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Daniel Romero

Daniel completed the Lic&MBA programme at Esade in 1992.

He has financial experience as CFO of various business groups, both in Spain (Barcelona and Palma) and abroad (France, Italy, Germany and the United States).

He built his career at Spanish companies such as Agrolimen (JoyCo Group, Eat Out and Gallina Blanca divisions), Ferrer Internacional and the Werfen Group, as well as at American corporations (Wrigley’s) and German multinationals (TUI AG) in the consumer-goods, pharmaceutical, medical-devices and tourism sectors. He currently serves as Finance Director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at Zimmer Biomet Dental.

He has a broad view of business, having served as an executive not only in finance but also in other corporate areas, including human resources, IT, internal auditing and legal.

Over the years, he has been a member and secretary of the boards of several holding companies. In this capacity, he developed skills in shareholder relationship management at wholly owned enterprises as well as at joint ventures and private-equity-owned companies.

Daniel Romero

Daniel completed the Lic&MBA programme at Esade in 1992.

He has financial experience as CFO of various business groups, both in Spain (Barcelona and Palma) and abroad (France, Italy, Germany and the United States).

He built his career at Spanish companies such as Agrolimen (JoyCo Group, Eat Out and Gallina Blanca divisions), Ferrer Internacional and the Werfen Group, as well as at American corporations (Wrigley’s) and German multinationals (TUI AG) in the consumer-goods, pharmaceutical, medical-devices and tourism sectors. He currently serves as Finance Director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at Zimmer Biomet Dental.

He has a broad view of business, having served as an executive not only in finance but also in other corporate areas, including human resources, IT, internal auditing and legal.

Over the years, he has been a member and secretary of the boards of several holding companies. In this capacity, he developed skills in shareholder relationship management at wholly owned enterprises as well as at joint ventures and private-equity-owned companies.

Daniel Romero

Daniel completed the Lic&MBA programme at Esade in 1992.

He has financial experience as CFO of various business groups, both in Spain (Barcelona and Palma) and abroad (France, Italy, Germany and the United States).

He built his career at Spanish companies such as Agrolimen (JoyCo Group, Eat Out and Gallina Blanca divisions), Ferrer Internacional and the Werfen Group, as well as at American corporations (Wrigley’s) and German multinationals (TUI AG) in the consumer-goods, pharmaceutical, medical-devices and tourism sectors. He currently serves as Finance Director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at Zimmer Biomet Dental.

He has a broad view of business, having served as an executive not only in finance but also in other corporate areas, including human resources, IT, internal auditing and legal.

Over the years, he has been a member and secretary of the boards of several holding companies. In this capacity, he developed skills in shareholder relationship management at wholly owned enterprises as well as at joint ventures and private-equity-owned companies.

Isabel Ferrer

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Francisco Calvo

Francisco works as Head of Investments and Business Opportunities at BCC Grupo Cajamar Banca Privada.

He has more than 20 years of experience in finance and asset management. He has held various positions, including Director of Investee Companies and Joint Ventures, General Manager of SGIIC, CFO, Investment Fund Manager and Auditor of Financial Institutions at companies such as Cajamar, March Asset Management and EY.

His areas of expertise are asset management, business management and development, mergers and acquisitions, and team leadership.

Isabel Ferrer

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Francisco Calvo

Francisco works as Head of Investments and Business Opportunities at BCC Grupo Cajamar Banca Privada.

He has more than 20 years of experience in finance and asset management. He has held various positions, including Director of Investee Companies and Joint Ventures, General Manager of SGIIC, CFO, Investment Fund Manager and Auditor of Financial Institutions at companies such as Cajamar, March Asset Management and EY.

His areas of expertise are asset management, business management and development, mergers and acquisitions, and team leadership.

Isabel Ferrer

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Francisco Calvo

Francisco works as Head of Investments and Business Opportunities at BCC Grupo Cajamar Banca Privada.

He has more than 20 years of experience in finance and asset management. He has held various positions, including Director of Investee Companies and Joint Ventures, General Manager of SGIIC, CFO, Investment Fund Manager and Auditor of Financial Institutions at companies such as Cajamar, March Asset Management and EY.

His areas of expertise are asset management, business management and development, mergers and acquisitions, and team leadership.

Rocío Reol Olano

Activa, versátil, multilingüe, orientada a resultados y con visión holística de empresa. Mentalidad abierta y bien estructurada, organizada y planificadora. Alta capacidad de comunicación y de adaptación a los entornos empresariales y sociales cambiantes. Visión del negocio, rigurosa, con capacidad para la gestión de personas y acostumbrada a la toma de decisiones. Experiencia demostrable en empresas de distintos sectores en todas las áreas económico-financieras.

Rocío Reol Olano

Activa, versátil, multilingüe, orientada a resultados y con visión holística de empresa. Mentalidad abierta y bien estructurada, organizada y planificadora. Alta capacidad de comunicación y de adaptación a los entornos empresariales y sociales cambiantes. Visión del negocio, rigurosa, con capacidad para la gestión de personas y acostumbrada a la toma de decisiones. Experiencia demostrable en empresas de distintos sectores en todas las áreas económico-financieras.

Rocío Reol Olano

Activa, versátil, multilingüe, orientada a resultados y con visión holística de empresa. Mentalidad abierta y bien estructurada, organizada y planificadora. Alta capacidad de comunicación y de adaptación a los entornos empresariales y sociales cambiantes. Visión del negocio, rigurosa, con capacidad para la gestión de personas y acostumbrada a la toma de decisiones. Experiencia demostrable en empresas de distintos sectores en todas las áreas económico-financieras.

Juan Maria Massons

Joan Maria holds a Bachelor in Business Studies and an MBA from Esade, a Bachelor in Economics from the University of Córdoba and a PhD in Business Administration from Ramon Llull University. He won the 2012 ACCID Award for Academic Excellence. He is a member of the Royal European Academy of Doctors. He has taught finance at Esade since 1966 and has been a guest lecturer at several universities in Spain and abroad. He has published six books on financial analysis and strategy. His seventh book is set to be published shortly. He works as a consultant on finance and business strategy. He provides advice to management teams. He sits on several boards and is a consultant to various general assembles.

Jaime Calatayud

Extensive experience in the financial sector, passionate about planning and financial advice and everything that involves innovation in the financial sector.

Jaime Calatayud

Extensive experience in the financial sector, passionate about planning and financial advice and everything that involves innovation in the financial sector.

Jaime Calatayud

Extensive experience in the financial sector, passionate about planning and financial advice and everything that involves innovation in the financial sector.

Juan Maria Massons

Joan Maria holds a Bachelor in Business Studies and an MBA from Esade, a Bachelor in Economics from the University of Córdoba and a PhD in Business Administration from Ramon Llull University. He won the 2012 ACCID Award for Academic Excellence. He is a member of the Royal European Academy of Doctors. He has taught finance at Esade since 1966 and has been a guest lecturer at several universities in Spain and abroad. He has published six books on financial analysis and strategy. His seventh book is set to be published shortly. He works as a consultant on finance and business strategy. He provides advice to management teams. He sits on several boards and is a consultant to various general assembles.

Juan Maria Massons

Joan Maria holds a Bachelor in Business Studies and an MBA from Esade, a Bachelor in Economics from the University of Córdoba and a PhD in Business Administration from Ramon Llull University. He won the 2012 ACCID Award for Academic Excellence. He is a member of the Royal European Academy of Doctors. He has taught finance at Esade since 1966 and has been a guest lecturer at several universities in Spain and abroad. He has published six books on financial analysis and strategy. His seventh book is set to be published shortly. He works as a consultant on finance and business strategy. He provides advice to management teams. He sits on several boards and is a consultant to various general assembles.

Ramon Serrallonga

I am a dreamer with the aspiration to make our world a better place to live. Through my experiences in different latitudes, I discovered how similar individuals are across cultures and how diverse communities are across borders.

My passions are data analytics and innovation. I apply them in anything I do. My professional career has been developed in the intersection between business and technology. Connecting the dots to deliver more value. 

Yulia Mukhacheva

Yulia Mukhacheva is a Spanish corporate lawyer working in Barcelona.

Yulia is an active member in the Alumni network of ESADE Business School. She holds a  Master in International Business and Commercial  Law by ESADE Law School. Currently, she is preparing a  Master in International Taxation Law.  Her specialization is in the field of international private law, corporate and business investments as well as tax structuring. She participated in post graduate programs at the renowned Hague Academy of International Law in The Netherlands.

As an engaged volunteer in the “ESADE Alumni Giving Back project” she uses her professional skills to support family companies in developing countries in Latin America 
Yulia’s spare time is dedicated to sports. Running is part of her daily routine and a perfect way to organize her working life. Her jogging shoes are always close at hand!  In summer time rafting and mountaineering in the Pyrenees are an excellent way to recharge her energy levels. She is fond of cutting-edge technological innovations and the latest computer gadgets.

Yulia works fluently in Spanish, Catalan, English and Russian.

Miguel Rovira

Degree in English Philology (2009) and Law (2011) from the University of Valencia. Master in International Business Law at ESADE (2018). Practicing lawyer specializing in Corporate and M&A. Regular collaborator in non-profit institutions.

Sara Pastor

" over 14 years of experience in technology, e-commerce and digital advertising with a special focus in the travel industry. She is leading the Destinations business in Europe at ADARA, after having managed the Commercial team in Europe Mainland. Before joining ADARA, Sara worked at LivingSocial, Travelzoo and Cisco Systems. 

She serves as a member of the board of the Digital Club of ESADE University, and is co-founder of the organisation "Women in e-travel." 

Lluís Farràs

Economista con más de 35 años de experiencia como Director Financiero y Controller (en multinacionales y medianas empresas de diferentes sectores, en áreas industriales y servicios). Los últimos cinco años los ha pasado como socio en una consultora prestando asesoramiento a Pymes.

Paralelamente ha colaborado con entidades sin ánimo de lucro, sociales y deportivos ofreciendo planes de viabilidad.

Elitsa Manova

After living in London and Barcelona, my studies brought me to Copenhagen. I have been living here and working as a financial accounting consultant for the past three years.

In my role, I work with corporates to address the CFO agenda and optimise their finance function. I am driven by the challenges of an ever-changing technological and regulatory landscape and enjoy working at the intersection of IT and finance.

At work or otherwise, I love taking the time to meet and get to know people as I firmly believe good team spirit and wide network are essential. When I am off, traveling and dance are my preferred ways of detaching from the daily hustle and bustle.

Pedro Arellano

Pedro leads processes of organisational change and strategic implementation. He has experience in governance and general management in both the public and private sectors, as well as at family businesses, startups, SMEs and corporations in a variety of industries, including logistics, real estate, education, health, technology, industry and consumer goods. He currently serves as Deputy General Manager at the Port of Barcelona. He sits on the board at various companies and is a trustee of the CARES Foundation. He holds a Bachelor in Labour Sciences, an MBA from Esade, a PDG from IESE and a Diploma in Family Business Consulting from the Family Firm Institute.

Cristina Barcons

As general manager of the family office of a leading European business group, Cristina is privileged to work with a team of great professionals. She previously worked at Banco Sabadell, where she gained 19 years of professional experience and which she will always consider to be her home. Her goal in joining the Esade Alumni Finance Club is to contribute new ideas and give something back to Esade.

Montse Rius

Montse Rius es actualmente managing director de Finanzas y Desarrollo Corporativo de HI Partners y miembro del Consejo de Hispania.

Tiene más de quince años de experiencia en el sector, que inició en el Departamento de Corporate Finance de Ernst & Young. Posteriormente, se incorporó al Departamento de Corporate Finance del Grupo Financiero Riva y García. Durante ese período, ejecutó operaciones de M&A, ampliaciones de capital, refinanciaciones de deuda, constitución de joint ventures y salidas a bolsa, especialmente en el sector inmobiliario y de la private equity.

Además, es presidenta del Urban Land Institute en Barcelona.

Montse Rius es Licenciada en Comercio Internacional por la Escuela Superior de Comercio Internacional de la UPF. Ha realizado curso sobre Business Analysis & Valuation y Global Macroeconomic Challenges en la London School of Economics y el postgrado de Corporate Finance en Esade Business School. En 2009, realizó el curso Corporate Restructuring, Mergers & Acquisitions en la Harvard Business School. Además, ha impartido clases de Finanzas Corporativas durante seis años en Esade Business School.

Roberto Ballester

Actualmente Socio Fundador de Felidarity, consultora B Corp que ayuda a sus clientes a desarrollar, integrar y visibilizar sus valores, compromisos éticos y estrategias de sostenibilidad y responsabilidad social.

Presidente de Fairtrade Ibérica y Miembro del Comité de Nombramientos de Fairtrade Internacional, con sede en Bonn (Alemania).
Profesor de ética empresarial, responsabilidad social, gestión de fundaciones y empresas sociales, etc.

Líder local de la iniciativa GivingTuesday en la Comunidad Valenciana y Mentor de start ups de impacto social.

Fernando A. Rivero

Ayudo principalmente a entidades financieras y aseguradoras en la dirección y gestión de proyectos de estrategia digital, marketing digital, inbound marketing, venta digital y tendencias, con algunos clientes recientes como American Express, Banco Nacional de Costa Rica, MetLife, MMT Seguros o Northgate entre otros.

Además de ser un orgulloso miembro de la Junta Directiva del Club de Marketing de ESADE Alumni, soy CEO de la consultora de estrategia digital Ditrendia; Director del Observatorio de la Blogosfera de Marketing; Consejero de la Asociación de Marketing de España; Director de la Comisión de Marketing para el sector Financiero y Asegurador y Miembro del Comité de Estudios en la Mobile Marketing Association.

Me gusta compartir lo que aprendo, así que también soy profesor en diferentes Universidades y Escuelas de negocio; formador in-company; ponente habitual en diferentes foros; autor de varios artículos, informes y publicaciones; y coautor de varios libros, siendo el último de ellos “El futuro de la banca, los seguros y los clientes tras la crisis de 2020” (Editorial Exit, 2020).

Maria Gutiérrez-San Miguel

Qualifications: Chemical Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Nurse graduate from the University of Barcelona, ​​MBA from Esade Business School and Postgraduate in Lean Management.

Professional career: during his 12-year professional career, first in a multinational engineering consultancy and then in the Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, he has implemented several projects in the field of process management and value chain optimization in industrial and hospital processes, both nationally and internationally. Likewise, she is the author of some scientific works and multiple communications and conferences, mainly in the field of process design and the management of cultural change in institutions. She has also participated as a teacher in several training courses, postgraduate courses and master's degrees in Lean methodology, process management and cultural change in organizations.

Current professional activity: Currently responsible for the design and implementation of Value Based Healthcare Clinical Processes using self-reported health outcomes as indicators (PROMS, PREMS), as well as the optimization of some improvements in organizational hospital processes in hospitalization units, emergencies, outpatient clinics, etc. at the Vall d'Hebron Hospital. The main focus of his work is the design and development of an institutional methodology for organizational transformation towards patient-centered care through continuous improvement led by health personnel in contact with the patient, involving cultural change among hospital professionals. as well as the participation of patients in the definition of care processes.

Jaime Tarrazon

Después de hacer las practicas del BBA en París, decidí volver a esta ciudad tan cultural a principios de 2017. Desde entonces trabajo en Les Cinémas Pathé Gaumont, en el departamento de Marketing y me encargo de las animaciones comerciales y el pricing de las salas de cine.

El Chapter de Esade Alumni París es una buena oportunidad para evadirse del día a día y encontrarse con otros Alumnis con diferentes backgrounds. Te esperamos en cualquier de nuestros eventos: charlas sobre la actualidad, cenas o simplemente un afterwork para brindar todos juntos.

Jaume Hugas

Fue Director del Centro de Investigación de la Logística Empresarial (CILE) y Primer Presidente y fundador del Council of Supply Chain Management Professional (CSCMP) en España.  

Antes de asumir la dirección ejecutiva de Executive Education, fue director de los programas MBA de Esade. 

Es diplomado en CPCL por la Harvard Business School y también ha realizado cursos de posgrado en Stanford, Darden y Olin Business School. 

En su extensa carrera directiva, ha sido Director of Supply Chain Management para la División de Consumo de Ralston Purina Europe, en Europa, Oriente Medio y África, y Director of Manufacturing Operations de Ralston Purina Internacional, con responsabilidad sobre 32 fábricas europeas, además de Corporate Director of Manufacturing and Engineering de Ralston Purina Company para Canadá, Asia-Pacífico y Latinoamérica. Con anterioridad, fue director de Producción e Ingeniería para Gallina Blanca Purina en España y Portugal, y también director de Proyectos y Obras en Master SA de Ingeniería y Consultoría. 

Ha publicado artículos en diferentes revistas y es autor de numerosos casos de estudio. 

Es profesor de Esade desde 1990, Ingeniero Industrial, MBA por Esade  y Doctor en Derecho, Economía y Empresa. 

J. Álvaro Villanueva

Ingeniero Industrial por la Universidad de Oviedo.
Actualmente ocupa el cargo de Director General de Grupo Intermark, consultora tecnológica y de marketing que ofrece servicios en el área de la comunicación, la transformación tecnológica, la industria 4.0 y la ciberseguridad industrial, con más de 200 profesionales. A lo largo de su trayectoria profesional, siempre ha estado ligado al mundo industrial y de la tecnología, ayudando a que la tecnología de soporte a los procesos tanto industriales como de gestión.

Stefano Audone

I am passionate about writing and sports. After 10 years spent in Media and FMCG companies in Marketing and Sales positions, in 2020 I joint Adverteaser, my family company which operates in marketing and communication, running the business as a second-generation entrepreneur.

You can watch a brief presentation here (in Italian): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG_-x2Lk2LI&t=9s

I hold a Master of Science (MSc) in International Management from Esade Business School, joint with an MSc in Management from Bocconi University in a double degree program, and a Bachelor in Economics and Management in Arts, Culture and Communication (CLEACC) from Bocconi University.

Since September 2020 I have been a Board Member of the Esade Alumni Milan Chapter.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stefano.audone

Alejandra Pérez

Alejandra is enthusiastic about innovation, marketing and the mobility of the future. Since beginning her career at Allianz, she has worked in various sectors, including banking, FCGs, consulting and, most recently, the automotive industry, where she works in web development.

She studied business in Colombia and international business in Germany. She also holds an MSc in Marketing Management from Esade (2017).

She is a board member of the Esade Alumni Barcelona International Chapter, which organises events for the expat community living in Barcelona.

Neli Caldentey Marí

Senior and generalist coach. I have held positions of high responsibility in business and have managed my own company for nearly 15 years. I help senior professionals in high-responsibility positions as well as middle managers.

Specialities: 

• Individual and group coaching for people who want to make a change in their career path or undergo a career transition. 
• Growth potentials: young people undergoing rapid professional growth who have been promoted and are acquiring management responsibilities, sometimes with very large teams. The main topics tend to be communication, delegation, strategic vision, etc.
• Coaching aimed at business creation or self-employment.

Languages: Spanish, Catalan and English

Certifications:

• Professional Certified Coach (PCC), International Coaching Federation
• Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC), Coaches Training Institute
• Leadership Programme, Coaches Training Institute
• Organisation and Relationship Systems Coaching (ORSC)
• The Leadership Circle (TLC) Survey certified facilitator (assessment tool)
• The Leadership Culture Survey 
• Creative Coaching
   

Carles Roig Navarro

Carles is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Operations, Innovation and Data Sciences at Esade.

He is the director of the Master in Operations Management.

Carles built his career in Scandinavia, France and Latin America. He has held various executive posts at large companies: co-general manager of Nedlloyd Districenters; regional director of AITENA and LOACSA (BBVA’s logistical services corporation); manager of Schenker, and general manager and board member of Logipoint (Dragados SPL).

He previously directed the Part-Time MBA at Esade. In addition to his professional activities as a business consultant and director, he teaches the subjects Supply Chain Management, Strategy and Operations Management in the Department of Operations at Esade.

Throughout his career, Carles has been deeply involved with companies in various sectors, including clients such as Volkswagen, Seat, Nissan, Jatco and NSK (automotive); HP Centro de Consolidación, HP Ventas, IBM and Digital Equipment (IT); Sanyo and Fisher (consumer electronics); Nutrexpa, Nestlé, United Biscuits, Ralston Purina–Europastry Group (food); Planeta DeAgostini and RBA (publishing); Oral-B and Revlon (cosmetics); Electrolux, Bosch, Siemens and Candy (home appliances); and Inoxcrom (office supplies). He has also carried out projects for Dragados SPL, retail chains, local and regional governments, and numerous small and medium-sized companies.

He has spoken at national and international symposiums and conferences. He has published various articles and studies.

He has taught at Esade since 1998.

Sagar Gwalani

After my Master's at Esade, I returned to Mumbai to startup my Education venture. A couple years down the line, I lead Marketing & Communications for a Fintech venture in the Alternative Financing space. In my role, I build marketing and content strategy and drive ecosystem partnerships for the brand.

When I'm not working, I dabble with some stand-up comedy and a few other forms of content. 

Always excited to meet new people and hear more stories :)

Esade Program: MSc Marketing management, 2016-17

Luciana Victorio

Ejecutiva con 10 años de experiencia profesional en el sector de consumo masivo e industrial de Perú y España. Administradora de profesión por la Universidad del Pacífico (Lima, Perú). 

Apasionada por el desarrollo de personas y equipos, por el trabajo bien hecho y el buen balance vida laboral-personal. Cantante aficionada, amante de la cultura mediterránea, disfruta mucho de hacer deporte por las mañanas y viajar con la familia al menos 1 vez al año.

Adriena Badal Chamaki

Adriena began her marketing career in the mobile gaming industry and has since worked across multiple industries for tech companies in Silicon Valley. Her passion for understanding consumer behavior has led her to her current role as Sr. Product Marketing Manager of an international communications app, where she leverages her knowledge to influence user behaviors in order to drive adoption and retention. 

In her spare time, she is an avid soccer player and enjoys the hustle of city life in San Francisco. 

Alfredo Saenger

Passionately curious, with a strong interest in Geopolitics and International Relations. Sailing for a hobby.

Alfredo is the COO of VLaunch, a blockchain unicorn startup. Before joining the VLaunch leadership team, he worked as a Consultant in the Middle East office of BCG. He has previous experience in Investment Banking and Private Equity where he participated in projects in TMT, Oil&Gas and Real Estate covering the EMEA region. Pro-bono, he also holds office as elected Secretary of the Spanish Resident Council in the UAE for a 4-year term ending in May 2025.

Alfredo graduated from Esade Business School in Barcelona with an MSc in Finance.

Antonio Sala

Durante más de ocho años, ha desempeñado diversos cargos en los departamentos de Marketing y Ventas de Reckitt. Es colaborador entusiasta y miembro de la Junta de dos ONG de Barcelona: Entrecultures y Entxartxad, ambas con proyectos en países en vías de desarrollo.

Iván Prieto

Licenciado en Dirección y Administración de Empresas y MBA por ESADE; y Master en Marketing por EADA y MBA Intensificación en Internacional Business por la Université Catholique de Louvain; con una gran experiencia en gestión de PYMEs, así como en empresas multinacionales. Ha desarrollado su carrera como gerente y director de áreas funcionales de numerosas empresas y equipos en España y Portugal. Actualmente dirige una empresa dedicada a la transformación digital de las empresas basándose en software libre.

Shireen Husain

I am a graduate of the Esade MBA, Class of 2017, a native New Yorker with a background in the retail, fashion and e-commerce industry. Started a career at Amazon within a new business focused on fashion, then attended Esade to focus on marketing and expand my business foundation. Since then I have continued with my interests in e-commerce and fashion, working at Wayfair and American express. Currently living in New York City with husband and former Esade classmate Curro and puppy Rio, where we enjoy exploring the city on long walks, trying new restaurants and traveling as much as possible.

Juan José Suárez

Su carrera profesional ha estado ligada a la consultoría estratégica y actualmente es brand manager en DIAMANTO 1881. 

Como integrante del club de marketing de Madrid, busca los mejores profesionales y temáticas para compartir conocimiento en Alumni y generar networking y oportunidades entre los asociados.

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Inés Pons

Portfolio Catalogue & Support - Petcare at Mars

Luis Vazquez Hernández

CEO Podium Strategy&Marketing

Ricardo San Marcos de la Torre

Ricardo San Marcos es Socio Director de Vaciero ademas de liderar el Área Concursal e Insolvencias de la firma. Dirige los proyectos de solicitud y tramitación de concursos de acreedores y acuerdos de refinanciación regulados por la Ley Concursal. Como experto en reestructuraciones e insolvencias complejas, ha coordinado transacciones para adquisición de unidades de negocio parciales de empresas en procesos de cierre o liquidación. También ha sido designado en múltiples ocasiones administrador concursal y administrador judicial de compañías en dificultades.

Abogado y Economista especialista en crisis empresarial, es también diplomado en Management Development por ESADE, complementado la formación en dirección de empresas con programas en Marketing estratégico por ESADE y Marketing Digital por ESIC. Cuenta con una dilatada experiencia en el asesoramiento continuado en consolidación y reestructuración de empresas, desarrollo de negocio y asesoramiento a la dirección. Ha participado en procesos y negociaciones para adquisición de empresa y negocios, en el ámbito nacional e internacional. Es también Auditor oficial de Cuentas y Mediador Concursal, Civil y Mercantil.

Ponente habitual en foros, cursos y seminarios y profesor colaborador de la Universidad de Oviedo, es también autor de numerosos artículos y tribunas de opinión. Además es Vicepresidente del Instituto de Mediación del Principado de Asturias.

Anna Aguiar

Currently in her last year of the Double Degree in Business Administration and Law. Anna is passionate about startups and technology. She has been the co-President of E3 (Esade’s Entrepreneurship Association) and has done internships at Gartner, Accenture and Caixabank, among others.

Anna took part in Summer Schools and International Programs at Bocconi University, NYU, Georgetown University, WU Vienna and King’s College London.
Her international background has allowed her to participate in many international projects including the European Youth Parliament and creating a Startup idea as well.

Anna has been involved in the organization of many events at ESADE and has also been a TA of the Esade Full-Time MBA.

Always open to help others and to be part of new projects!

Ignasi Ferrer

Founder & Executive Partner en Seastainable Ventures

Arnau Grifoll

Bachelor of Business Administration (IQS), two Masters in Finance (IEF and University of Alcalá) and MBA (Esade).

More than 10 years of professional experience in strategic consulting, venture capital, consumer goods, exports and publishing. He has a global vision of business management, with a strong focus on achieving objectives, improving processes and obtaining results.

He applies all of his knowledge and experience to ensure that his clients get the most out of their business and to identify any business opportunities that may arise, whether in terms of cost savings or growth and expansion.

He is a firm believer that all companies, regardless of their size and resources, should be able to access the best market conditions. “This is my personal objective, and it will be my job from now on.”

Montserrat Palencia

Montserrat is a tax Lawyer.

She started her career in Tax by obtaining a Law Degree with a business concentration at ESADE Business School. Her formation was completed with a Master Degree in Law (MUA) 2016, and a Master Degree in Tax Consulting and Management 2016 (AGT).

She works as a Tax Lawyer for Credit Suisse in Zurich. She has been working in the legal tax practice of Gomez Acebo & Pombo and Cases & Lacambra, two prestigious Law Firms in Barcelona. Simultaneously she assisted finance professionals in their preparation for the European Financial Advisor (EFA) certification at Instituto Superior de Empresa y Finanzas (ISEFi).

Her professional experiences are completed through summer collaborations with nonprofit organizations. For the past four years, she has been a member of Sprout. Sprout is a non-profit organization based in New York City that provides travel and recreational opportunities to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

These experiences have provided her with a positive attitude, a high sense of duty, strong communication and negotiation skills, leadership qualities, and the ability to work with different backgrounds and teams.

Tim-Frederik Kohler

Tim grew up in Germany, and found his destination in Singapore. 
Since childhood his passion has been connecting different worlds and different cultures. 
He lived, worked and built up businesses in North America, Europe, Middle East and Central & East Asia. 

He was part of the first cohort of the joint Aalto-ESADE MBA for Executives in 2018. 
The program focused on entrepreneurship, innovation and design thinking, to understand the intrinsic need for digital transformation in a new business setting, around the world.
As regional CEO of APMEA and Global CSO (Chief Sales Officer) he is actively working on strategy design and implementation to built a better future within his realm of influence. 

Tim loves all kind of sports, he is an active age group Triathlete, PADI rescue scuba diver, and enjoys spending time in the gym.

Whilst the Singapore alumni is relatively small, he is very happy in welcoming new arrivals and engage with the existing alumni in Singapore. 
Tim is open to try out new concepts and forms of engagement to generate more value for all members.

Laura Cespedosa Cañada

Labor coaching: Psychologist, coach and head hunter, I help you to know the reality of the labor market with the real point of view of the current market. I have accompanied more than 4,500 people in their professional transition.

Executive Coaching: I accompany CEOs and middle managers in their continuous improvement process. My vision as Human Resources director and my participation in steering committees will help you define your challenges and achieve them, empowering yourself and leading teams to achieve their engagement and that of clients. Specialized in team and sales coaching, as well as agile leadership.

Languages: Spanish, Catalan

Certification: ICF, with more than 4,500 hours

Ana Ramírez Torres

Ana Ramírez Torres graduated from the University of Seville with a Bachelor in Geography in 2002. She earned a Master in Geographic Information Systems: Planning, Land Management and Environment at the University of Seville in 2005. She went on to earn a Master in Valuation, Cadastre and Territorial Information Systems from the Miguel Hernández University of Elche in 2017. She completed the Esade-Loyola Executive MBA in 2018-2019.

Since 2013, she has been a founding partner and manager of the consulting firm GEOMALANDAR S.L., which specialises in the management, analysis and publication of spatial information, spatial data infrastructure, and cadastral procedures and formalities.

She has participated in several projects of the Institute of Statistics and Cartography of Andalusia, including the Unified Digital Street Map of Andalusia and the Spatial Data Infrastructure of Andalusia. She is currently working on a project called Characterisation and Distribution of Built Space in Andalusia.

Ernest Morales

Ernest is an associate at MGC Arbitration, where his main area of practice is international commercial and investment arbitration. He is a member of the Paris and Barcelona Bar Associations. He has acted as a lawyer and administrative secretary to arbitral tribunals in international arbitration proceedings, both ad hoc and institutional, under a wide range of jurisdictions and applicable laws. He has experience in the banking, construction and energy sectors, among others.

He teaches in the Master in International Business Law at Esade and has served as the school’s coach for the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot since 2017. He has written several articles, served as a panellist at international conferences and organised several events in the field of arbitration, while also serving as co-chair of the Paris Very Young Arbitration Practitioners (PVYAP) organisation.

Ernest holds a Bachelor in Law, a Master in International Business Law and a Master in Legal Practice from Esade Law School, as well as a Bachelor in International Arbitration from Sciences Po. He is a native speaker of Spanish and Catalan and he is fluent in English, French and Portuguese.

Laura Tapias

I am an accomplished Executive Leader with a track record of success in driving strategic sales, business development, and partnerships in the Entertainment & Media industry. Throughout my career, I have focused on expanding businesses across the United States, Spain, and Latin America, leveraging my expertise in the TV/media business, marketing, promotions, and technical operations. Fluent in English, Spanish, and conversational Hebrew, I bring a multicultural perspective and a deep understanding of industry trends.

I have a proven ability to build start-up offices from the ground up, launch new services and technologies, penetrate international markets, and drive significant business growth. My skill set encompasses strategic planning, B2B sales, territory management, market research, revenue generation, and team management.

In my role as the VP for Americas & Spain at Applicaster, I have played a pivotal role in expanding streaming apps and acquiring new customers. I have successfully renegotiated agreements, driven business development initiatives, and identified new potential channels for growth.

I completed an Advanced Media Program at IESE Business School & UCLA’s Anderson School of Management focusing on Media and Entertainment. Additionally, I earned a Master's degree in Marketing from ESADE Business School. I hold a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a specialization in Communication and Media Studies, as well as a Bachelor's degree in Communications from Universitat Ramon Llull.

Joe Schneider

I enjoy helping companies break new ground. At AmFam, some of my responsibilities include Enterprise M&A as well as Tenney 110, our portfolio of adjacent businesses and venture studio. In this capacity, I, along with my colleagues, am working to deliver the insurance company of the future (which probably won’t look exactly like the insurer of today).

Prior to joining American Family, I was an investment banker in the US and the UK, where I advised insurance carriers, brokers and insurtech businesses (and pretty much anything related to insurance) on M&A, capital raising and other strategic matters.

I have co-authored several white papers on autonomous vehicles and insurance and have been quoted by The NY Times, LA Times and other publications in the US and abroad. I presented this work at the US Treasury in 2016.

I have lived and worked in the UK, Spain and Chile and originally began my post college career as a high school teacher where I realized that if I could get a room full of teenagers to focus on conjugating verbs, I could probably do other stuff, too.

Gerard Alcántar

Biopharma executive & consultant with a proven track record in design & execute high-quality strategic solutions, achieve growth-oriented commercial strategies, drive operational efficiencies & market innovative healthcare services. Awarded for Strategic and Innovative projects in different career stages.

Matías Hilaire

Experienced Chief Executive Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. Skilled in Negotiation, Marketing Management, Business Planning and Account Management. Strong business development professional graduated from ESADE Business & Law School. Fluent in both English and Spanish.

Jaime Schmidt

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Marcos Verburgh Rivera

With a bachelor’s in Business Administration, he has 15 years of experience in the fitness industry, where he has led the development, professionalization, and growth of chains of sports facilities in administrative and managerial roles.

A professor in the Master’s in Managing Sports Facilities at the University of Alcalá de Henares, he is currently the general manager of the chain of smart priced gyms Dreamfit, a benchmark thanks to its disruptive positioning on innovation and profitability in the industry in Spain.

Gaetano Baviera

I am Italian, 2021 MIM graduate from Esade. Currently I work in Amazon's European Headquarter in Luxembourg, where I started as a Procurement intern in 2021, and since one year and a half I've been converted to full time as Procurement Specialist :)

I was a professional waterpolo player, competing also for the Italian youth National Team, but now I play just for passion. I love sports in general, and I am also deeply involved in leaving a mark in the communities I live in.

I would love to say much more about myself, but I'm sure I'll get the chance to do so during our next Chapter events!

Paris Makriyannis

Senior Consultant

Paris Makriyannis has more than 17 years experience in high level management and consulting for the elevators sector. More than 13 years engagement with historic cars, rallies, events organization and car restoration. More than 5 years experience in car evaluations and dealership.

Paris is a founding member and the head of the Greek Chapter of ESADE Alumni. He studied Business administration in the Athens University of Economics and Business and did his FTMBA in ESADE from 1999 to 2001.

He speaks fluently Greek, German, English, Spanish and mid-level of French. He lived and worked in Greece, Germany and Spain.

Diego Fernando Cardona Madariaga

Ingeniero especializado en Gerencia de Proyectos, MSc, DEA y PhD en Ciencias Administrativas con énfasis en Aplicación Estratégica de Tecnología en Organizaciones Gubernamentales y Posdoctorado en docencia mediada con TIC. Su desarrollo profesional ha estado enmarcado en el sector académico como alto directivo, colaborador e investigador, así como conferencista en aplicación estratégica de tecnología en organizaciones. De manera paralela ha permanecido vinculado al sector TIC, en el ámbito de la definición estratégica empresarial y la definición competitiva sectorial como ingeniero en empresas privadas, alto directivo en el gobierno colombiano y consultor a través de agencias de apoyo multilateral para múltiples gobiernos latinoamericanos. En la actualidad se desempeña como Vicerrector Académico de la Universidad EAN Colombia.

Vicky Ramirez

She has an extensive experience in Corporate Finance in both Industry and Financial Services.  Initiated her career by joining the Financial Management Program with General Electric in the USA.

True believer in team work. She enjoys working in a diverse team.
Passionate on promoting inclusion, diversity, and equality, as well as supporting social causes to create a positive impact in the society.

Rishi Shroff

Rishi Shroff has more than 11 years of working experience with stints as a corporate professional and an entrepreneur. He has worked across project management, engineering management, corporate strategy and business intelligence. As an entrepreneur, he started his own company in the Energy sector. Currently, he is a working partner in a marketing and distribution company. Rishi has a engineering degree BE from the Mumbai University, India & an MBA from the ESADE Business School, Spain. He currently serves as the Treasurer of the ESADE Mumbai Alumni Chapter.

Instagram: rishi.shroff

Sebastian Sandler

Sebastian Sandler is a Senior Business Analyst at Raiffeisenbank International AG (RBI) in Vienna where is working on overarching Business and IT projects. The projects relate to Finance, Risk and Regulatory Reporting and also impact the CEE Network Banks of RBI. In addition, he is responsible for the Bank Steering of the Austrian subsidiaries.

Raiffeisen Bank International AG (RBI) regards Austria, where it is a leading corporate and investment bank, as well as Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) as its home market. 13 markets of the region are covered by subsidiary banks. Additionally, the Group comprises numerous other financial service providers, for instance in the fields of leasing, asset management, as well as M&A.
 
Prior to RBI Mr. Sandler was heading the Controlling, Accounts Payable and Regulatory Reporting section at BayernLB New York. During that time, he also joined the Board of the ESADE International Chapter New York.
 
Mr. Sandler earned an MBA in International Business Administration from ESADE Business School  and Georgetown University in the GEMBA program. He graduated from Dual University Heidenheim with a Diploma in Business and IT.

Isabel Marwitz

As coach and mentor to entrepreneurs and startups, Isabel supports companies in developing and executing cross regional and cultural growth strategies.

Joao Rebelo Rebelo

Sonae Indústria - Sales Manager

João is conducting global sales for the past 15 years through direct sales and extensive distribution channels. Based in Porto, Portugal but with significant amount of time spent on travelling  across Europe capitalizing on company local manufacturing capabilities but also in North America and Middle East.  

Earlier in his career, João held roles in the Financial area of companies across the world, such as Financial Controller in Johannesburg, Financial Manager in the US and Country Controller in Québec. This enabled João to develop extensive skills such as international management, negotiation and inter-cultural relations.

Jaime Schmidt

Abogado y Notario Público con más de 8 años de experiencia en asesoría legal corporativa. Especialista en Derecho Corporativo, Informático y de Propiedad Intelectual, me dedico a la creación de empresas y la protección de sus activos intangibles.

Alumni desde el 2016, egresado del Master de propiedad intelectual y derecho de las TIC.

Amante de la tecnología y el deporte.

Diego Molero

Diego is a professional with 30 years of experience and a broad, diverse base of knowledge of the public sector (administration and business). He has 20 years of experience in various high-profile positions at all levels of government (national, regional and local). He now serves as chief of staff for the Chairman of Renfe. He is an advocate for public-private collaboration in all areas – not only in service management – on the grounds that it is the best win-win arrangement for society. He is known for his capacity for personal relationships and team management, generating trust and responsibility. He is quick to adapt to complex, multiple-stakeholder environments where it is necessary to be involved, demanding, tenacious and perseverant in order to fulfil the organisation’s objectives and projects. He also has links to academia, holding a PhD in Constitutional Law and lecturing at the Complutense University of Madrid. At Esade–Ramón Llull University, he earned an Executive Master in Public Administration and collaborates on the organisation of executive programmes in Madrid.

Cristina Franch Arnau

CVM Senior campaign management at Vodafone.
Enthusiastic and committed. Allergic to the status quo. Eager to explore, analyse and move beyond. As a team lead, I believe all of us can make a difference with the right motivation and direction. For my future, I regard to keep learning and pushing myself out of the comfort zone.

Lorena Sánchez

Lorena Sánchez has a Law Degree from the University of Pompeu Fabra (2005), Master in International Business Law (DIN) from ESADE (2009) and Program for Management Development (PMD) from ESADE (2015); He has completed specialization courses at the Università degli Studi Roma III, Edimburgh University, ICADE and INSEAD. Currently, she is the Legal Director at MARTIDERM Group, where she coordinates legal and compliance issues. He has worked as a Legal Counsel for eight years in the URIACH pharmaceutical company, in addition to working as a Legal Counsel in other multinationals in the service sector. Since September 2015, he has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Law Club.

Eloi Noya

Entrepreneur, financial advisor and professor at Esade. After 20 years in senior management positions in banking, in 2013 he co-founded the Fintech LoanBook Capital and currently combines teaching with financial consulting at Altria Corpo and WordstoNumbers. He is also an expert lecturer in alternative financing, fintech and blockchain. He is a professor at Esade at Capital Markets & Fintech, as well as coordinator of digital projects at the Executive Master in Digital Business. He has a degree in ADE and a Master by Esade (Lic & MBA 93), a degree in Law from the UOC and an Executive Master in Digital Business from Esade (EMDB 2012).

Begoña Landazuri

Professional of more than 25 years in the management of Human Resources. Passion to live abroad and enjoy the multicultural experience. I have lived, so far, in Switzerland, Brazil, Canada and Spain. My work experience is very varied in terms of sectors in which I have worked being that I started in the pharmaceutical sector and I have known sectors such as Insurance, Telecommunications, Private Hospitals, Retail and Infrastructure and Energy. I currently work at Acciona for the Industrial and Concessions Divisions, leading the Human Resources Department. Always looking for new ways to learn, I am a professor at EOI, European University and I collaborate with ESADE in the People Management Club.

Sara Pastor

Has over 14 years of experience in technology, big data, e-commerce and digital marketing, with a special focus in the travel industry. She is currently the Managing Director for the Destinations business in EMEA at ADARA, after having managed the media team in Europe Mainland. Before joining ADARA, Sara worked at LivingSocial, Travelzoo and Cisco Systems.

She serves as a member of the board of the Digital Club of ESADE Alumni, is the co-founder of the Women in e-travel association, and has recently won the "Revolut Everywoman Award" in the Executive Leader category.

Francesc Farnell

De 1996 a 2009, estuvo trabajando en el Grupo Danone, desempeñando diferentes cargos de responsabilidad dentro del Área de Recursos Humanos: formación, relaciones laborales, desarrollo, compensación y beneficios (comp&ben), selección, gestión del talento, proyectos internacionales, gestión operativa de las plantas de producción, etc. Entre 2019 y 2013, trabajó para el CELSA Group como Corporate HR Manager, y desde 2013 trabaja como director corporativo de Personas y Desarrollo de la Familia Torres. 

Manuel Gancedo

Since 2001, Manuel has worked at Gancedo, a leading design and space-creation company with a track record stretching back more than 75 years. After working on internationalisation projects for several years, he became the company’s director in 2014.

He is a great advocate of family businesses, the values they represent and the benefits they generate for society.

Robert Navarro

Robert is the Managing Director and CFO of Innogy Spain, a German-owned utility focused on renewable energy generation, networks, and the retail electricity and gas business. He is also an academic assistant at Esade, where he provides tutoring on business plans, among other topics, for various programmes.

Birkás-Kováts Szabolcs

Szabolcs is a marketing and sales professional with an original background in retail. While at Esade he was an active member of both the retail and the sports business club, he interned at the DFS HQ (LVMH group) in Hong Kong. A year after the completion of his full time MBA studies (class of 2014) he returned to Budapest and made a successful career transition. He became member of the organizing committee of the biggest (sport)event ever organized in Hungary. Szabolcs was in charge of the sponsor/fan village and the merchandising program of the FINA World Championships after which he was invited to join the Hungarian Swimming Federation. Currently he oversees the marking & commercial aspects of several international swimming meets, including the LEN European Aquatics Championships and FINA Swimming World Cups organized by the leading sport Federation of the country. Szabolcs has been acting as the President of the ESADE Alumni Budapest Chapter, his passion towards Barcelona and his alma mater has remained strong ever since.

Maumita Sinhamahapatra

After my MBA, I spent a year working in Germany for one of the largest energy utilities. Since my return to India I have been working in the renewable energy industry. Through my work I am contributing towards India's transformation into one of the leaders in sustainable energy. In my spare time, I love reading and travelling.

Juan Manuel Peña

Ha dedicado su amplia vida profesional al sector de la salud y de los hospitales, y ha tenido la oportunidad de trabajar en la gerencia de hospitales, la consultoría hospitalaria a escala nacional e internacional, la gestión integral de proyectos de nuevos centros asistenciales en Europa, África, Asia y América, y la gestión de empresas proveedoras de servicios para el diseño, la construcción, el equipamiento, el mantenimiento y la operación de hospitales. 

Xavier Llobera

Bachelor in Computer Engineering and MBA from Esade. Xavier has 20 years of experience in the tech industry, specifically in international consulting and sales roles, in which he helps companies achieve their business goals. He has worked for multinationals such as Telefónica and Microsoft, as well as for startups such as Rakuten and Beabloo. He currently works as Global Head of Go-to-Market in the Digital Manufacturing Division of HP.

Olivia Bosch

Communications & Brand Director en Esade Alumni.

Con más de 15 años de experiencia en el sector digital y en marketing online, Olivia ha ocupado diversos puestos dentro de la organización de Esade Alumni, hasta llegar a dirigir el área de comunicación digital.

Su área de experiencia, tras haber trabajado varios años en el área digital dirigiendo grandes proyectos como CRM, se centra en la comunicación automatizada, el marketing basado en datos y la identidad de marca.

Es licenciada en Periodismo, Executive Master in Digital Business en Esade en el 2015 y estancia en Silicon Valley en 2016.

Iñigo Nagore

Abogado especializado en derecho de sociedades, fusiones y adquisiciones, derecho contractual y derecho internacional privado de empresa. Es árbitro, administrador concursal y mediador, y profesor invitado de la Universidad de Deusto (Business Law y Derecho Marítimo) y de la Universidad del País Vasco (Acceso a la Abogacía y Derecho Internacional Privado) . Ha escrito más de sesenta artículos y manuales sobre cooperativas, formación de abogados europeos, derecho bancario, derecho fiscal, grupos de empresas y derecho de sociedades, transformaciones, fusiones, escisiones, contratación mercantil, derecho concursal y arbitraje.

Imparte conferencias en diversos foros nacionales e internacionales, y ha desempeñado diversos cargos en organizaciones nacionales e internacionales de abogados, como la Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA), la European Bars Federation, el Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE, Consejo de la Abogacía Europea), el Consejo General de la Abogacía Española (CGAE) y el Ilustre Colegio de la Abogacía de Bizkaia.
Es Doctor en Derecho Mercantil (UD), Máster en Gestión Avanzada de Empresas (UCD), Máster en Comercio Exterior (UPV) y Máster en Derecho Fiscal (UD), y posee diversos diplomas de especialización en Derecho y Económicas.

En la actualidad, es cónsul honorario de la República de Malta en el País Vasco y miembro de la Junta Directiva del Cuerpo Consular de Bilbao.

Carlos de Barnola Torres

Specialities:

• Ontological executive coaching. This approach enables coachees to tackle the challenges they face in areas such as their relationship with particular subjects, their family, their boss or their organisation. Through speech acts, this approach allows them to confront false beliefs and overcome fears and self-limitations, making it a very powerful instrument of change and development. This approach helps coachees deal with challenges in various real-life situations, including work, team relationships, intimate relationships and parent-child relationships. 
• Systemic coaching. This approach is used to delve into difficult situations in the coachee’s professional context. It enables teams to evolve into high-performance teams, generating dynamics that facilitate the establishment of relational objectives, rules of conduct and levels of rigour within the team. 

 
Languages: Spanish, English, Portuguese and Catalan
 
Certifications: 

• Associate Certified Coach (ICF/EEC) 
• ATC (ICF/EEC)
   

Adela Ureta

Adela holds a Bachelor in Law and an Executive MBA from Esade. She has a rich background, thanks to more than 20 years in different human-resources roles.

She currently serves as General Manager of People at Saint-Gobain for Spain, Portugal, Morocco and Algeria, where she has a clear focus on improving employee and customer experiences with the company.

She is dedicated to working for and with people, committed to promoting the human-resources strategy at all levels of the organisation and leading the transformation policy to make the company more agile, digital, open and customer-centric.

Igor Nishimura’s Ikigai

Mr. Igor Nishimura’s Ikigai is to democratize access to learning, creation and self-development through entrepreneurship, innovation and technology, helping people to understand how business, investment and culture/essence work, interconnect and impact our lives, so that everyone can make better decisions and accomplish their objectives/purposes.

Igor holds a Bachelor’s degree from EAESP-FGV with major in Corporate Finance & International Management, a CEMS Master of Science in International Management @ ESADE Barcelona and @ HEC Paris, an Executive Education @ Harvard Business School with focus in Private Equity and Venture Capital and an Executive Education @ Singularity University. He was also a Board Member of CEMS Alumni Association and its Treasurer, being awarded as the CEMS Alumnus of the Year in 2013. He was Board Member of exGV (EAESP-FGV Alumni Association), President of ESADE Alumni Association (Chapter Brazil) and a member at Harvard Angels of Brazil and HEC Paris Alumni Association.

Igor has lived abroad for more than 12 years, accumulating a broad international and diversified industry experience. He held positions in blue-chip companies such as Fininvest-Unibanco (BR), Unilever Bestfoods (BR), ECS Elitegroup (ES), L'Oréal Madrid (ES), Ferrari-Maserati West Europe (FR), BNP Paribas (FR), SAP (DE) and UBS Wealth Management and Investment Bank (CH, BS, UK and US).

Currently he is the Co-Founder & Managing Partner @ MAGNET Venture Capital (Proprietary Impact Investment Fund), Board Member @ InTaxi Media (MediaTech), Co-Founder & Board Member @ Kodo Interactive (EdTech), Co-Founder & Board Member @ Academy FW|10 (Venture Builder), Financial Advisory Board @ AUDEN Educacional (EdTech) and Co-Founder & Board Member @ CBKK (Socio-environmental Impact Investment with initial focus in the Amazon Rainforest).

In terms of Philanthropy, Mr. Nishimura was a Latin America Philanthropy Circle Member @ Synergos and was a Founder Member @ NEB (Nikkey Empreendedores do Brasil).

SPECIALTIES:
Venture Capital / Impact Investments / Entrepreneurship, Capital Raise (Club Deals, Private Placements, Secondary Sale), Wealth Management (UHNW Clients & Global Family Offices), Investment Bank (Concentrated Equity Stake - Origination & Structuring), Margin
Loans, Fund Structuring.

Kelly Pettersen

Kelly Pettersen is Director of Sales at Elwood Technologies where she works with institutions and professional investors to provide them access to crypto markets and institutional services integrating the entire cryptocurrency value chain.

Prior to Elwood Technologies, Kelly was a Senior Manager at Coinbase Institutional, the largest regulated digital asset exchange in the world. Kelly has held various senior business development and marketing roles at firms including skew, the leading market analytics and derivatives firm for cryptocurrency markets and a number of other early stage digital asset focused ventures.

Earlier, Kelly oversaw European Marketing for BNY Mellon’s largest revenue generating business, Asset Servicing. Earlier, Kelly held various roles at Macquarie in New York and London. Kelly started her career at BMO Capital Markets.

Cristina Bergua Llena

She is Spanish, now for 19 years in Switzerland. Currently based in Geneva, she previously spent several years in Lugano. Married with 2 kids.

Tax Advisor and Senior Wealth Manager with a large clientele based in several countries. 
Engaged and passionate about human beings.
She is positive, energetic, persistent and solving problems.
Convinced about the importance of the team spirit, cultural exchanges and regular brainstormings. 
We do not lead alone. A team is a plus.
 

Javier Bécares Barbosa

I use executive coaching tools to help people who want to give their career a boost to develop their potential and achieve challenging goals.

I work with entrepreneurs, executives and Family-Business owners in processes of generational change and in situations of family/company conflict.

I help teams that want to reach a higher performance level by working on their cohesion, engagement, communication and productivity.

My training and experience as a civil engineer and MBA have enabled me to develop a down-to-earth coaching style with concrete, measurable objectives and results.

Languages: Spanish and English

Associate Certified Coach (ACC), International Coaching Federation

Esteban Mogas

Esteban is a Lecturer in the Department of Strategy and General Management at Esade. He has been the director of the Executive MBA for five years.

His main focus is on competitive strategy and entrepreneurship. He recently started developing a new area of interest related to values and strategic decision-making.

He enjoyed a long career in strategic marketing and sales at HP Inc. at the international level (Europe and United States). Previously, he worked as a consultant for KPMG in Spain and as a financial controller at Werfen Mexico.

Esteban serves on the board of trustees of two Jesuit foundations in Catalonia and is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Business Administration at Comillas Pontifical University in Madrid.

Vanessa Daswani

I support executives and companies in their transformation and in achieving their personal, professional and business goals. I specialise in helping companies with sustainable and circular transformations and enabling managers and teams to achieve their goals.

Certifications: Associate Certified Coach (ACC), International Coaching Federation.

Manuel Ferrer

Como Consejero Externo Independiente, intervengo en dos Grupos Empresariales Familiares, con negocios diversificados y de ámbito internacional. Soy Consejero/Consultor en tres Fundaciones y profesor en el Máster de Estrategia y en el MBA de la Facultad de Economía de la Universitat de València.

Trabajé  durante mas de 35 años, como Consultor en Procesos de Dirección Estratégica, Organización y Dirección y Desarrollo de Personas y Talento, siendo socio de la firma de Servicios profesionales Deloitte en Valencia y Barcelona y como Director General de Grupo Audit y anteriormente, como Director General de la División Empresarial de Caixa Popular, en la que también ejercí durante 10 años como Presidente.

He participado activamente durante 25 años, como Director Técnico de los programas de Executive Education de ESADE-Deloitte en la Comunitat Valenciana.

Soy Licenciado y Doctor en Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales por la Universitat de València.

Xavier Torres

​​​​​​Experiencia en Analítica de Negocio y Ciencia de Datos, identificando y desarrollando proyectos que transforman datos en conocimiento, facilitando la toma de decisiones y favoreciendo el crecimiento de ingresos, la reducción de costes y la minimización de riesgos. ¿Cómo? Utilizando herramientas de analítica avanzada (como el Business Intelligence, Data Science y Machine Learning) para ofrecer soluciones a medida. Siempre con una mentalidad ROI. Curioso, orientado a resultados y entendiendo que las personas son la base de cualquier proyecto.

Cristina Bote

Cristina holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Esade. She is a consultant and data scientist at Accenture Barcelona with more than three years of experience in digital transformation projects. She leads international projects in business as well as in big data and analytics. Although her background is in business, she decided to complement her knowledge with training in data science in order to give her clients a 360° vision aligned with the digital world. She is a proactive person with a great capacity to adapt to any situation. She is motivated to ensure that men and women enjoy the same opportunities and can compete freely according to their abilities.

Eulalia Planes

Se inició profesionalmente en el área financiera en Fluidra, y ha ocupado y ejercido funciones de dirección y de consejera en las diferentes participadas del grupo familiar. Des de febrero del 2016 hasta julio 2019 Consejera Dominical de Fluidra.

Desde 1998 es Consejera Delegada de Dispur, S.L., brazo inversor del Family Office de la familia Planes, desarrollando actividades en los sectores Inmobiliario, Inversión Financiera y Private Equity.

Julio 2020 fundadora de  Fundació Vinne, donde ejerce de Presidenta del Patronato.

Miembro de FOMM (Family Office Managers Meetings) asociación vinculada a la FOX (Family Office Exchange) de EEUU.  

Enrique Serrano

TBD

Gerard Prat

C.E.O GasMercan Europa, internacionalización, exportación, introducción y distribución, de productos en Centro América.

Colja Christian Smely

Colja Christian Smely is a board member of the Esade Alumni Chapter in Frankfurt. He grew up in Darmstadt and Frankfurt and studied business administration at the University of Mannheim, Shanghai Jiao Tong University and ESADE Barcelona in the Master in International Management program. Since he graduated in 2012, Colja is working as a consultant for transformation and restructuring cases and advises Private Equity clients and other financial investors. He loves traveling, music, cooking and sports, especially CrossFit and tennis. After a short stopover in Hamburg, Colja returned to Frankfurt in 2020.

Beatriz Mullor Lecuona

Co Founder SBT & InProtect. Directora de Innovación & Transformación Digital - Fundación Oxfam Intermón

Licenciada en Administración y Dirección de Empresas y Master en Dirección de Marketing y Comercial por ESADE (2005), cuenta con más de 20 años de experiencias internacional (en países como Singapur, Alemania o Inglaterra), liderando proyectos de transformación, innovación y optimizando la experiencia de cliente en multinacionales como Microsoft, Vodafone, Orange o Siemens.

Actualmente es miembro del Consejo de Dirección de la Fundación Oxfam Intermón y lidera la innovación y transformación digital, así como compagina su trabajo con la docencia y el mentoring.

Chetan Anand

Chetan Anand is an experienced operator and management consultant with deep expertise in Telecom and Digital space. After leading CXO agenda at Sub-saharan Africa and Far East Asian telecom operators, Chetan relocated to Dubai in 2012 to focus on GCC and larger Middle Eastern market.

In his current role as Chief of Staff of Huawei Middle East President’s office, Chetan is driving the strategic, partnership and investment initiatives in High Tech., IT and Network space in Middle East. Chetan brings a wealth of experience in advising companies (e.g. Telcos, Banks, PSU entities etc.) looking to grow revenues beyond core by either launching new business units and/or investing/acquiring digital ventures. Additionally, he has a proven track record of supporting public and private sector companies during their digital transformation and enabling them to thrive in a highly competitive new digital economy.

Chetan is passionate about (1) businesses (and ideas) that not only create economic value but also promote social well being (2) venture funding (active angel investor) and (3) collaborating with early stage start-ups (as mentor and/or as a tech. partner offering ‘sandbox’ environment for testing their proof of concepts)

Zuzana Krbilova

TBD

Anna Casas

I accompany people and teams in the development of their leadership to generate the necessary changes that add value and well-being to people and organizations and for the good of the planet.

My way of working is holistic, includes all stakeholders and is based on the "why" of your decisions. Ethics is a pillar of my work. Teamwork is focused on rethinking, renewing and redesigning the balance between leadership, business strategy and company culture to transform what is not useful.

Today I combine business experience with coaching tools and knowledge of the human being to develop conscious leadership.

Languages: Spanish, English, Catalan and French

Certifications:

Accredited as a Coaching Supervisor by The Coaching Supervision

Academy.(Accredited by ICF and EMCC) 2016-2017

The Coaching Academy: Diploma in Personal and Performance Coaching. 2012

ACC by ICF. 2013

NLP Practitioner. 2012

MBSR Practitioner Instructor. 2018

Sofia Vega de Seoane

Managing Director Medinvest Asset Management.

Más de 20 años de experiencia profesional en Sector Financiero, en áreas como Financiación (financiación estructurada, Originación), Tesorería y Mercado de Capitales, Banca de Particulares y Desarrollo de Negocio, así como en gestión de activos.

Sofía es Licenciada en Administración y Dirección de Empresas por CUNEF. Posee un postgrado de Corporate Finance por el Instituto de Empresa y pertenece al Programa Promociona de ESADE, siendo actualmente miembro del Club de Finanzas.

Desde el inicio de su carrera Sofía ha estado vinculada al sector financiero, trabajando en entidades como, Goldman Sachs, Barclays, La Caixa, Caja Madrid – Bankia y en Beka Finance. La mayor parte de su carrera ha estado en el área de Mercado de Capitales, Corporate Finance, desempeñando diversos puestos de responsabilidad. Participó en la creación de Beka Finance como Directora de Desarrollo de Negocio y miembro del Comité de Dirección de la entidad. En 2017 saltó al mundo de recursos humanos y talento, lo que le aportó otra perspectiva del sector financiero. Actualmente es Managing Director de Medinvest Asset Management, gestora de fondos de real estate, desde donde crean y desarrollan fondos relacionados con el sector "living". 

Pedro Pablo Merino

Vice principal of Public Affairs in Adif.

Ajay Singh

More than 10 years of experience in Product Management and 15 years in digital business- B2B, B2C, B2B2C and B2G . Started my career as a software engineer and then to product management. Recently launched a startup one of fitness industry niches. Worked in domains like Insurance, Telecom, Music, Space and Fitness.

Cesar Joel Cornejo Guzman

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Joat Henrich

He holds a bachelor’s in Political and Government Science, a Master’s in Public Management and a Master’s in Public Direction. He is a public administration professional, academic contributor to EsadeGov and editor of PUBLIC. He has served as the president of the Catalan Public Management Association (2011-2017).

Alicia Vicente

Alicia Vicente is the Chief Operations Officer (COO) at Clikalia, the Spanish proptech which uses technology to speed up, facilitate and bring transparency to all housing-related processes, including buying and selling. Founded in 2018, Clikalia is one of the main scaleups in the Spanish economy.

Along with the CEO of Clikalia, Alister Moreno, Alicia is behind the company’s exponential growth, and since she joined it in 2019 it has expanded to Mexico, Portugal and France and has become a benchmark in a new kind of real estate. In 2021, Clikalia secured the highest financing round of a startup in the history of Spain: more than 460 million euros.

Prior to joining Clikalia, Alicia was part of the Neinor Homes teams, where she drove the company’s growth until it went public in record time and spearheaded its digital transformation.

She previously worked as a Real Estate Consultant at Deloitte, where she led projects and enhanced her analytical and transformative vision.

Alicia has a Corporate MBA from ESADE and an architecture degree from the Polytechnic University Madrid. She also pursued the executive program at Harvard Business School called “Endeavor Scaling Entrepreneurial Ventures.”

Jiang Li

Jacky was born in China but grew up in Barcelona. He speaks Spanish, Catalan, Chinese, English, and some French.

He holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from ESADE. Currently, he works in Schneider Electric, a leading industrial automation and energy company, as the Deputy Lead of Ecosystem Partnership in the Strategy department.

Beyond his professional pursuits, Jacky actively engages in volunteer activities and serves as the President of the Schneider Volunteer Association in Beijing. He is committed to positively impacting society and promoting social responsibility.

In his personal life, Jacky enjoys playing basketball, exploring new destinations through travel and has a love for dogs. He embraces an open-minded and sharing-oriented approach to life, cherishing the experiences and knowledge gained along the way.

If you are interested in learning more about Chinese affairs, feel free to reach out to him. He would be delighted to share further insights and engage in discussions with you.

Floriis Ruys

Floris Ruys es directivo sénior de Marketing Partnerships de TEAM Marketing AG, encargado de otorgar los derechos de patrocinio de la UEFA Champions League a FedEx, Heineken y PepsiCo. Aficionado del fútbol fascinado por todo lo relacionado con el sports business, se ha propuesto desarrollar una larga carrera de éxito en el mundo del negocio deportivo.

Tras incorporarse a Samsung Electronics UK en 2015, en el programa para graduados, trabajó en los equipos de Gestión del Producto y Marketing de Canal, y en julio de 2021 dejó la empresa para cursar un MBA en Esade Business School.

Durante el MBA, se incorporó al Comité de Estudiantes asumiendo el papel de vicepresidente de Eventos y Relaciones con los Estudiantes y los Alumni, para reunir a las promociones a través de una serie de iniciativas y eventos.

En su tiempo libre, le gusta viajar por todo el mundo, aprender idiomas (italiano y castellano) y jugar a pádel, tenis y ping-pong.

Está encantado de contribuir a la fantástica red de Esade, y aprender de ella. ¡Contacta con él si quieres conectar!

Lourdes Márquez Bencano

With training in Pedagogy and a specialization in Human Resources, Coaching, Emotional Intelligence, and Sales Direction (Marketing and Sales), my professional experience has been in the field of Human Resources, where I have held management positions in multinationals offering professional services.

I have been associated with Loyola University for over 10 years, since it was created, where I have held different responsibilities: Executive, Admissions/Marketing, and Professional Careers.

I am still the Deputy Director of this department, which seeks to guide students and promote their employability and the search for their best professional opportunities through relations with businesses/institutions, designing strategic plans and activities to

improve the students’ professional competences/skills, and ultimately serving as a bridge between the university and the job market.

I love topics related to business, the job market, managing people, developing talent, and education in general.

Lolanda Latorre

Lawyer who is the founder and director of LATORRE LEGAL & CONSULTING, S.L., a boutique law and consulting firm specializing in the sports sector.

Founder of SAEE Consulting, 2023, S.L., a company that provides legal consulting services to sports organizations and public administrations.

Coordinator of the sports sector at PIMEC.

Executive of ADECAFF, the business association for fitness and sports centers.

Julia Sokolova

Professor of Accounting & Finance at EU Business School

Life motto: "Fortune favours the brave!"

Luis Fernández de la Vega

Country Manager y Director Comercial, con más de 20 años de experiencia en gestión de equipos en diferentes sectores. Desde 2015, Director Comercial de Gomà-Camps Consumer, empresa del sector del papel y uno de los líderes en fabricación de MDD para la gran distribución. PMD 08. Miembro de la junta de Esade Alumni Aragón desde 2010. Aficionado al golf y a un buen vino, sobre todo si es compartido.

Eugenia Bieto

Managing director of ESADE for 8 years (2010-2018). Currently associate professor in the department of general management and strategy. PhD from Universidad Ramon Llull. BSc in management and MBA from ESADE and the Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña.

Thomas Widdershoven

Thom has worked in the financial industry for more than 8 years and was still working at ABN AMRO Bank when he started his Executive MBA in 2015. The EMBA helped him to change the industry and he is now working as a project manager in the airline industry at the French-Dutch company AirFrance-KLM. He is currently responsible for an Agile implementation at the Network Scheduling department.

Instagram: thomwiddershoven

Facebook: thom.widdershoven

Roberto Castro-Tomé

Managing Partner at SocialUrban, is an urban economist with more than 22 years of experience in the real estate sector and is an expert in urban strategy, real estate, financing and valuations.

He defines himself as a Social Entrepreneur because he considers that the irruption of technology will end up transforming the world. He is also a mentor in several institutions, with a strong involvement with disability.

https://www.instagram.com/castrurban
https://www.facebook.com/castrurban

Hemal Thacker

Hemal Thacker is a young professional with 3 years of experience in IT industry and 2+ years in the hospitality industry. He has done his B.E in Computer Science from University of Mumbai and MBA from ESADE Business School, Spain. He is currently leading the partnerships and acquisitions team at a hospitality start up, Vista Rooms. Over the 5+ years of work experience, he has developed expertise in Strategic Business Development, Sales Strategy and B2B Marketing.

Instagram: hemalthacker

André Sousa Cruz

Senior Consulting Manager with +18 years of professional experience within automotive, aerospace, solar and manufacturing global companies. Full Time MBA from ESADE 2009 class and MSc in Mechanical Engineering from University of Porto. Currently, within CGN's Global Supply Chain & Operations practice, André has already worked in 10 European countries.

Marco Büehler

I am from Frankfurt and I graduated from the M.Sc. in International Management at ESADE in 2010. Since 2012 I’ve been working for Deloitte Consulting based in Frankfurt with a focus on the financial services sector. My hobbies mainly center around sports, in particular running, but also triathlon and others.

Óscar Cortés

Óscar is a professional with 20 years of experience leading institutional strategies and strengthening the administration’s relationships with companies, associations, lobbies and institutions. Through his work in a ministerial office and in various positions as a public employee, he developed expertise in the management of political environments and high-level institutional relations, as well as in building and developing narratives around strategies. He shares his experience by teaching in management programmes at various business schools and universities. His educational background is in industrial engineering and he received his management training at Esade and IESE.

Blog: i-public@

Alessio Cusin

Business strategy consultant with a passion for entrepreneurship.
Collegiate member of the Economists Association (CEC).
Member of the "Together" Committe of ESADE Social.
Mentor for young entrepreneurs.
Specially interested in sustainability and circular economy.
Natural networker. Living in Barcelona (Spain) since 20 years.

Giuliana Robles

MArketing Consultant

As a marketing expert I have held management and regional positions, serving the markets of the US, South America and Europe and in multinationals in Peru as IBM, Avianca, Subaru and in Spain at Random House Mondadori, L'Oreal and Louis Vuitton and Sara Lee Europe. Today I dedicate myself to consulting independent in marketing and teaching in postgraduate programs.

I write on the Business Week Economic portal with my blog “MarTech Lover ”because I am passionate about the impact of technology on marketing today and of the future I'm very curious and I love to learn, that's why I'm studying a Master in Coaching and Leadership at the University of Barcelona - OBS.

I enjoy being in nature and going on outdoor excursions. I enjoy A lot of a good book and gardening.

Jordi Calbet

Degree in Economics and Business Studies from the UAB and AMP by IESE. ESADE Alumni Memeber root of the Big Data program and analytics for executives 2017.

Since January 2019 he is the Head of Digital Acceleration of Zurich Insurance at the Group level and is currently also president of the board of administration of Servizurich SAU, an entity that from Barcelona provides a wide range of technological and operational services to the Group's units throughout Europe and also in some areas in Latin America.

Until December of 2019 he was director of the Operations, Technology and Processes area of the Zurich Group in Spain since 2010 and previously he was for ten years financial director (CFO) in different phases at the level of Spain, southern Europe and continental Europe.

Jerome Trochet

Graduated of ADE and EMBA from ESADE, Jerome began his career at Sixt France where he assumed the Sales and Marketing Department until 2001. He then joined the PSA Peugeot Citroen group where he went through several management positions in Marketing, Sales and Quality. In 2010, Jerome chose to return to Barcelona and devote himself to the acceleration of business transformation; He is now Business Director of the consulting firm Nexe.

His international experience in the central services of an OEM, in an NSC, in a client and then in a supplier of automotive companies give him a 360º vision of the business in this sector of activity.

Anna Ventosa

Anna’s career is focused on cocoa powder. She started out managing the R&D department and she is now responsible for developing Marketing and Sales at the same company. Anna holds a Bachelor in Chemical Engineering. Her passion for marketing led her to pursue an Executive Master in Marketing and Sales at Esade, which helped her pivot towards those areas of the company.

She is a creative, optimistic and insatiably curious person. She believes that society needs to shift towards gender equality in order to make the world a fairer place.

Carles Altés

“M’apassionen les persones, el seu desenvolupament, i generar entorns estables des del punt de vista psicosocial i innovadors des del punt de vista del negoci.”

En Carles és coach executiu i facilitador del canvi organitzacional i del desenvolupament del lideratge. Té més de 20 anys d’experiència professional en les àrees de l’estratègia, la negociació, el disseny organitzacional, la gestió del canvi, la formació i el coaching. És un professional sènior que integra l’experiència en desenvolupament del negoci amb el desenvolupament personal. Treballa com a coach per al desenvolupament directiu en diferents programes de les Nacions Unides i en empreses de l’IBEX 35. Una altra àrea d’especialització és el coaching de negocis, en què col·labora amb l’Agència Europea per a la Petita i Mitjana Empresa en el desenvolupament de start-ups i de projectes altament innovadors.

En Carles és llicenciat en Ciències Polítiques i Relacions Internacionals. A Esade, ha fet el Programme for Management Development l’any 2006 i el programa Coaching i Consultoria pel Canvi el 2009. És coach certificat per la ICF. Ha fet estudis i ha obtingut certificacions amb rellevants referents del món del desenvolupament organitzacional, com el Barrett Values Centre de Richard Barrett, el Presencing Institute d’Otto Scharmer i l’Institut Relacional de Joan Quintana. És un apasionat de la mindfulness i del ioga, que integra en les seves intervencions.”

Josep Miquel Torregrosa

Josep Miquel has a Bachelor in Industrial Engineering. He also holds a Master in Project Management from La Salle and an Executive MBA from Esade. His career has focused on project management and business development in the field of renewable energies, in addition to investing in innovation and startups in the field of energy transition. Since 2011, he has served as Investment Director for Spain and Portugal at InnoEnergy, where he is also a member of the company’s global investment committee. He is a member of the Esade BAN investors network, an academic assistant in the Department of Strategy and General Management at Esade, and a mentor and collaborator in various technology-transfer and development programmes for new tech companies.

Enrique Martínez

Vice president MBA ‘93

Enrique is the Executive Managing Director of CBRE Spain. He is also a member of CBRE’s executive committee and board of directors for Spain and a member of the firm’s retail and asset management executive committees for EMEA. An expert on the retail asset class, Enrique has extensive experience in investment and asset management for leading institutional investors.

He oversees CBRE’s digital transformation in Spain and has a solid understanding of new real estate trends. He holds a Lic&MBA from Esade and has completed the Advanced Management Programme at IESE. He is the president of the Esade Alumni Real Estate Club and is a member of the executive committees of the Urban Land Institute and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Alvaro Alés

Alvaro Alés (MBA ESADE FULL TIME 1991-1993) es un profesional con más de 25 años de experiencia en el mundo del Marketing y la Comunicación. Ha trabajado a nivel nacional e internacional del lado del anunciante para multinacionales como Diageo en Londres o Pernod Ricard. En 2004 da el salto al mundo de las agencias, fundando Lateral Marketing y Comunicación en Madrid. En 2007 funda en Sevilla su actual agencia, 360º Marketing y Comunicación y poco más tarde la empresa Gastropass especializada en el mundo del Licensing, el Turismo y la Gastronomía.

Evarist Juncosa

Evarist has 20 years of experience in marketing, trade marketing and sales at consumer-goods companies such as Bacardi, Heineken and Nike. He currently works at Bacardi Global as an International Key Account Manager, handling accounts such as Carrefour World Trade, Auchan, Amazon, Coopernic and EMD. He previously served as Trade Marketing Manager at Bacardi and Group Marketing Manager at Heineken.

Evarist is accustomed to working in international and multicultural environments, having had several overseas professional experiences, including the launch of Heineken in Chile.

His involvement in Esade Alumni stretches back many years: he founded the Marketing Club in 2001 and served as its president for a decade. He is currently a member-at-large of the club’s board.

José Campos

José holds a Bachelor in Business Studies and an MBA from Esade.

He spent 14 years building a career in marketing at various consumer-goods multinationals (CPC/Unilever, PepsiCo and Kellogg’s). He later went on to lead various growth projects in consumer healthcare, both at multinationals (SmithKline Beecham) and at family businesses (Lacer, Ordesa and Ferrer), where he spent a total of nearly 19 years. He has served as a board member and as chairman of the board at two subsidiaries of Ordesa.

He is currently an independent consultant at the Warrior Consumer Healthcare Advisory, where he focuses on business-development projects, internationalisation, strategic marketing, and mergers and acquisitions.

He is a founding member and treasurer of Instituto Consumer Healthcare. He serves as a mentor at Esade Alumni and is a member of Esade BAN.

Josep M. Costa

Josep Maria has held various technical, operational and business development executive positions in industry services, primarily in the local and international automotive industry, at large multinational corporations.

Raimon Mirosa

Raimon holds a Bachelor in Law from the University of Barcelona and an Executive MBA from Esade. He currently combines the position of Sales Director at Esade Executive Education with his activity as a senior consultant specialised in commercial strategy and execution. He is a Lecturer in the Department of Marketing Management at Esade, where he teaches classes on his areas of expertise in several programmes. He is also the Academic Director of Open and Custom Programmes.

He has held general management and commercial management positions at several companies in the food, finance, pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries. For more than 20 years, he has combined executive responsibilities with academic collaborations at various prestigious business schools and universities: Esade, EADA, Loyola University Andalusia, University of the Pacific (Peru), EAE and the IQS School of Management. He is a regular conference speaker and contributor to the business press.

Maite Usón

Specialities: Career coaching for senior professionals. Helping senior executives make career changes. 

Language: Spanish 

Certification: Associate Certified Coach (ACC), International Coach Federation 
 

Aditya Priyadarshi

Aditya is an Esade MBA (Class of 2016) with 10+ years of professional experience in Enterprise Software, Telecommunications and Management Consulting industries. Having obtained degrees in both business and technology, Aditya draws from his rich and diverse skill set to help companies leverage technology as a driver of profitable growth. He currently works at Oracle's Dublin office as a Senior Account Manager responsible for evangelizing core Oracle technologies and driving growth for the company in the UK mid-market.

Outside of work, Aditya is an avid practitioner of Krav Maga - an Israeli Mixed Martial Art. He loves reading non-fiction and curating music playlists.

Carles Altès

Executive coach with over 20 years of experience in the world of leadership and team development in international settings and at highly innovative startups. Specialised in meeting the challenge of deploying agility frameworks and digital transformation, as well as the cultural change they entail.

Specialities:

• Emotional intelligence based on mindfulness
• Relational coaching 
• Systemic coaching
• Appreciative coaching
• Scrum manager authority

Languages: English, Spanish, Italian and Catalan

Certification: Professional Certified Coach (PCC), International Coaching Federation (ICF)

Rolando Carrazco

Ejecutivo con más de 15 años de experiencia. Actualmente me especializo en la adaptación de los negocios analógicos a un entorno digital, desde la definición de la estrategia y la automatización de procesos, hasta el acompañamiento comercial en la estrategia go-to-market. He implementado proyectos estratégicos en diversas industrias: automotriz, banca, microfinanzas, consultoría, seguros, medios, tecnología y educación en Latinoamérica.

Como ejecutivo corporativo, he trabajado en todos los niveles de la estrategia comercial, planificación, desarrollo y crecimiento en empresas como HSBC, Interbank, La Positiva y Pacífico Business School.

Me apasiona la docencia, colaboro como profesor y speaker de postgrado en diversas escuelas de negocio en Perú, Colombia y Centroamérica.
 

Xavier Roca

Bachelor in Business Administration ESADE (BBA '10 - '14) with exchange program at HEC Montréal.
Professional experience comes mostly from commercial roles in the Wealth Management (Banca March, UBS) and Fintech (Tink) industries. Since 2019, Xavier lives in Stockholm and works as an Account Manager at Tink, a leading open banking platform in Europe and one of Sweden's most promising scale-ups. 

Aurora Martinez Ramos

Always curious about learning new things. Passionate about innovation. Believer in making learning fun, simple and accessible to all through innovations in learning, digital products and services. VP & General Manager @Wiley. Strategic Advisor @Joint European Disruptive Initiative.

Aurora graduated with an Executive MBA in April 2018. She participates with ESADE Alumni and is a member of several clubs. Currently, she is VP & General Manager at Wiley & Sons and lives in NYC. She also devotes her time in the role of Strategic Advisor to the JEDI Foundation (Joint European Disruptive Initiative). Prior to this experience, she was the COO and Managing Director at Gamelearn--a game-based learning company. She is also the co-founder and CEO of EVERLEARNING. She spent the majority of her career in executive leadership positions for two of the world's largest education technology and services companies, McGraw-Hill and Pearson Education, and for a ‘rising star’ Curriculum Associates where she learned about entrepreneurship and how to grow a start-up—skills that she was able to apply at Trinity Education as Senior Vice President. Over the years, the teams she has led has influenced the lives of millions of students, teachers and professors across the world. Lastly, she is co-leader of the Financial Forum at EjeCon (Asociación Española de Ejecutiv@s y Consejer@s).
 

Carmen Vallhonesta

I am a professional with more than 18 years of experience in international-level management positions in business development at companies of various sizes in different sectors. As an executive coach, I guide leaders through the personal and professional development process during moments of change or uncertainty, enabling them to achieve their goals. Slow down to move forward.

Languages: Spanish, Catalan, English and French

Certifications:

Associate Certified Coach (ACC), International Coaching Federation

Systemic Coaching

Olimpia Capdevilla

Licenciada en el BBA de ESADE 2020. Olimpia inició su carrera profesional con el programa SUD de ESADE, colaborando como consultora social en un proyecto cafetero del Corregimiento de Las Hermosas (Chaparral, Colombia). Al finalizar el SUD, se incorporó como Retail Intern en Ulabox, donde descubrió un gran interés por el sector de la distribución alimentaria, del cual más tarde, realizaría el TFG, ganando la Mención de Honor de los Premios TFG BBA 2020. Actualmente, está continuado su carrera en Findus España, donde trabaja como Customer Category & Trade Marketing Intern, formándose y aprendiendo cada día más sobre el FMCG, sector en el que quiere seguir enfocándose para tener éxito.  

Yulia Mukhacheva

•    International Business Law, Skills and Management for Lawyers, ESADE, LL.M.  14
•    International Tax Law, ESADE, MLT 19

Push further, dig deeper and climb higher.

Corporate lawyer. Specialist in M&A and Private Equity, International taxation, accounting & financial analysis. Active in ESADE Alumni Social (Latin America). Mentor for young entrepreneurs

Sport fanatic with passion for nature. Fond of Trekking Boot Camps. Focus on tech innovation, IT solutions #DigitalFutureSociety. 

Key words: #circulareconomy #enviroment #sustainability  #SustainableDevelopmentGoals
 

Guillermo Casasnovas

Profesor adjunto del Departamento de Sociedad, Política y Sostenibilidad de Esade, adscrito al Esade Center for Social Impact y al Instituto de Innovación Social. Realiza su actividad docente e investigadora en los campos del emprendimiento social y la inversión de impacto. Se doctoró en la Saïd Business School de la Universidad de Oxford. Antes de desarrollar su carrera académica, trabajó en el sector de las finanzas corporativas en Deloitte, dirigió el programa de aceleración social Momentum Project de Esade y fue profesor y consultor de la Universidad Centroamericana (UCA) de Nicaragua.

Rafael Sueiro

Rafael has extensive managerial experience, with a special focus on finance and strategic consulting, having worked in various industries and positions across Europe. He is currently based in Brussels, where he works at the Radisson Hotel Group as Senior Vice President for Group Controlling and Planning. He previously served as Global CFO of CWT Meetings & Events, working out of London and Madrid, after having been General Manager of CWT Spain. Prior to that, he worked at Vodafone Spain and at Deloitte as Strategy and Operations Manager. His educational background includes the Advanced Management Programme, the Executive MBA at Esade Business School and the Bachelor of Business Administration at the University of Wales.

Manuel Fernandez Fernandez

Fernando Moraga

• DIRECTOR GENERAL DEL GRUPO HIERROS ALFONSO
• Soy vicepresidente de la Unión de Almacenistas de Hierros de España, vocal de la Cámara de Comercio de Zaragoza y miembro de la Junta Directiva de Esade Alumni en Aragón. En 2017 obtuve el Premio ADEA al directivo del año 2017 en Aragón al desarrollo logístico.
• Comprometido con la mejora continua, saber gestionar la adaptabilidad, flexibilidad y el cambio en una organización preocupada por sus trabajadores es clave para conseguir la excelencia. En 2017 el Gobierno de Aragón reconoció a Hierros Alfonso con el premio Pilot. Ahora, buscamos nuevos éxitos en un entorno altamente competitivo.
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• Gestiono equipos multidisciplinares y propongo técnicas innovadoras de trabajo y bechmarking para intercambiar conocimiento. Convencido del aprendizaje permanente a lo largo de la vida, defiendo la creatividad y el diálogo para enfrentarnos a los desafíos del día a día empresarial. Soy especialista en gestión de crisis, reordenación del mercado y reposicionamiento de negocios.

Natalia Rigueiro

Graduada en Derecho, Doble Máster de Acceso a la Abogacía y Derecho Internacional de los Negocios, y del Máster de Especialización en Derecho de las TIC, Redes Sociales y Propiedad Intelectual por Esade Business & Law School. 

Inició su trayectoria en Clifford Chance, en el departamento de litigación. Posteriormente trabajó en H&A en el departamento de marcas durante dos años. Después de estar en el departamento de propiedad intelectual en Baker McKenzie se unió al equipo legal de Wallbox Chargers encargándose de la parte de propiedad intelectual e industrial de la compañía.
 

Nicole Sopko

As the current ESADE MBASA President, I am excited to join this network and represent the 2023 Cohort. Prior to beginning my MBA, I had a 11 year career with Marriott International and a Hotel Franchise company in progressive leadership roles in Marketing, Sales, and Event Management. My roles afforded me to work in a sector that drives nearly 11% of the global GDP. A desire to move internationally and gain knowledge of other cultures and working styles led me to ESADE.

The MBA is a space for me to explore other sectors and my insatiable passion for travel as I am quite flexible to where I land after the MBA. My focus is to move into a CEO or GM training program in late 2022 or early 2023.

Outside of my studies, I love spending time with my dog, cycling (a new hobby thanks to COVID), exploring the restaurant scene in Barcelona and of course as mentioned, my love for travel is never-ending. If I can be of any assistance, please reach out!

Patrick Amengual

CEO & Founder en We Are Yellow

Vicent Diego

CEO en Novacasa Valencia

Anna Buixó

Licenciada en Administración y Dirección de Empresas & MBA por ESADE con un posgrado en International Management en la London School of Economics.

Su pasión por la tecnología la llevó a trabajar en consultoría digital desde el inicio de su trayectoria, en la que ha acompañado a muchas empresas en el proceso de adopción de nuevos modelos de relación con clientes, proveedores y empleados a través de soluciones digitales, desde distintas consultoras, tanto multinacionales como locales.

Actualmente es socia fundadora de Jelliby, una consultora especializada en la definición e implementación de estrategias digitales, y colaboradora académica en varias universidades.

Albert Enguix

Senior Investment Advisor at Crèdit Andorrà

Miguel Ángel Morcuende

Es Ingeniero de Telecomunicaciones, Licenciado en Periodismo, Máster en Negocios Digitales, obtuvo un Certificado de Innovación y Emprendimiento (Stanford University), Programa Ejecutivo de Inteligencia Artificial en los Negocios y ha cursado el “Programa para Consejeros” y el “Programa ESG para Consejeros” en Esade Business School .

Cuenta con una experiencia de 33 años en el ámbito de la Tecnología y 24 años en el ámbito Digital, adquiridas en RTVE, Atos y Gartner. Ha sido Director Digital (CDO) Director de Tecnología y Operaciones (CTO/COO), Director Global de Innovación (CINO); actualmente como ínterin es Director de Transformación Digital (CDxO).

Actualmente es Miembro del Consejo Asesor de Bridgewhat.

Alvaro Carcel https://www.linkedin.com/in/alvarocarcel/ 

Bachelor and Master in Law from Esade. More than 10 years of experience in the field of executive talent, both in Spain and abroad. He currently serves as Director of Executive Search at Saltor Talent.

Joan Ramon Mas Navarro

Degree in Business Management and Administration from the UAB, PMD from Esade (2006) and PDG from IESE (2018). In addition, he has training in business and commercial strategy.

Executive expert in marketing, an area in which he has practiced professionally throughout his professional career.

He has held positions of managerial responsibility in various companies and sectors, some of them with global leadership and others with a clear desire for local or sector leadership: Kantar Worldpanel, PepsiCo, Winterthur, AXA, Agrupació Mutua and Crèdit Andorrà Group (experience in markets or consumer goods, insurance and banking sectors).

In recent years, he has held managerial responsibilities in digital transformation and orporate communication at the Crèdit Andorrà Group.

He has just started as an advisor in business consulting, basically in the fields of marketing, digital transformation and corporate communication, from a strategic approach, through the creation of B21 Consulting.

He is an innovative, proactive, personable and competent person, and possesses great communication skills.

Joaquin Roca

Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Business Administration and Management from ESADE ('09).

Currently, he exercises the role of Innovation Beyond the Core Manager at Nestlé for the Europe Zone, within the Dairy and Nutrition categories, whose purpose is to create and develop an ecosystem of digital solutions that includes new business models in order to generate more growth for the company.

Previously, she worked at the pharmaceutical company ISDIN, where she developed the global community for beauty consultants, among other B2B projects.

He has more than 10 years of international experience in business consulting – strategy and operations – at Minsait (formerly Europraxis Consulting) and BeRepublic with a high strategic and business focus from different areas: economic-financial, technological, innovation and digital transformation.

Additionally, he is a tenured professor of "Finance for Entrepreneurs" in the Master's Degree in Strategic Design, Innovation and Entrepreneurship at IED.

Samuel Pimentel

Samuel is the Executive Chairman of Ackermann International. He has more than 25 years of professional experience managing executive search companies. He is a recognised expert on technology and telecommunications and has been assisting companies in this market for more than 20 years. He oversees the Spanish and Latin American operations of Ackermann International.

Marc Gelabert Castillo

Marc Gelabert is an Executive MBA graduate @esade (class 2021) and his professional career consists of more than 20 years working in business development, sales management and marketing. He is a results-driven professional with business development experience, dedicated to reaching sales targets and maximizing profits, providing brand awareness and creating synergies with colleagues and clients.

He has been working at ESADE from 2014 to 2019 as an International Associate Director for Admissions in charge of the recruitment of MBA’s & MSc in Management in Italy, the Middle East and Russia. Since 2020 is in charge of Admissions for all the MBA’s programs for candidates with residency in Spain and also working as a B2B Business  Development Manager for the Executive MBA.

Originally from Barcelona, he lived 1 year in San Francisco, 3 years in London and 2 years in Salzburg and he operated professionally in more than 25 different countries around the world (such UK, USA, Italy, Ireland, Germany, France, Poland, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Eastern Europe, Russia, China, South Korea, Japan, Turkey, Israel, UAE, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Kazakhstan & all over Spain…).
 

José Carlos Ordás

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Jordí Vila

My work involves providing guidance to professionals who are seeking a career objective, from the design phase to the “landing” phase and ultimately the achievement of the goal. My process involves introspection and an exploration of the job market and your personal strengths – something I have experienced personally throughout my career, with all the successes and mistakes that this entails.

Having worked as a manager in the field of executive search and selection consultancy for more than 12 years, as a senior manager for seven years and as an independent professional for the last 12 years, I have a clear vision of the best way to design strategies and the best tools to use in this process, while also identifying personal obstacles and facilitators that will enable you to achieve success.

Each person is unique. Therefore, I adapt the pace and style of my work to your reality.

Núria Ribé Fusté

Chief Marketing Officer Laundry&HomeCare– Head of Sustainability Henkel Consumer Brands (HCB) & Member of HCB Executive Committee.

25years of successful experience in Global & local business steering, General Management (P&L), Global Marketing role, Local Sales & Marketing, Digital Marketing transformation, M&A & divestures. Turn-around multiple troubled business (country – categories) through design game-changing / agile business & organizational strategies and executing with excellence with strong teams.

Crafting Sustainability Vision, Strategy and Action Plan of L&HC / HCB.

Culturally adaptable, passionate, inspiring. Strategic & hands on leader and innovative developer of business, brands and people. Willing to make a positive impact, Do Good.

Ece Taşkınçay

I work at Koc Holding as a Strategy & Investments Manager, covering investments in startups from seed to growth stage, as well as VCs both in Turkiye and globally. Before that, I worked at early-stage VC funds; 500 Emerging Europe in Istanbul and Aldea Ventures in Barcelona. I received my Master's degree in Finance at ESADE Business School and my bachelor degree from Economics at Middle East Technical University.

Luigi Marín

Senior manager with more than 18 years of experience in mass consumer goods, specifically at Procter & Gamble, where I have held different commercial positions in the marketing and sales area impacting several countries in Central and South America. My experience encompasses strategic sales management for sales growth, brand building, management of sales relations abroad, development of sales capabilities in distributors, supplier development, leadership of multifunctional projects and management and development of human talent. Three years ago, parallel to my corporate activities, I joined The Money Tribe (TMT), an educational multiplatform focused on personal finances, which seeks to transform people’s lives through financial education. Ever since it was created, TMT has developed exponentially, and since February of this year I am involved in its consolidation in the region by leading its sales direction.

Ana Meira

My name is Ana and I’m a multidisciplinary creative strategist who helps startups and established brands scale and transform how they communicate. I thrive on developing concepts at the convergence of design, tech, and the human experience.

Throughout my career, I have led several marketing teams in the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. My journey led me to establish REGULAR ANIMAL, a purpose-driven creative agency based in Miami, through which I have collaborated with renowned clients, including Absolut, Carolina Herrera, E5 Coral, Dom Pérignon, FAU, FIU, MBFW, Mans, and Rimowa, among others.

Eugenio Mealli

Eugenio Mealli is a serial entrepreneur, highly skilled at blending business strategy and information technology. He is currently focused on developing business-oriented artificial intelligence projects and has a broad personal network within the Italian pharma & healthcare business, as well as other industries.
MBA with top honors in Business Strategy from ESADE + International MBA exchange at the Kenan Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina. AIAF Financial Analyst. PhD in Pharmacy from the La Sapienza University of Rome. Artificial intelligence software development certifications earned: Machine Learning by Stanford University on Coursera, and Reinforcement Learning by Microsoft (March 2019). Specialization in Requirements Engineering and Secure Software Specifications (five courses, non-credit) at the University of Colorado System.
Eugenio is also a novelist, with two techno-thrillers already published in the Italian market. Unlikely as it may sound, he manages to find the time to be a father and husband, his highest daily priorities.

Camille Semeneri

Born in France and moved to the US at the age of eight. Grew up mostly in the US and Switzerland.

In 2016, moved to Spain for her BBA at ESADE (with a semester in Finland at Aalto University).

In 2020, moved to Ireland and then Italy to pursue a double MSc in International Management / CEMS at UCD and Bocconi.

In 2022, moved to Germany to work at Henkel in marketing strategy for the adhesives business.

In 2023, joined the alumni board of ESADE.

Pedro Kaplan

Business Development Director with a successful track record in international and multi-industry environments.

Strong background in Business Management and B2B sales with expertise in driving revenue growth, identifying new business opportunities, and implementing effective strategies.

Committed to delivering outstanding results and consistently improving business performance.

Key activities:

Business management and business strategic development at Technology Companies.

B2B sales.

Management consulting and corporate restructuring.

Go-to-market strategies.

Channel sales.

Company start-up and turnaround management.

Operations management, including cost reduction and business efficiency.

Budget planning and P&L management.

Business intelligence and revenue management.

Coordination of multicultural and cross-functional teams and international projects.

Extensive knowledge of the service robot, airline and retail business.

Fluent in Portuguese, English and Spanish.

Carlos Martín

Passionate about sports, both professional and personal, I have oriented my career towards the Marketing side of the sports companies. Creating an exceptional, life-changing race experience for athletes from their first step to the finish line, helping to accomplish their challenges, designing a powerful strategy for sponsoring brands to connect with their targets and offering public institutions the potential to promote their territories and cities through sports events inspires and motivates me in my everyday work.

Ferran Vilaseca

Lawyer specializing in corporate law, sports, and real estate.
Chief Legal Officer (CLO) at Kosmos, where he manages issues related to soccer, tennis, e-gaming, and entertainment projects. 
President of FC Andorra.
Founder of Link Lawyers, a boutique firm specializing in emerging markets in Africa and Asia. 
Former Business Affairs at International Mobile Sportbook, an international company devoted to sports betting on mobile phones.
Former lawyer at IMG.
Alumnus of ESADE and Harvard.
 

Ricardo Marquez

Trade Show Director

From México, Director of Alimentaria FoodTech and Alimentaria México in Fira Barcelona.

Sports business passionate, former president of the ESADE MBA Sports Business Club.

My instagram: @marqmx

Andrea Sala

Business Process Consultant Part of the Zurich chapter board and loving to see how we grow and mature y con mucha illusion de ayudar a mis companeros a desarrollar el chapter y de seguir formando parte de la "Esade community"!

Madre de 2 "pre-teens" y disfrutando de la vida en Suiza, el chocolate y las montanas :)

As a Business Process Consultant based in Zurich, and having developed my career in several multinationals, leading the delivery of complex business transformation programs across departments, industries and geographies, I am now enjoying a new career path as an consultant helping companies redesigning their processes with the aim of gaining efficiencies and effectiveness, riding the wave and enjoying meeting new people, continue to learn and stepping out of my comfort zone!

Maria Luisa Vila

María Luisa’s entire career has been dedicated to service companies in the tourist industry, inside a family  group. She started out as the managing director of Consultur, Consultores Turísticos S.A., a company in the Editur Group. She subsequently worked as the manager of the group’s central services and its CEO.

During the final stage of her career, she was the editor of trade publications and in charge of sales and distribution.

Yulia Mukhacheva

Yulia Mukhacheva is a Spanish corporate lawyer working in Barcelona.

Yulia is an active member in the Alumni network of ESADE Business School. She holds a  Master in International Business and Commercial  Law by ESADE Law School. Currently, she is preparing a  Master in International Taxation Law.  Her specialization is in the field of international private law, corporate and business investments as well as tax structuring. She participated in post graduate programs at the renowned Hague Academy of International Law in The Netherlands.

As an engaged volunteer in the “ESADE Alumni Giving Back project” she uses her professional skills to support family companies in developing countries in Latin America

Yulia’s spare time is dedicated to sports. Running is part of her daily routine and a perfect way to organize her working life. Her jogging shoes are always close at hand!  In summer time rafting and mountaineering in the Pyrenees are an excellent way to recharge her energy levels. She is fond of cutting-edge technological innovations and the latest computer gadgets.

Yulia works fluently in Spanish, Catalan, English and Russian.

Clare Zhong

Hallo, I’m Clare Zhong, from Shanghai, I have worked and studied in 4 different countries, including UK, Australia, Spain and of course my home country China. After graduated from MIM CEMS program I joined Bosch global emerging market headquarter as product manager.

I'm a people person, I enjoy spending time with family, friends and colleagues.  On my work, I’m committed, goal driving, and strategic minded. In my spare time, I love traveling, I do a lot of sports such as running, swimming, biking, archery and surfing.

Cristina Manchado Rubio

Cristina Manchado Rubio is an expert in Client Management, Marketing Communication and Sales. For more than 15 years, Cristina Manchado worked for Pharmaceutical companies, in the Healthcare sector, working in several key positions in Consumer Care / OTC Marketing Manager, Category and Purchasing Manager and Channel Manager.

Born in Barcelona, Cristina earned a Political Science Bachelor at the Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, a Master in Pharmaceutical Marketing Management in 2008 from EADA, an Executive Master in Marketing and Sales in 2006 from ESADE, and a Master in Corporate Communication and Digital Technologies in 2002 from the Universidad Pompeu Fabra. Before moving to Hamburg, Cristina worked in Spain for Pharmaceutical companies, leaders of branded Consumer Care distribution in Spain, Italy and Portugal.

Cristina is currently Partner Manager at Cargonexx Freight forwarder company in Germany. She is keen and determined on integrating the Chapter with the Alumni, and expand it. She would like to enrich the experience through get-togethers to exchange state-of-the-art business tendencies and entrepreneurship.

Pedro Cesar Galvan

Versatile and highly competent senior marketing VP and professional possessing more than 20 yearsof experience in managing director, CMO, CDO, growth hacker, COMMS, directing business development initiatives and in digital strategy and social media across Europe, Latin America, USA, Middle East, Africa and Asia regions. Significantly enhanced organizational reach and market share through the application of robust digital strategies, effective pricing and excellent client relationship management; transformed struggling units into vital, streamlined and growing businesses; also produced measurable year-on-year improvement under dynamic, shifting conditions and in downturn markets. Possesses solid management skills and the ability to analyze issues, devise continuous process improvements and incorporate initiatives to increase efficiency, streamline operations and decrease overall expenses with minimal resources. Besides Pedro has a proven track record on teaching marketing, sales and advertising for many years.

Ramon Serrallonga

I am a dreamer with the aspiration to make our world a better place to live. Through my experiences in different latitudes, I discovered how similar individuals are across cultures and how diverse communities are across borders.

My passions are data analytics and innovation. I apply them in anything I do. My professional career has been developed in the intersection between business and technology. Connecting the dots to deliver more value. 

Yulia Mukhacheva

Yulia Mukhacheva is a Spanish corporate lawyer working in Barcelona.

Yulia is an active member in the Alumni network of ESADE Business School. She holds a  Master in International Business and Commercial  Law by ESADE Law School. Currently, she is preparing a  Master in International Taxation Law.  Her specialization is in the field of international private law, corporate and business investments as well as tax structuring. She participated in post graduate programs at the renowned Hague Academy of International Law in The Netherlands.

As an engaged volunteer in the “ESADE Alumni Giving Back project” she uses her professional skills to support family companies in developing countries in Latin America 
Yulia’s spare time is dedicated to sports. Running is part of her daily routine and a perfect way to organize her working life. Her jogging shoes are always close at hand!  In summer time rafting and mountaineering in the Pyrenees are an excellent way to recharge her energy levels. She is fond of cutting-edge technological innovations and the latest computer gadgets.

Yulia works fluently in Spanish, Catalan, English and Russian.

Núria Pons

As the legal manager of SACRESA, a recognized company in the real estate sector, is responsible for keeping all the legal matters of the company: contractual, corporate and procedural. He has developed his entire professional career in the field of real estate law, both from the point of view of the internal lawyer of different developer and construction companies, and from the perspective of a real estate service provider like Servihabitat, and also in large law firms such as Garrigues or Hogan Lovells. She has a degree and Master in Business Law from ESADE and has completed her training with the preparation of oppositions to Property, Commercial and Personal Property Registrars as well as various specialization programs for lawyers.

Sara Pastor

" over 14 years of experience in technology, e-commerce and digital advertising with a special focus in the travel industry. She is leading the Destinations business in Europe at ADARA, after having managed the Commercial team in Europe Mainland. Before joining ADARA, Sara worked at LivingSocial, Travelzoo and Cisco Systems. 

She serves as a member of the board of the Digital Club of ESADE University, and is co-founder of the organisation "Women in e-travel." 

Lluís Farràs

Economista con más de 35 años de experiencia como Director Financiero y Controller (en multinacionales y medianas empresas de diferentes sectores, en áreas industriales y servicios). Los últimos cinco años los ha pasado como socio en una consultora prestando asesoramiento a Pymes.

Paralelamente ha colaborado con entidades sin ánimo de lucro, sociales y deportivos ofreciendo planes de viabilidad.

Elitsa Manova

After living in London and Barcelona, my studies brought me to Copenhagen. I have been living here and working as a financial accounting consultant for the past three years.

In my role, I work with corporates to address the CFO agenda and optimise their finance function. I am driven by the challenges of an ever-changing technological and regulatory landscape and enjoy working at the intersection of IT and finance.

At work or otherwise, I love taking the time to meet and get to know people as I firmly believe good team spirit and wide network are essential. When I am off, traveling and dance are my preferred ways of detaching from the daily hustle and bustle.

Pedro Arellano

Pedro leads processes of organisational change and strategic implementation. He has experience in governance and general management in both the public and private sectors, as well as at family businesses, startups, SMEs and corporations in a variety of industries, including logistics, real estate, education, health, technology, industry and consumer goods. He currently serves as Deputy General Manager at the Port of Barcelona. He sits on the board at various companies and is a trustee of the CARES Foundation. He holds a Bachelor in Labour Sciences, an MBA from Esade, a PDG from IESE and a Diploma in Family Business Consulting from the Family Firm Institute.

Cristina Barcons

As general manager of the family office of a leading European business group, Cristina is privileged to work with a team of great professionals. She previously worked at Banco Sabadell, where she gained 19 years of professional experience and which she will always consider to be her home. Her goal in joining the Esade Alumni Finance Club is to contribute new ideas and give something back to Esade.

Acisclo Pérez

Acisclo has more than a decade of international professional experience at multinationals and technology companies, where he specialises in growth, optimisation and expansion.

He has experience in the management of sales, marketing (CX) and innovation teams, as well as in the development of new products and services. With a strategic 360° vision of business, he focuses on the ROI of projects and the EBITDA of the company.

He currently sits on the board of several technology companies whose core business is 4.0 technology with a customer-centric approach.

Roberto Ballester

Actualmente Socio Fundador de Felidarity, consultora B Corp que ayuda a sus clientes a desarrollar, integrar y visibilizar sus valores, compromisos éticos y estrategias de sostenibilidad y responsabilidad social.

Presidente de Fairtrade Ibérica y Miembro del Comité de Nombramientos de Fairtrade Internacional, con sede en Bonn (Alemania).
Profesor de ética empresarial, responsabilidad social, gestión de fundaciones y empresas sociales, etc.

Líder local de la iniciativa GivingTuesday en la Comunidad Valenciana y Mentor de start ups de impacto social.

Maria Gutiérrez-San Miguel

Qualifications: Chemical Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Nurse graduate from the University of Barcelona, ​​MBA from Esade Business School and Postgraduate in Lean Management.

Professional career: during his 12-year professional career, first in a multinational engineering consultancy and then in the Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, he has implemented several projects in the field of process management and value chain optimization in industrial and hospital processes, both nationally and internationally. Likewise, she is the author of some scientific works and multiple communications and conferences, mainly in the field of process design and the management of cultural change in institutions. She has also participated as a teacher in several training courses, postgraduate courses and master's degrees in Lean methodology, process management and cultural change in organizations.

Current professional activity: Currently responsible for the design and implementation of Value Based Healthcare Clinical Processes using self-reported health outcomes as indicators (PROMS, PREMS), as well as the optimization of some improvements in organizational hospital processes in hospitalization units, emergencies, outpatient clinics, etc. at the Vall d'Hebron Hospital. The main focus of his work is the design and development of an institutional methodology for organizational transformation towards patient-centered care through continuous improvement led by health personnel in contact with the patient, involving cultural change among hospital professionals. as well as the participation of patients in the definition of care processes.

Jaime Tarrazon

Después de hacer las practicas del BBA en París, decidí volver a esta ciudad tan cultural a principios de 2017. Desde entonces trabajo en Les Cinémas Pathé Gaumont, en el departamento de Marketing y me encargo de las animaciones comerciales y el pricing de las salas de cine.

El Chapter de Esade Alumni París es una buena oportunidad para evadirse del día a día y encontrarse con otros Alumnis con diferentes backgrounds. Te esperamos en cualquier de nuestros eventos: charlas sobre la actualidad, cenas o simplemente un afterwork para brindar todos juntos.

Jaume Hugas

Fue Director del Centro de Investigación de la Logística Empresarial (CILE) y Primer Presidente y fundador del Council of Supply Chain Management Professional (CSCMP) en España.  

Antes de asumir la dirección ejecutiva de Executive Education, fue director de los programas MBA de Esade. 

Es diplomado en CPCL por la Harvard Business School y también ha realizado cursos de posgrado en Stanford, Darden y Olin Business School. 

En su extensa carrera directiva, ha sido Director of Supply Chain Management para la División de Consumo de Ralston Purina Europe, en Europa, Oriente Medio y África, y Director of Manufacturing Operations de Ralston Purina Internacional, con responsabilidad sobre 32 fábricas europeas, además de Corporate Director of Manufacturing and Engineering de Ralston Purina Company para Canadá, Asia-Pacífico y Latinoamérica. Con anterioridad, fue director de Producción e Ingeniería para Gallina Blanca Purina en España y Portugal, y también director de Proyectos y Obras en Master SA de Ingeniería y Consultoría. 

Ha publicado artículos en diferentes revistas y es autor de numerosos casos de estudio. 

Es profesor de Esade desde 1990, Ingeniero Industrial, MBA por Esade  y Doctor en Derecho, Economía y Empresa. 

Laura Martinez

Laura Martínez Molera is the Senior Product Marketing Manager for MathWorks. Laura is the technical lead for the Machine Learning and Data Science Solution where she leads the strategy, development and creation of technical content and marketing promotion. Prior to joining MathWorks, Laura was the Senior Marketing Manager at HubSpot where she was responsible for the go-to-market strategy for multiple regions and alignment with the Sales team.

Laura was born in Barcelona where she studied industrial engineering at UPC. She also holds a Master in Innovation and Entrepreneurship from ESADE and a Master in International Marketing from HULT, Boston, where she moved in 2014. Laura is living in Boston with her husband and son.

Stefano Audone

I am passionate about writing and sports. After 10 years spent in Media and FMCG companies in Marketing and Sales positions, in 2020 I joint Adverteaser, my family company which operates in marketing and communication, running the business as a second-generation entrepreneur.

You can watch a brief presentation here (in Italian): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG_-x2Lk2LI&t=9s

I hold a Master of Science (MSc) in International Management from Esade Business School, joint with an MSc in Management from Bocconi University in a double degree program, and a Bachelor in Economics and Management in Arts, Culture and Communication (CLEACC) from Bocconi University.

Since September 2020 I have been a Board Member of the Esade Alumni Milan Chapter.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stefano.audone

Alejandra Pérez

Alejandra is enthusiastic about innovation, marketing and the mobility of the future. Since beginning her career at Allianz, she has worked in various sectors, including banking, FCGs, consulting and, most recently, the automotive industry, where she works in web development.

She studied business in Colombia and international business in Germany. She also holds an MSc in Marketing Management from Esade (2017).

She is a board member of the Esade Alumni Barcelona International Chapter, which organises events for the expat community living in Barcelona.

María Porta Ferrer

Specialities: Executive coaching, which consists of establishing an ongoing professional relationship to enable the coachee to:

• Develop further learning and discovery
• Commit to new actions
• Achieve extraordinary results in the professional sphere

My commitment to coachees is to provide them with a tool for developing their talent and potential starting in the present and moving towards the future. Over the course of the process, coachees learn to identify empowering or limiting beliefs, modify specific behaviours and develop skills to achieve their objectives. The process promotes a deeper understanding of how we relate to others and to ourselves. 

Language: English, Catalan and Spanish
Certification: Associate Certified Coach (ACC), International Coach Federation 

 

Carles Roig Navarro

Carles is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Operations, Innovation and Data Sciences at Esade.

He is the director of the Master in Operations Management.

Carles built his career in Scandinavia, France and Latin America. He has held various executive posts at large companies: co-general manager of Nedlloyd Districenters; regional director of AITENA and LOACSA (BBVA’s logistical services corporation); manager of Schenker, and general manager and board member of Logipoint (Dragados SPL).

He previously directed the Part-Time MBA at Esade. In addition to his professional activities as a business consultant and director, he teaches the subjects Supply Chain Management, Strategy and Operations Management in the Department of Operations at Esade.

Throughout his career, Carles has been deeply involved with companies in various sectors, including clients such as Volkswagen, Seat, Nissan, Jatco and NSK (automotive); HP Centro de Consolidación, HP Ventas, IBM and Digital Equipment (IT); Sanyo and Fisher (consumer electronics); Nutrexpa, Nestlé, United Biscuits, Ralston Purina–Europastry Group (food); Planeta DeAgostini and RBA (publishing); Oral-B and Revlon (cosmetics); Electrolux, Bosch, Siemens and Candy (home appliances); and Inoxcrom (office supplies). He has also carried out projects for Dragados SPL, retail chains, local and regional governments, and numerous small and medium-sized companies.

He has spoken at national and international symposiums and conferences. He has published various articles and studies.

He has taught at Esade since 1998.

Luciana Victorio

Ejecutiva con 10 años de experiencia profesional en el sector de consumo masivo e industrial de Perú y España. Administradora de profesión por la Universidad del Pacífico (Lima, Perú). 

Apasionada por el desarrollo de personas y equipos, por el trabajo bien hecho y el buen balance vida laboral-personal. Cantante aficionada, amante de la cultura mediterránea, disfruta mucho de hacer deporte por las mañanas y viajar con la familia al menos 1 vez al año.

Adriena Badal Chamaki

Adriena began her marketing career in the mobile gaming industry and has since worked across multiple industries for tech companies in Silicon Valley. Her passion for understanding consumer behavior has led her to her current role as Sr. Product Marketing Manager of an international communications app, where she leverages her knowledge to influence user behaviors in order to drive adoption and retention. 

In her spare time, she is an avid soccer player and enjoys the hustle of city life in San Francisco. 

Jorge Cuervo Cimadevilla

As an executive coach with prior managerial experience and 10 years as a team coach, I am equipped to effectively guide processes of leadership development, personal change and career change, to work on overcoming obstacles and insecurities, to generate motivating visions and to change perspectives. I also assist with project leadership and organisational

change management. Due to my scientific and technical background, I have experience working with rational and analytical types who have difficulty accepting and managing their own emotions and those of their team.

Session languages: Spanish, Catalan and English

Certifications:

• Professional Certified Coach (PCC), International Coaching Federation
• Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) at the Co-Active Training Institute (CTI)
• TLC-certified

Alfredo Saenger

Passionately curious, with a strong interest in Geopolitics and International Relations. Sailing for a hobby.

Alfredo is the COO of VLaunch, a blockchain unicorn startup. Before joining the VLaunch leadership team, he worked as a Consultant in the Middle East office of BCG. He has previous experience in Investment Banking and Private Equity where he participated in projects in TMT, Oil&Gas and Real Estate covering the EMEA region. Pro-bono, he also holds office as elected Secretary of the Spanish Resident Council in the UAE for a 4-year term ending in May 2025.

Alfredo graduated from Esade Business School in Barcelona with an MSc in Finance.

Antonio Sala

Durante más de ocho años, ha desempeñado diversos cargos en los departamentos de Marketing y Ventas de Reckitt. Es colaborador entusiasta y miembro de la Junta de dos ONG de Barcelona: Entrecultures y Entxartxad, ambas con proyectos en países en vías de desarrollo.

Amalia Saavedra

Socia de Olivo Consulting, especializada en Finanzas e Inversiones. Me encanta mi trabajo y trabajar con emprendedores. Apoyo varias causas sociales principalmente vinculadas a la infancia.

Shireen Husain

I am a graduate of the Esade MBA, Class of 2017, a native New Yorker with a background in the retail, fashion and e-commerce industry. Started a career at Amazon within a new business focused on fashion, then attended Esade to focus on marketing and expand my business foundation. Since then I have continued with my interests in e-commerce and fashion, working at Wayfair and American express. Currently living in New York City with husband and former Esade classmate Curro and puppy Rio, where we enjoy exploring the city on long walks, trying new restaurants and traveling as much as possible.

Fernando Rivero

Ayudo principalmente a entidades financieras y aseguradoras en la dirección y gestión de proyectos de estrategia digital, marketing digital, inbound marketing, venta digital y tendencias, con algunos clientes recientes como American Express, Banco Nacional de Costa Rica, MetLife, MMT Seguros o Northgate entre otros.

Además de ser un orgulloso miembro de la Junta Directiva del Club de Marketing de ESADE Alumni, soy CEO de la consultora de estrategia digital Ditrendia; Director del Observatorio de la Blogosfera de Marketing; Consejero de la Asociación de Marketing de España; Director de la Comisión de Marketing para el sector Financiero y Asegurador y Miembro del Comité de Estudios en la Mobile Marketing Association.

Me gusta compartir lo que aprendo, así que también soy profesor en diferentes Universidades y Escuelas de negocio; formador in-company; ponente habitual en diferentes foros; autor de varios artículos, informes y publicaciones; y coautor de varios libros, siendo el último de ellos “El futuro de la banca, los seguros y los clientes tras la crisis de 2020” (Editorial Exit, 2020).

Elena Garrigues

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Inés Pons

Portfolio Catalogue & Support - Petcare at Mars

Luis Vazquez Hernández

CEO Podium Strategy&Marketing

Ricardo San Marcos de la Torre

Ricardo San Marcos es Socio Director de Vaciero ademas de liderar el Área Concursal e Insolvencias de la firma. Dirige los proyectos de solicitud y tramitación de concursos de acreedores y acuerdos de refinanciación regulados por la Ley Concursal. Como experto en reestructuraciones e insolvencias complejas, ha coordinado transacciones para adquisición de unidades de negocio parciales de empresas en procesos de cierre o liquidación. También ha sido designado en múltiples ocasiones administrador concursal y administrador judicial de compañías en dificultades.

Abogado y Economista especialista en crisis empresarial, es también diplomado en Management Development por ESADE, complementado la formación en dirección de empresas con programas en Marketing estratégico por ESADE y Marketing Digital por ESIC. Cuenta con una dilatada experiencia en el asesoramiento continuado en consolidación y reestructuración de empresas, desarrollo de negocio y asesoramiento a la dirección. Ha participado en procesos y negociaciones para adquisición de empresa y negocios, en el ámbito nacional e internacional. Es también Auditor oficial de Cuentas y Mediador Concursal, Civil y Mercantil.

Ponente habitual en foros, cursos y seminarios y profesor colaborador de la Universidad de Oviedo, es también autor de numerosos artículos y tribunas de opinión. Además es Vicepresidente del Instituto de Mediación del Principado de Asturias.

Anna Aguiar

Currently in her last year of the Double Degree in Business Administration and Law. Anna is passionate about startups and technology. She has been the co-President of E3 (Esade’s Entrepreneurship Association) and has done internships at Gartner, Accenture and Caixabank, among others.

Anna took part in Summer Schools and International Programs at Bocconi University, NYU, Georgetown University, WU Vienna and King’s College London.
Her international background has allowed her to participate in many international projects including the European Youth Parliament and creating a Startup idea as well.

Anna has been involved in the organization of many events at ESADE and has also been a TA of the Esade Full-Time MBA.

Always open to help others and to be part of new projects!

Vanesa Estorach

Bachelor of Business Administration and MBA from Esade, with a postgraduate degree in International Management from HEC Paris.

Her entire career has been related to innovation and technology, both at startups and at large corporations. After having worked as a product manager at other digital companies, she now leads the digital transformation of the Digital IA area at Sanofi.

In 2008, she co-founded Women in Mobile (WiM), an organisation that works to promote and raise the profile of women in the technology sector.

Arnau Grifoll

Bachelor of Business Administration (IQS), two Masters in Finance (IEF and University of Alcalá) and MBA (Esade).

More than 10 years of professional experience in strategic consulting, venture capital, consumer goods, exports and publishing. He has a global vision of business management, with a strong focus on achieving objectives, improving processes and obtaining results.

He applies all of his knowledge and experience to ensure that his clients get the most out of their business and to identify any business opportunities that may arise, whether in terms of cost savings or growth and expansion.

He is a firm believer that all companies, regardless of their size and resources, should be able to access the best market conditions. “This is my personal objective, and it will be my job from now on.”

Montserrat Palencia

Montserrat is a tax Lawyer.

She started her career in Tax by obtaining a Law Degree with a business concentration at ESADE Business School. Her formation was completed with a Master Degree in Law (MUA) 2016, and a Master Degree in Tax Consulting and Management 2016 (AGT).

She works as a Tax Lawyer for Credit Suisse in Zurich. She has been working in the legal tax practice of Gomez Acebo & Pombo and Cases & Lacambra, two prestigious Law Firms in Barcelona. Simultaneously she assisted finance professionals in their preparation for the European Financial Advisor (EFA) certification at Instituto Superior de Empresa y Finanzas (ISEFi).

Her professional experiences are completed through summer collaborations with nonprofit organizations. For the past four years, she has been a member of Sprout. Sprout is a non-profit organization based in New York City that provides travel and recreational opportunities to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

These experiences have provided her with a positive attitude, a high sense of duty, strong communication and negotiation skills, leadership qualities, and the ability to work with different backgrounds and teams.

Tim-Frederik Kohler

Tim grew up in Germany, and found his destination in Singapore. 
Since childhood his passion has been connecting different worlds and different cultures. 
He lived, worked and built up businesses in North America, Europe, Middle East and Central & East Asia. 

He was part of the first cohort of the joint Aalto-ESADE MBA for Executives in 2018. 
The program focused on entrepreneurship, innovation and design thinking, to understand the intrinsic need for digital transformation in a new business setting, around the world.
As regional CEO of APMEA and Global CSO (Chief Sales Officer) he is actively working on strategy design and implementation to built a better future within his realm of influence. 

Tim loves all kind of sports, he is an active age group Triathlete, PADI rescue scuba diver, and enjoys spending time in the gym.

Whilst the Singapore alumni is relatively small, he is very happy in welcoming new arrivals and engage with the existing alumni in Singapore. 
Tim is open to try out new concepts and forms of engagement to generate more value for all members.

Laura Cespedosa Cañada

Labor coaching: Psychologist, coach and head hunter, I help you to know the reality of the labor market with the real point of view of the current market. I have accompanied more than 4,500 people in their professional transition.

Executive Coaching: I accompany CEOs and middle managers in their continuous improvement process. My vision as Human Resources director and my participation in steering committees will help you define your challenges and achieve them, empowering yourself and leading teams to achieve their engagement and that of clients. Specialized in team and sales coaching, as well as agile leadership.

Languages: Spanish, Catalan

Certification: ICF, with more than 4,500 hours

Ana Ramírez Torres

Ana Ramírez Torres graduated from the University of Seville with a Bachelor in Geography in 2002. She earned a Master in Geographic Information Systems: Planning, Land Management and Environment at the University of Seville in 2005. She went on to earn a Master in Valuation, Cadastre and Territorial Information Systems from the Miguel Hernández University of Elche in 2017. She completed the Esade-Loyola Executive MBA in 2018-2019.

Since 2013, she has been a founding partner and manager of the consulting firm GEOMALANDAR S.L., which specialises in the management, analysis and publication of spatial information, spatial data infrastructure, and cadastral procedures and formalities.

She has participated in several projects of the Institute of Statistics and Cartography of Andalusia, including the Unified Digital Street Map of Andalusia and the Spatial Data Infrastructure of Andalusia. She is currently working on a project called Characterisation and Distribution of Built Space in Andalusia.

Ernest Morales

Ernest is an associate at MGC Arbitration, where his main area of practice is international commercial and investment arbitration. He is a member of the Paris and Barcelona Bar Associations. He has acted as a lawyer and administrative secretary to arbitral tribunals in international arbitration proceedings, both ad hoc and institutional, under a wide range of jurisdictions and applicable laws. He has experience in the banking, construction and energy sectors, among others.

He teaches in the Master in International Business Law at Esade and has served as the school’s coach for the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot since 2017. He has written several articles, served as a panellist at international conferences and organised several events in the field of arbitration, while also serving as co-chair of the Paris Very Young Arbitration Practitioners (PVYAP) organisation.

Ernest holds a Bachelor in Law, a Master in International Business Law and a Master in Legal Practice from Esade Law School, as well as a Bachelor in International Arbitration from Sciences Po. He is a native speaker of Spanish and Catalan and he is fluent in English, French and Portuguese.

Luke Jahn

Luke Jahn finished the Esade MBA in 2022 and offers consultancy services through his own company Orso Business Services Limited offering Interim CFO and Management Consultancy services to VC backed starts ups. Luke also helps out with the Esade Entrepreneurship Institute as a mentor to starts ups, having completed the E-works accelerator himself.

Luke is an experienced finance and business professional with seven years experience in practice advising a full spectrum of clients, after which he then followed his passion for financial strategy and people from professional services in London, where he qualified as a Chartered ACCA accountant, to an international MBA in Barcelona and subsequently America for his exchange at Darden. He applied his consulting and entrepreneurship skills throughout the Esade MBA, on clients and start-ups, all the while being an MBA leader during a pandemic on the student council facilitating relations with 47 nationalities.

Now looking to his skills to find opportunities and solve problems for clients and a long-term position in financial leadership and technology, all the while finding every opportunity to cycle around London and the surrounding countryside.

Joe Schneider

I enjoy helping companies break new ground. At AmFam, some of my responsibilities include Enterprise M&A as well as Tenney 110, our portfolio of adjacent businesses and venture studio. In this capacity, I, along with my colleagues, am working to deliver the insurance company of the future (which probably won’t look exactly like the insurer of today).

Prior to joining American Family, I was an investment banker in the US and the UK, where I advised insurance carriers, brokers and insurtech businesses (and pretty much anything related to insurance) on M&A, capital raising and other strategic matters.

I have co-authored several white papers on autonomous vehicles and insurance and have been quoted by The NY Times, LA Times and other publications in the US and abroad. I presented this work at the US Treasury in 2016.

I have lived and worked in the UK, Spain and Chile and originally began my post college career as a high school teacher where I realized that if I could get a room full of teenagers to focus on conjugating verbs, I could probably do other stuff, too.

Matías Hilaire

Experienced Chief Executive Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. Skilled in Negotiation, Marketing Management, Business Planning and Account Management. Strong business development professional graduated from ESADE Business & Law School. Fluent in both English and Spanish.

Jaime Schmidt

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Pepe Cano

Director of strategy and business development.

Leader of projects in the fields of sports and wellbeing.

Founder of the international organization Just a Lifestyle, which promotes sports in disadvantaged environments in developing countries.

Member of the London 2012 Olympic Organizing Committee.

Teaches in the Master’s in Leadership, Team Management and Business.

More than 14 years of experience immersed in different projects in six countries, which has enabled him to develop a global view of business that he implements with commitment, adaptability, and determination. “I adore sports and am enthusiastic about its+- ability to transform society.”

Gaetano Baviera

I am Italian, 2021 MIM graduate from Esade. Currently I work in Amazon's European Headquarter in Luxembourg, where I started as a Procurement intern in 2021, and since one year and a half I've been converted to full time as Procurement Specialist :)

I was a professional waterpolo player, competing also for the Italian youth National Team, but now I play just for passion. I love sports in general, and I am also deeply involved in leaving a mark in the communities I live in.

I would love to say much more about myself, but I'm sure I'll get the chance to do so during our next Chapter events!

Manuel Morales

Life motto: “Wo ein Wille ist, ist auch ein Weg” “Whether you think you can, or think you cannot, you are right”

Interests: music, business and history literature, networking and sports like hiking and diving.

Follow me on instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/ibergourmet/

Diego Fernando Cardona Madariaga

Ingeniero especializado en Gerencia de Proyectos, MSc, DEA y PhD en Ciencias Administrativas con énfasis en Aplicación Estratégica de Tecnología en Organizaciones Gubernamentales y Posdoctorado en docencia mediada con TIC. Su desarrollo profesional ha estado enmarcado en el sector académico como alto directivo, colaborador e investigador, así como conferencista en aplicación estratégica de tecnología en organizaciones. De manera paralela ha permanecido vinculado al sector TIC, en el ámbito de la definición estratégica empresarial y la definición competitiva sectorial como ingeniero en empresas privadas, alto directivo en el gobierno colombiano y consultor a través de agencias de apoyo multilateral para múltiples gobiernos latinoamericanos. En la actualidad se desempeña como Vicerrector Académico de la Universidad EAN Colombia.

Vicky Ramirez

She has an extensive experience in Corporate Finance in both Industry and Financial Services.  Initiated her career by joining the Financial Management Program with General Electric in the USA.

True believer in team work. She enjoys working in a diverse team.
Passionate on promoting inclusion, diversity, and equality, as well as supporting social causes to create a positive impact in the society.

Vishesh Dalal

Vishesh is currently the Head of Strategy at Indie Home Loans, a mortgage finance company based in India. Before completed the ESADE MBA in 2018, Vishesh has qualified as a Chartered Accountant and holds a CFA Charter. He has over 11 years of work experience across entrepreneurship and finance, having worked with various teams at Ernst & Young in India and Norway in the past. Outside of work, Vishesh likes to travel and is a certified scuba diver.

Sebastian Sandler

Sebastian Sandler is a Senior Business Analyst at Raiffeisenbank International AG (RBI) in Vienna where is working on overarching Business and IT projects. The projects relate to Finance, Risk and Regulatory Reporting and also impact the CEE Network Banks of RBI. In addition, he is responsible for the Bank Steering of the Austrian subsidiaries.

Raiffeisen Bank International AG (RBI) regards Austria, where it is a leading corporate and investment bank, as well as Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) as its home market. 13 markets of the region are covered by subsidiary banks. Additionally, the Group comprises numerous other financial service providers, for instance in the fields of leasing, asset management, as well as M&A.
 
Prior to RBI Mr. Sandler was heading the Controlling, Accounts Payable and Regulatory Reporting section at BayernLB New York. During that time, he also joined the Board of the ESADE International Chapter New York.
 
Mr. Sandler earned an MBA in International Business Administration from ESADE Business School  and Georgetown University in the GEMBA program. He graduated from Dual University Heidenheim with a Diploma in Business and IT.

Isabel Marwitz

As coach and mentor to entrepreneurs and startups, Isabel supports companies in developing and executing cross regional and cultural growth strategies.

Karine Selma Laronze

Bachelor&MBA at ESADE, I also completed my CEMS Master's in International Management at ESADE and Stockholm School of Economics in 2007. After graduating, I worked more than 6 years in Business Consulting in Spain, South Africa and Colombia. I moved to Austria in 2014, where I have started a family. I am currently working as Project Manager at AEI, Agency for European Integration and Economic Development, in Vienna. I am a Spanish, French and Catalan native speaker, and also speak English and German fluently. I am involved in the Austria Chapter since its launch.

Jaime Schmidt

Abogado y Notario Público con más de 8 años de experiencia en asesoría legal corporativa. Especialista en Derecho Corporativo, Informático y de Propiedad Intelectual, me dedico a la creación de empresas y la protección de sus activos intangibles.

Alumni desde el 2016, egresado del Master de propiedad intelectual y derecho de las TIC.

Amante de la tecnología y el deporte.

Luis Bajo

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Diego Molero

Diego is a professional with 30 years of experience and a broad, diverse base of knowledge of the public sector (administration and business). He has 20 years of experience in various high-profile positions at all levels of government (national, regional and local). He now serves as chief of staff for the Chairman of Renfe. He is an advocate for public-private collaboration in all areas – not only in service management – on the grounds that it is the best win-win arrangement for society. He is known for his capacity for personal relationships and team management, generating trust and responsibility. He is quick to adapt to complex, multiple-stakeholder environments where it is necessary to be involved, demanding, tenacious and perseverant in order to fulfil the organisation’s objectives and projects. He also has links to academia, holding a PhD in Constitutional Law and lecturing at the Complutense University of Madrid. At Esade–Ramón Llull University, he earned an Executive Master in Public Administration and collaborates on the organisation of executive programmes in Madrid.

Cristina Franch Arnau

CVM Senior campaign management at Vodafone.
Enthusiastic and committed. Allergic to the status quo. Eager to explore, analyse and move beyond. As a team lead, I believe all of us can make a difference with the right motivation and direction. For my future, I regard to keep learning and pushing myself out of the comfort zone.

Lucía Lagunas

My name is Lucia Lagunas, I am 28 years old and I have a Law Degree from the Public University of Navarra. Subsequently, I completed an optional Master's Degree in Access to Law, completing it with the postgraduate course in International Business Law, at the Esade Law School.

Simultaneously to my specialization in international business law, I took the course of Skills and Management for lawyers, in Esade. This new training has allowed me to acquire more international knowledge applied at all times to Spanish and European Law, as well as to develop new essential skills in the practice of the 21st century, such as leadership, negotiation, work. as a team, motivation and empathy, among others.

I consider myself a proactive, disciplined person, with initiative and eager for improvement every day.

Regarding my professional aspect, I started doing internships in Pamplona, ​​in the area of ​​Corporate Law at ARPA Abogados Consultores and subsequently, I undertook an international career in the legal department of a German company, VR. LEASING, Aktiengesellschaft, located in Frankfurt (Germany).

Once in Spain again, I have worked for two and a half years as a lawyer in the area of ​​Real Estate & Foreign Investment in an office in Barcelona and currently, I continue to train and work as a lawyer in the area of ​​Corporate & New Technologies in the office of Miliners SLP lawyers.

Eloi Noya

Entrepreneur, financial advisor and professor at Esade. After 20 years in senior management positions in banking, in 2013 he co-founded the Fintech LoanBook Capital and currently combines teaching with financial consulting at Altria Corpo and WordstoNumbers. He is also an expert lecturer in alternative financing, fintech and blockchain. He is a professor at Esade at Capital Markets & Fintech, as well as coordinator of digital projects at the Executive Master in Digital Business. He has a degree in ADE and a Master by Esade (Lic & MBA 93), a degree in Law from the UOC and an Executive Master in Digital Business from Esade (EMDB 2012).

Begoña Landazuri

Professional of more than 25 years in the management of Human Resources. Passion to live abroad and enjoy the multicultural experience. I have lived, so far, in Switzerland, Brazil, Canada and Spain. My work experience is very varied in terms of sectors in which I have worked being that I started in the pharmaceutical sector and I have known sectors such as Insurance, Telecommunications, Private Hospitals, Retail and Infrastructure and Energy. I currently work at Acciona for the Industrial and Concessions Divisions, leading the Human Resources Department. Always looking for new ways to learn, I am a professor at EOI, European University and I collaborate with ESADE in the People Management Club.

Sara Pastor

Has over 14 years of experience in technology, big data, e-commerce and digital marketing, with a special focus in the travel industry. She is currently the Managing Director for the Destinations business in EMEA at ADARA, after having managed the media team in Europe Mainland. Before joining ADARA, Sara worked at LivingSocial, Travelzoo and Cisco Systems.

She serves as a member of the board of the Digital Club of ESADE Alumni, is the co-founder of the Women in e-travel association, and has recently won the "Revolut Everywoman Award" in the Executive Leader category.

Patricio López de Carrizosa

Es Ingeniero Industrial por la Universidad de Sevilla y MBA por ESADE y por la universidad Loyola.

Actualmente desarrolla su carrera como Director de logística en Scalpers, firma de moda española con presencia internacional. Es además socio y co-fundador de AHT, empresa de diseño y confección de trajes de novia y fiesta a medida. Cuenta también con experiencia en el desarrollo de negocio en el sector industrial.

Entre sus intereses destacan la gestión del cambio, la transformación digital, la gestión de personas y la innovación. Además de la creación y desarrollo de empresas.

Francesc Farnell

De 1996 a 2009, estuvo trabajando en el Grupo Danone, desempeñando diferentes cargos de responsabilidad dentro del Área de Recursos Humanos: formación, relaciones laborales, desarrollo, compensación y beneficios (comp&ben), selección, gestión del talento, proyectos internacionales, gestión operativa de las plantas de producción, etc. Entre 2019 y 2013, trabajó para el CELSA Group como Corporate HR Manager, y desde 2013 trabaja como director corporativo de Personas y Desarrollo de la Familia Torres. 

Robert Navarro

Robert is the Managing Director and CFO of Innogy Spain, a German-owned utility focused on renewable energy generation, networks, and the retail electricity and gas business. He is also an academic assistant at Esade, where he provides tutoring on business plans, among other topics, for various programmes.

Birkás-Kováts Szabolcs

Szabolcs is a marketing and sales professional with an original background in retail. While at Esade he was an active member of both the retail and the sports business club, he interned at the DFS HQ (LVMH group) in Hong Kong. A year after the completion of his full time MBA studies (class of 2014) he returned to Budapest and made a successful career transition. He became member of the organizing committee of the biggest (sport)event ever organized in Hungary. Szabolcs was in charge of the sponsor/fan village and the merchandising program of the FINA World Championships after which he was invited to join the Hungarian Swimming Federation. Currently he oversees the marking & commercial aspects of several international swimming meets, including the LEN European Aquatics Championships and FINA Swimming World Cups organized by the leading sport Federation of the country. Szabolcs has been acting as the President of the ESADE Alumni Budapest Chapter, his passion towards Barcelona and his alma mater has remained strong ever since.

Maumita Sinhamahapatra

After my MBA, I spent a year working in Germany for one of the largest energy utilities. Since my return to India I have been working in the renewable energy industry. Through my work I am contributing towards India's transformation into one of the leaders in sustainable energy. In my spare time, I love reading and travelling.

Juan Manuel Peña

Ha dedicado su amplia vida profesional al sector de la salud y de los hospitales, y ha tenido la oportunidad de trabajar en la gerencia de hospitales, la consultoría hospitalaria a escala nacional e internacional, la gestión integral de proyectos de nuevos centros asistenciales en Europa, África, Asia y América, y la gestión de empresas proveedoras de servicios para el diseño, la construcción, el equipamiento, el mantenimiento y la operación de hospitales. 

Xavier López

Xavier has held senior management positions in the industrial, logistics and textile sectors. He gained professional experience by purchasing and managing companies. His main areas of interest are logistics and the transformation of operations. He is passionate about innovation and the implementation of new processes in companies.

Olivia Bosch

Communications & Brand Director en Esade Alumni.

Con más de 15 años de experiencia en el sector digital y en marketing online, Olivia ha ocupado diversos puestos dentro de la organización de Esade Alumni, hasta llegar a dirigir el área de comunicación digital.

Su área de experiencia, tras haber trabajado varios años en el área digital dirigiendo grandes proyectos como CRM, se centra en la comunicación automatizada, el marketing basado en datos y la identidad de marca.

Es licenciada en Periodismo, Executive Master in Digital Business en Esade en el 2015 y estancia en Silicon Valley en 2016.

Ana Puig Palomar

I guide individuals and teams in personal and group development processes and help organisations with a genuine desire to improve. I develop their leadership capacity and personal and interpersonal skills to enable them to achieve the best results as a team sustainably over time. I have more than 25 years of experience in management, having held business-management positions at various national and international companies.

Session languages: Spanish, Catalan and English

Main certifications:

• Professional Certified Coach (PCC), International Coaching Federation
• Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC), Coaches Training Institute
• Leadership Certification, The Leadership Circle
• Relational Styles – Bridge
   

Carlos de Barnola Torres

Specialities:

• Ontological executive coaching. This approach enables coachees to tackle the challenges they face in areas such as their relationship with particular subjects, their family, their boss or their organisation. Through speech acts, this approach allows them to confront false beliefs and overcome fears and self-limitations, making it a very powerful instrument of change and development. This approach helps coachees deal with challenges in various real-life situations, including work, team relationships, intimate relationships and parent-child relationships. 
• Systemic coaching. This approach is used to delve into difficult situations in the coachee’s professional context. It enables teams to evolve into high-performance teams, generating dynamics that facilitate the establishment of relational objectives, rules of conduct and levels of rigour within the team. 

 
Languages: Spanish, English, Portuguese and Catalan
 
Certifications: 

• Associate Certified Coach (ICF/EEC) 
• ATC (ICF/EEC)
   

Adela Ureta

Adela holds a Bachelor in Law and an Executive MBA from Esade. She has a rich background, thanks to more than 20 years in different human-resources roles.

She currently serves as General Manager of People at Saint-Gobain for Spain, Portugal, Morocco and Algeria, where she has a clear focus on improving employee and customer experiences with the company.

She is dedicated to working for and with people, committed to promoting the human-resources strategy at all levels of the organisation and leading the transformation policy to make the company more agile, digital, open and customer-centric.

Igor Nishimura’s Ikigai

Mr. Igor Nishimura’s Ikigai is to democratize access to learning, creation and self-development through entrepreneurship, innovation and technology, helping people to understand how business, investment and culture/essence work, interconnect and impact our lives, so that everyone can make better decisions and accomplish their objectives/purposes.

Igor holds a Bachelor’s degree from EAESP-FGV with major in Corporate Finance & International Management, a CEMS Master of Science in International Management @ ESADE Barcelona and @ HEC Paris, an Executive Education @ Harvard Business School with focus in Private Equity and Venture Capital and an Executive Education @ Singularity University. He was also a Board Member of CEMS Alumni Association and its Treasurer, being awarded as the CEMS Alumnus of the Year in 2013. He was Board Member of exGV (EAESP-FGV Alumni Association), President of ESADE Alumni Association (Chapter Brazil) and a member at Harvard Angels of Brazil and HEC Paris Alumni Association.

Igor has lived abroad for more than 12 years, accumulating a broad international and diversified industry experience. He held positions in blue-chip companies such as Fininvest-Unibanco (BR), Unilever Bestfoods (BR), ECS Elitegroup (ES), L'Oréal Madrid (ES), Ferrari-Maserati West Europe (FR), BNP Paribas (FR), SAP (DE) and UBS Wealth Management and Investment Bank (CH, BS, UK and US).

Currently he is the Co-Founder & Managing Partner @ MAGNET Venture Capital (Proprietary Impact Investment Fund), Board Member @ InTaxi Media (MediaTech), Co-Founder & Board Member @ Kodo Interactive (EdTech), Co-Founder & Board Member @ Academy FW|10 (Venture Builder), Financial Advisory Board @ AUDEN Educacional (EdTech) and Co-Founder & Board Member @ CBKK (Socio-environmental Impact Investment with initial focus in the Amazon Rainforest).

In terms of Philanthropy, Mr. Nishimura was a Latin America Philanthropy Circle Member @ Synergos and was a Founder Member @ NEB (Nikkey Empreendedores do Brasil).

SPECIALTIES:
Venture Capital / Impact Investments / Entrepreneurship, Capital Raise (Club Deals, Private Placements, Secondary Sale), Wealth Management (UHNW Clients & Global Family Offices), Investment Bank (Concentrated Equity Stake - Origination & Structuring), Margin
Loans, Fund Structuring.

Kelly Pettersen

Kelly Pettersen is Director of Sales at Elwood Technologies where she works with institutions and professional investors to provide them access to crypto markets and institutional services integrating the entire cryptocurrency value chain.

Prior to Elwood Technologies, Kelly was a Senior Manager at Coinbase Institutional, the largest regulated digital asset exchange in the world. Kelly has held various senior business development and marketing roles at firms including skew, the leading market analytics and derivatives firm for cryptocurrency markets and a number of other early stage digital asset focused ventures.

Earlier, Kelly oversaw European Marketing for BNY Mellon’s largest revenue generating business, Asset Servicing. Earlier, Kelly held various roles at Macquarie in New York and London. Kelly started her career at BMO Capital Markets.

Mercedes Sancho

Con 20 años de trayectoria corporativa en Dirección y Desarrollo de Personas, principalmente en el sector asegurador, en la actualidad es mentora y coach para el desarrollo y la transformación cultural de las organizaciones. Socia-directora de Knosis y co-fundadora de Leading People®, es PCC por la ICF, miembro activo en asociaciones de Business Mentoring y Coaching para el Liderazgo, y especialista en gestión de carreras. Desde 2011 colabora con ESADE como Career Coach y Advisor.

Javier Bécares Barbosa

I use executive coaching tools to help people who want to give their career a boost to develop their potential and achieve challenging goals.

I work with entrepreneurs, executives and Family-Business owners in processes of generational change and in situations of family/company conflict.

I help teams that want to reach a higher performance level by working on their cohesion, engagement, communication and productivity.

My training and experience as a civil engineer and MBA have enabled me to develop a down-to-earth coaching style with concrete, measurable objectives and results.

Languages: Spanish and English

Associate Certified Coach (ACC), International Coaching Federation

Josep Solé Pié

Graduado en ADE por ESADE y experiencia académica en la universidad norteamericana de Emory University, estado de Georgia. 

Josep inició su carrera en el departamento de Transacciones de Deloitte Barcelona como analista focalizándose en la reestructuración de empresas, asesoramiento de deuda y servicios de creación de valor para empresas. Durante la carrera universitaria, realizó prácticas en banca comercial de BBVA y en el departamento de estrategia y trade marketing de Reckitt Benckisser. 

Es un amante del baloncesto, deporte que sigue practicando actualmente en Liga EBA, y que paralelamente a su carrera profesional en el mundo empresarial, le ayuda a mantener y reforzar su carácter de grupo, competitividad y responsabilidad.  

Esteban Mogas

Esteban is a Lecturer in the Department of Strategy and General Management at Esade. He has been the director of the Executive MBA for five years.

His main focus is on competitive strategy and entrepreneurship. He recently started developing a new area of interest related to values and strategic decision-making.

He enjoyed a long career in strategic marketing and sales at HP Inc. at the international level (Europe and United States). Previously, he worked as a consultant for KPMG in Spain and as a financial controller at Werfen Mexico.

Esteban serves on the board of trustees of two Jesuit foundations in Catalonia and is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Business Administration at Comillas Pontifical University in Madrid.

Vanessa Daswani

I support executives and companies in their transformation and in achieving their personal, professional and business goals. I specialise in helping companies with sustainable and circular transformations and enabling managers and teams to achieve their goals.

Certifications: Associate Certified Coach (ACC), International Coaching Federation.

Pedro Ivan Rullán

Xavier Torres

​​​​​​Experiencia en Analítica de Negocio y Ciencia de Datos, identificando y desarrollando proyectos que transforman datos en conocimiento, facilitando la toma de decisiones y favoreciendo el crecimiento de ingresos, la reducción de costes y la minimización de riesgos. ¿Cómo? Utilizando herramientas de analítica avanzada (como el Business Intelligence, Data Science y Machine Learning) para ofrecer soluciones a medida. Siempre con una mentalidad ROI. Curioso, orientado a resultados y entendiendo que las personas son la base de cualquier proyecto.

Cristina Bote

Cristina holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Esade. She is a consultant and data scientist at Accenture Barcelona with more than three years of experience in digital transformation projects. She leads international projects in business as well as in big data and analytics. Although her background is in business, she decided to complement her knowledge with training in data science in order to give her clients a 360° vision aligned with the digital world. She is a proactive person with a great capacity to adapt to any situation. She is motivated to ensure that men and women enjoy the same opportunities and can compete freely according to their abilities.

Eulalia Planes

Se inició profesionalmente en el área financiera en Fluidra, y ha ocupado y ejercido funciones de dirección y de consejera en las diferentes participadas del grupo familiar. Des de febrero del 2016 hasta julio 2019 Consejera Dominical de Fluidra.

Desde 1998 es Consejera Delegada de Dispur, S.L., brazo inversor del Family Office de la familia Planes, desarrollando actividades en los sectores Inmobiliario, Inversión Financiera y Private Equity.

Julio 2020 fundadora de  Fundació Vinne, donde ejerce de Presidenta del Patronato.

Miembro de FOMM (Family Office Managers Meetings) asociación vinculada a la FOX (Family Office Exchange) de EEUU.  

Jaume Roig

Jaume is the Director of Real Estate at Mimeisa Asset Management. He has extensive experience in investment and asset management with private and institutional investors. He holds a PhD in Finance and Real Estate, a Bachelor of Business Administration from Esade Business School and a Bachelor of Technical Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC). He has also participated in postgraduate courses at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the London School of Economics (LSE).

Gerard Prat

C.E.O GasMercan Europa, internacionalización, exportación, introducción y distribución, de productos en Centro América.

Silvia Parera Fontana

Silvia is the Director of Alliances and Commercial Relations at Agència.

She has more than 20 years of experience in tourism and belongs to a third-generation family in the hotel industry. She began her career at two consulting firms specialised in tourism, where she developed strategic plans for destinations and economic feasibility and expansion plans for hotels. She later became the Corporate Brand Manager at PortAventura World, where she designed the company’s brand positioning, among other functions. Her dynamic and entrepreneurial nature has prompted her to create several companies, one of which, a communication venture, is still in business. She currently works for the Catalan Government, where she develops strategic alliances with large companies in the tourism industry and implements new models of commercial relations with the public and private sectors.

Colja Christian Smely

Colja Christian Smely is a board member of the Esade Alumni Chapter in Frankfurt. He grew up in Darmstadt and Frankfurt and studied business administration at the University of Mannheim, Shanghai Jiao Tong University and ESADE Barcelona in the Master in International Management program. Since he graduated in 2012, Colja is working as a consultant for transformation and restructuring cases and advises Private Equity clients and other financial investors. He loves traveling, music, cooking and sports, especially CrossFit and tennis. After a short stopover in Hamburg, Colja returned to Frankfurt in 2020.

Fernando Rodríguez Ferrer

Business Development Director

Fernando is the Business Development Director at Bizum, where he has nearly six years of experience leading the company’s growth and commercial expansion. He has participated in European initiatives in the payments field and currently forms part of the external advisory team supporting the European Central Bank in the research phase of the digital euro.

Before joining Bizum, he worked as a strategy consultant at Accenture. He previously worked at BBVA and at the innovation consultancy Opinno.

He holds a Bachelor in Industrial Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM) and a Bachelor in Spanish Language and Literature from the National Distance Education University (UNED). He completed the Programme for Management Development at Esade and holds a Master in Industrial Technology from the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT).

Fede Ruiz

Fede Ruiz is an industrial engineer with Master in Automotive Engineering and an Executive MBA from Esade. He currently works in Dubai as EMEA Regional Operations Director for Valmont Industries in the field of food security. Among other solutions, Valmont is the #1 company in the world for irrigation machines and other agricultural solutions.

His passions are cars, motorbikes, music, sailing, skiing, scuba diving and paddle tennis. However, his real passion is the all-you-can-eat breakfast brunch available for 65 AED in some cafeterias in Dubai.

Fede also loves investing, particularly in the fields of real estate, small business and startups. He is eager to meet colleagues who share these same interests.

Zuzana Krbilova

TBD

Anna Casas

I accompany people and teams in the development of their leadership to generate the necessary changes that add value and well-being to people and organizations and for the good of the planet.

My way of working is holistic, includes all stakeholders and is based on the "why" of your decisions. Ethics is a pillar of my work. Teamwork is focused on rethinking, renewing and redesigning the balance between leadership, business strategy and company culture to transform what is not useful.

Today I combine business experience with coaching tools and knowledge of the human being to develop conscious leadership.

Languages: Spanish, English, Catalan and French

Certifications:

Accredited as a Coaching Supervisor by The Coaching Supervision

Academy.(Accredited by ICF and EMCC) 2016-2017

The Coaching Academy: Diploma in Personal and Performance Coaching. 2012

ACC by ICF. 2013

NLP Practitioner. 2012

MBSR Practitioner Instructor. 2018

Isabel Agundez

Isabel Agundez

Pedro Pablo Merino

Vice principal of Public Affairs in Adif.

Ajay Singh

More than 10 years of experience in Product Management and 15 years in digital business- B2B, B2C, B2B2C and B2G . Started my career as a software engineer and then to product management. Recently launched a startup one of fitness industry niches. Worked in domains like Insurance, Telecom, Music, Space and Fitness.

Cesar Joel Cornejo Guzman

TBD

Jaime Gallego

Jaime Gallego has worked exclusively in international commercial arbitration and international investment arbitration since 2004, with a particular focus on Latin America and Spain. He has worked in around 30 arbitrations in different sectors, including energy (with oil and gas), mining, telecommunication, armaments, transport, real estate and construction/infrastructure. They were subject to the regulations of the CIADI, the CNUDMI, the CCI, the LCIA, the SCAI/Swiss and the CIAC, among others. The applicable bodies of law, both substantive and trial, originated in both the Roman-Germanic traditions and in common law.

He works as party lawyer and an arbitrator.

Jaime Gallego is an English and Spanish lawyer and works constantly in arbitrations in both English and Spanish, as he is a native speaker of both languages. He also works in arbitrations in French. He is the former president of the Swiss Chapter of the Spanish Arbitration Club (CEA), a member of the mining committee of the IBA (International Bar Association) and a member of several different associations of arbitrators.

Before joining LALIVE, Jaime Gallego worked as a lawyer on the international arbitration team (2004-2009) at Dechert LLP in Paris and at SJ Berwin LLP in London, where he did the English “training contract” and later joined the commercial law department (2000-2003).

He earned a Master’s in International Conflict Resolution (with honors) at University College London in the United Kingdom (2003-2004), as well as a bachelor’s and a master’s in Law (specialization in tax law), both from Esade (1994-1999).

Alicia Vicente

Alicia Vicente is the Chief Operations Officer (COO) at Clikalia, the Spanish proptech which uses technology to speed up, facilitate and bring transparency to all housing-related processes, including buying and selling. Founded in 2018, Clikalia is one of the main scaleups in the Spanish economy.

Along with the CEO of Clikalia, Alister Moreno, Alicia is behind the company’s exponential growth, and since she joined it in 2019 it has expanded to Mexico, Portugal and France and has become a benchmark in a new kind of real estate. In 2021, Clikalia secured the highest financing round of a startup in the history of Spain: more than 460 million euros.

Prior to joining Clikalia, Alicia was part of the Neinor Homes teams, where she drove the company’s growth until it went public in record time and spearheaded its digital transformation.

She previously worked as a Real Estate Consultant at Deloitte, where she led projects and enhanced her analytical and transformative vision.

Alicia has a Corporate MBA from ESADE and an architecture degree from the Polytechnic University Madrid. She also pursued the executive program at Harvard Business School called “Endeavor Scaling Entrepreneurial Ventures.”

Laura Nieto

Laura Nieto is a partner at Cases&Lacambra. She is a member of the Financial Services group at the firm’s Andorra office.

She specializes in banking and financial regulation and has an in-depth understanding of the asset management industry. She has extensive experience advising credit institutions and investment service firms in the legal framework and regulatory environment applicable to entities subject to prudential supervision, especially in the provision of financial and investment services.

Her practice includes the pre-contracting, contracting and post-contracting of financial instruments and structured products, as well as global legal advice on netting market agreements and financial collateral arrangements (i.e., ISDA MA, GMRA, GMSLA). Laura’s practice also includes cross-border transactions and fund distribution.

Throughout her career, she has undertaken projects related to compliance with AML, market abuse (MAR), investor protection (MiFID), data protection/new technologies (blockchain) and CRDIV-CRR regulations, including corporate governance and solvency and capital requirements.

Before joining Cases&Lacambra, Laura worked in the regulatory compliance departments of Crèdit Andorrà in the Principality of Andorra and at Caixa d’Enginyers and Catalunya Caixa in Barcelona (Spain).

Jordi Tamayo

Academically, he has a dual bachelor’s degree in Law, Political Science and Sociology. He also holds two master’s degrees in the fields of Law and Finance.

Professionally, he is a partner (Of counsel) at the international law firm AddVANTE-Baker Tilly.

In the area of sports, he is president of the Catalan Tennis Federation, first vice-president of the Royal Spanish Tennis Federation and Honorary Treasurer of the European Tennis Federation.

Lourdes Márquez Bencano

With training in Pedagogy and a specialization in Human Resources, Coaching, Emotional Intelligence, and Sales Direction (Marketing and Sales), my professional experience has been in the field of Human Resources, where I have held management positions in multinationals offering professional services.

I have been associated with Loyola University for over 10 years, since it was created, where I have held different responsibilities: Executive, Admissions/Marketing, and Professional Careers.

I am still the Deputy Director of this department, which seeks to guide students and promote their employability and the search for their best professional opportunities through relations with businesses/institutions, designing strategic plans and activities to

improve the students’ professional competences/skills, and ultimately serving as a bridge between the university and the job market.

I love topics related to business, the job market, managing people, developing talent, and education in general.

Lolanda Latorre

Lawyer who is the founder and director of LATORRE LEGAL & CONSULTING, S.L., a boutique law and consulting firm specializing in the sports sector.

Founder of SAEE Consulting, 2023, S.L., a company that provides legal consulting services to sports organizations and public administrations.

Coordinator of the sports sector at PIMEC.

Executive of ADECAFF, the business association for fitness and sports centers.

Julia Sokolova

Professor of Accounting & Finance at EU Business School

Life motto: "Fortune favours the brave!"

Luis Fernández de la Vega

Country Manager y Director Comercial, con más de 20 años de experiencia en gestión de equipos en diferentes sectores. Desde 2015, Director Comercial de Gomà-Camps Consumer, empresa del sector del papel y uno de los líderes en fabricación de MDD para la gran distribución. PMD 08. Miembro de la junta de Esade Alumni Aragón desde 2010. Aficionado al golf y a un buen vino, sobre todo si es compartido.

Eugenia Bieto

Managing director of ESADE for 8 years (2010-2018). Currently associate professor in the department of general management and strategy. PhD from Universidad Ramon Llull. BSc in management and MBA from ESADE and the Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña.

Yanyu Zheng

Yanyu Zheng is co founder and vice president of All Star Partner. Started her career as the first Chinese employee in FC Barcelona, she has rich years of experience and expertise in sports marketing & communications, sponsorship, sports event management and digital operations.  

Yanyu was senior business development manager at Alibaba group before she founded All Star Partner, and she worked with Tencent Sports during years being its correspondent in Europe. Yanyu got her MBA degree at ESADE Business School (Barcelona) with full scholarship. She led the Sports Business club in ESADE and won a sports  marketing thesis competition organized by Financial Times. Yanyu studied The business of Entertainment, Media and Sports at Harvard Business School in 2018.

Yanyu is fluent in Spanish, English and Catalan, and have a good knowledge of French and Portuguese.

Roberto Castro-Tomé

Managing Partner at SocialUrban, is an urban economist with more than 22 years of experience in the real estate sector and is an expert in urban strategy, real estate, financing and valuations.

He defines himself as a Social Entrepreneur because he considers that the irruption of technology will end up transforming the world. He is also a mentor in several institutions, with a strong involvement with disability.

https://www.instagram.com/castrurban
https://www.facebook.com/castrurban

Hemal Thacker

Hemal Thacker is a young professional with 3 years of experience in IT industry and 2+ years in the hospitality industry. He has done his B.E in Computer Science from University of Mumbai and MBA from ESADE Business School, Spain. He is currently leading the partnerships and acquisitions team at a hospitality start up, Vista Rooms. Over the 5+ years of work experience, he has developed expertise in Strategic Business Development, Sales Strategy and B2B Marketing.

Instagram: hemalthacker

Anna Fos Llopart

Anna Fos Llopart (MBA Part Time 2014) is a Board Member of the Esade Alumni Chapter in Frankfurt.  Originally from Barcelona, she leaves in Frankfurt since several years. Anna holds a wide experience in Governance Functions in the Pharmaceutical Sector. As a good mediterranean, she enjoys with good food and wine. While travelling, she enjoys of her passions: music and reading. Anna feels proud of being a member of F.C.Barcelona since several years and supports arts organisations as the Städel Museum in Frankfurt.

Marco Büehler

I am from Frankfurt and I graduated from the M.Sc. in International Management at ESADE in 2010. Since 2012 I’ve been working for Deloitte Consulting based in Frankfurt with a focus on the financial services sector. My hobbies mainly center around sports, in particular running, but also triathlon and others.

Óscar Cortés

Óscar is a professional with 20 years of experience leading institutional strategies and strengthening the administration’s relationships with companies, associations, lobbies and institutions. Through his work in a ministerial office and in various positions as a public employee, he developed expertise in the management of political environments and high-level institutional relations, as well as in building and developing narratives around strategies. He shares his experience by teaching in management programmes at various business schools and universities. His educational background is in industrial engineering and he received his management training at Esade and IESE.

Blog: i-public@

Andrea Roberto Bifulco

I’m an entrepreneur based in Milan and I was named in the Top 10 list of the Most Engaged Marketers in Italy issued by LinkedIn.

I'm currently advising & consulting Startups, SME & Big Corporations on the themes of Growth, Innovation, Digital & Entrepreneurship, organizing the events of Startup Grind Milano, the biggest community of entrepreneurs & startups of the country, teaching Digital Marketing & Entrepreneurship in various universities, and organizing the largest event in Europe on Growth Hacking, the "Growth Hacking Day".

I hold a Master of Science (MSC) in Marketing Management from ESADE Business School of Barcelona, a CEMS Master in International Management, and a Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA) from the Bocconi University of Milan.

Giuliana Robles

MArketing Consultant

As a marketing expert I have held management and regional positions, serving the markets of the US, South America and Europe and in multinationals in Peru as IBM, Avianca, Subaru and in Spain at Random House Mondadori, L'Oreal and Louis Vuitton and Sara Lee Europe. Today I dedicate myself to consulting independent in marketing and teaching in postgraduate programs.

I write on the Business Week Economic portal with my blog “MarTech Lover ”because I am passionate about the impact of technology on marketing today and of the future I'm very curious and I love to learn, that's why I'm studying a Master in Coaching and Leadership at the University of Barcelona - OBS.

I enjoy being in nature and going on outdoor excursions. I enjoy A lot of a good book and gardening.

Jordi Calbet

Degree in Economics and Business Studies from the UAB and AMP by IESE. ESADE Alumni Memeber root of the Big Data program and analytics for executives 2017.

Since January 2019 he is the Head of Digital Acceleration of Zurich Insurance at the Group level and is currently also president of the board of administration of Servizurich SAU, an entity that from Barcelona provides a wide range of technological and operational services to the Group's units throughout Europe and also in some areas in Latin America.

Until December of 2019 he was director of the Operations, Technology and Processes area of the Zurich Group in Spain since 2010 and previously he was for ten years financial director (CFO) in different phases at the level of Spain, southern Europe and continental Europe.

Pilar Baltar

Pilar is a Senior Associate in the Labour Law Department at Roca Junyent. For the last 15 years, she has been responsible for providing recurrent and continuous legal advice to national and (especially) international companies in the private and public sectors, attending to their daily needs and supporting their human resources managers on matters related to personnel management. She is also responsible for advising international companies on transnational transactions, providing support and guidance to the heads of these companies as well as their foreign branches and subsidiaries in Spain. She also assists with the international posting of workers. Pilar is a member of the AIJA labour law committee. She specialises in labour compliance, advising companies on investigation and auditing procedures with regard to crime-prevention models. She collaborates on the Master in Compliance at Abat Oliba CEU University.

Carles Altés

“M’apassionen les persones, el seu desenvolupament, i generar entorns estables des del punt de vista psicosocial i innovadors des del punt de vista del negoci.”

En Carles és coach executiu i facilitador del canvi organitzacional i del desenvolupament del lideratge. Té més de 20 anys d’experiència professional en les àrees de l’estratègia, la negociació, el disseny organitzacional, la gestió del canvi, la formació i el coaching. És un professional sènior que integra l’experiència en desenvolupament del negoci amb el desenvolupament personal. Treballa com a coach per al desenvolupament directiu en diferents programes de les Nacions Unides i en empreses de l’IBEX 35. Una altra àrea d’especialització és el coaching de negocis, en què col·labora amb l’Agència Europea per a la Petita i Mitjana Empresa en el desenvolupament de start-ups i de projectes altament innovadors.

En Carles és llicenciat en Ciències Polítiques i Relacions Internacionals. A Esade, ha fet el Programme for Management Development l’any 2006 i el programa Coaching i Consultoria pel Canvi el 2009. És coach certificat per la ICF. Ha fet estudis i ha obtingut certificacions amb rellevants referents del món del desenvolupament organitzacional, com el Barrett Values Centre de Richard Barrett, el Presencing Institute d’Otto Scharmer i l’Institut Relacional de Joan Quintana. És un apasionat de la mindfulness i del ioga, que integra en les seves intervencions.”

Josep Miquel Torregrosa

Josep Miquel has a Bachelor in Industrial Engineering. He also holds a Master in Project Management from La Salle and an Executive MBA from Esade. His career has focused on project management and business development in the field of renewable energies, in addition to investing in innovation and startups in the field of energy transition. Since 2011, he has served as Investment Director for Spain and Portugal at InnoEnergy, where he is also a member of the company’s global investment committee. He is a member of the Esade BAN investors network, an academic assistant in the Department of Strategy and General Management at Esade, and a mentor and collaborator in various technology-transfer and development programmes for new tech companies.

Celia Franch

Analista de crédito.

Graduada en ADE y en Derecho. Desde el inicio de su carrera, las finanzas despertaron su interés, y esta pasión la llevó a realizar el intercambio en la Wharton School de la Universidad de Pensilvania.  

Como analista del Departamento de Ratings, Celia participa en el análisis financiero de empresas, gobiernos y sus respectivos bonos en el mercado europeo del crédito. En los dos años en que ha trabajado en S&P Global, ha realizado rotaciones en los equipos de Finanzas Estructuradas y Gobiernos & Finanzas Públicas Internacionales. 

Enrique Martínez

Vice president MBA ‘93

Enrique is the Executive Managing Director of CBRE Spain. He is also a member of CBRE’s executive committee and board of directors for Spain and a member of the firm’s retail and asset management executive committees for EMEA. An expert on the retail asset class, Enrique has extensive experience in investment and asset management for leading institutional investors.

He oversees CBRE’s digital transformation in Spain and has a solid understanding of new real estate trends. He holds a Lic&MBA from Esade and has completed the Advanced Management Programme at IESE. He is the president of the Esade Alumni Real Estate Club and is a member of the executive committees of the Urban Land Institute and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Alvaro Alés

Alvaro Alés (MBA ESADE FULL TIME 1991-1993) es un profesional con más de 25 años de experiencia en el mundo del Marketing y la Comunicación. Ha trabajado a nivel nacional e internacional del lado del anunciante para multinacionales como Diageo en Londres o Pernod Ricard. En 2004 da el salto al mundo de las agencias, fundando Lateral Marketing y Comunicación en Madrid. En 2007 funda en Sevilla su actual agencia, 360º Marketing y Comunicación y poco más tarde la empresa Gastropass especializada en el mundo del Licensing, el Turismo y la Gastronomía.

Evarist Juncosa

Evarist has 20 years of experience in marketing, trade marketing and sales at consumer-goods companies such as Bacardi, Heineken and Nike. He currently works at Bacardi Global as an International Key Account Manager, handling accounts such as Carrefour World Trade, Auchan, Amazon, Coopernic and EMD. He previously served as Trade Marketing Manager at Bacardi and Group Marketing Manager at Heineken.

Evarist is accustomed to working in international and multicultural environments, having had several overseas professional experiences, including the launch of Heineken in Chile.

His involvement in Esade Alumni stretches back many years: he founded the Marketing Club in 2001 and served as its president for a decade. He is currently a member-at-large of the club’s board.

José Campos

José holds a Bachelor in Business Studies and an MBA from Esade.

He spent 14 years building a career in marketing at various consumer-goods multinationals (CPC/Unilever, PepsiCo and Kellogg’s). He later went on to lead various growth projects in consumer healthcare, both at multinationals (SmithKline Beecham) and at family businesses (Lacer, Ordesa and Ferrer), where he spent a total of nearly 19 years. He has served as a board member and as chairman of the board at two subsidiaries of Ordesa.

He is currently an independent consultant at the Warrior Consumer Healthcare Advisory, where he focuses on business-development projects, internationalisation, strategic marketing, and mergers and acquisitions.

He is a founding member and treasurer of Instituto Consumer Healthcare. He serves as a mentor at Esade Alumni and is a member of Esade BAN.

Maria Del Carmen Fernández

María del Carmen is a journalist specialising in health and medicine. Since February 2016, she has directed the Unidad Editorial titles Diario Médico, Correo Farmacéutico and CuídatePlus.

She joined Diario Médico’s Barcelona newsroom in 1994 and was later appointed team coordinator and editor-in-chief, a position she held from 2004 until January 2016. She had previously contributed to the newspaper Avui (now El Punt Avui) and worked as a newswriter specialising in health and medicine at Diari de Barcelona and Nou Diari de Barcelona (defunct since 1994).

She holds a Bachelor in Information Sciences from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (1989) and a Postgraduate Degree in Integrated Health Services Management from Esade (2011-2012). She is a board member of the Esade Alumni Health and Pharma Club. She also teaches in the Master in Hospital and Health Service Management at the University of Barcelona (UB) and in the UB-ESAME Master in Pharmaceutical Industry Scientific Departments.

Miguel Mas

Miguel completed the Executive MBA at Esade (2005-2006), the International Management Programme in Sales and Marketing at the Volkswagen Group (2013-2014) and the Master in Legal Consultancy at Instituto de Empresa (1995-1996).

He now serves as Director of Purchasing and Transport at Volkswagen Group España Distribución (the group’s vehicle distribution company in Spain, which includes Volkswagen, Audi, Skoda and light commercial vehicle brands).

He has 25 years of professional experience, of which he has spent the last 20 in the automotive industry, where he has held different managerial responsibilities. He previously worked as a Facility Manager for Nissan Spain, DB Transfesa and Ferrovial at Acciona.

He has a global vision of business, is proactive and is used to working with multidisciplinary teams.

In recent years, he has expanded his specific training in innovation and digitalisation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and at the International Seminar in Digital Transformation (ISDI) at Harvard.

Maite Usón

Specialities: Career coaching for senior professionals. Helping senior executives make career changes. 

Language: Spanish 

Certification: Associate Certified Coach (ACC), International Coach Federation 
 

Aditya Priyadarshi

Aditya is an Esade MBA (Class of 2016) with 10+ years of professional experience in Enterprise Software, Telecommunications and Management Consulting industries. Having obtained degrees in both business and technology, Aditya draws from his rich and diverse skill set to help companies leverage technology as a driver of profitable growth. He currently works at Oracle's Dublin office as a Senior Account Manager responsible for evangelizing core Oracle technologies and driving growth for the company in the UK mid-market.

Outside of work, Aditya is an avid practitioner of Krav Maga - an Israeli Mixed Martial Art. He loves reading non-fiction and curating music playlists.

Verónica Valls

Verónica holds a Bachelor in Law from the University of Málaga and a Master in ICT Law, Social Networks and Intellectual Property from Esade. She has built her career at law firms and international corporations. She currently works as an intellectual and industrial property lawyer at the Bimbo Group.

Rolando Carrazco

Ejecutivo con más de 15 años de experiencia. Actualmente me especializo en la adaptación de los negocios analógicos a un entorno digital, desde la definición de la estrategia y la automatización de procesos, hasta el acompañamiento comercial en la estrategia go-to-market. He implementado proyectos estratégicos en diversas industrias: automotriz, banca, microfinanzas, consultoría, seguros, medios, tecnología y educación en Latinoamérica.

Como ejecutivo corporativo, he trabajado en todos los niveles de la estrategia comercial, planificación, desarrollo y crecimiento en empresas como HSBC, Interbank, La Positiva y Pacífico Business School.

Me apasiona la docencia, colaboro como profesor y speaker de postgrado en diversas escuelas de negocio en Perú, Colombia y Centroamérica.
 

Carlos García

Executive Master in Digital Business at Esade (EMDB 18/19) with exchange at Santa Clara University Leavey School of Business in Silicon Valley. Professional experience includes global roles at SKF in Sales, Technology, E-business, Digital Solutions. After an International career based out of London and Madrid, Carlos has now been living in Gothenburg for the last few years, driving Digital Sales Solutions of SKF.

He has also joined COST - European Cooperation in Science and Technology proposing programs in the area of Digitalization. 

Carlos is a Board member of the Esade Alumni Chapter in Sweden, which is based in Stockholm, and he is the representative in Gothenburg. If you are moving to Gothenburg or visiting this city, he will be happy to welcome you.  

Aurora Martinez Ramos

Always curious about learning new things. Passionate about innovation. Believer in making learning fun, simple and accessible to all through innovations in learning, digital products and services. VP & General Manager @Wiley. Strategic Advisor @Joint European Disruptive Initiative.

Aurora graduated with an Executive MBA in April 2018. She participates with ESADE Alumni and is a member of several clubs. Currently, she is VP & General Manager at Wiley & Sons and lives in NYC. She also devotes her time in the role of Strategic Advisor to the JEDI Foundation (Joint European Disruptive Initiative). Prior to this experience, she was the COO and Managing Director at Gamelearn--a game-based learning company. She is also the co-founder and CEO of EVERLEARNING. She spent the majority of her career in executive leadership positions for two of the world's largest education technology and services companies, McGraw-Hill and Pearson Education, and for a ‘rising star’ Curriculum Associates where she learned about entrepreneurship and how to grow a start-up—skills that she was able to apply at Trinity Education as Senior Vice President. Over the years, the teams she has led has influenced the lives of millions of students, teachers and professors across the world. Lastly, she is co-leader of the Financial Forum at EjeCon (Asociación Española de Ejecutiv@s y Consejer@s).
 

Carmen Vallhonesta

I am a professional with more than 18 years of experience in international-level management positions in business development at companies of various sizes in different sectors. As an executive coach, I guide leaders through the personal and professional development process during moments of change or uncertainty, enabling them to achieve their goals. Slow down to move forward.

Languages: Spanish, Catalan, English and French

Certifications:

Associate Certified Coach (ACC), International Coaching Federation

Systemic Coaching

Olimpia Capdevilla

Licenciada en el BBA de ESADE 2020. Olimpia inició su carrera profesional con el programa SUD de ESADE, colaborando como consultora social en un proyecto cafetero del Corregimiento de Las Hermosas (Chaparral, Colombia). Al finalizar el SUD, se incorporó como Retail Intern en Ulabox, donde descubrió un gran interés por el sector de la distribución alimentaria, del cual más tarde, realizaría el TFG, ganando la Mención de Honor de los Premios TFG BBA 2020. Actualmente, está continuado su carrera en Findus España, donde trabaja como Customer Category & Trade Marketing Intern, formándose y aprendiendo cada día más sobre el FMCG, sector en el que quiere seguir enfocándose para tener éxito.  

Yulia Mukhacheva

•    International Business Law, Skills and Management for Lawyers, ESADE, LL.M.  14
•    International Tax Law, ESADE, MLT 19

Push further, dig deeper and climb higher.

Corporate lawyer. Specialist in M&A and Private Equity, International taxation, accounting & financial analysis. Active in ESADE Alumni Social (Latin America). Mentor for young entrepreneurs

Sport fanatic with passion for nature. Fond of Trekking Boot Camps. Focus on tech innovation, IT solutions #DigitalFutureSociety. 

Key words: #circulareconomy #enviroment #sustainability  #SustainableDevelopmentGoals
 

Guillermo Casasnovas

Profesor adjunto del Departamento de Sociedad, Política y Sostenibilidad de Esade, adscrito al Esade Center for Social Impact y al Instituto de Innovación Social. Realiza su actividad docente e investigadora en los campos del emprendimiento social y la inversión de impacto. Se doctoró en la Saïd Business School de la Universidad de Oxford. Antes de desarrollar su carrera académica, trabajó en el sector de las finanzas corporativas en Deloitte, dirigió el programa de aceleración social Momentum Project de Esade y fue profesor y consultor de la Universidad Centroamericana (UCA) de Nicaragua.

David Berruezo

Àmplia experiència en l’assessorament i auditoria d’empreses del sector de consum, turisme, gestió patrimonial, telecomunicacions i sector públic, gràcies als més de 13 anys de carrera professional tan a Deloitte com anteriorment a Arthur Andersen. Addicionalment, també vaig ocupar els càrrecs de responsable d’Administració del Grup i Director d’Auditoria Interna i Compliment Normatiu al Grup Pyrénées.

Sóc Lic&MBA per ESADE, i disposo de titulació específica sobre les Normes Internacionals de Comptabilitat del Sector Públic (NICSP) i àmplia experiència tan en NIIF com en normativa comptable andorrana i espanyola.

Entre les meves aficions, sóc un apassionat de la muntanya i del es activitats que s’hi poden practicar, però principalment de les curses i de l’esquí de muntanya. 

Manuel Fernandez Fernandez

Fernando Moraga

• DIRECTOR GENERAL DEL GRUPO HIERROS ALFONSO
• Soy vicepresidente de la Unión de Almacenistas de Hierros de España, vocal de la Cámara de Comercio de Zaragoza y miembro de la Junta Directiva de Esade Alumni en Aragón. En 2017 obtuve el Premio ADEA al directivo del año 2017 en Aragón al desarrollo logístico.
• Comprometido con la mejora continua, saber gestionar la adaptabilidad, flexibilidad y el cambio en una organización preocupada por sus trabajadores es clave para conseguir la excelencia. En 2017 el Gobierno de Aragón reconoció a Hierros Alfonso con el premio Pilot. Ahora, buscamos nuevos éxitos en un entorno altamente competitivo.
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• Gestiono equipos multidisciplinares y propongo técnicas innovadoras de trabajo y bechmarking para intercambiar conocimiento. Convencido del aprendizaje permanente a lo largo de la vida, defiendo la creatividad y el diálogo para enfrentarnos a los desafíos del día a día empresarial. Soy especialista en gestión de crisis, reordenación del mercado y reposicionamiento de negocios.

Natalia Rigueiro

Graduada en Derecho, Doble Máster de Acceso a la Abogacía y Derecho Internacional de los Negocios, y del Máster de Especialización en Derecho de las TIC, Redes Sociales y Propiedad Intelectual por Esade Business & Law School. 

Inició su trayectoria en Clifford Chance, en el departamento de litigación. Posteriormente trabajó en H&A en el departamento de marcas durante dos años. Después de estar en el departamento de propiedad intelectual en Baker McKenzie se unió al equipo legal de Wallbox Chargers encargándose de la parte de propiedad intelectual e industrial de la compañía.
 

Jaime Blanco

TBD

Patrick Amengual

CEO & Founder en We Are Yellow

Eduard Torregrosa Sanchis

Desarrollo de Negocio, Estrategia, Digitalización, Venture Capital, Start Ups, Innovación

Anna Buixó

Licenciada en Administración y Dirección de Empresas & MBA por ESADE con un posgrado en International Management en la London School of Economics.

Su pasión por la tecnología la llevó a trabajar en consultoría digital desde el inicio de su trayectoria, en la que ha acompañado a muchas empresas en el proceso de adopción de nuevos modelos de relación con clientes, proveedores y empleados a través de soluciones digitales, desde distintas consultoras, tanto multinacionales como locales.

Actualmente es socia fundadora de Jelliby, una consultora especializada en la definición e implementación de estrategias digitales, y colaboradora académica en varias universidades.

Joan Prat

Manager en Via Moda Andorra

Miguel Ángel Morcuende

Es Ingeniero de Telecomunicaciones, Licenciado en Periodismo, Máster en Negocios Digitales, obtuvo un Certificado de Innovación y Emprendimiento (Stanford University), Programa Ejecutivo de Inteligencia Artificial en los Negocios y ha cursado el “Programa para Consejeros” y el “Programa ESG para Consejeros” en Esade Business School .

Cuenta con una experiencia de 33 años en el ámbito de la Tecnología y 24 años en el ámbito Digital, adquiridas en RTVE, Atos y Gartner. Ha sido Director Digital (CDO) Director de Tecnología y Operaciones (CTO/COO), Director Global de Innovación (CINO); actualmente como ínterin es Director de Transformación Digital (CDxO).

Actualmente es Miembro del Consejo Asesor de Bridgewhat.

Alvaro Carcel https://www.linkedin.com/in/alvarocarcel/ 

Bachelor and Master in Law from Esade. More than 10 years of experience in the field of executive talent, both in Spain and abroad. He currently serves as Director of Executive Search at Saltor Talent.

Antonio Gordillo

Paula Navajas Ergüín

With 20+ years of experience both in the private (KPMG) and the international organizations sectors (United Nations, International Olympic Committee), I am thrilled to support Leaders and Companies in their path to improvement and transformation.

I am specialized in helping Entrepreneurs and Executives grow and become more resilient, finding their business alignment and purpose, taking decisions, going beyond the Impostor Syndrome, and opening to a renewed, more agile Leadership and mindset.

I accompany Companies in the identification of their strengths (processes, frameworks, strategies…) as well as their potential. I help them in the re-alignment with their corporate values and in the achievement of their goals with an innovation and improvement approach.

• Language sessions: French, English, Spanish and Catalan
• Certifications:
  • Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC), Co-Active Training Institute (CTI)
  • Certified Leadership Circle Coach, The Leadership Circle (TLC)

Cesar Escobedo

Tech professional with a strong international background, extensive product experience and well-rounded managerial expertise in leadership positions across e-Commerce, cloud-based platforms and enterprise solutions. His career has taken him on a journey across multiple geographies, including the U.S., Europe and the Middle East, as well as it has made him a direct participant of new developments in the technology space as part of large corporations and scale-ups. He holds an MBA degree from Esade and a B.A. in Economics and Political Science from Jacobs University Bremen.

Marc Gelabert Castillo

Marc Gelabert is an Executive MBA graduate @esade (class 2021) and his professional career consists of more than 20 years working in business development, sales management and marketing. He is a results-driven professional with business development experience, dedicated to reaching sales targets and maximizing profits, providing brand awareness and creating synergies with colleagues and clients.

He has been working at ESADE from 2014 to 2019 as an International Associate Director for Admissions in charge of the recruitment of MBA’s & MSc in Management in Italy, the Middle East and Russia. Since 2020 is in charge of Admissions for all the MBA’s programs for candidates with residency in Spain and also working as a B2B Business  Development Manager for the Executive MBA.

Originally from Barcelona, he lived 1 year in San Francisco, 3 years in London and 2 years in Salzburg and he operated professionally in more than 25 different countries around the world (such UK, USA, Italy, Ireland, Germany, France, Poland, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Eastern Europe, Russia, China, South Korea, Japan, Turkey, Israel, UAE, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Kazakhstan & all over Spain…).
 

José Carlos Ordás

TBD

Maria Pizzuto Espinosa

I help people who are in processes of professional change, and/or who need to clarify the purpose and vision of their career and take concrete actions to achieve it. I help to identify and enhance people’s talent in order to boost personal and professional development and growth.

I share the vision of more than 20 years of experience in the field of human resources – multifunctional, sector-specific and multicultural – acquired in companies, in strategic human resources consultancy and in coaching for executives undergoing a career transition.

I work with a holistic structure and methodology that can be adapted to the pace, needs and vision of each individual. My approach is clear and pragmatic, and I use tools that allow us to facilitate the implementation of actions that will lead to the proposed objectives.

Núria Ribé Fusté

Chief Marketing Officer Laundry&HomeCare– Head of Sustainability Henkel Consumer Brands (HCB) & Member of HCB Executive Committee.

25years of successful experience in Global & local business steering, General Management (P&L), Global Marketing role, Local Sales & Marketing, Digital Marketing transformation, M&A & divestures. Turn-around multiple troubled business (country – categories) through design game-changing / agile business & organizational strategies and executing with excellence with strong teams.

Crafting Sustainability Vision, Strategy and Action Plan of L&HC / HCB.

Culturally adaptable, passionate, inspiring. Strategic & hands on leader and innovative developer of business, brands and people. Willing to make a positive impact, Do Good.

Ece Taşkınçay

I work at Koc Holding as a Strategy & Investments Manager, covering investments in startups from seed to growth stage, as well as VCs both in Turkiye and globally. Before that, I worked at early-stage VC funds; 500 Emerging Europe in Istanbul and Aldea Ventures in Barcelona. I received my Master's degree in Finance at ESADE Business School and my bachelor degree from Economics at Middle East Technical University.

Albert Janer

Albert is Director of Business Transformation and Head of Banking and Capital Markets at CrossCountry Consulting in New York. He likes to work with clients and establish long-term relationships with companies, to help them in their digital transformation agenda so that they remain competitive and achieve greater efficiencies.

Ana Meira

My name is Ana and I’m a multidisciplinary creative strategist who helps startups and established brands scale and transform how they communicate. I thrive on developing concepts at the convergence of design, tech, and the human experience.

Throughout my career, I have led several marketing teams in the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. My journey led me to establish REGULAR ANIMAL, a purpose-driven creative agency based in Miami, through which I have collaborated with renowned clients, including Absolut, Carolina Herrera, E5 Coral, Dom Pérignon, FAU, FIU, MBFW, Mans, and Rimowa, among others.

Camille Semeneri

Born in France and moved to the US at the age of eight. Grew up mostly in the US and Switzerland.

In 2016, moved to Spain for her BBA at ESADE (with a semester in Finland at Aalto University).

In 2020, moved to Ireland and then Italy to pursue a double MSc in International Management / CEMS at UCD and Bocconi.

In 2022, moved to Germany to work at Henkel in marketing strategy for the adhesives business.

In 2023, joined the alumni board of ESADE.

Christopher Karl Martin Heberlein

6+ years as venture capital and growth equity investor with a focus on B2B SaaS business models.

Co-founder of a high-end natural cosmetics company.

Freelance consultant working with start-ups and corporations on fundraising and M&A transactions.

Founder of the hobby squash league Squashmania München.

MSc Finance at ESADE.

Carlos Martín

Passionate about sports, both professional and personal, I have oriented my career towards the Marketing side of the sports companies. Creating an exceptional, life-changing race experience for athletes from their first step to the finish line, helping to accomplish their challenges, designing a powerful strategy for sponsoring brands to connect with their targets and offering public institutions the potential to promote their territories and cities through sports events inspires and motivates me in my everyday work.

Ferran Vilaseca

Lawyer specializing in corporate law, sports, and real estate.
Chief Legal Officer (CLO) at Kosmos, where he manages issues related to soccer, tennis, e-gaming, and entertainment projects. 
President of FC Andorra.
Founder of Link Lawyers, a boutique firm specializing in emerging markets in Africa and Asia. 
Former Business Affairs at International Mobile Sportbook, an international company devoted to sports betting on mobile phones.
Former lawyer at IMG.
Alumnus of ESADE and Harvard.
 

Ricardo Marquez

Trade Show Director

From México, Director of Alimentaria FoodTech and Alimentaria México in Fira Barcelona.

Sports business passionate, former president of the ESADE MBA Sports Business Club.

My instagram: @marqmx

Andrea Sala

Business Process Consultant Part of the Zurich chapter board and loving to see how we grow and mature y con mucha illusion de ayudar a mis companeros a desarrollar el chapter y de seguir formando parte de la "Esade community"!

Madre de 2 "pre-teens" y disfrutando de la vida en Suiza, el chocolate y las montanas :)

As a Business Process Consultant based in Zurich, and having developed my career in several multinationals, leading the delivery of complex business transformation programs across departments, industries and geographies, I am now enjoying a new career path as an consultant helping companies redesigning their processes with the aim of gaining efficiencies and effectiveness, riding the wave and enjoying meeting new people, continue to learn and stepping out of my comfort zone!

Eulalia Vilaclara

Degree in law, 2006. Lawyer and registered economist. Tax adviser at Mateos Advocats and board member of several companies. Previously, worked at Vilaclara – Riera, MTR y Asociados, and Arthur Andersen. Lecturer in the ESADE department of law from 1985 to 1998.

Yulia Mukhacheva

Yulia Mukhacheva is a Spanish corporate lawyer working in Barcelona.

Yulia is an active member in the Alumni network of ESADE Business School. She holds a  Master in International Business and Commercial  Law by ESADE Law School. Currently, she is preparing a  Master in International Taxation Law.  Her specialization is in the field of international private law, corporate and business investments as well as tax structuring. She participated in post graduate programs at the renowned Hague Academy of International Law in The Netherlands.

As an engaged volunteer in the “ESADE Alumni Giving Back project” she uses her professional skills to support family companies in developing countries in Latin America

Yulia’s spare time is dedicated to sports. Running is part of her daily routine and a perfect way to organize her working life. Her jogging shoes are always close at hand!  In summer time rafting and mountaineering in the Pyrenees are an excellent way to recharge her energy levels. She is fond of cutting-edge technological innovations and the latest computer gadgets.

Yulia works fluently in Spanish, Catalan, English and Russian.

Isabel Markwitz

As coach and mentor to entrepreneurs and startups, Isabel supports companies in developing and executing cross regional and cultural growth strategies.

Cristina Manchado Rubio

Cristina Manchado Rubio is an expert in Client Management, Marketing Communication and Sales. For more than 15 years, Cristina Manchado worked for Pharmaceutical companies, in the Healthcare sector, working in several key positions in Consumer Care / OTC Marketing Manager, Category and Purchasing Manager and Channel Manager.

Born in Barcelona, Cristina earned a Political Science Bachelor at the Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, a Master in Pharmaceutical Marketing Management in 2008 from EADA, an Executive Master in Marketing and Sales in 2006 from ESADE, and a Master in Corporate Communication and Digital Technologies in 2002 from the Universidad Pompeu Fabra. Before moving to Hamburg, Cristina worked in Spain for Pharmaceutical companies, leaders of branded Consumer Care distribution in Spain, Italy and Portugal.

Cristina is currently Partner Manager at Cargonexx Freight forwarder company in Germany. She is keen and determined on integrating the Chapter with the Alumni, and expand it. She would like to enrich the experience through get-togethers to exchange state-of-the-art business tendencies and entrepreneurship.

Pedro Cesar Galvan

Versatile and highly competent senior marketing VP and professional possessing more than 20 yearsof experience in managing director, CMO, CDO, growth hacker, COMMS, directing business development initiatives and in digital strategy and social media across Europe, Latin America, USA, Middle East, Africa and Asia regions. Significantly enhanced organizational reach and market share through the application of robust digital strategies, effective pricing and excellent client relationship management; transformed struggling units into vital, streamlined and growing businesses; also produced measurable year-on-year improvement under dynamic, shifting conditions and in downturn markets. Possesses solid management skills and the ability to analyze issues, devise continuous process improvements and incorporate initiatives to increase efficiency, streamline operations and decrease overall expenses with minimal resources. Besides Pedro has a proven track record on teaching marketing, sales and advertising for many years.

Caspar Hartmann

As a real Berliner, Caspar is happy to be a new member of the ESADE Alumni Berlin Chapter going forward. Caspar studied Business Administration in co-operation with SAP in Mannheim before joining the two promising Berlin Startups Wunderflats and Myos in his gap year. Caspar is finishing his Master in Innovation & Entrepreneurship at ESADE Business School in Barcelona in October 2019. After his graduation, Caspar will re-join the Berlin Startup Ecosystem.

Yulia Mukhacheva

Yulia Mukhacheva is a Spanish corporate lawyer working in Barcelona.

Yulia is an active member in the Alumni network of ESADE Business School. She holds a  Master in International Business and Commercial  Law by ESADE Law School. Currently, she is preparing a  Master in International Taxation Law.  Her specialization is in the field of international private law, corporate and business investments as well as tax structuring. She participated in post graduate programs at the renowned Hague Academy of International Law in The Netherlands.

As an engaged volunteer in the “ESADE Alumni Giving Back project” she uses her professional skills to support family companies in developing countries in Latin America 
Yulia’s spare time is dedicated to sports. Running is part of her daily routine and a perfect way to organize her working life. Her jogging shoes are always close at hand!  In summer time rafting and mountaineering in the Pyrenees are an excellent way to recharge her energy levels. She is fond of cutting-edge technological innovations and the latest computer gadgets.

Yulia works fluently in Spanish, Catalan, English and Russian.

Núria Pons

As the legal manager of SACRESA, a recognized company in the real estate sector, is responsible for keeping all the legal matters of the company: contractual, corporate and procedural. He has developed his entire professional career in the field of real estate law, both from the point of view of the internal lawyer of different developer and construction companies, and from the perspective of a real estate service provider like Servihabitat, and also in large law firms such as Garrigues or Hogan Lovells. She has a degree and Master in Business Law from ESADE and has completed her training with the preparation of oppositions to Property, Commercial and Personal Property Registrars as well as various specialization programs for lawyers.

Diego Molero

Professional with thirty years of experience and a broad and plural knowledge of the public sector (administration and business), after twenty years in diverse and relevant positions in all administrations (state, regional and local). Now in Renfe, as Director of the Presidency Cabinet. Advocate for public-private collaboration, in all areas, not only in service management, and that it is the best win to win for society. With capacity for personal relationships and team management, generating trust and responsibility. Great adaptation to complex environments, in which many actors intervene. And in those who have to get involved, with demand, tenacity and perseverance, in corporate objectives and projects. Also linked to the academic field, as a doctor in constitutional law and associate professor at the Complutense University of Madrid. And with ESADE-Ramón Llul University, where I did the Executive Master in Public Administration, and collaborated in the organization of programs for managers in Madrid.

Indira García

Indira has been in the finance world for more than 10 years, primarily in the technology and innovation sector. Her main motivation is her curiosity to learn. She recently completed a Master in Finance at Esade, which helped her gain a broader vision of business, analytical agility and decision-making capacity. In the personal realm, she is an introvert who loves to laugh. She is a fan of good values: family, friendship, respect and responsibility.

Elitsa Manova

After living in London and Barcelona, my studies brought me to Copenhagen. I have been living here and working as a financial accounting consultant for the past three years.

In my role, I work with corporates to address the CFO agenda and optimise their finance function. I am driven by the challenges of an ever-changing technological and regulatory landscape and enjoy working at the intersection of IT and finance.

At work or otherwise, I love taking the time to meet and get to know people as I firmly believe good team spirit and wide network are essential. When I am off, traveling and dance are my preferred ways of detaching from the daily hustle and bustle.

Pedro Arellano

Pedro leads processes of organisational change and strategic implementation. He has experience in governance and general management in both the public and private sectors, as well as at family businesses, startups, SMEs and corporations in a variety of industries, including logistics, real estate, education, health, technology, industry and consumer goods. He currently serves as Deputy General Manager at the Port of Barcelona. He sits on the board at various companies and is a trustee of the CARES Foundation. He holds a Bachelor in Labour Sciences, an MBA from Esade, a PDG from IESE and a Diploma in Family Business Consulting from the Family Firm Institute.

Virtuts Angulo

Virtuts loves learning, conveying knowledge and surprising herself every day with new things. Perhaps because of this, she has dedicated part of her career to editorial content, contributing to projects aimed at enriching other people anywhere in the world. She is also an active participant in the Esade Alumni Cultural and Creative Industries Club, a venue for sharing knowledge and meeting other people with the aim of mutual enrichment.

Acisclo Pérez

Acisclo has more than a decade of international professional experience at multinationals and technology companies, where he specialises in growth, optimisation and expansion.

He has experience in the management of sales, marketing (CX) and innovation teams, as well as in the development of new products and services. With a strategic 360° vision of business, he focuses on the ROI of projects and the EBITDA of the company.

He currently sits on the board of several technology companies whose core business is 4.0 technology with a customer-centric approach.

Luis de Grandes Estrada

Gestor Patrimonial con amplia experiencia en inversiones financieras, inmobiliarias y empresariales. Socio y Director General en LDGGROUP MULTIFAMILY OFFICE, asesoría fiscal, mercantil, laboral y patrimonial.
Actual Presidente de Esade Alumni Tarragona y miembro de la Junta Directiva desde 2016.
Padre de familia numerosa.

Manuel Rosales

Más de diez años de experiencia en el liderazgo y definición de estrategias de negocio, marketing y ventas para el sector de la automoción como la multinacional BMW Ibérica en Madrid y en organizaciones más locales como Grupo Avisa que representa las marcas del grupo Volkswagen en Sevilla. Inicio de carrera profesional en el mundo de la agencia local como Grupo Imagen y Quid quid, y en medios de comunicación como Vocento y Grupo Prisa. Especialista en proyectos de Transformación Digital y Customer Experience orientados a redefinir modelos de negocio y propuestas de valor con el fin de contribuir a desarrollar organizaciones más competitivas e innovadoras. Experiencia como emprendedor en diferentes start-up en sectores como retail o servicios. Apasionado de los ratos en familia y amigos, de la práctica del golf y pádel, y de viajar para disfrutar la experiencia de conocer rincones únicos.

Jaume Hugas

Fue Director del Centro de Investigación de la Logística Empresarial (CILE) y Primer Presidente y fundador del Council of Supply Chain Management Professional (CSCMP) en España.  

Antes de asumir la dirección ejecutiva de Executive Education, fue director de los programas MBA de Esade. 

Es diplomado en CPCL por la Harvard Business School y también ha realizado cursos de posgrado en Stanford, Darden y Olin Business School. 

En su extensa carrera directiva, ha sido Director of Supply Chain Management para la División de Consumo de Ralston Purina Europe, en Europa, Oriente Medio y África, y Director of Manufacturing Operations de Ralston Purina Internacional, con responsabilidad sobre 32 fábricas europeas, además de Corporate Director of Manufacturing and Engineering de Ralston Purina Company para Canadá, Asia-Pacífico y Latinoamérica. Con anterioridad, fue director de Producción e Ingeniería para Gallina Blanca Purina en España y Portugal, y también director de Proyectos y Obras en Master SA de Ingeniería y Consultoría. 

Ha publicado artículos en diferentes revistas y es autor de numerosos casos de estudio. 

Es profesor de Esade desde 1990, Ingeniero Industrial, MBA por Esade  y Doctor en Derecho, Economía y Empresa. 

Laura Martinez

Laura Martínez Molera is the Senior Product Marketing Manager for MathWorks. Laura is the technical lead for the Machine Learning and Data Science Solution where she leads the strategy, development and creation of technical content and marketing promotion. Prior to joining MathWorks, Laura was the Senior Marketing Manager at HubSpot where she was responsible for the go-to-market strategy for multiple regions and alignment with the Sales team.

Laura was born in Barcelona where she studied industrial engineering at UPC. She also holds a Master in Innovation and Entrepreneurship from ESADE and a Master in International Marketing from HULT, Boston, where she moved in 2014. Laura is living in Boston with her husband and son.

Maria Stefanoni

I am passionate about marketing and innovation. I graduated from the Esade MBA in 2018, after completing a semester in the American University of Georgetown. The MBA helped me boost my career and discover a deep passion for the healthcare industry. After the MBA, I briefly worked for the Spanish company Almirall, before landing at Johnson & Johnson where I entered in the marketing development program IRDP.

I started my career working as a communication and digital marketing consultant in various fields: arts, education, food and beverage, both in house as well as in agency. I got my BA and MA in foreign languages at the Venice University Ca' Foscari (with exchanges in France and Germany). As a result of my studies and the passion for traveling, I speak 6 languages fluently. I also hold an Executive Master in Digital Marketing from the Universidad Autonoma of Barcelona.

Alejandra Pérez

Alejandra is enthusiastic about innovation, marketing and the mobility of the future. Since beginning her career at Allianz, she has worked in various sectors, including banking, FCGs, consulting and, most recently, the automotive industry, where she works in web development.

She studied business in Colombia and international business in Germany. She also holds an MSc in Marketing Management from Esade (2017).

She is a board member of the Esade Alumni Barcelona International Chapter, which organises events for the expat community living in Barcelona.

María Porta Ferrer

Specialities: Executive coaching, which consists of establishing an ongoing professional relationship to enable the coachee to:

• Develop further learning and discovery
• Commit to new actions
• Achieve extraordinary results in the professional sphere

My commitment to coachees is to provide them with a tool for developing their talent and potential starting in the present and moving towards the future. Over the course of the process, coachees learn to identify empowering or limiting beliefs, modify specific behaviours and develop skills to achieve their objectives. The process promotes a deeper understanding of how we relate to others and to ourselves. 

Language: English, Catalan and Spanish
Certification: Associate Certified Coach (ACC), International Coach Federation 

 

Carmen Ansotegui

Carmen is a Professor in the Department of Economics, Finance and Accounting at Esade.

She holds a Bachelor in Business Administration, a Master in Economic Theory and a PhD in Economics, which has given her a broad vision of the world of finance. She is a Professor in the Department of Financial Management and Control at Esade, where she teaches and conducts research. Her main research interests are capital markets and asset valuation.

Her current research activities focus on alternative finance and shadow banking.

Christian Sipión

Senior business executive (C-Level) with more than 12 years of experience in the strategy and startup development fields within the educational sector. He is currently working as the International Project Director for Universidad Continental. In addition, he is the founder of Grupo Acelera and also serves as the Institutional Representative for the European digital business school, ISDI, in Latin America. 

Adriena Badal Chamaki

Adriena began her marketing career in the mobile gaming industry and has since worked across multiple industries for tech companies in Silicon Valley. Her passion for understanding consumer behavior has led her to her current role as Sr. Product Marketing Manager of an international communications app, where she leverages her knowledge to influence user behaviors in order to drive adoption and retention. 

In her spare time, she is an avid soccer player and enjoys the hustle of city life in San Francisco. 

Jorge Cuervo Cimadevilla

As an executive coach with prior managerial experience and 10 years as a team coach, I am equipped to effectively guide processes of leadership development, personal change and career change, to work on overcoming obstacles and insecurities, to generate motivating visions and to change perspectives. I also assist with project leadership and organisational

change management. Due to my scientific and technical background, I have experience working with rational and analytical types who have difficulty accepting and managing their own emotions and those of their team.

Session languages: Spanish, Catalan and English

Certifications:

• Professional Certified Coach (PCC), International Coaching Federation
• Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) at the Co-Active Training Institute (CTI)
• TLC-certified

Anna Borrell

Digital business strategist. Especializada en el mundo digital, Anna empezó su carrera profesional en el mundo de las start ups i en el sector del deporte, trabajando en empresas como el FC Barcelona. En 2017, cursó el Executive Master en Digital Business por ESADE y desarrolló, durante casi tres años, la experiencia digital de Banco Sabadell. En 2020, volvió al mundo del deporte entrando en Dorna Sports, empresa propietaria de los derechos comerciales y televisivos de campeonatos de motor, entre ellos MotoGP™️. Allí ha empezado la construcción y desarrollo digital de sus OTTs. 
 

Claudia Muñoz Fresquet

Miembro de la Junta del Club de Finanzas desde 2021 y Presidente de la Comisión Young desde septiembre de 2020. Ha dedicado la mayor parte de su carrera profesional a las finanzas y a la consultoría.

A parte de su título en ESADE, tiene un Máster en Finanzas Corporativas y diversos títulos en innovación social y medioambiental (lleva a cabo diversos proyectos pro-bono para diversas organizaciones nacionales e internacionales). 

Con una amplia experiencia internacional (1 año en Colombia y 2 años en Chile),  actualmente trabaja en BNP Paribas CIB - Group Finance, especializada en Guarantees & Facilities de EMEA, localizada en Madrid.

Laura Sala

Directora de Desarrollo del Talento (aprendizaje y desarrollo) de P&G para Europa, responsable de la Práctica de Talento global para FBNL, SE y Suiza (sede central).

Colabora con los responsables de línea y los directores de recursos humanos diseñando estrategias y facilitando la ejecución de soluciones según la capacidad de la empresa para incidir en su desempeño en la región (+50 mercados, +30.000 empleados, 15.000 millones de dólares de negocio). Supervisa los programas internacionales de Práctica del Talento (de adquisición y gestión del talento) en siete países. Ha desarrollado casi toda su carrera profesional en P&G, desempeñando distintos roles a escala local y regional en los departamentos de Recursos Humanos y Marca, al principio de su carrera.

Como líder en Talento, fue patrocinadora del programa Future Female Leaders, que busca fomentar el acceso de las mujeres a carreras de Ventas en P&G. Este programa se ha desarrollado en los últimos cuatro años, ha sido reconocido por P&G a escala global y se ha impartido en varios países.

Amalia Saavedra

Socia de Olivo Consulting, especializada en Finanzas e Inversiones. Me encanta mi trabajo y trabajar con emprendedores. Apoyo varias causas sociales principalmente vinculadas a la infancia.

Katharine D'Amico

Originally from Canada, Katharine is a Professor of Communication Strategy and Applied Neuroscience in the Executive Education programmes at Esade Business & Law School (Executive MBA, Executive Master in Global Governance and Progresa, an executive programme for emerging leaders organised by Deloitte and Esade). She is a well-known public speaker, having given talks at European Women in Tech, Microsoft Switzerland, PepsiCo, HP, General Electric, Lenovo, Bayer, Repsol Innovation & Technology Hub, EIT Health 2021, Facebook and Amazon Dubai. She has served as a mentor on public speaking and pitch-deck management for more than 800 startups from world-class accelerators in Spain and the European Union, where she has helped to raise more than €120 million in public and private funds. She is a mentor for Wayra (Telefónica) and Wayra’s Scale Up Women and The Thinx 5G, as well as for Barcelona World Mobile Capital. Katharine is the CEO of Swala Ventures, which invests in pre-seed and seed tech startups, particularly those focused on AR, MR, IoT and AI technologies. She is a member of the Mentoring and Coaching Network (MCN) of EIT Health, the Professional Women’s Network (PWN) and F10 Global. She has spoken at the conferences of the Society of Women Engineers in Europe, the European Union, APAC GMAT and the STEM Women’s Conference 2021.

Fernando Rivero

Ayudo principalmente a entidades financieras y aseguradoras en la dirección y gestión de proyectos de estrategia digital, marketing digital, inbound marketing, venta digital y tendencias, con algunos clientes recientes como American Express, Banco Nacional de Costa Rica, MetLife, MMT Seguros o Northgate entre otros.

Además de ser un orgulloso miembro de la Junta Directiva del Club de Marketing de ESADE Alumni, soy CEO de la consultora de estrategia digital Ditrendia; Director del Observatorio de la Blogosfera de Marketing; Consejero de la Asociación de Marketing de España; Director de la Comisión de Marketing para el sector Financiero y Asegurador y Miembro del Comité de Estudios en la Mobile Marketing Association.

Me gusta compartir lo que aprendo, así que también soy profesor en diferentes Universidades y Escuelas de negocio; formador in-company; ponente habitual en diferentes foros; autor de varios artículos, informes y publicaciones; y coautor de varios libros, siendo el último de ellos “El futuro de la banca, los seguros y los clientes tras la crisis de 2020” (Editorial Exit, 2020).

Elena Garrigues

TBD

Antonio Frau Salas

Tengo pasión por iniciar proyectos retadores y me gusta llevar equipos de personas. Mi rama de especialización es la Banca Privada, contabilidad, fiscalidad y finanzas.

Luis Vazquez Hernández

CEO Podium Strategy&Marketing

Joao Rebelo

Sales Manager - Port Wine Brands: Taylor's, Fonseca, Croft, Krohn at The Fladgate Partnership

Anna Aguiar

Currently in her last year of the Double Degree in Business Administration and Law. Anna is passionate about startups and technology. She has been the co-President of E3 (Esade’s Entrepreneurship Association) and has done internships at Gartner, Accenture and Caixabank, among others.

Anna took part in Summer Schools and International Programs at Bocconi University, NYU, Georgetown University, WU Vienna and King’s College London.
Her international background has allowed her to participate in many international projects including the European Youth Parliament and creating a Startup idea as well.

Anna has been involved in the organization of many events at ESADE and has also been a TA of the Esade Full-Time MBA.

Always open to help others and to be part of new projects!

Vanesa Estorach

Bachelor of Business Administration and MBA from Esade, with a postgraduate degree in International Management from HEC Paris.

Her entire career has been related to innovation and technology, both at startups and at large corporations. After having worked as a product manager at other digital companies, she now leads the digital transformation of the Digital IA area at Sanofi.

In 2008, she co-founded Women in Mobile (WiM), an organisation that works to promote and raise the profile of women in the technology sector.

David Vicente

He has more than 20 years of experience leading strategic and business transformation projects in the public and private sectors, particularly in the media and telecommunications industries. In the last four years, he has focused on digital transformation programmes. 

He holds a Bachelor in Computer Engineering and has received complementary executive training at various business schools, including Esade, Santa Clara University (United States), IESE and La Salle (EMDB ‘17 and PMD ‘11 at Esade, MGTI ‘05 at La Salle). 

He currently serves as Director of the Digital Transformation Programme of Andorra. Before that, he served as Director of the Digital Transformation Programme of Andorra Telecom and Interim Director of the ActuaTech Foundation, where he developed the Smart Country Master Plan for Andorra. 

Tim-Frederik Kohler

Tim grew up in Germany, and found his destination in Singapore. 
Since childhood his passion has been connecting different worlds and different cultures. 
He lived, worked and built up businesses in North America, Europe, Middle East and Central & East Asia. 

He was part of the first cohort of the joint Aalto-ESADE MBA for Executives in 2018. 
The program focused on entrepreneurship, innovation and design thinking, to understand the intrinsic need for digital transformation in a new business setting, around the world.
As regional CEO of APMEA and Global CSO (Chief Sales Officer) he is actively working on strategy design and implementation to built a better future within his realm of influence. 

Tim loves all kind of sports, he is an active age group Triathlete, PADI rescue scuba diver, and enjoys spending time in the gym.

Whilst the Singapore alumni is relatively small, he is very happy in welcoming new arrivals and engage with the existing alumni in Singapore. 
Tim is open to try out new concepts and forms of engagement to generate more value for all members.

Alejandra Pérez Velandia

My name is Alejandra and I am from Colombia. I came to Barcelona three years ago to do the MSc in Marketing Management at Esade and fell in love with this city. After completing my studies, I joined the automotive industry as a trainee of the Volkswagen Graduate Programme. Now I am the Remarketing Project Manager in the Used Cars Department.

In my professional career, I have worked in many sectors, including banking, consultancy, insurance and FMCG. Every step is a new chapter and I am making the most of my current one in Barcelona.

My hobbies include going to the cinema, walking by the sea, doing yoga, going to concerts and festivals and simply enjoying every day. I am a very positive, energetic and open-minded person. I hope to transmit all my enthusiasm to this Chapter and its members!

See you soon!

Ana Ramírez Torres

Ana Ramírez Torres graduated from the University of Seville with a Bachelor in Geography in 2002. She earned a Master in Geographic Information Systems: Planning, Land Management and Environment at the University of Seville in 2005. She went on to earn a Master in Valuation, Cadastre and Territorial Information Systems from the Miguel Hernández University of Elche in 2017. She completed the Esade-Loyola Executive MBA in 2018-2019.

Since 2013, she has been a founding partner and manager of the consulting firm GEOMALANDAR S.L., which specialises in the management, analysis and publication of spatial information, spatial data infrastructure, and cadastral procedures and formalities.

She has participated in several projects of the Institute of Statistics and Cartography of Andalusia, including the Unified Digital Street Map of Andalusia and the Spatial Data Infrastructure of Andalusia. She is currently working on a project called Characterisation and Distribution of Built Space in Andalusia.

Patricia Saiz

Patricia Saiz teaches international commercial arbitration and investment arbitration at Esade Law School. She also teaches in the Geneva LL.M. in International Dispute Settlement (MIDS), lectures at Columbia Law School’s U.S. Business Law Academy, and is a regular guest lecturer at Harvard Law School.

She regularly serves as a presiding arbitrator, co-arbitrator or sole arbitrator in domestic and international arbitrations. She is also a member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration, representing Spain. She has been included in numerous rankings, including WWL Arbitration 2023, Leaders League – Spain’s Best Arbitrators 2023 and Chambers 2023.

Prof. Saiz practised law in the United States for more than ten years and is a member of the bar in New York and Washington, D.C., as well as in Spain. During that time, she represented multinational corporations and states in international commercial arbitration, investment arbitration and inter-state arbitration.

She has a background in both civil law (Bachelor in Law and Master in Business Law from Esade Law School) and common law (Master in Laws from Harvard Law School). She speaks Spanish, English, French, French, Portuguese and Catalan, and understands German.

Luke Jahn

Luke Jahn finished the Esade MBA in 2022 and offers consultancy services through his own company Orso Business Services Limited offering Interim CFO and Management Consultancy services to VC backed starts ups. Luke also helps out with the Esade Entrepreneurship Institute as a mentor to starts ups, having completed the E-works accelerator himself.

Luke is an experienced finance and business professional with seven years experience in practice advising a full spectrum of clients, after which he then followed his passion for financial strategy and people from professional services in London, where he qualified as a Chartered ACCA accountant, to an international MBA in Barcelona and subsequently America for his exchange at Darden. He applied his consulting and entrepreneurship skills throughout the Esade MBA, on clients and start-ups, all the while being an MBA leader during a pandemic on the student council facilitating relations with 47 nationalities.

Now looking to his skills to find opportunities and solve problems for clients and a long-term position in financial leadership and technology, all the while finding every opportunity to cycle around London and the surrounding countryside.

José Miguel Martínez Checa

Telecommunication Engineer and ESADE’s Executive MBA with over nineteen years of experience creating and bringing new solutions to the market on leading and management positions for biotech, software vendors and consultancy firms. I have worked with Top enterprises in different sectors helping them innovate to achieve success through the adoption of differet technologies and ways of working.

Specialties: Business Administration, Sales, Presales, Entrepreneurship, Internet, Intranet, Enterprise 2.0, CMS, BPM, Project Management, Team Building, Communication, Public Speaking, Marketing Management, Financial Analysis and Planning, Investments evaluation, Competitive Strategy, Corporate Governance, Brand Management, Commercialization, Change and Risk Management and Business Information Systems Governance.

Matías Hilaire

Experienced Chief Executive Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. Skilled in Negotiation, Marketing Management, Business Planning and Account Management. Strong business development professional graduated from ESADE Business & Law School. Fluent in both English and Spanish.

Daniel Codina

• Digital marketing professional, with a specialty in the creation and development of mobile application strategies and performance marketing, focusing on mobile marketing, e-commerce and social media.
• 22 years management experience in Digital Marketing.
• Founder, partner and marketing manager of various companies:
`o Tuhipoteca, SL ([Tuhipoteca.es](http://Tuhipoteca.es "‌")): sold in 2001 to E-Loan o Park Smart Solutions, SL ([Iparquing.com](http://Iparquing.com "‌")): sold in 2015 to Easypark `o Verus (verus.es): FinProptech consulting firm serving diverse client base
• Strength in identifying growth opportunities and launching new initiatives in different markets.
• Usability and User Experience, working for the major international consultants in that field.
• Experience in creating and taking start ups to the next level.
• Founder of Verus Finance (an ING Franchise with 2 offices in Barcelona and Madrid, later Business Rep at BHF-Bank)
• Experience in Affiliate and Performance Marketing, conducting online marketing campaigns for major brands at an world level.

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Pepe Cano

Director of strategy and business development.

Leader of projects in the fields of sports and wellbeing.

Founder of the international organization Just a Lifestyle, which promotes sports in disadvantaged environments in developing countries.

Member of the London 2012 Olympic Organizing Committee.

Teaches in the Master’s in Leadership, Team Management and Business.

More than 14 years of experience immersed in different projects in six countries, which has enabled him to develop a global view of business that he implements with commitment, adaptability, and determination. “I adore sports and am enthusiastic about its+- ability to transform society.”

Gaetano Baviera

I am Italian, 2021 MIM graduate from Esade. Currently I work in Amazon's European Headquarter in Luxembourg, where I started as a Procurement intern in 2021, and since one year and a half I've been converted to full time as Procurement Specialist :)

I was a professional waterpolo player, competing also for the Italian youth National Team, but now I play just for passion. I love sports in general, and I am also deeply involved in leaving a mark in the communities I live in.

I would love to say much more about myself, but I'm sure I'll get the chance to do so during our next Chapter events!

Manuel Morales

Life motto: “Wo ein Wille ist, ist auch ein Weg” “Whether you think you can, or think you cannot, you are right”

Interests: music, business and history literature, networking and sports like hiking and diving.

Follow me on instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/ibergourmet/

Guillermo Valles

Como Director de Procurement de Saica estoy a cargo de un equipo de profesionales con la responsabilidad de comprar y aprovisionar para las seis fábricas de papel de papel de la compañía en España, Francia y el Reino Unido.

El equipo se encarga además de liderar las compras centrales para las otras tres divisiones del grupo Saica. Participo además activamente en todas aquellas líneas de trabajo de las asociaciones sectoriales que tengan como objetivo incrementar la recogida y el reciclado del papel usado tanto en España como en Europa

Juan Francisco Mejía

Juan Francisco Mejía. Casado. Licenciado en Ciencias Administrativas y Licenciado en Banca y Finanzas por la Universidad Metropolitana de Caracas, programa de Administración y Dirección de Empresas por ESADE, Curso Académico de Doctorado en Economía Internacional y Desarrollo por la Universidad de Barcelona, cursos en ESADE de Finanzas y Empresa Familiar. Consultor internacional en proyectos de Organismos Multilaterales, Director-Fundador de la Empresa de Consultoría SOLUCIONA EMPRESARIAL con oficinas en Venezuela-República Dominicana-Panamá.

Vicky Ramirez

She has an extensive experience in Corporate Finance in both Industry and Financial Services.  Initiated her career by joining the Financial Management Program with General Electric in the USA.

True believer in team work. She enjoys working in a diverse team.
Passionate on promoting inclusion, diversity, and equality, as well as supporting social causes to create a positive impact in the society.

Vishesh Dalal

Vishesh is currently the Head of Strategy at Indie Home Loans, a mortgage finance company based in India. Before completed the ESADE MBA in 2018, Vishesh has qualified as a Chartered Accountant and holds a CFA Charter. He has over 11 years of work experience across entrepreneurship and finance, having worked with various teams at Ernst & Young in India and Norway in the past. Outside of work, Vishesh likes to travel and is a certified scuba diver.

Isabel Marwitz

As coach and mentor to entrepreneurs and startups, Isabel supports companies in developing and executing cross regional and cultural growth strategies.

Karine Selma Laronze

Bachelor&MBA at ESADE, I also completed my CEMS Master's in International Management at ESADE and Stockholm School of Economics in 2007. After graduating, I worked more than 6 years in Business Consulting in Spain, South Africa and Colombia. I moved to Austria in 2014, where I have started a family. I am currently working as Project Manager at AEI, Agency for European Integration and Economic Development, in Vienna. I am a Spanish, French and Catalan native speaker, and also speak English and German fluently. I am involved in the Austria Chapter since its launch.

Daniel Schlager

Daniel Schlager is alumnus of ESADE’s International Executive MBA class of 2018. He is a senior
management professional specialized on start-up and family-owned companies in MEDIA,
SOFTWARE & PUBLISHING.

Having been raised in Vienna, Austria and having lived in multiple European cities, Daniel Schlager is
an enthusiastic Pro-European believing in the overriding importance of ESADE’s international alumni
network and has been an active member of the Vienna chapter since he graduated.

Daniel Schlager has profound experience in client-facing consulting and executive management
positions in corporate strategy, content monetization, digital transformation, business development
and B2B sales. He has a proven track record in sales, growing key accounts, business units and
SMEs within a short period of time. Currently, he is vividly working on making lifelong learning easy,
as co-founder of EVERLEARNING.

Daniel Schlager attended and graduated from top-tier global business schools in Europe and the US
including study visits at universities in the UK, the US, Brazil and China. 
Daniel Schlager’s objective
for the ESADE Vienna chapter:

“Creating shared value by bringing people together.”

Luis Bajo

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Fernando Díaz

Fernando Díaz es Licenciado en Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales por la Universidad Complutense y Executive Master in Public Administration por ESADE. En la actualidad, es Director de Sector Público en IMCS, donde lidera las actividades de consultoría y transformación digital para Gobiernos y Administraciones.   

Antes de su incorporación en 2016, ha desarrollado su carrera profesional a lo largo de los últimos veinte años en el ámbito de la consultoría estratégica y tecnológica en empresas como KPMG, Arthur Andersen, Telefónica o Iecisa, tanto en España como en EMEA y LATAM.  

Ha trabajado para los Ministerios de Justicia, Industria, Sanidad y Medio Ambiente, para la Agencia Tributaria, Renfe, Correos, AENA, el Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear, así como para múltiples Agencias, Gobiernos Autonómicos, Diputaciones y Cabildos insulares.

Cristina Franch Arnau

CVM Senior campaign management at Vodafone.
Enthusiastic and committed. Allergic to the status quo. Eager to explore, analyse and move beyond. As a team lead, I believe all of us can make a difference with the right motivation and direction. For my future, I regard to keep learning and pushing myself out of the comfort zone.

Lucía Lagunas

My name is Lucia Lagunas, I am 28 years old and I have a Law Degree from the Public University of Navarra. Subsequently, I completed an optional Master's Degree in Access to Law, completing it with the postgraduate course in International Business Law, at the Esade Law School.

Simultaneously to my specialization in international business law, I took the course of Skills and Management for lawyers, in Esade. This new training has allowed me to acquire more international knowledge applied at all times to Spanish and European Law, as well as to develop new essential skills in the practice of the 21st century, such as leadership, negotiation, work. as a team, motivation and empathy, among others.

I consider myself a proactive, disciplined person, with initiative and eager for improvement every day.

Regarding my professional aspect, I started doing internships in Pamplona, ​​in the area of ​​Corporate Law at ARPA Abogados Consultores and subsequently, I undertook an international career in the legal department of a German company, VR. LEASING, Aktiengesellschaft, located in Frankfurt (Germany).

Once in Spain again, I have worked for two and a half years as a lawyer in the area of ​​Real Estate & Foreign Investment in an office in Barcelona and currently, I continue to train and work as a lawyer in the area of ​​Corporate & New Technologies in the office of Miliners SLP lawyers.

Francesc Muñoz

Telecommunications Engineer from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) and MBA from ESADE Business School.

Francesc is the CIO of Cuatrecasas since 1998. He was named CIO of the year 2017 and is a member of the Board of the ESADE Alumni Digital Business club as well as of CIOs.cat

Passionate about leading continuous change, he has promoted the role of the IT Business Partner to promote an agile and transformative culture, as well as to ensure that IT is a deep connoisseur of the business and captures of new value projects.

He is currently focusing on the digital transformation of the firm through various strategic axes such as digital training, open innovation, etc:

In 2016, with Telefónica Open Future as its allies, it launched a pioneering open innovation initiative creating Cuatrecasas Acelera, the first acceleration program for legaltech startups.

Begoña Landazuri

Professional of more than 25 years in the management of Human Resources. Passion to live abroad and enjoy the multicultural experience. I have lived, so far, in Switzerland, Brazil, Canada and Spain. My work experience is very varied in terms of sectors in which I have worked being that I started in the pharmaceutical sector and I have known sectors such as Insurance, Telecommunications, Private Hospitals, Retail and Infrastructure and Energy. I currently work at Acciona for the Industrial and Concessions Divisions, leading the Human Resources Department. Always looking for new ways to learn, I am a professor at EOI, European University and I collaborate with ESADE in the People Management Club.

Sara Pastor

Has over 14 years of experience in technology, big data, e-commerce and digital marketing, with a special focus in the travel industry. She is currently the Managing Director for the Destinations business in EMEA at ADARA, after having managed the media team in Europe Mainland. Before joining ADARA, Sara worked at LivingSocial, Travelzoo and Cisco Systems.

She serves as a member of the board of the Digital Club of ESADE Alumni, is the co-founder of the Women in e-travel association, and has recently won the "Revolut Everywoman Award" in the Executive Leader category.

Patricio López de Carrizosa

Es Ingeniero Industrial por la Universidad de Sevilla y MBA por ESADE y por la universidad Loyola.

Actualmente desarrolla su carrera como Director de logística en Scalpers, firma de moda española con presencia internacional. Es además socio y co-fundador de AHT, empresa de diseño y confección de trajes de novia y fiesta a medida. Cuenta también con experiencia en el desarrollo de negocio en el sector industrial.

Entre sus intereses destacan la gestión del cambio, la transformación digital, la gestión de personas y la innovación. Además de la creación y desarrollo de empresas.

Griselda Serra

Griselda started her career at HP, which is where she decided to reorient her career by studying at Esade. This would open the doors for her to work in the quality department and, later, in the purchasing department.

After 13 years, she decided to get a fresh start at another multinational, Henkel, where she still works today. She started out in the human resources department, where she managed payroll for a

factory. Gradually, she took on more and more responsibilities, until one day she was offered the position of Human Resources Manager – a position she has held for nearly 10 years.

In this capacity, she is responsible for strengthening the entire Henkel Iberia team by coordinating three pillars: HR Business Partners, which actively contributes to the business strategy and translates it into organisational and personal capabilities; Centres of Expertise, which drives strategic, innovative, efficient and competitive human-resources programmes and processes on the basis of business needs; and Human Resources Operations, which strives to offer the best service, continuously improve and develop more efficient processes.

At the local level, human resources acts as the main interface of a global organisation that drives execution through collaboration with business.

Mónica Domínguez

Directora ComeOn Brands! B2B Marketing

Soy Mónica Domínguez, una persona emprendedora, entusiasta y optimista por naturaleza. Me apasiona el mundo de la empresa y la creación de marcas con sentido.

Después de mas de 20 años ocupando puestos directivos, desempeñando funciones de Dirección de Marketing y Desarrollo de Negocio en diferentes sectores, en 2018 creé mi propio negocio ComeOn Brands!, una consultora de marketing estratégico y creación de marca en entornos B2B, ayudando a este tipo de organizaciones a generar más resultados, creando más valor.

Creo firmemente que es tiempo de entender que no se trata de trabajar para ser importantes, sino de hacer cosas que importen y en este nuevo camino, Esade siempre ha sido y será, mi perfecto compañero de viaje.

Maumita Sinhamahapatra

After my MBA, I spent a year working in Germany for one of the largest energy utilities. Since my return to India I have been working in the renewable energy industry. Through my work I am contributing towards India's transformation into one of the leaders in sustainable energy. In my spare time, I love reading and travelling.

Juan Manuel Peña

Ha dedicado su amplia vida profesional al sector de la salud y de los hospitales, y ha tenido la oportunidad de trabajar en la gerencia de hospitales, la consultoría hospitalaria a escala nacional e internacional, la gestión integral de proyectos de nuevos centros asistenciales en Europa, África, Asia y América, y la gestión de empresas proveedoras de servicios para el diseño, la construcción, el equipamiento, el mantenimiento y la operación de hospitales. 

Mariano Rigau

Mariano holds a Bachelor in Philosophy and Educational Sciences and an MBA from Esade (1988). He collaborates with the Esade Challenge for Talent as a private individual (1,000 x 1,000 programme) and serves as Vice President of the Insurance Club.

Since 2006, he has been the CEO of Arag SE Spain, a member of the group’s executive committee and President of Arag Services Spain and Portugal.

Over the course of his career, he has served as General Manager of the Royal Automobile Club of Spain (RACE), a board member at ARC Transsistance, Operations Manager at the Royal Automobile Club of Catalonia (RACC), General Manager of Universal Asistencia (RACC Group), a member of the executive committee of RACC, Deputy General Manager of Sabadell Aseguradora, Deputy CEO of Banco de Europa and General Manager of Investment and Leasing for Europe at the Banco de Europa Group.

Xavier López

Xavier has held senior management positions in the industrial, logistics and textile sectors. He gained professional experience by purchasing and managing companies. His main areas of interest are logistics and the transformation of operations. He is passionate about innovation and the implementation of new processes in companies.

Ricard Lascorz

Ricard holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Bachelor in Law from Esade (class of 2019). During his studies, he was involved in various academic activities, including the Esade Student Finance Society and the Esade debate team. After doing internships in the fields of corporate law (Uría Menéndez) and investment banking (Morgan Stanley), he decided to go to work for the family business. He currently serves as Business Development Manager at Plimon Global and is a member of the company’s board of directors. His primary responsibilities are management, growth and internationalisation.

Ana Puig Palomar

I guide individuals and teams in personal and group development processes and help organisations with a genuine desire to improve. I develop their leadership capacity and personal and interpersonal skills to enable them to achieve the best results as a team sustainably over time. I have more than 25 years of experience in management, having held business-management positions at various national and international companies.

Session languages: Spanish, Catalan and English

Main certifications:

• Professional Certified Coach (PCC), International Coaching Federation
• Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC), Coaches Training Institute
• Leadership Certification, The Leadership Circle
• Relational Styles – Bridge
   

Berta Santos Rouco

I provide guidance to people who are undergoing professional transition processes; people in the legal and engineering sectors who are facing new challenges that require management and team-leading skills; and women who wish to strengthen their female leadership. 

Languages: Spanish 

Associate Certified Coach (ACC), International Coach Federation
 

Adela Ureta

Adela holds a Bachelor in Law and an Executive MBA from Esade. She has a rich background, thanks to more than 20 years in different human-resources roles.

She currently serves as General Manager of People at Saint-Gobain for Spain, Portugal, Morocco and Algeria, where she has a clear focus on improving employee and customer experiences with the company.

She is dedicated to working for and with people, committed to promoting the human-resources strategy at all levels of the organisation and leading the transformation policy to make the company more agile, digital, open and customer-centric.

Kelly Pettersen

Kelly Pettersen is Director of Sales at Elwood Technologies where she works with institutions and professional investors to provide them access to crypto markets and institutional services integrating the entire cryptocurrency value chain.

Prior to Elwood Technologies, Kelly was a Senior Manager at Coinbase Institutional, the largest regulated digital asset exchange in the world. Kelly has held various senior business development and marketing roles at firms including skew, the leading market analytics and derivatives firm for cryptocurrency markets and a number of other early stage digital asset focused ventures.

Earlier, Kelly oversaw European Marketing for BNY Mellon’s largest revenue generating business, Asset Servicing. Earlier, Kelly held various roles at Macquarie in New York and London. Kelly started her career at BMO Capital Markets.

Mercedes Sancho

Con 20 años de trayectoria corporativa en Dirección y Desarrollo de Personas, principalmente en el sector asegurador, en la actualidad es mentora y coach para el desarrollo y la transformación cultural de las organizaciones. Socia-directora de Knosis y co-fundadora de Leading People®, es PCC por la ICF, miembro activo en asociaciones de Business Mentoring y Coaching para el Liderazgo, y especialista en gestión de carreras. Desde 2011 colabora con ESADE como Career Coach y Advisor.

Rodrigo Rama Dellepiane

Career Coaching for High Performance / Strengthening Women’s Leadership / Coaching Migrant Professionals and Native Returnees / Supporting Work-Life Balance / Guiding Brave Decisions

GH ‘86 / MBA ‘89

Coach, trainer and psychologist. Forty-two years of professional experience as a senior executive, trainer and entrepreneur.

I provide growth tools to individuals, teams and organisations.

Deep, disruptive, tenacious and passionate.

Languages: Spanish, Catalan, French and Portuguese

Certification: Coach certified by the International Coaching Federation

Josep Solé Pié

Graduado en ADE por ESADE y experiencia académica en la universidad norteamericana de Emory University, estado de Georgia. 

Josep inició su carrera en el departamento de Transacciones de Deloitte Barcelona como analista focalizándose en la reestructuración de empresas, asesoramiento de deuda y servicios de creación de valor para empresas. Durante la carrera universitaria, realizó prácticas en banca comercial de BBVA y en el departamento de estrategia y trade marketing de Reckitt Benckisser. 

Es un amante del baloncesto, deporte que sigue practicando actualmente en Liga EBA, y que paralelamente a su carrera profesional en el mundo empresarial, le ayuda a mantener y reforzar su carácter de grupo, competitividad y responsabilidad.  

Vishesh Dalal

Part of the Esade MBA Batch of 2018, Vishesh is currently working as an Investment Professional with the Clermont Group and has experience across the investment lifecycle in emerging markets as well as the US.

While at Esade, he was the President of the Finance Club and did an exchange with the Haas School of Business, University of Berkeley. He is trained as an accountant and is a CFA Charterholder. His past experience includes a stint at Ernst & Young and an entrepreneurial experience of setting up an e-commerce start-up in India.

Vishesh has had the opportunity to live, study and work across Singapore, India, US, Norway, Spain and Colombia. Being an adventure-sports enthusiast, he has participated in several time-speed-distance (TSD) car rallies across India, holds a PADI scuba diving license and has bungee jumped at 2 of the top 5 highest bungee jumping locations in the world.

Joaquín Acha

Joaquín has spent his entire professional career in the field of logistics and passenger mobility, at companies such as Arthur Andersen and RACC. He is currently the CEO of La Unión S.A., the leading intercity passenger transport company in the Basque Country and Navarre. He is the president of the Mobility and Logistics Cluster of the Basque Country. He has served as president of the Esade Alumni Operations Club and been a guest lecturer in the Department of Operations.

Vanessa Daswani

I support executives and companies in their transformation and in achieving their personal, professional and business goals. I specialise in helping companies with sustainable and circular transformations and enabling managers and teams to achieve their goals.

Certifications: Associate Certified Coach (ACC), International Coaching Federation.

Pedro Ivan Rullán

Pilar Palau

Cristina Bote

Cristina holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Esade. She is a consultant and data scientist at Accenture Barcelona with more than three years of experience in digital transformation projects. She leads international projects in business as well as in big data and analytics. Although her background is in business, she decided to complement her knowledge with training in data science in order to give her clients a 360° vision aligned with the digital world. She is a proactive person with a great capacity to adapt to any situation. She is motivated to ensure that men and women enjoy the same opportunities and can compete freely according to their abilities.

Natalia Perciva

My name is Natalia and I am from Riga, Latvia.

I have 15 years of professional experience in analytical management, internal and external auditing, internal controls and risk identification in multinationals and startup companies.

I am active in Esade Ban and Alumni Social.

I enjoy travelling and active living, as well as discovering new places inside and outside the city.

Jaume Roig

Jaume is the Director of Real Estate at Mimeisa Asset Management. He has extensive experience in investment and asset management with private and institutional investors. He holds a PhD in Finance and Real Estate, a Bachelor of Business Administration from Esade Business School and a Bachelor of Technical Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC). He has also participated in postgraduate courses at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the London School of Economics (LSE).

Gerard Prat

C.E.O GasMercan Europa, internacionalización, exportación, introducción y distribución, de productos en Centro América.

Silvia Parera Fontana

Silvia is the Director of Alliances and Commercial Relations at Agència.

She has more than 20 years of experience in tourism and belongs to a third-generation family in the hotel industry. She began her career at two consulting firms specialised in tourism, where she developed strategic plans for destinations and economic feasibility and expansion plans for hotels. She later became the Corporate Brand Manager at PortAventura World, where she designed the company’s brand positioning, among other functions. Her dynamic and entrepreneurial nature has prompted her to create several companies, one of which, a communication venture, is still in business. She currently works for the Catalan Government, where she develops strategic alliances with large companies in the tourism industry and implements new models of commercial relations with the public and private sectors.

Colja Christian Smely

Colja Christian Smely is a board member of the Esade Alumni Chapter in Frankfurt. He grew up in Darmstadt and Frankfurt and studied business administration at the University of Mannheim, Shanghai Jiao Tong University and ESADE Barcelona in the Master in International Management program. Since he graduated in 2012, Colja is working as a consultant for transformation and restructuring cases and advises Private Equity clients and other financial investors. He loves traveling, music, cooking and sports, especially CrossFit and tennis. After a short stopover in Hamburg, Colja returned to Frankfurt in 2020.

Fernando Rodríguez Ferrer

Business Development Director

Fernando is the Business Development Director at Bizum, where he has nearly six years of experience leading the company’s growth and commercial expansion. He has participated in European initiatives in the payments field and currently forms part of the external advisory team supporting the European Central Bank in the research phase of the digital euro.

Before joining Bizum, he worked as a strategy consultant at Accenture. He previously worked at BBVA and at the innovation consultancy Opinno.

He holds a Bachelor in Industrial Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM) and a Bachelor in Spanish Language and Literature from the National Distance Education University (UNED). He completed the Programme for Management Development at Esade and holds a Master in Industrial Technology from the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT).

Maria Pedrals

Partner and consultant at Cluster Development. Lic&MBA 2005. More than 15 years of experience as a strategic consultant specialised in cluster development and business value chains. She has worked on projects to improve competitiveness in a wide range of industries, including food, fashion, pharmaceuticals and cybersecurity, with a focus on aspects of business analysis and management of the strategic change process.

Fede Ruiz

Fede Ruiz is an industrial engineer with Master in Automotive Engineering and an Executive MBA from Esade. He currently works in Dubai as EMEA Regional Operations Director for Valmont Industries in the field of food security. Among other solutions, Valmont is the #1 company in the world for irrigation machines and other agricultural solutions.

His passions are cars, motorbikes, music, sailing, skiing, scuba diving and paddle tennis. However, his real passion is the all-you-can-eat breakfast brunch available for 65 AED in some cafeterias in Dubai.

Fede also loves investing, particularly in the fields of real estate, small business and startups. He is eager to meet colleagues who share these same interests.

Elizabeth Keegan

TBD

Anna Casas

I accompany people and teams in the development of their leadership to generate the necessary changes that add value and well-being to people and organizations and for the good of the planet.

My way of working is holistic, includes all stakeholders and is based on the "why" of your decisions. Ethics is a pillar of my work. Teamwork is focused on rethinking, renewing and redesigning the balance between leadership, business strategy and company culture to transform what is not useful.

Today I combine business experience with coaching tools and knowledge of the human being to develop conscious leadership.

Languages: Spanish, English, Catalan and French

Certifications:

Accredited as a Coaching Supervisor by The Coaching Supervision

Academy.(Accredited by ICF and EMCC) 2016-2017

The Coaching Academy: Diploma in Personal and Performance Coaching. 2012

ACC by ICF. 2013

NLP Practitioner. 2012

MBSR Practitioner Instructor. 2018

Isabel Agundez

Isabel Agundez

Pedro Pablo Merino

Vice principal of Public Affairs in Adif.

Jessica Patricia Guerrero Jarama

As a MarTech International consultant, educator and speaker, I work with companies and professionals to design and apply digital strategies using technology to successfully position their brands. 

I have more than 13 years of professional experience and have also worked in sales management positions at BBVA, Movistar, and Entel. I have experience teaching micro-learning courses at the pre-graduate level at various schools in Peru. I have dedicated these last 6 years to digital marketing via my own consulting firm, Jg Digital, as well as teaching continuing education programs at PUCP, UCAL, and Toulouse Lautrec, in addition to providing tailor-made training to companies and serving as an international speaker.  

I hold an Executive Master in Marketing and Sales from Esade Business School in Madrid, Spain, in addition to a Diploma in Digital Marketing from the Leavy School of Business at the University of Santa Clara in Silicon Valley, USA, as well as other diplomas in Community Management and Content Marketing from AulaCM in Madrid, Spain, and in Business Management from Universidad de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC). My undergraduate degree is in Business System Engineering from Universidad Científica del Sur.  

I am certified in Google Ads and Google Analytics and am an active member and speaker in communities such as Ladies that UX, Latinas en SEO, Women in Tech, and Women in PPC in Peru and around the world. 

Estoy certificada en Google Ads y Google Analytics, y soy miembro activo y portavoz de las comunidades Ladies that UX, Latinas en SEO, Women in Tech, Women in PPC en el Perú y en todo el mundo.

Cesar Joel Cornejo Guzman

TBD

Jaime Gallego

Jaime Gallego has worked exclusively in international commercial arbitration and international investment arbitration since 2004, with a particular focus on Latin America and Spain. He has worked in around 30 arbitrations in different sectors, including energy (with oil and gas), mining, telecommunication, armaments, transport, real estate and construction/infrastructure. They were subject to the regulations of the CIADI, the CNUDMI, the CCI, the LCIA, the SCAI/Swiss and the CIAC, among others. The applicable bodies of law, both substantive and trial, originated in both the Roman-Germanic traditions and in common law.

He works as party lawyer and an arbitrator.

Jaime Gallego is an English and Spanish lawyer and works constantly in arbitrations in both English and Spanish, as he is a native speaker of both languages. He also works in arbitrations in French. He is the former president of the Swiss Chapter of the Spanish Arbitration Club (CEA), a member of the mining committee of the IBA (International Bar Association) and a member of several different associations of arbitrators.

Before joining LALIVE, Jaime Gallego worked as a lawyer on the international arbitration team (2004-2009) at Dechert LLP in Paris and at SJ Berwin LLP in London, where he did the English “training contract” and later joined the commercial law department (2000-2003).

He earned a Master’s in International Conflict Resolution (with honors) at University College London in the United Kingdom (2003-2004), as well as a bachelor’s and a master’s in Law (specialization in tax law), both from Esade (1994-1999).

Alicia Vicente

Alicia Vicente is the Chief Operations Officer (COO) at Clikalia, the Spanish proptech which uses technology to speed up, facilitate and bring transparency to all housing-related processes, including buying and selling. Founded in 2018, Clikalia is one of the main scaleups in the Spanish economy.

Along with the CEO of Clikalia, Alister Moreno, Alicia is behind the company’s exponential growth, and since she joined it in 2019 it has expanded to Mexico, Portugal and France and has become a benchmark in a new kind of real estate. In 2021, Clikalia secured the highest financing round of a startup in the history of Spain: more than 460 million euros.

Prior to joining Clikalia, Alicia was part of the Neinor Homes teams, where she drove the company’s growth until it went public in record time and spearheaded its digital transformation.

She previously worked as a Real Estate Consultant at Deloitte, where she led projects and enhanced her analytical and transformative vision.

Alicia has a Corporate MBA from ESADE and an architecture degree from the Polytechnic University Madrid. She also pursued the executive program at Harvard Business School called “Endeavor Scaling Entrepreneurial Ventures.”

Laura Nieto

Laura Nieto is a partner at Cases&Lacambra. She is a member of the Financial Services group at the firm’s Andorra office.

She specializes in banking and financial regulation and has an in-depth understanding of the asset management industry. She has extensive experience advising credit institutions and investment service firms in the legal framework and regulatory environment applicable to entities subject to prudential supervision, especially in the provision of financial and investment services.

Her practice includes the pre-contracting, contracting and post-contracting of financial instruments and structured products, as well as global legal advice on netting market agreements and financial collateral arrangements (i.e., ISDA MA, GMRA, GMSLA). Laura’s practice also includes cross-border transactions and fund distribution.

Throughout her career, she has undertaken projects related to compliance with AML, market abuse (MAR), investor protection (MiFID), data protection/new technologies (blockchain) and CRDIV-CRR regulations, including corporate governance and solvency and capital requirements.

Before joining Cases&Lacambra, Laura worked in the regulatory compliance departments of Crèdit Andorrà in the Principality of Andorra and at Caixa d’Enginyers and Catalunya Caixa in Barcelona (Spain).

Jordi Tamayo

Academically, he has a dual bachelor’s degree in Law, Political Science and Sociology. He also holds two master’s degrees in the fields of Law and Finance.

Professionally, he is a partner (Of counsel) at the international law firm AddVANTE-Baker Tilly.

In the area of sports, he is president of the Catalan Tennis Federation, first vice-president of the Royal Spanish Tennis Federation and Honorary Treasurer of the European Tennis Federation.

Rocío Fernández Martínez

I am the head of the Marketing Area in the Department of Innovation, Communication, and Business at Canal Sur Radio y Televisión and have 19 years of experience in the first media outlet in Andalusia. I am in charge of developing new businesses as offshoots of the programming and its commercial brands, capturing and managing corporate clients, directing the local sales policies and developing digital business, among other responsibilities.

President of the Breast Cancer Survivor Association of Seville, better known as BCS Seville, whose mission is to promote the social reintegration of people with breast cancer after their treatments through sports, culture, and social activities.

Member of the Board of Directors of Foro Marketing Seville and a member of the Association for the Progress of Communication (APC).

Marketing instructor in the management and professional programs at the Cajasol Institute, the Industrial Organization School, and the ITAE Business School.

Early in my career, I worked for three years in the Marketing Department at ACESUR, where I was trained in hiring media, public relations, negotiating with clients, product development, market research and national and international sales events of the brands LA ESPAÑOLA and COOSUR.

Inmaculada Benito

Inmaculada Benito has been the director of Tourism, Culture, and Sport since January 2021, a position she began simultaneously with the creation of the tourism and culture department at CEOE. In addition to leading the department, she also serves as the Secretary of the Tourism Board and of the Culture and Sports Commission at CEOE.

Inmaculada Benito holds a degree from the General Management Program (PDG) at IESE University of Navarra; from the Public Affairs Management program at ICADE – University Pontificia de Comillas; from the ICLD in the Course on Leadership in Complexity offered by the CEDE Foundation; from the postgraduate in Global Corporate Communication offered by ESADE; from the Master’s in Tourism Management and Planning from the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB); and from the Master’s in Hospitality Management from Sheffield Hallam University, in addition to being a graduate in Tourism from the University of the Balearic Islands

Inmaculada has been associated with the tourism sector throughout her entire career. From 2017 until she joined CEOE, she was part of Iberostar Group, where she became corporate director of the Office of the CEO, Communication, and Institutional Relations.

Prior to that, since 2002 she had been associated with hotel business organizations and held different posts within them, such as secretary general – manager of Playa de Palma Hotel Associations (AHPP), Palma (ASHPAMA), and the Hotel Chain Group (ACH). After that, in 2010, she joined the Hotel Federation of Mallorca, where she served as manager and vice-president, and was elected executive president in May 2015, a job she held until September 2017.

Between January 2007 and September 2008, she was associated with the public administration as the Manager of the Urbanistic Consortium of Playa de Palma.

She started her career in academia, where she was the director of the Tourism Research Laboratory at the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB) and director of the Department of Entertainment and Tourism at the University Business Foundation.

Jaume Maspons

I graduated in 2007 from ESADE after spending one year in HEC Paris doing my double degree program. Eager for new international experiences I joined Société Générale inside the graduate program, which offer me the chance to work in different countries and meeting colleagues around the world. After working in M&A and Equity markets teams, I decided to focus my career in the credit field, specializing in arranging acquisition loans for large corporates and Private Equity funds.

In my current job, I advise clients in the process to raise financing in capital markets for companies exposed to a large variety of sectors. In my current job, I have a privileged seat to see how companies are quickly changing, impacted by innovation and digitalization trends.

Definitely we are living in a time of deep changes that are shaping tomorrow’s world!. I complement my dedicated job with an active engagement in ESADE’s Paris chapter since 2010. My tasks are to make alumni get to know each other and keep ESADE network alive. Last but not least, my friends usually tell me that I’m a passionate runner, a seasoned traveler and intrepid reader.

Luis Fernández de la Vega

Country Manager y Director Comercial, con más de 20 años de experiencia en gestión de equipos en diferentes sectores. Desde 2015, Director Comercial de Gomà-Camps Consumer, empresa del sector del papel y uno de los líderes en fabricación de MDD para la gran distribución. PMD 08. Miembro de la junta de Esade Alumni Aragón desde 2010. Aficionado al golf y a un buen vino, sobre todo si es compartido.

Eugenia Bieto

Managing director of ESADE for 8 years (2010-2018). Currently associate professor in the department of general management and strategy. PhD from Universidad Ramon Llull. BSc in management and MBA from ESADE and the Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña.

Yanyu Zheng

Yanyu Zheng is co founder and vice president of All Star Partner. Started her career as the first Chinese employee in FC Barcelona, she has rich years of experience and expertise in sports marketing & communications, sponsorship, sports event management and digital operations.