functioning, is classified as a measure beyond the scope of the committee in a situation of interim administration.
The warning extends beyond the presidency and affects the entire board of directors. The legal document communicates to the members that support for proposals exceeding ordinary functions entails a personal financial risk. Members of the governing body could face personal liabilities before the courts if the adopted agreements result in economic or reputational harm to the entity or third parties.
The hotel employers keep the litigiousness route open. The document expressly reserves the right to challenge any assembly agreements that are approved under the current legal questioning. The potential filing of claims for damages, alongside other precautionary measures, places the structure of the Tenerife employers’ organization in a scenario of operational paralysis and high corporate uncertainty.
