Telvent Announces The Appointment Of Its New Chief Executive Officer

ROCKVILLE, Md., May 24, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Telvent GIT, S.A. (Nasdaq:TLVT), the IT company for a sustainable and secure world, announced today that its Board of Directors appointed Mr. Ignacio Gonzalez Dominguez as new Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Mr. Manuel Sanchez Ortega who will resign as Chief Executive Officer, effective June 1, 2010. During this year, Mr. Sanchez Ortega will continue to serve as a Director and non-executive Chairman of Telvent's Board of Directors.

Mr. Sanchez Ortega will join Abengoa, S.A. effective January 1, 2011 as its Chief Executive Officer. He stated, "It has been my honor and privilege for the past twenty-two years to participate in the building of a great IT company and I am grateful for the support the Telvent team has given me throughout my career. Telvent's future is exciting and full of incredible opportunities for such an ambitious and talented organization."

Mr. Gonzalez Dominguez stated, "We are grateful to Manuel for his personal contribution to Telvent during many years. It has been a pleasure to have him as part of the Telvent team, during which time we have faced many exciting challenges. We wish him success in his new endeavor and look forward to his continued contribution as a Director and non-executive Chairman of our board."

Mr. Sanchez Ortega also stated, "I am completely confident that Ignacio will contribute further to Telvent's development and I have no doubt that he will be as successful in his role as Chief Executive Officer as he has been in every other position he has served in during his career at Telvent."

Mr. Ignacio Gonzalez Dominguez, the current Executive Vice President of Telvent Energy, will assume the responsibilities of Chief Executive Officer starting June 1, 2010. Mr. Gonzalez Dominguez joined Telvent in 1990 as a project engineer participating in key control systems projects. From 1995 to 1998, he worked as an engineer and project manager for the electrical sub-segment of Telvent's Energy Segment. In 1998, he was promoted to the position of international proposals department Manager. In 1999, he was named Telvent Mexico's General Manager. In 2002, he was named General Manager of Telvent Energia y Medio Ambiente S.A., and served in that capacity until his appointment as Executive Vice President of Telvent Energy in 2006. Mr. Gonzalez Dominguez has been based in Houston, Texas, since 2007 and will be moving to Telvent's U.S. headquarters in Rockville, Maryland immediately. Mr. Gonzalez Dominguez holds an honors degree in industrial engineering, with a specialization in electricity, from Seville University in Seville, Spain, and an MBA from San Telmo's Institute in Seville, Spain.  Forward-Looking Statements