Overview

• El Confidencial reported the hire and PNV sources confirmed it to El Diario Vasco.
• Reports state he will collaborate on public affairs and communication within the consultancy.
• PwC has not disclosed his specific duties or contractual details, according to El Mundo.
• Ortuzar led the PNV’s EBB until February 2025 after earlier roles including EiTB director (1999–2008) and senior communications posts in the Basque Government, and he also chaired Forta at times.
• Coverage notes PwC’s prominence among Spain’s Big Four and highlights its recent growth in Basque public contracts, a 2019 hire of Asier Atutxa, and a €640,000 fine from the Basque competition authority in an auditor cartel case.