José María (Chema) Vera is the interim executive director of Oxfam International. He first joined Oxfam Intermón as director of Madrid headquarters and soon after as campaigns and policy director. Between 2006 and 2012, he worked for the Ibero-American General Secretariat, coordinating the programs of its heads of state summits. In 2012, he re-joined Oxfam Intermón as executive director.