The general director of Osatek has stepped down from the position following the committee's decision on August 31st.

The board of directors of Osatek, S.A. approved the resignation of general manager Héctor Hernando Bocos at the meeting on July 14, at his own request, with the decision taking effect on August 31. The removal from office was published in issue number 216 of the Boletín Oficial del País Vasco this Wednesday, November 11, 2026, with official reference 2026/4796. The resolution was signed by Gontzal Tamayo Medel, president of the board, in Vitoria-Gasteiz on September 23, 2026.

The removal from office was not immediate. The board of directors of Osatek, S.A. appointed Héctor Hernando Bocos as general manager through resolution 2025/1689, following the decision made on March 31, 2025; the appointment was published in issue number 73 of the Boletín Oficial del País Vasco on April 15, 2025. That appointment, which had been in effect until now, is hereby annulled in accordance with the regulations set forth in the company’s statutes.

The publication was made in the section for private notices, not in the section for regulatory provisions: it is a corporate decision of the public company, not a decree or an order. This explains the structure of the text: the legal basis is article 14.1.b) of the statutes, and no general regulation is being modified.

What the resolution includes in four points

• Removal from office: The removal of Héctor Hernando Bocos from the position of general manager of Osatek, S.A., at his own request, effective August 31, 2026, and expressing gratitude for the services rendered.
• Effectiveness: The resolution takes effect at the end of the working day on August 31; therefore, the position becomes vacant on that very day.
• Publication: It is ordered that the decision be published in the Boletín Oficial del País Vasco and notified to the interested party.
• Appeal: An appeal against the decision may be filed before the general assembly of Osatek, S.A. within a period of one month, starting from the day following the publication.

The public call was already in place

The board itself, at the July 14 meeting, approved the procedure to fill the general manager’s position through the channel for management positions of Osakidetza’s service organizations. The first step of that process was published on November 3: in issue number 210 of the Boletín Oficial del País Vasco, with reference 2026/4639, stating that the position was vacant. The chronology contains a noteworthy detail: the call was published eight days before the announcement of the resignation, although the effect of the removal from office had been in force since August.

The conditions of the call specify who may apply and the timeframe available:

• Deadlines: 10 valid days, starting from the day following the publication of the resolution in the gazette.
• Recipients: Employees established in the service organizations of Osakidetza-Basque Health Service, as well as officials from the general administration of the community and autonomous bodies.
• Requirements: high-level university degree, administration and management experience, and management training in the public sector.
• Where: Osatek, S.A. Bilbao headquarters, Alameda Urquijo 36, 5th floor, 48011, at the Human Resources desk.
• Legal basis: Article 27 of Law 8/1997, of June 26, on the Health Organization of the Basque Country, Decree 255/1997, Decree 156/2016, and Decree 272/2011.
• Method: the filling method is a free appointment, and the resolution will be made by agreement of the council, published in the official gazette.

Deadlines and administrative specifications

The resolution of the resignation distinguishes between two different dates: the legal date of the decision (July 14, 2026) and the date of the effects (August 31). The signature, however, is dated September 23, and the publication November 11, two months later. This gap is not empty: on the day it was published, the call to fill the position was already underway.

Regarding the appeal, the path for recourse is open before the general assembly of Osatek, S.A., for one month, counting from the day following the appearance of the announcement in the gazette; in this case, from November 12 onwards. The resolution does not foresee any other direct effect for the employees.

The announcement reflects a change in the senior management of a public company within the structure of Osakidetza, and in that business area, appointments and removals take public form by being published in the official gazette. In this case, furthermore, two announcements complement each other: the one for the removal and the call to fill the vacant position. For the reader, the practical consequence is clear: until a new general director is appointed, the position is vacant and the next step of the procedure is in the hands of the council; the resolution is therefore not merely the end of a chapter, but the starting point for the selection of the new management.

Source: Official Gazette of the Basque Country, No. 216, November 11, 2026, Part I (particular announcements) (official reference: 2026/4796).