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Daniel has served as an executive for over 25 years, primarily as a CFO in family-owned companies and multinationals. He has worked professionally in Spain, France, the United States, Italy, and Germany.
He has been the CFO of companies like Gallina Blanca, Wrigley, Tui, Areas, and Carrefour España and has undertaken major merger, M&A, and transformation projects.
He has extensive experience as a proprietary director and is currently a board member at Avanterra.
He is also the president of the Esade Alumni Finance Club, a member of the Directors Club, and president of the CFO Circle at the French-Spanish Chamber of Commerce.
Daniel has served as an executive for over 25 years, primarily as a CFO in family-owned companies and multinationals. He has worked professionally in Spain, France, the United States, Italy, and Germany.
He has been the CFO of companies like Gallina Blanca, Wrigley, Tui, Areas, and Carrefour España and has undertaken major merger, M&A, and transformation projects.
He has extensive experience as a proprietary director and is currently a board member at Avanterra.
He is also the president of the Esade Alumni Finance Club, a member of the Directors Club, and president of the CFO Circle at the French-Spanish Chamber of Commerce.
Daniel has served as an executive for over 25 years, primarily as a CFO in family-owned companies and multinationals. He has worked professionally in Spain, France, the United States, Italy, and Germany.
He has been the CFO of companies like Gallina Blanca, Wrigley, Tui, Areas, and Carrefour España and has undertaken major merger, M&A, and transformation projects.
He has extensive experience as a proprietary director and is currently a board member at Avanterra.
He is also the president of the Esade Alumni Finance Club, a member of the Directors Club, and president of the CFO Circle at the French-Spanish Chamber of Commerce.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The founder and general manager of the Red Deporte y Cooperación, Carlos de Cárcer has been able to work in numerous countries, especially in the world of development. He has also met many European professionals in joint projects.
Prior to Red Deporte, he worked at PwC as an auditor of projects financed by the Spanish International Development Cooperation Agency (AECID) and the Madrid Town Hall in 1998 and 1999. After that, he worked for other NGO’s in the world of development as a consultant, evaluator, and project manager.
His education began with a Law degree, but he soon joined the cooperation sector. His first opportunity came in Zambia, where he worked on an education project for four months and got the drive to pursue more education and join Red Deporte. That was in 1997. Over time, he has furthered his training primarily in international public health, sports for development, and the employability of young people.
Carlos de Cárcer considers himself a person with a pioneering spirit, always open to discovering new frontiers and all the potential of development aid for the most vulnerable children and youths.
Carles González Carreras, conocido también como "Charlie", nació en Sabadell, Barcelona, en 1977. Desde octubre de 2022 reside en Lanzarote, habiendo vivido anteriormente en Berlín, Alemania. Es Ingeniero Químico Superior por la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (1995-2000) y obtuvo un Executive Master en Marketing y Ventas (EMMV) en ESADE en 2019. A lo largo de 21 años, ha desarrollado una destacada carrera en ventas B2B en el sector industrial para multinacionales alemanas, incluyendo una década (2011-2021) como director de la filial española del grupo NETZSCH, especializado en soluciones de bombeo industrial.
Actualmente, Carles está gestionando su patrimonio y está abierto a nuevas oportunidades, valorando la posibilidad de formarse en Relaciones Públicas. Además de su carrera profesional, Carles se caracteriza por su habilidad para desenvolverse en cinco idiomas y su aprecio por la diversidad y los contrastes culturales.
Disfrutando de su vida en la isla, busca experiencias enriquecedoras y oportunidades que le permitan aplicar su vasta experiencia y conocimientos en ventas y marketing en nuevos contextos.
Santiago Alvarez has over 12 years of extensive experience at The Dow Chemical Company (DOW), holding various positions across different business sectors and regions. Currently, as the Commercial Manager for Key Accounts and Distribution, he oversees $60 million in annual sales, managing 20 direct customers and 5 distributors. His role involves market positioning in multiple sectors such as Coatings, Pharma, and Water Treatment, achieving a 40% market share.
Alvarez's educational background includes an Executive MBA from Esade Business & Law School and a Certificate of Business and Finance from the London School of Business and Finance. He holds a Chemical Engineer degree from Universidad Nacional Del Sur, where he graduated top of his class. Beyond his professional and academic achievements, he is a Six Sigma Green Belt Project Leader and actively participates in community service programs like SolidariDOW, Habitat for Humanity, and Integrar Futuros. He is also an avid sports enthusiast, engaging in activities such as rugby, golf, and surfing.
She earned a double degree in Law and Global Governance, Economics, and Legal Order from Esade with a specialization in Pharmaceutical and Food Law in the first graduating class in 2024. While at the university, she worked in different areas related to her degree, from offices to consulates. As an undergraduate at Esade, she was actively involved in the school’s extracurricular activities and served as the president of the main association at the Law School, and later as the first president of the university’s student council. Today she is still involved with Esade as she pursues a double Master’s degree providing access to the field of law specializing in International Business Law.
Over 25 years of experience leading teams worldwide, identifying and seizing opportunities for growth, helping them achieve their best performance. Professional career in the pharmaceutical/cosmetics industry.
I support executives and companies in their transformation and in achieving their personal, professional, or business goals.
Languages: Spanish and English
Certification: Executive Coaching (EEC), certified by ICF
Patricia Fernandez, originally from Barcelona, after 6+ years in London is now working for Moet Hennessy (LVMH group) in London. She is passionate about the world of Wine & Spirits as well as Global Travel Retail. She is responsible for driving sales & delivering best in class marketing activities in Airports, Cruises and Ferries across the UK & Spain.
Patricia holds BBA and Master’s degree from Esade Business School, where she is now the President of the Chapter UK. She truly enjoys working with team creating content for our talents to connect and keep inspiring futures in the UK.
She has Brazilian and Spanish blood, now for 17 years based in Zurich, married with 2 kids. She is a compassionate professional with 15+ years of multinational corporations and entrepreneurial experience in different countries. Engaged and passionate about Philanthropy, Corporate Social Responsibility activities and community programs with the objective of improving people’s life. Positive and resilient woman able to drive and develop initiatives creating verified social impact at company and community level.
Rodrigo Quintas is a lawyer with a solid professional background both as an in-house counsel and consultant. He has specialized in privacy since 2016 and currently works at HP as the Global Privacy Lead for the HP Store worldwide.
Rodrigo holds a degree in Law (economic-business branch) from the Universidade de Vigo (2006). He has furthered his education with a "Master's in International Business Law (Full Time)" from ESADE (2008) and a "Master's in Business Law: Tax Advisory and Management, and Business Law" from Universitat Ramon Llull (2008).
In addition to his role at HP, Rodrigo has worked for notable companies such as Aguas de Barcelona (Grupo AGBAR), where he has provided advice on privacy and data protection issues, as well as on civil and commercial contracts, Intellectual Property, Digital Law, and New Technologies.
He is certified as a qualified professional in privacy and data protection [“Certified Data Privacy Professional (CDPP)” by ISMS Forum] and as a Legal Project Manager [“Legal Project Practitioner (LPP)” by the International Institute of Legal Project Management (IILPM)].
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 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.
Manasa Garemella has over 7 years of experience in marketing and business strategy.
She is currently based in Mumbai and works at Sharrp Ventures, Harsh Mariwala family office.
Previously, Manasa has held a senior marketing role at a leading e-commerce unicorn in India. She started her career at Madison, where she worked on Mondelez India’s media business
She holds a Bachelors of Arts (Honours) in Economics from the University of Delhi and a M.Sc. in Marketing from ESADE Business School, where her master thesis focussed on a new product line at Kraft Foods. She graduated from ESADE in 2010.
She is an avid traveller and is learning Indian classical music.
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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.
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.
With more than 25 years of experience in the automotive sector, both in Spain and Germany, I have worked as Marketing and Commercial Director of the Volkswagen, SEAT, Audi and Hyundai brands.
I am currently an independent consultant (automotivemarketing.es), in addition to collaborating with ESADE Alumni as a mentor and president of the Automotive and Mobility Club.
MY PERSONAL BLOG: http://www.foroautomocion.com/
WEB AS CONSULTANT: https://www.automotivemarketing.es/
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
Executive President of MEROIL; the leading Independent Oil Company in Spain, President of the Joint Venture Company LUKOIL-MEROIL, stablished July 2010, and President of a familiar group of companies.
Previously he has been CEO at Spain United Distillers (Guinness PLC), Marketing Director at Martini & Rossi, International Director at Chupa Chups and Marketing Manager at Braun Española S.A. (Gillette Group)
José Luis Porté is Airplane pilot from 1983, Yacht Captain, and he likes Road cycling and Photography.
Graduado en ADE y en Derecho. Desarrolló su pasión por las finanzas y por el derecho durante el intercambio en la Universidad de Columbia.
Como graduado del Departamento de Mercado de Capitales, Marcos participa en el asesoramiento jurídico de operaciones bursátiles y fusiones y adquisiciones de las principales empresas españolas. Anteriormente, realizó prácticas en el Departamento de Relaciones con los Inversores de un banco londinense.
Panaita began her career in the consumer-goods industry in the Cosmetics Division of Henkel. She has subsequently held executive positions in marketing, sales, organisation and management in consumer-goods and online companies, at both the national and international levels, in Spain, Germany and France. Specialising in online and offline marketing and sales, she currently holds the position of Marketing Director for Iberia at the De’Longhi Group. She is a member of the Esade Alumni Marketing Club.
Eduardo has enjoyed an long career at MC Mutual, first as Director of Human Resources, later as Deputy General Manager leading the internal area, and since 2014 as General Manager. His extensive experience gives him a global vision of the industry and enables him to fulfil the company’s mission: responsibly taking care of people’s occupational health.
Eduardo’s main management skills include his transparency, his closeness to the more than 1,900 people who work every day for the progress of the organisation, and his leadership skills, which have helped MC Mutual to manage a turnover of nearly €1 billion.
MC Mutual’s good results are reflected in the improvement of the social protection system and have helped the organisation become a benchmark partner for its members, with the aim of caring for people’s health and well-being while also reducing their occupational risks; jointly developing innovative value proposals; and maintaining a long-term relationship based on trust.
Mercè is passionate about cultural manifestations of all sorts – theatre, music, painting, architecture, popular traditions, etc. – especially those which explain and contextualise history.
She is an ardent advocate of diversified lifelong learning, regardless of age, as a means of understanding other aspects of our own culture and others. As a result, she has been seeking further education for as long as she can remember, acquiring various qualifications related to the field of international trade, becoming a qualified customs agent, receiving training in protocol, and earning a Diploma in Education Sciences, a Bachelor in Educational Psychology and a Master in Marketing Management.
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.
Executive Coaching / Women’s Leadership / Personal Coaching
Over the course of our lives, we all encounter critical moments – periods of uncertainty and change that force us to modify our way of doing things. As an executive and personal coach, I guide people in their comprehensive development, with the aim of identifying and understanding the exponential resources they already possess within themselves so that they can use their strengths and capacities to feel, think and act in ways that enable them to achieve their goals.
Languages: Spanish and French
Specialities: I am an ontological coach trained at Escuela Europea de Coaching (EEC) in 2014. I offer the following processes:
Certification: Associate Certified Coach (ACC), International Coach Federation from ICF I
Justyna Charytoniuk graduated from ESADE as part of the MBA class of 2015. During her time there, she was of the board of the consulting club and did an exchange at HEC Paris. Post MBA, Justyna followed her passion to join a strategy consulting organization, which then led to her current career in program management in the technology industry. Justyna is looking forward to growing the ESADE network in Houston and continuing to build friendships and professional contacts in the ESADE community globally. Email: justynacharytoniuk@sbcglobal.net
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:
Languages: English, Spanish, Italian and Catalan
Certification: Professional Certified Coach (PCC), International Coaching Federation (ICF)
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.
Ms. Ketevan (Keti) Sidamonidze manages the $3 million Partnership Development Fund at DAI Global for the 5-year $23 million USAID Georgia Economic Security program. Keti was the Country Coordinator/ SME Finance Expert at EBRD Georgia’s Trade Ready project implemented by DAI Europe. She also served as a Mentor for the first edition of U.S. Embassy’s Business Mentorship Program. Ms. Sidamonidze is the Founding Director of Versatile KS Consulting. She was a Partner in two additional boutique-consulting firms. Prior to those engagements, Keti was the Chief Advisor to the Director of the Georgian National Investment Agency as well as the Private Investment and Financing Consultant for USAID EC-LEDS Clean Energy Program.
Keti holds a Full-Time MBA degree from ESADE Business School (class of 2014). During her studies, she served as the ESADE MBA Student Association Welcoming Committee Director. As a Consultant of the Momentum Project, a social entrepreneurship initiative of ESADE, BBVA and PwC in Spain, she aided Grupo Sacendi in devising a replicable sustainable growth strategy that resulted in obtaining a €0.5 million Impact Loan from BBVA Bank. Up until the ESADE MBA, Keti was the Focal Point of the United Nations Global Compact Georgia Network. She served as a Project Team Leader/Manager for the American Chamber of Commerce in Georgia for over 7 years, leading dozens of projects funded by USAID, as well as two US-Georgia Business Summits and USDA Trade and Investment Mission to Georgia. Ms. Sidamonidze was the founding Board Member of the Georgian SME Association and a member of the Advisory Board of www.PRExchange.ge.
Professional development coaching: I work with people who want to kick-start, develop or reinvent their career. Throughout the coaching process, I guide the coachee in their professional development in order to enhance their ability to learn about who they are, what attributes they possess, what their emotions are and what they want to do to achieve their professional goals.
I have 11 years of experience as a coach at multinational companies, family businesses, startups, non-profits and the United Nations.
Languages: Spanish, English and Catalan
Certification: Professional Certified Coach (PCC), International Coaching Federation
Actualmente cursando el grado en Administración y Dirección de Empresas en ESADE, Moisès es Co-Presidente de la asociación estudiantil EsTalent (ESADE Students for Talent), desde la que impulsa el talento mediante la organización de eventos y partnerships que tienen como finalidad el fundraising para el Programa de Becas de la Fundación ESADE. Además, ha colaborado como consultor externo en proyectos para SINGA Barcelona, Laboratorios ORDESA o Fundació Migra Studium. Su área de interés profesional es el Marketing de gran consumo y cursará su international exchange en la Università Bocconi, en Milán.
Licenciado en el Doble Grado de Esade en ADE y Derecho (promoción 2018).
En la actualidad, Joan Basseda es consultor estratégico en KPMG (dispone de más de 3 años de experiencia en la empresa).
Miembro de la Comisión Young, así como miembro de la junta directiva del Club de Turismo y Ocio.
Carles Tur Planells is Senior Vice President for Banque Lombard Odier & Cie in Geneva, Switzerland. Carles works as a Senior Relationship Manager with the Bank, which he joined in March 2021 after developing a career in the field of Private Banking since 2001. Previously, Carles held various senior positions with Credit Suisse AG in Zurich and Lloyds TSB Bank plc in Geneva, Montevideo and Miami.
Carles was born in Barcelona and studied at ESADE the Lic&MBA program graduating in 2001. He also holds a degree of Master of International Management from the American Graduate School of International Management (AGSIM – Thunderbird) in Phoenix, AZ (USA). Currently living in Lausanne, Carles is a proud father of twins, a boy and a girl.
Soy María Leciñena y a nivel profesional, creo que me caracterizo por el aprendizaje continuo. Mi primera formación es ESADE, data de 2011 y ha continuado desde entonces.
Hace ya varios años que formo parte de la Junta de ESADE ALUMNI ARAGÓN, y estoy encantada de ello.
Soy economista de formación y tengo amplia experiencia sectorial, desde el sector formación, metal, sanitario, y ya desde hace varios años, trabajo en GRUPO ARTAL, grupo empresarial aragonés, dedicado a Concesionarios de Automoción y Sector Promoción Inmobiliaria.
A lo largo de los años, además de dedicarme a la dirección financiera y de administración, me he especializado en procesos de organización empresarial, y me he formado en la gestión, administración y sucesión de la empresa familiar, lo que es muy enriquecedor profesional y personalmente.
Como miembro de la Junta de ESADE ALUMNI, intento poner mi granito de arena en potenciar su conocimiento en particular, en Aragón, comunidad a la que pertenecemos.
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.
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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.
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!
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.
Perry began his Accounting and Finance career in Big 6 public accounting and has since held multiple CFO & Controller roles across many industries. He is currently happily entrenched the California Wine Industry and hopes to continue his growth in the wine world, possibly even internationally. His passion for management and entrepreneurship was a perfect foil for his ESADE education. He has also served on the SF Alumni Board for almost ten years now. Creating bonds with many other European business schools to help serve the ESADE SF alumni community in broader ways has always been a source of pride and joy, particularly during his tenure as chapter president.
In his spare time, Perry loves to travel the world and cook the foods learned on those travels. He is also extremely passionate about tennis (Rafa!), aikido and dance.
Email: pvfinancial@gmail.com
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
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".
Aida Rodríguez is an associate in Hogan Lovells' International Arbitration and Litigation Group in Madrid. She has acted as counsel in commercial and investor-State arbitration proceedings before the main arbitral institutions (PCA, ICSID, ICC, inter alia). She has provided legal advice and represented clients in civil and common law jurisdictions in disputes related to different sectors, such as real estate, energy and construction.
Aida was admitted as a solicitor to the Barcelona Bar in 2017 and to the Roll of Solicitors of England and Wales in 2022. Aida Rodriguez speaks Spanish, English, French and Catalan.
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.
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.
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.
Laia Tutzó is a curious, creative business developer who is passionate about her work. She has solid international experience in marketing, event management, and projects in the private and public sectors. An expert in supporting the design, planning, and creation phases, Laia has worked extensively in the sports and tourism industries with the launch of companies that have competed at the highest level, ensuring results and impact from the very beginning. Geared at people and managing large facilities/teams, in recent years she has been involved in tech projects, becoming a champion of the digital transformation.
Elena Marcos is currently working as an EMBA Programme Manager at London Business School. Prior to that, Elena was a Brand Manager at the multinational company Grupo BIMBO for several years and previously she also worked in the Marketing Department of other multinational companies such as Reckitt Benckiser, Ferrero or PepsiCo. Elena is from Barcelona and she studied the BBA and the MSc in Marketing Management at Esade Business School. She also worked at Esade on the Madrid campus as a Programme Manager of Executive Education.
Since September 2022, Elena has been one of the Board Members of the Esade Alumni UK Chapter in London and is very happy to be able to help and welcome any new member, organizing as many events as possible and contributing to the Esade community. In her spare time, Elena enjoys travelling around the world, making plans with friends, playing padel, reading and discovering London.
Consultant and Speaker in highly competitive environments. Partner at MoreThanLaw+
She has solid training and experience that enables her to have a global view of businesses. After working as a lawyer for years (at Mazars and Garrigues) and working in a variety of offices like Head of Business Development and Marketing (at Legálitas and Roca Junyent), more than one decade ago she set up the Branding & Business Development Consultancy MoreThanLaw+ for the legal sector, executives, and highly competitive environments. She has been honored as one of the 100 Benchmark Women in the Legal Sector (2023, Todojuristas) and as one of the leading consultants for the legal sector (2022, Todojuristas). In parallel, she founded her brand VivircorRiendo, from which she partners with brands and delivers motivating speeches under the slogan of “Que a Reír No te Gane Nadie.” She is a TED Talk Speaker, a speaker at other venues, a university instructor, a mentor, a project and brand ambassador, and the author of several books and articles. Always closely tied to sports, she is a member of the Board of Directors and head of the Women and Snow Area of the Royal Spanish Winter Sports Federation and a member of the Spanish Olympic Committee’s Equality Commission. She has been named one of the 100 most influential women in the sport sector (2023, Women's Sport Institute).
Description: Leigh has over 20 years of experience as a marketing leader for fortune 500 companies and innovative start ups. Her coaching embraces the latest insights from neuroscience and human performance psychology to elicit shifts in mindset and behaviors that enhance effectiveness and personal fulfillment.
Languages: English
Certification: Associate Certified Coach (ACC), International Coaching Federation
Since completing his MBA from Esade in 2013, Pranay has held senior roles in corporate, not-for-profit and start-up organisations in the energy, finance, technology and education sectors and worked in the UK, Europe, the US, India and the Middle East.
His experience includes internal strategy with a prominent Oil& Gas service provider in the Middle East, being the advisor and Chief Operating Officer of a London based AI voice-tech start-up to co-founding two start-ups, one of which is a transformative community food-charity in London that earned a British Parliament Award in 2021, which he is currently runs.
With a passion for entrepreneurship, Pranay’s business ventures range from co-founding a clean-tech start-up to leading a state-sponsored project of supplying educational materials which reached over 260,000 children in India as well as providing strategic advisory to start-ups and international businesses in the retail, fin-tech and transport sectors. His experience includes playing a lead role on the team that piloted architecting the UAE’s landmark VAT e-governance framework and solution. Pranay was also the youngest globally at Deloitte to be nominated to a country CEO’s advisory council during his stint with the firm in India.
Proficient in five languages, Pranay is an active speaker, charity partner and a Board Member of a prominent London community association. His interests include technology, geopolitics and global finance, complemented by a love for travel and cooking, and he is deeply committed to developing Esade’s London chapter and supporting its alumni.
Adrián holds a Lic&MBA from Esade (Class of 2012) and a Master of Science in Finance and Investments from the Rotterdam School of Management.
After his tenure at PwC – Corporate Finance department – he has proven experience in M&A and capital markets, where he has participated in transactions in Spain and cross-border across various industries in the Madrid and Barcelona offices.
He is currently an Executive at Importación Congelados Premium, where he leads the company's operations in Spain and Portugal.
He is also a collaborating professor in the Finance Department at Esade.
Dominique completed her MSc in Marketing at ESADE in 2021. She now works at ZS Associates in Berlín where she combines a customer-centric strategy approach with marketing expertise to drive results throughout the entire research, discovery, and commercialization life cycle of medical innovation firms. Aside from this, Dominique spends her time teaching yoga and curating shared art and dining experiences.
He holds a Bachelor’s in Global Governance, Economics, and Legal Order from Esade and has studied abroad at the Hebrew University (Jerusalem) and The Fletcher School (Boston). He has worked in the European Parliament (Development and Environment Committees) and as a research assistant at the Global Governance Forum. He has published in the newspaper Cinco Días and the magazine Ethic. He is currently the institutional relations delegate of the Equipo Europa association (Catalan chapter).
I'm Lourenço from Lisbon, Portugal but I'm actually living in Barcelona where I have done the Full-Time MBA at ESADE with the 2019 class. My previous academic background was on Electrical and Computer Engineering and professionally before the MBA. I have reached the position of senior project manager at Efacec, an Energy Multinational Company. After my MBA internship in a Business Development position at Tesla, I'm now the head of Market Intelligence at Volkswagen Group Spain Distribution where I aim to shape mobility for our future generation and to come.
Outside the professional environment, I love to sail and play tennis and also travel to new places and meet different cultures. I also like to be challenged and live new experiences. I'm very interested in world history and in all topics related to transforming our planet into a big sustainable ecosystem.
The personal objective for life, I think we should always believe in ourselves and take the opportunities life gives us to learn and grow at all levels. If we have passion and the right motivation I believe everything is possible!
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lourencoreynolds/
Specialization: Executive and Team Coach / Female Leadership / Emotional Managemen
After more than 20 years of experience in the business world, for several years now, my mission has been to support executives, and especially women, on their path to authentic and effective leadership, enhancing their strengths and facilitating their personal and professional growth.
Through transpersonal tools like Bioneuroemoción, the coaching process delves into the person’s "being," facilitating self-discovery and self-awareness, helping to release any blockages that may be hindering their growth (such as Imposter Syndrome, unconscious patterns, limiting beliefs, etc.).
This allows for the release of full potential, the development of key skills such as emotional intelligence, decision-making, effective communication, resilience, etc., and leading more cohesive and productive teams.
Idiomas: Català, Castellano, Inglés
Certifications:
ACC by ICF
Master's in Professional Coaching in Executive and Team Coaching (CCE)
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.
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.
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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 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 has a very diverse profile and a strong interest in understanding and valuing the impact of new ideas and products.
His appetite for learning and new experiences has led him to work across geographies, roles and functions. It is this diverse background that enables Pedro to understand the value drivers of new businesses and ideas and to home in on the right levers to maximize returns. His knowledge stretches from aviation to biotechnology and human resources to finance.
Currently Pedro lives in Lisbon and works as a principal product manager for OutSystems, the leader in rapid application development, where he defines the portfolio and pricing of the company.
On a personal level, Pedro is an automotive enthusiast and a lifelong learner, always studying something new: from epigenetics to data science or finance to operations.
Leandre holds a Bachelor in Industrial Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) in Barcelona and a Master in Public Management from Esade.
In the early years of his career, he combined private-sector experience with roles in the public administration. At the Barcelona Provincial Council, he previously held the posts of Director of the European Integration and Solidarity Service (1994-2000) and Coordinator of the Economic Promotion and Employment Area (2000-2008) and currently serves as Manager of Economic Promotion and Employment Services.
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.
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.
Innovator, Advisor, Professor, Writer and Speaker, known for his unparalleled connection with people, his fierce passion, and his obsession to find entrepreneurial ways to drive positive change in the world. Joan has over 20 years of business success in the corporate world and then as an eight-time entrepreneur.
Joan has been honored to help over 50.000 executives from more than 60 countries transform and energize their lives and their organizations. To accomplish this mission, he founded Active Development in 2010, a consulting firm that offers specialized advisory in growth management, innovation, corporate entrepreneurship and sales. He is currently leading the company and participating in different projects in the field.
Joan has always been defined by his enthusiastic love of teaching and commitment to building and empowering leaders. For 20´years, he has been teaching Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Intrapreneurship, Lean Startup, Leadership, Internalization, Strategy and General Management at ESADE Business School. He also assumed different executive positions in the school and, as intrapreneur, he was founder and Managing Director of ESADE CREAPOLIS, the world's first open innovation park to transfer innovation between startups and corporations.
He is a prolific thought leader and author, regularly expressing his views on business issues in public speeches, television appearances, and top publications. Joan is internationally recognized as a leading expert for Corporate Entrepreneurship. His latest book, Impulso, offers an accessible methodology to deploy intrapreneurship in the organizations.
As supporter of socially conscious ventures, Joan is proud to have designed and executed different programs for governments, institutions, foundations and NGOs, such as entrepreneurship camps for young gifted entrepreneurs or an incubator / accelerator for disabled entrepreneurs.
Interests:
CEO forums, Board of Directors memberships, Advisory, Consulting, Transformation, Digitalization, Entrepreneurial Marketing, Technology Commercialization, Technology Transfer, Regional Innovation Ecosystem Development, Global Leadership, Executive Education, Change, Growth, Disruption, Entrepreneurship for Women, Sales / Business Development, M&A, Joint Ventures, Corporate Venturing, Corporate Entrepreneurship, Intrapreneurship, Moonshot Thinking, Exponential Technologies, Financing, Fundraising, Business Angels, Venture Capital (VC), International business expansion, Internalization.
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’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.
“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.”
Inés was born in Barcelona in 1976. Married with four children, she now lives in Madrid. She holds a Bachelor in Law and a Master in Business Law from Esade. She has been a member of the Barcelona Bar Association since 1999. She has worked at Garrigues for more than nine years. Previously, she managed the legal department at Philips, in addition to other posts. She lived in Bogotá, Colombia, for four years. Inés now focuses on promoting the unique characteristics of Spanish family businesses at Instituto de la Empresa Familiar.
Francesc is a Managing Partner for Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and Andorra at KPMG, where he oversees four offices and 850 professionals working in the fields of auditing, tax and legal services, and consulting.
He has more than 25 years of experience in auditing and advisory services, in areas such as corporate development, transactions, banking regulation, corporate governance and internal control. His clients include major Spanish financial institutions and international firms that have a presence in Spain. He has also collaborated with non-financial and public-sector entities. In addition, he regularly gives lectures in courses related to his areas of specialisation, particularly those targeting board members at publicly traded companies.
Previously at KPMG, he was responsible for the financial and markets sector in Catalonia and for risk advisory services throughout Spain.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
Meritxell has more than 15 years of experience in supply-chain management, specifically planning, purchasing, stock management, third-party manufacturing and logistics. She holds a Bachelor in Industrial Engineering as well as an MBA from Esade.
Being a member of the Esade Alumni Operations Club has allowed her to gain access to a network of contacts with whom she can discuss opinions, share experiences and make good friends, all while staying up to date on the latest trends and getting to know other environments within the operations field in order to broaden her knowledge of the market.
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.
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.
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Carlos has a Bachelor in Telecommunications Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) and an MBA from Esade Business School.
He has more than 20 years of experience in strategy and business consulting in the financial, insurance, wealth and asset management, and fintech sectors. In 2009, he joined KPMG’s Financial Sector Strategy Group, where he leads strategic-thinking projects, market and commercial due diligence, and complex transformations for senior management.
He previously worked at the boutique strategic consulting firm Roland Berger and at PricewaterhouseCoopers.
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.
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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.
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
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.
Phillip Ozaki is currently the Development Director at a national civil rights NGO and graduated from the Esade MBA in 2018. He is the founder of Esade's LGBTQ+ Business Club. Phillip was working at startups in Barcelona and Berlin before moving back to San Francisco in 2019.
Japanese American Citizens League, Development Director
Attorney at law specialized in corporate law, startups, data protection, compliance and non-profit organizations. A constantly updated lawyer, with great capacity to adapt to new environments; always flexible, motivated and committed, making the company’s values and vision his own.
Con una formación entre business y tecnología, MSc en ESADE y formación continua en Agile, Roberto se ha especializado en el lanzamiento y dirección de productos digitales. Desde 2015 ha liderado proyectos web, software y aplicaciones mobile de alto tráfico en MotoGP™, WorldSBK, JobCloud y Wall Street English entre otros.
Ha fundado la startup FriendZone (thefriendzone.app), que dirige como CEO. Vive y trabaja entre España, Suiza e Italia. Su principal inquietud profesional es el continuo diálogo entre la innovación tecnológica y los modelos de negocio sostenibles y que tengan un carácter ético.
Barbara is a dynamic and experienced Marketing Manager, recognised for delivering and maintaining high profile brand equity across multiple industries including Technology, FMCG, Cosmetic, Automotive and Natural Medicine. Powered by a background in Trade Marketing, Brand Management and Product Management, she thrives in leading teams to success, using data and insights to transform ideas into productive and rewarding projects.
Throughout her career, she has developed and utilised strong communication skills combined with customer and stakeholder relationship management to effectively identify customer needs and develop strategies that drive corporate and customer growth.
Barbara was born in Barcelona, Spain and has since had the opportunity to live, study and work across a variety of places around the world including Buenos Aires (Argentina), Barcelona (Spain), Madrid (Spain), San Francisco (USA), London (UK), Brussels (Belgium), Brisbane and Sydney (Australia).
Graduate in Economics and Business Administration from UAB, MBA from Esade.
CEO of Anticipa Real Estate and Aliseda Inmobiliaria, responsible for managing the portfolios of properties acquired by Blackstone and other clients in Spain.
He is vice president of ASVAL, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Esade Foundation, vice president of the Esade Alumni Real Estate Club, and a member of the Executive Committee of the ULI Barcelona Chapter.
She has lived and worked in different countries, speaks five languages, and has led and negotiated with multicultural teams. What sets her apart is her international experience as a leader in the financial sector, both in the public and private spheres, particularly during her years in the Government of Andorra as Secretary of State for International Financial Affairs. This role has given her a comprehensive vision and approach to any situation.
After nearly 25 years in the financial world, in May 2019, she decided to take a new direction in her life to start a project focused on what she is passionate about: working with people.
She specializes in Personal, Executive, and Team Coaching, incorporating Systemic Coaching, NLP (Master Practitioner), Neuroscience, and Emotional Intelligence. She holds an MBA from ESADE (Master in Finance & International Management) and has completed the Influential Leadership Up & Across program at ESADE, as well as the Experts Program by Raimón Samsó and communication mentoring with Esther Nguema.
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.
Cofundé y soy Co-CEO de la agencia de Marketing Digital Klawter. He asesorado a diferentes empresas e instituciones públicas en marketing digital y derecho de las nuevas tecnologías. Particularmente, estoy especializado en social ads, brand safety y smart data. He trabajado para diferentes marcas como la Unión Deportiva Las Palmas, Hospitales San Roque o instituciones como la Universidad de Salamanca, diferentes cabildos insulares o para el Gobierno de las Islas Canarias.
En el ámbito académico realizo estudios de doctorado en el área de derecho procesal de la Universidad de Salamanca. El objeto de la investigación es el estudio de los mecanismos de protección y control frente a la inteligencia artificial.
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).
Bachelor's degree in Law and Business Administration (E-3) from the Pontifical University of Comillas, Icade. With additional programs in technology, innovation, and leadership at business schools such as Singularity, London Business School, and Insead, in addition to the Program for Management Development (PADE) at IESE.
Rita has nearly 30 years of executive experience, over 8 years abroad, with a focus on Technology, Innovation, and Financial Services. She has held positions such as CEO of Experian for Iberia, COO and Head of Business Development for Europe and Asia at Deutsche Bank (PBC), and Country Head of GE Financial Services Spain, among others. She has experience in technology, data, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and digital transformation in various sectors.
Currently, she is an Independent Director of Línea Directa Aseguradora and MoraBanc, participating in various committees. Previously, she has been a member of the boards of Telefonica Consumer Finance and Mutua de Propietarios, as well as a Senior Advisor at Bain consulting.
Rita is a member of associations of Directors and Councilors and represents the Vinne Foundation in Madrid, focusing on social inclusion. She has been recognized as one of the Most Influential Women in Spain (Yo Dona/El Mundo) and among the 25 Most Influential Women in Technology in Spain by Merca2 in 2021.
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 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.
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).
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.
Bachelor and Master of Business Administration from Esade (‘09).
He currently holds the role of Innovation Beyond the Core Manager for Europe at Nestlé, within the Dairy and Nutrition categories, in which capacity he is responsible for creating and developing an ecosystem of digital solutions that includes new business models in order to generate further growth for the company.
He previously, worked at ISDIN Pharmaceuticals, where he developed a 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-level strategic and business focus on different areas: economic-financial, technological, innovation and digital transformation.
He also teaches “Finance for Entrepreneurs” in the Master of Strategic Design, Innovation and Entrepreneurship at IED.
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Neveen is a Regional Business Development Manager at Siemens Energy Hub Middle East. She has extensive experience in account management, strategy formation and execution, GTM strategies, sales and business development.
She moved to Dubai in 2021, but has been living and working in the GCC for the past 12 years.
Her previous experience includes working in the telecommunications industry for 10 years. Last year, she shifted her career to join the energy sector.
Neveen is passionate about having an impact on everyone’s life that she crosses paths with. She is also passionate about learning and above all having fun while doing it!
She has a Bachelor in Business Administration from Cairo University, a Professional Certificate in Marketing from the American University in Cairo and an Executive MBA from Esade.
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.
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.
Carlos Hernández Durán joined Uría Menéndez in 2018 and is a senior associate in the International Arbitration and Litigation Group in Madrid.
He has more than seven years of experience acting as a lawyer and arbitration secretary in commercial and investment-protection arbitration proceedings before various arbitral institutions and jurisdictions. He has experience working on cases subject to various legislations and related to different industrial sectors (construction, energy, engineering and telecommunications). He frequently represents multinational corporations and sovereign states in proceedings for recognition, enforcement and annulment of arbitral awards.
Before joining Uría Menéndez, he worked at another firm in Barcelona for three years.
His mother tongues are Spanish and Catalan, he is fluent in English and has a basic level of German
Albert is Business Transformation Director and Head of Banking and Capital Markets in New York for CrossCountry Consulting. Albert enjoys working with clients and establishing long-term relationships with firms to help with their digital transformation agenda to stay competitive and achieve efficiencies.
As a finance professional with extensive experience, my focus is working directly with successful business owners, entertainers, and individuals associated with Act 60 (formerly Act 20/22) and their families, most of them residing in Puerto Rico and South Florida. Born and raised on the island, I possess a unique perspective and understanding of the financial landscape and the intricacies of conducting business in this region.
By leveraging cutting-edge technology and my firm’s extensive resources and services, I provide customized banking, borrowing, planning, and investment solutions tailored to help clients achieve their financial goals.
Beyond my professional endeavors, I have been an avid tennis player and dedicated runner throughout my life. I am also a passionate advocate for women's financial education. Engaging in various volunteer activities, I serve as a mentor and educator on financial literacy for Women of Tomorrow, act as the Florida Ambassador for Women and Wealth, participate in United Way's Women United initiative, and serve as a committee member for 100 Women in Finance in South Africa.
• Highly qualified and results-oriented senior B2B business development and marketing manager passionate about increasing revenue by driving innovation to market.
• My professional experience encompasses responsibilities in technical, marketing and commercial roles which puts me in a unique position to bridge the gap between business and engineering teams.
• I have found particular satisfaction in creating value, business edge and delivering on demanding goals. Reliable, energetic, thoughtful consultant and leader of cross functional teams, I put particular emphasis on the development of trustful relationships. Perseverant and determined, I am demanding of myself and others. Analytical and methodical, people find me pragmatic.
• Motivated by learning, I have worked in the FMCG, Automotive, Real Estate, Building Materials and Chemicals and Information Technology industries and have done consulting on brand protection solutions and track and trace systems in the Pharmaceuticals, Consumer Electronics, FMCG, Luxury, Cosmetics, Agrifood, Collectibles, Standards and Explosives industries.
Aleix Pérez Pitarch, a registered lawyer in Spain and New York, is an associate at Armesto & Asociados, an arbitration law firm, where he serves as the secretary and assistant to ad-hoc and institutional international tribunals, both commercial and investment, under different bodies of law.
Before joining Armesto & Asociados, Aleix worked as a lawyer in the litigation and arbitration department at Garrigues (Barcelona) for several years, where he represented numerous Spanish and international clients in court proceedings. He had previous interned in the litigation department (Barcelona) and international arbitration department (London) at Clifford Chance.
Aleix is a graduate in law and has a double master’s degree in International Business Law and Access to the Legal Profession from Esade Law School which he earned with an Esade Talent scholarship, and has participated in exchange programs at the University of Pennsylvania Law School (Philadelphia, UA) and the Center for Transnational Legal Studies (London, United Kingdom). In 2022, he earned an LL.M. (Master of Laws) from Harvard Law School, wholly funded by a postgraduate scholarship from the “la Caixa” Foundation, where he specialized in international arbitration and international law. He speaks Spanish, English and Catalan and has advanced knowledge of French.
I have spent more than 9 years working in an international environment, with the opportunity to rotate between different areas. I have been part of several departments and acquired different roles and responsibilities which have helped me to better understand company strategies and needs. In the last 6 years I have specialized in procurement, focusing on transforming purchasing departments where I have optimized spent and obtained significant increases in EBITDA. I am constantly motivated to exceed the stated objectives, develop teams and create a collaborative corporate culture and always concerned with generating a positive impact on society with sustainable solutions.
I worked at Boehringer Mannheim and Roche Diagnostics since 1981 (38 years) until I retired as KAM-Andalusia in November 2019.
I am a 2007 Esade PMD alumnus and currently a member of the Board of Directors of ESADE Alumni in Eastern Andalusia.
Spain, France, United Arab Emirates, United States….my life has been an eventful journey with many accomplishments along the way.
B.A. in Telecommunications Engineering by the University of Vigo, I started my career at the Airbus Headquarters in France as Radio-communication engineer. Four years after, I left everything behind to move to Dubai – At that time a challenging place for foreigneirs and especially for working women. My experience at Airbus however allowed me to land a job with Alcatel working on the Dubai Airport expansion as Radio System Lead engineer. Upon conclusion of the project, I joined Kuwaiti-owned technology start-up, TagStone. TagStone’s goal was to introduce RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology into the Middle East. I was able to bring my experience of working in multicultural teams combined with my technical background and my interpersonal skills to quickly progress to COO of the company.
After 11 years in Dubai, I moved to Miami and I am excited about this new experience and the opportunity to share my knowledge!
Top Skills: Leadership, teamwork, team building, strategic planning, business development, product development, product management, project management, organizational transformation and cross cultural working capabilities.
Doctor specializing in Sports Medicine and Family and Community Medicine.
Chief Medical Officer at Rafa Nadal Academy since 2017. Doctor in the Medical Services of RCD Mallorca (2014-2019). Head of Studies in the Multiprofessional Family and Community Care Teaching Unit of Mallorca (2013-2020).
As a doctor specializing in sports medicine, he has also worked at the High-Performance Sports Center of the Balearic Islands and at events like the International Rugby Tournament in the sub-91 teams, the Challenge-Vuelta Ciclista bicycle competition on Mallorca, the Spanish Jumping Championship, the Challenger ATP Rafa Nadal tennis tournament, the first division of the Professional Soccer League, the Soccer King’s Cup, Spain’s Veteran Tennis Championship, the men’s Volleyball Superleague, the Jeux des Îles, the Judo Championships of the Balearic Islands, and more.
He has organized more than 30 conferences and scientific workshops. As a researcher, he has participated in 10 scientific projects and published more than 50 scholarly articles and book chapters. As a teacher, he has provided more than 500 hours of health training, in addition to serving as a master’s degree professor at the University of Lleida and the University Alfonso X.
He considers himself motivated about teaching and healthcare for the community and is a music fan.
Bander is a transformative executive with sharp business acumen, embodying innovation, entrepreneurship, and a growth mindset. With expertise in shared services, leading teams, change management, business improvement, and organizational development, Bander offers a holistic approach to corporate transformation. In addition to the large corporate world, he excels in spearheading innovative projects and launching startups. He is passionate about empowering people and organizations to thrive. With nearly two decades of experience across government and private sectors, Bander consistently delivers positive impacts to clients, stakeholders, shareholders, and the wider community.
Graduated in Business Administration from ESADE, with an international program at the University of St.Gallen, Switzerland. Professional background dedicated to the automotive sector. She started in Renault Group at regional level, moved to national management within the Aftermarket area and currently plays an international role as Business Manager Accessories of the Europe G5 Cluster.
Highly active in the social field, focusing on young talent, multicultural teamwork and female empowerment, she is not only part of the Automotive and Mobility Club but also on the Board of Women Empowerment. Her personal goal is to contribute to the development of a professional network in the sector that will strengthen female representation at all levels of decision making and activity.
Mare is passionate about entrepreneurship, marketing, and traveling in her free time.
Originally from Barcelona, she started her career at 16, building her own web design business, and having clients from all over the world in all kinds of sectors. Then she went to work to Boston at a financial company called Wex, Inc. During her years at Esade she was the president of the Entrepreneurship Association, Vice-president of the HR Association, and marketing director of the Committee of International Students.
In 2021, she moved to tech when she did an internship at Uber in Amsterdam. During her exchange, she decided to move to Singapore and study at the Singapore Management University only to return to Uber full-time in Aug 2022.
She is currently a Performance Marketing Associate, in charge of all the Display channel campaigns for all the lines of business: eater, rider, courier, driver, and restaurants globally! Mare is also the co-head of the Women at Uber Employee Resource Group for all EMEA. She can't wait to organize many events for the Amsterdam chapter, connect, and share experiences!
Joel de la Fuente is an Enterprise Account Executive in Salesforce and president of the Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Association of Switzerland.
Joel de la Fuente he started his career in sales while still studying at Esade, when he raised funds from NGO’s in Switzerland to finance part of his studies. This initial work experience led him to discover his passion for sales, which enabled him to join the Sales Technology Academy of Salesforce, covering markets in different geographic regions like Africa, Spain, and Switzerland and specializing in different industries, such as Venture Capital & Startups and Healthcare & Pharma.
Parallel to Salesforce, Joel de la Fuente is president of the Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Association of Switzerland, through which he is a speaker at international conferences in Europe and the United States.
Kian Peng is a Business Manager for BNP Paribas in Singapore, working on topics like the service level agreements, IT and operations risks, budgeting and financial management within the Bank. Before moving to Singapore in 2020, he worked for 5 years in Deutsche Bank, Frankfurt, Germany.
Before embarking on his banking career, Kian Peng was a Meteorologist in Singapore, taking on diverse roles like weather forecasting, safety oversight and also regional disaster monitoring.
Kian Peng is a keen observer on evolution of technology, and is fascinated by the integration of technology into our everyday lives. He is also troubled by the current state of global affairs, and wonders if advances in technology can be a solution to some of the problems plaguing the world today.
He has a Master of Physics from the University of Oxford in the UK and a full-time MBA from ESADE in Spain.
CC is a 2019 MBA graduate with a unique double degree from both Esade and Guanghua School of Management, PKU. After graduation, CC embarked on an exciting journey with Google in Beijing. She is now the Account Executive for Google Ads E-commerce as the opinion leader among Chinese companies in Consumer Electronics, Automotive and Home & Garden sectors who are expanding their global reach. CC is also leading the Ecosystem partnership project in Google for marketing/creative related partners.
Beyond her work at Google, CC is deeply committed to mentoring the next generation of talent as a career development professor at CUHK, Shenzhen. She believes in the power of knowledge sharing and strives to empower aspiring professionals to reach their full potential. When not working, CC indulges in her love for music, dancing, and reading. She believes in maintaining a well-rounded life and exploring diverse interests.
As the Alumni Chapter member, CC is eager to connect with fellow alumni and create a thriving community. She envisions a space where alumni can network, collaborate, and support each other in their personal and professional endeavors. CC's international background, fluent in Chinese, English, and Spanish, is a valuable asset in fostering a truly global alumni network.
Socio Responsable del departamento de Bancario y Financiero en Ramón y Cajal Abogados, despacho nacional de referencia especializado en el Derecho de los Negocios y asesoramiento a grandes empresas.
Por un lado, asesoro a entidades financieras, fondos y compañías nacionales e internacionales
en el ámbito financiero transaccional y, más específicamente, financiación de adquisiciones, inmobiliaria financiación de proyectos y corporativa, reestructuraciones, financiación de energía, y operaciones de deuda.
Además asesoro legalmente en otros ámbitos de la actividad financiera, especialmente en medios de pago y FinTech.
Abogado versátil y transversal, con visión global, comprometido con el cliente y orientado a resultados, con más de 20 años de experiencia.
Mi misión: crecer ayudando a crecer
Meritxell Juvé, known as Txell, is the fourth generation of the family and the current director of J&C Prime Brands, which includes the Juvé & Camps winery, among others. She grew up surrounded by vineyards and, after studying Business and completing an MBA at ESADE, returned to the family business. Under her leadership, the winery certified its vineyards as organic in 2015. In 2016, she became the first female CEO of the company, known for her commitment to ecology, quality, and family tradition. She describes herself as a simple person, passionate about gastronomy, art, and travel.
Specialties: Career Coaching, Leadership & Executive Coaching, Team Coaching
I enjoy supporting brave individuals who dare to lead their professional careers and invest in their personal development to achieve greater professional visibility while also experiencing a deeper sense of fulfillment and enjoyment. I work with managers, directors, senior management, young professionals, and entrepreneurs.
I have been living abroad for 10 years and have extensive corporate experience in marketing, strategy, and team leadership at Unilever.
My clients, largely women, mostly work in Europe and North America across various industries such as: consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, fashion, financial services, technology, and the third sector.
Languages: Spanish, French, English, and Catalan
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Kelvin Alfredo Collado Jiménez es un destacado ingeniero civil con una trayectoria profesional de 25 años. Posee un Multinational MBA de Esade, obtenido entre 2013 y 2015, y un máster en Gestión de Proyectos. A lo largo de su carrera, ha acumulado una vasta experiencia en la gerencia de proyectos, especialmente en el sector de desarrollos inmobiliarios.
Co-founder and CEO of Indem Advokatfirma AS.
Master in Business Administration (MBA) from ESADE Business School, Barcelona. The MBA specialisation was in finance and entrepreneurship. Participated in different projects in the fields of private equity and venture capital during the MBA.
Board experience from family shipping business and the financial industry.
David Emanuel Rehrl (MSC MIM 2021) serves as a board member of the Esade Alumni Chapter in Frankfurt. Originally from Salzburg, Austria, he has been living in Frankfurt for several years. Alongside fellow board member Teymur Mammadov, David recently co-founded a company aimed at revolutionizing healthcare recruitment in the DACH region. Having met his co-founder through the Esade community in Frankfurt, he understands the deep value of this network and is fully committed to fostering the collaboration among our alumni in Frankfurt and beyond. In his personal life, David is passionate about start-up ventures, Mediterranean cuisine, and enjoys playing a variety of ball sports such as padel and volleyball."
Jelliby Cofounder & Managing Partner
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.
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.
Profesional de marketing con más de 10 años de experiencia en Gran Consumo, habiendo trabajado en PepsiCo UK, Tesco UK y Reckitt España. Actualmente, en Grupo Freixenet, desarrolla estrategias de marca y activaciones globales con impacto en seis continentes. Con curiosidad por behavioural economics, le motiva entender los mecanismos que influyen en el consumidor para impulsar el crecimiento del negocio y la rentabilidad.
Licenciada en International Business por la University of Warwick y Executive MBA por ESADE, cree que el éxito profesional no solo se mide en resultados financieros y cargos, sino también en su capacidad para fomentar una cultura positiva como líder.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
" 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."
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.
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.
Senior executive with more than 30 years of experience in the domestic and international market in the following industries: pharmaceutical (Roche Products), insurance (Sanitas), Telecommunications (Telefónica and ONO), private healthcare (USP Hospitales), retail (FNAC), and infrastructures and energy (ACCIONA and Aldesa). International experience in Switzerland, Brazil, Canada, and the USA. Currently General Manager of People and Culture at Aldesa, overseeing HR, Marketing, Communication, IT, General Services, Prevention and Quality, and Environment. Professor at institutions like EOI, European University, Public Services School, and EAE. Member of EJE&CON, APTASE. Member of the Board of Directors of the Association Center of AEDIPE.
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.
“I’m the daughter of a diplomat, born in Brussels where I spent the first two years of my life, before moving every few years. I’ve lived in Spain, Vietnam, Australia and Bulgaria, I studied in Spain at Esade, then did my Master CEMS in Canada, an internship in Nicaragua and worked for five years in a consultancy company that allowed me to live between Africa and Latin America. I’ve been in Brussels since 2017. I’m the local representative of La Liga, the Spanish professional football league. I support its work in the institutional field: collaboration with Spanish authorities and European institutions in matters such as integrity and security, the fight against piracy, the regulatory framework that e-sports are taking, the impact of Brexit on player transfers, CSR projects, and even the fight against gender inequality in the sports industry. I love sports, so try to go to the gym every day and, should the weather allow, workout outdoors. I really enjoy the cultural scene of Brussels, so will head to any new art exhibition or launch. Brussels is ideal for networking and it’s perfect for weekend getaways. To me it’s a very cosy and easy city and it’s at the heart of everything that involves and impacts Europe; I think it’s
fascinating!”
Manel’s main professional activity is in the academic world, but he has also held executive positions at public and private health institutions. He is an advisor to public and private health institutions as well as institutions in the public services area. He has worked as a consultant for the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in Washington and has collaborated with various consulting firms specialised in the healthcare industry. He is the author of several publications and has spoken at various national and international conferences and meetings. He is a member of the scientific committee of the Top 20 Hospitals conference. He has been a member of the scientific subcommittee of the European Association of Hospital Managers for six years. He is also the vice chair of the economic committee of the Red Cross in Catalonia. He currently directs the Integrated Health Services Management programme in Barcelona and Madrid and coordinates Esade’s activities in the health sector. He has taught in Esade’s Department of Human Resources Management since 1989.
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.
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.
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.
Specialities:
Languages: Spanish, English, Portuguese and Catalan
Certifications:
Luis Fernando is currently the CEO of Watch&Act. He has more than 20 years of experience in organisational transformation and change. He has held executive posts at PwC, KPMG and Disney, always leading human-resources and organisational efficiency areas. He is trained as a civil engineer and as a sociologist. He holds a PDG from Esade, a PDG from IESE and a TMP from INSEAD. He teaches at Francisco Marroquín University and at Acton MBA.
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.
Claudia Castellanos, a Colombian that came as a volunteer to Eswatini and fell in love with Africa and made it her home, is the co-Founder and Managing Director of Black Mamba Foods, a growing brand with a strong social and environmental ethos based in Eswatini that manufactures and distributes Specialty food products in Southern Africa and overseas.
Claudia has over 12 years of experience working as a marketing consultant for several businesses and NGOs in Eswatini and overseas, and as a lecturer for international Universities such as the European School of Economics (www.eselondon.ac.uk) in Italy, and Mananga Business College in Eswatini. Previously Claudia worked as Regional Manager for SAIWA SpA (www.saiwa.it) a former company of the Danone Group, in charge of trade marketing and sales activities with the main retailers of Central Italy. Claudia has also been involved as a trainer and mentor for Technoserve in Eswatini, and also for several business accelerator programmes (such as VVGROW from Vital Voices) locally and internationally.
Claudia holds a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) with specialisation in Marketing from ESADE Business School and a major in Finance and International Relations from Universidad Externado de Colombia (Bogota, Colombia). Since 2016 Claudia is a fellow of Vital Voices, an American NGO that works with women entrepreneurs from around the world supporting their growth. Since 2019 she is also an active member of ECCo (Eswatini Climate Coalition), a grassroots organization promoting awareness, action and civic engagement around
climate change and pollution in Eswatini. In 2020 Claudia was awarded the WIA (Women in Africa) Award as the Eswatini Laureate for her work with Black Mamba, promoting and developing regenerative agriculture and inclusive value chains.
Claudia is passionate about Africa and finding ways to develop the continent through sustainable projects that take into consideration the uplifment of women, the inclusion of grassroots communities and the protection of the environment.
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.
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
Estudiante del BBA de ESADE de la promoción 2022, Arnau es uno de los 3 estudiantes miembro permanente de la ESADE Alumni Young Commission. Además de la Young Commission, Arnau es miembro de 3 de las 26 asociaciones de estudiantes de la universidad: EsTalent, The E3 Initiative y EMotor. En ellas ha ocupado distintas posiciones, desde Board Assistant de EsTalent hasta Director del Departamento de Proyectos en EMotor pasando por ser miembro del equipo organizador de las Company Visits de E3. Su elevado contacto e involucración en la comunidad estudiantil, aporta a la comisión una visión amplia y profunda de los intereses y necesidades de los estudiantes hecho que permite a la subcomisión de “Engagement” atraer-los mejor haciendo a la comisión más eficaz y eficiente.
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.
Estudió ingeniería de Caminos, Canales y Puertos donde obtuvo el premio Miguen Sandalio a su proyecto final de carrera sobre la optimización de gestión y mantenimiento de pavimentos urbanos. En el ámbito de la ingeniería es donde desarrollo los primeros años de su carrera profesional centrado la movilidad, los transportes y la logística en la empresa CPS ingenieros.
Posteriormente trabajó como consultor en Panificadora Estellés, donde descubrió el interés por la gestión de personas y decidió conocer más sobre la misma que culminaría con el EMBA. Aquí, trabajó en un proceso de automatización, mejora y eficiencia de la compañía junto con la dirección general, así como con las áreas de RRHH y Finanzas para la automatización y mejora del clima en la empresa.
Posteriormente se mudó a Madrid y empezó a trabajar en Aliseda Inmobiliaria como analista en el departamento de estrategia para el fondo Blackstone y banco Santander. Actualmente trabaja en la generación de valor a la compañía y colaborar con las distintas áreas de la compañía en cualquier poryecto estratégico y el reporting a los accionistas de la misma.
Josep is a member of the Society of Jesus and an Associate Professor in the Department of Society, Politics and Sustainability at Esade. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Barcelona (2003) and a Master in Theology from the Faculty of Theology of Catalonia (1996). He teaches sociology, ethics, spirituality and world religions at Esade. His research is on values, spirituality and higher education, with a particular emphasis on Ignatian spirituality. He serves on the boards of IQS (Ramon Llull University, Barcelona) and Comillas Pontifical University (Madrid). He is member of the International Advisory Board of XLRI (Jamshedpur, India). He has been a chaplain for scout groups since 1998. He enjoys hiking, swimming and the Mediterranean diet. He regularly practices meditation and is a spiritual advisor to young people and professionals. He has been a Jesuit since 1990.
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.
CEO de Twilomedia, una agencia de comunicación y publicidad especializada en el sector hostelero, que ayuda a sus clientes con las técnicas más innovadoras. Con más de 10 años de experiencia en el mundo del marketing y el marketing digital, ha ayudado a empresas a crecer en el mundo digital multiplicando X2 sus ventas en menos de 3 años. Ahora tiene su propio videoblog en YouTube, donde habla de marketing, publicidad, ventas, negocios y el mundo digital.
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.
Alicia González Peñalver, a law graduate, has more than 18 years of experience working at IBM where she currently plays the role of IBM Europe & MEA Strategic Kaizen. In his long professional career within the company, he has always held leadership positions both as a people manager and as a project manager. He currently works as a project manager certified by the Project Management Institute in the area of IBM Supply Chain. Team leadership, digital transformation consulting, process reengineering, and improvement of the customer experience in agile environments, scrum, kanban, design thinking, are his areas of greatest experience. PMD 2018 at Esade. PMD 2018 en Esade.
Carlos Julià es socio de Miura Partners, miembro del Comité de Inversión y responsable de Originación. Antes de incorporarse a la firma en 2010, trabajó durante tres años en la oficina de Barcelona de The Boston Consulting Group. Allí participó en una gran variedad de proyectos en los sectores de Energía, Telecomunicaciones y Servicios Financieros. Previamente, Carlos trabajó en la división de M&A de Morgan Stanley en Londres. También tiene experiencia en el área de Distressed Debt Servicing en Latinoamérica.
Carlos es MBA por la Harvard Business School y Licenciado en Administración y Dirección de Empresas por ESADE.
More than 25 years of experience teaching transformation, leadership and motivation at Esade, plus my career as a sales director and my training as a coach, have equipped me to guide people in their personal growth and professional development process.
At Esade Executive Education, I currently direct a programme for executives called “Transformation of the Sales Model: Leadership and Change Management”, which focuses on the simultaneous growth of people, organisations and customers. In addition to directing the Specialization Program in Commercial Management.
Specialities:
Languages: Spanish, English
Certifications: EEC Executive Coaching (ICF), Accreditation Bridge focused on the development of people and teams through communication.
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 and gas, and real estate, covering the EMEA region. Pro-bono, Alfredo also holds office as Secretary of the Spanish Resident Council in the UAE, having been elected for a four-year term ending in May 2025.
Jordi holds a Diploma in Social Sciences (Blanquerna–Ramon Llull University), a Bachelor in Social and Cultural Anthropology (University of Barcelona), a Master in Development Cooperation (University of Barcelona), an Executive Master in Public Administration (Esade) and a Master in Political and Social Communication (Blanquerna–Ramon Llull University). He also holds a Postgraduate Degree in Family and Social Welfare (University of Barcelona), a Postgraduate Degree in Regional Strategy and Competitiveness (Polytechnic University of Catalonia) and a Leadership for Public Management certification (IESE). His other specialised training includes: Political Communication and Campaign Management (IESE – Harvard Kennedy School), Strategic Prospect and Scenario Assessment (Ramon Llull University – Institute for Postnormal Studies) and Intercultural Development Models (Pacific University).
Jordi is the Director of the Tourism, Sustainability and Innovation Chair at the IQS School of Management (Ramon Llull University). Previously, since 1999, he held several responsibilities at Esade – San Ignasi University School of Tourism as an academic and research director, principal investigator in the Tourism and Hospitality Ethics Research Group (GRETHOS) and a lecturer in various undergraduate and master’s subjects such as “Anthropology and Tourism Sociology”, “Sustainable Tourism”, “Tourism and Community Development” and “Treasible Tourism”, among others. He also teaches at Esade Business School and at the University Development Service (SUD).
Jordi is a member of the UNESCO Education, Technology and Development Chair and the ETHOS Chair in Applied Ethics at Ramon Llull University. From 2003 to 2006, he led the advisory group for the implementation of the World Tourism Code for the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO). He is also a member of the Barcelona City and Tourism Council, the Board of Trustees for Tourism-Biosphere Sustainability and the Scientific Committee for Biosphere Certification.
In the public sphere, he has served as 1st Deputy Mayor and Councillor for Finance, Human Resources, and Promotion of Economy and Employment in the Cervelló City Council from 2011 to 2015. From 2016 to 2018, he was the President of the Catalan Government’s Council of Professional Training.
Since May 2022, he has served as Coordinator of Parliamentary Chambers for Catalonia.
Xienu grew up in an island of Southeasten China and relocated to Beijing in 2011 for the undergraduate study. Currently she is working at China headquarter of a top-tier German automotive company, specialized in mobility strategy and digital transformation.
Xienu holds dual master's degree of International Management and CEMS Master in Management from ESADE and bachelor's degree from University of International Business and Economics. She also studied at Ivey Business School and Autonomous University of Barcelona as exchange student.
Xienu is very warmhearted and open-minded. She loves traveling, musical theatre and cats. She has traveled to over 20 countries and enjoys communicating with people of diverse cultural backgrounds. She speaks Chinese, English and Spanish.
If you want to know more about Beijing or China, or grab a drink in Beijing, she is your person!
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 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 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.
Empathetic program manager with 10 years of experience in academic administration and human resources, skilled at distilling complex concepts and making them digestible for diverse stakeholders. Enthusiastic about entrepreneurship, creating inclusive educational opportunities, and helping mission-driven companies grow through business development.
Víctor is an admitted lawyer in Spain and an admitted solicitor in England and Wales, in addition to having a bachelor’s degree in Swiss Law. He specializes in national and international arbitration and has served as an arbitrator, lawyer and secretary of the Court of Commercial, Investment and Sports Arbitrations. After working offices like Garrigues, Allen & Overy and Skadden in Madrid, London and New York, he currently serves as an arbitrator in his own practice, VBArbtriation, and as such he has participated in CCI, LCIA, HKIAC, Swiss Chambers, Amcham Peru, the European Arbitration Association, the Arbitration Court of Madrid and the Spanish Arbitration Court, among others, in sites like Madrid, Paris, Geneva, Zurich, London, Lima, Hong Kong, Casablanca and Munich, and in Spanish, English, French and Portuguese.
Víctor appears in prestigious international rankings thanks to his work as an arbitrator, including Chambers: Most in Demand Arbitrators; Who’s Who: Arbitration; and Leaders League: Best Arbitrators.
Víctor has been the secretary-general of the Spanish Arbitration Club, has spoken at many conferences related to arbitration and is the author of many articles on arbitration, and most notably has served as the co-coordinator of Lefebvre’s Memento de Arbitraje.
He has a bachelor’s in International Relations from the University of Belgrano, a postgraduate degree in International Trade from the University of Barcelona and a PMD from Esade in 2011. He works as the Buenos Aires Office Director of Acció Catalonia Trade Investment, Catalonia’s trade office for the markets in Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia. He works on business internationalization, investment and innovation projects. Connecting the Argentine and Catalan tech ecosystems is one of his priorities.
Max Hernández has a bachelor’s in Business Administration from ESADE.
He currently leads the Investment and Capital Management area at Renta Corporación. Max joined Renta Corporación 7 years ago and has been involved in the search for and later management of capital for a vehicle specialized in residential rentals (VIVENIO). Renta Corporación recently partnered with APG, a Dutch pension fund, to create the company Wellder, which specializes in investing in healthcare assets, primarily in senior-citizen residences.
Max was previously in the Corporate Finance Department at PwC with a focus on transactions in the real-estate industry.
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).
Born in Germany, Florian studied Business Administration at the European Business School in London until 1997, where he also ended up working in different consulting and telecommunications companies. After he moved to Barcelona in 2001, he has held sales and management roles at tech companies like Tempos21, Comunitel, Vodafone, Telefonica, and Ricoh IT Services. He completed the executive MBA at ESADE in 2008. In 2015, he joined the sports sector as Country Manager Iberia for Life Fitness, a global leader in fitness equipment headquartered in Chicago. After several different moves, he is now the Vice President and Managing Director in charge of all of Life Fitness’s direct and indirect business in EMEA.
Professional in the field of marketing and international trade in the FMCG sector.
I have a bachelor’s in Business Administration and an MDE from ESADE, a master’s in International Trade from the UAB and a master’s in Marketing Direction from EADA.
In my more than 15 years of experience, I have worked as a marketing consultant for SMEs and have held different positions in a multinational in sales, customer service and marketing direction and innovation.
I am currently in charge of Global Marketing and Innovation at Borges Branded Foods, in which I manage teams with different profiles and projects both nationally and internationally.
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.
He has worked in finances his entire career. He started in auditing and consulting, and later working as a CFO in the chemical sector. In the past 20 years, he has worked in the health sector as the CFO of a Spanish company with a direct presence in more than 30 countries. He has lived in Boston (United States) for almost 11 years and has been a member of the board for the last 5 years until his retirement.
He has a Bachelor’s in Business from Esade and the UPC, and an MBA from Esade.
He is currently a consultant for family businesses in their generational transition and serves as a business angel for startups in the health sector.
Directivo de la función económico-financiera y controlling, en empresa del sector medioambiental, con facturación de casi 1.000 Millones de Euros.
Miembro Comité de Dirección. Reporte a Consejero Delegado y Comisión de Auditoría.
Responsabilidad adicional sobre otros ámbitos: Estrategia, Gestión de Riesgos, Gobierno Corporativo y Operaciones corporativas. Equipo de 20 personas a su cargo. Procesos base en régimen de Outsourcing (unas 50 personas). Experiencia en Auditoría (Big Four), Control de Gestión, Presupuestación, Outsourcing, digitalización y transformación de la función financiera.
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Management, Executive MBA from Esade, and several master's degrees and postgraduate studies in the real estate sector. With over two decades of experience as an entrepreneur and as a senior executive in real estate companies of all kinds, from SMEs to large multinational corporations. Currently, he is the CEO of KENSINGTON Finest Properties International for Catalonia and Andorra.
Carles González Carreras, conocido también como "Charlie", nació en Sabadell, Barcelona, en 1977. Desde octubre de 2022 reside en Lanzarote, habiendo vivido anteriormente en Berlín, Alemania. Es Ingeniero Químico Superior por la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (1995-2000) y obtuvo un Executive Master en Marketing y Ventas (EMMV) en ESADE en 2019. A lo largo de 21 años, ha desarrollado una destacada carrera en ventas B2B en el sector industrial para multinacionales alemanas, incluyendo una década (2011-2021) como director de la filial española del grupo NETZSCH, especializado en soluciones de bombeo industrial.
Actualmente, Carles está gestionando su patrimonio y está abierto a nuevas oportunidades, valorando la posibilidad de formarse en Relaciones Públicas. Además de su carrera profesional, Carles se caracteriza por su habilidad para desenvolverse en cinco idiomas y su aprecio por la diversidad y los contrastes culturales.
Disfrutando de su vida en la isla, busca experiencias enriquecedoras y oportunidades que le permitan aplicar su vasta experiencia y conocimientos en ventas y marketing en nuevos contextos.
Santiago Alvarez has over 12 years of extensive experience at The Dow Chemical Company (DOW), holding various positions across different business sectors and regions. Currently, as the Commercial Manager for Key Accounts and Distribution, he oversees $60 million in annual sales, managing 20 direct customers and 5 distributors. His role involves market positioning in multiple sectors such as Coatings, Pharma, and Water Treatment, achieving a 40% market share.
Alvarez's educational background includes an Executive MBA from Esade Business & Law School and a Certificate of Business and Finance from the London School of Business and Finance. He holds a Chemical Engineer degree from Universidad Nacional Del Sur, where he graduated top of his class. Beyond his professional and academic achievements, he is a Six Sigma Green Belt Project Leader and actively participates in community service programs like SolidariDOW, Habitat for Humanity, and Integrar Futuros. He is also an avid sports enthusiast, engaging in activities such as rugby, golf, and surfing.
She earned a double degree in Law and Global Governance, Economics, and Legal Order from Esade with a specialization in Pharmaceutical and Food Law in the first graduating class in 2024. While at the university, she worked in different areas related to her degree, from offices to consulates. As an undergraduate at Esade, she was actively involved in the school’s extracurricular activities and served as the president of the main association at the Law School, and later as the first president of the university’s student council. Today she is still involved with Esade as she pursues a double Master’s degree providing access to the field of law specializing in International Business Law.
Over 25 years of experience leading teams worldwide, identifying and seizing opportunities for growth, helping them achieve their best performance. Professional career in the pharmaceutical/cosmetics industry.
I support executives and companies in their transformation and in achieving their personal, professional, or business goals.
Languages: Spanish and English
Certification: Executive Coaching (EEC), certified by ICF
Patricia Fernandez, originally from Barcelona, after 6+ years in London is now working for Moet Hennessy (LVMH group) in London. She is passionate about the world of Wine & Spirits as well as Global Travel Retail. She is responsible for driving sales & delivering best in class marketing activities in Airports, Cruises and Ferries across the UK & Spain.
Patricia holds BBA and Master’s degree from Esade Business School, where she is now the President of the Chapter UK. She truly enjoys working with team creating content for our talents to connect and keep inspiring futures in the UK.
Abogado. Licenciado en Derecho por la Universidade da Coruña en 2009, ha cursado parte del plan de estudios en la Università Alma Mater Studiorum di Bologna (ITALIA). Con posterioridad completó su formación cursando el Máster en Derecho Internacional de los Negocios por ESADE en 2010, universidad donde adquirió una formación práctica y especializada en materia mercantil e internacional.
Con despacho profesional en A Coruña, miembro del Club Territorial ESADE Alumni Galicia y miembro del Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de A Coruña, David ha venido desarrollando su actividad en la especialización del Derecho Mercantil, adquiriendo una gran experiencia en el asesoramiento de las PYMES, (creación de pactos para-sociales, contratación de transferencia de tecnología, joint venture, intervención en procedimientos de concurso de acreedores, propiedad intelectual, etc.).
“La especialización y la actualización de conocimientos son fundamentales en todo ejerciente, máxime en una materia como el Derecho Mercantil, donde las relaciones comerciales cambian cada vez más a pasos agigantados, y donde un conocimiento transfronterizo de estas relaciones se antoja más necesario”.
Videesh Pursnani is an entrepreneur and investor based out of Mumbai/Dubai. He has a background in technology, startups and innovation.
He is the founder and CEO at Opulus Ventures which is currently incubating his brand Opulus Wealth which aims to multiply client's wealth through deeply researched product solutions delivered through a combination of human interface and digital technology.
He is also a Strategy and Growth advisor to Kyzersoft - a fintech startup with 1M$ ARR. Prior to this he made a successful exit from his renewables startup, Greenlance Energy.
He has a B.Tech from Mumbai University and a Double Masters from Esade and Copenhagen Business School (CEMS). He is interested in topics like startups, business strategy, healthcare and innovation.
To know more about Videesh, check out www.videesh.in
Rodrigo Quintas is a lawyer with a solid professional background both as an in-house counsel and consultant. He has specialized in privacy since 2016 and currently works at HP as the Global Privacy Lead for the HP Store worldwide.
Rodrigo holds a degree in Law (economic-business branch) from the Universidade de Vigo (2006). He has furthered his education with a "Master's in International Business Law (Full Time)" from ESADE (2008) and a "Master's in Business Law: Tax Advisory and Management, and Business Law" from Universitat Ramon Llull (2008).
In addition to his role at HP, Rodrigo has worked for notable companies such as Aguas de Barcelona (Grupo AGBAR), where he has provided advice on privacy and data protection issues, as well as on civil and commercial contracts, Intellectual Property, Digital Law, and New Technologies.
He is certified as a qualified professional in privacy and data protection [“Certified Data Privacy Professional (CDPP)” by ISMS Forum] and as a Legal Project Manager [“Legal Project Practitioner (LPP)” by the International Institute of Legal Project Management (IILPM)].
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 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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
Executive President of MEROIL; the leading Independent Oil Company in Spain, President of the Joint Venture Company LUKOIL-MEROIL, stablished July 2010, and President of a familiar group of companies.
Previously he has been CEO at Spain United Distillers (Guinness PLC), Marketing Director at Martini & Rossi, International Director at Chupa Chups and Marketing Manager at Braun Española S.A. (Gillette Group)
José Luis Porté is Airplane pilot from 1983, Yacht Captain, and he likes Road cycling and Photography.
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.
With more than 20 years of experience in marketing, trade marketing, and sales in large retailers like Bacardi, Heineken, and American Nike, he is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Bacardi Iberia Iberia and Greece, where he is the Head of Commercial Operations and Category Management.
He previously worked in the Bacardi Global organization as an International Key Account, managing accounts like Carrefour World Trade, Auchan, Everest, and Amazon. He has also been the Trade Marketing Manager at Bacardi and the Group Marketing Manager at Heineken Spain.
He is used to working in international and multicultural environments and has had different professional experiences abroad, like the Heineken launch in Chile.
He has long been associated with Esade Alumni as the founder of the Marketing Club in 2001, where he was president for 10 years. He is currently a board member of that club.
Eduardo has enjoyed an long career at MC Mutual, first as Director of Human Resources, later as Deputy General Manager leading the internal area, and since 2014 as General Manager. His extensive experience gives him a global vision of the industry and enables him to fulfil the company’s mission: responsibly taking care of people’s occupational health.
Eduardo’s main management skills include his transparency, his closeness to the more than 1,900 people who work every day for the progress of the organisation, and his leadership skills, which have helped MC Mutual to manage a turnover of nearly €1 billion.
MC Mutual’s good results are reflected in the improvement of the social protection system and have helped the organisation become a benchmark partner for its members, with the aim of caring for people’s health and well-being while also reducing their occupational risks; jointly developing innovative value proposals; and maintaining a long-term relationship based on trust.
Mercè is passionate about cultural manifestations of all sorts – theatre, music, painting, architecture, popular traditions, etc. – especially those which explain and contextualise history.
She is an ardent advocate of diversified lifelong learning, regardless of age, as a means of understanding other aspects of our own culture and others. As a result, she has been seeking further education for as long as she can remember, acquiring various qualifications related to the field of international trade, becoming a qualified customs agent, receiving training in protocol, and earning a Diploma in Education Sciences, a Bachelor in Educational Psychology and a Master in Marketing Management.
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.
Specialities: Career coaching for senior professionals. Helping senior executives make career changes.
Language: Spanish
Certification: Associate Certified Coach (ACC), International Coach Federation
Justyna Charytoniuk graduated from ESADE as part of the MBA class of 2015. During her time there, she was of the board of the consulting club and did an exchange at HEC Paris. Post MBA, Justyna followed her passion to join a strategy consulting organization, which then led to her current career in program management in the technology industry. Justyna is looking forward to growing the ESADE network in Houston and continuing to build friendships and professional contacts in the ESADE community globally. Email: justynacharytoniuk@sbcglobal.net
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:
Languages: English, Spanish, Italian and Catalan
Certification: Professional Certified Coach (PCC), International Coaching Federation (ICF)
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.
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).
Professional development coaching: I work with people who want to kick-start, develop or reinvent their career. Throughout the coaching process, I guide the coachee in their professional development in order to enhance their ability to learn about who they are, what attributes they possess, what their emotions are and what they want to do to achieve their professional goals.
I have 11 years of experience as a coach at multinational companies, family businesses, startups, non-profits and the United Nations.
Languages: Spanish, English and Catalan
Certification: Professional Certified Coach (PCC), International Coaching Federation
Actualmente cursando el grado en Administración y Dirección de Empresas en ESADE, Moisès es Co-Presidente de la asociación estudiantil EsTalent (ESADE Students for Talent), desde la que impulsa el talento mediante la organización de eventos y partnerships que tienen como finalidad el fundraising para el Programa de Becas de la Fundación ESADE. Además, ha colaborado como consultor externo en proyectos para SINGA Barcelona, Laboratorios ORDESA o Fundació Migra Studium. Su área de interés profesional es el Marketing de gran consumo y cursará su international exchange en la Università Bocconi, en Milán.
Licenciado en el Doble Grado de Esade en ADE y Derecho (promoción 2018).
En la actualidad, Joan Basseda es consultor estratégico en KPMG (dispone de más de 3 años de experiencia en la empresa).
Miembro de la Comisión Young, así como miembro de la junta directiva del Club de Turismo y Ocio.
Carles Tur Planells is Senior Vice President for Banque Lombard Odier & Cie in Geneva, Switzerland. Carles works as a Senior Relationship Manager with the Bank, which he joined in March 2021 after developing a career in the field of Private Banking since 2001. Previously, Carles held various senior positions with Credit Suisse AG in Zurich and Lloyds TSB Bank plc in Geneva, Montevideo and Miami.
Carles was born in Barcelona and studied at ESADE the Lic&MBA program graduating in 2001. He also holds a degree of Master of International Management from the American Graduate School of International Management (AGSIM – Thunderbird) in Phoenix, AZ (USA). Currently living in Lausanne, Carles is a proud father of twins, a boy and a girl.
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.
Soy María Leciñena y a nivel profesional, creo que me caracterizo por el aprendizaje continuo. Mi primera formación es ESADE, data de 2011 y ha continuado desde entonces.
Hace ya varios años que formo parte de la Junta de ESADE ALUMNI ARAGÓN, y estoy encantada de ello.
Soy economista de formación y tengo amplia experiencia sectorial, desde el sector formación, metal, sanitario, y ya desde hace varios años, trabajo en GRUPO ARTAL, grupo empresarial aragonés, dedicado a Concesionarios de Automoción y Sector Promoción Inmobiliaria.
A lo largo de los años, además de dedicarme a la dirección financiera y de administración, me he especializado en procesos de organización empresarial, y me he formado en la gestión, administración y sucesión de la empresa familiar, lo que es muy enriquecedor profesional y personalmente.
Como miembro de la Junta de ESADE ALUMNI, intento poner mi granito de arena en potenciar su conocimiento en particular, en Aragón, comunidad a la que pertenecemos.
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.
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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!
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.
Reno grew up in Berlin, completed his Bachelor and Master’s degree in Business Administration at ESADE Business School in Barcelona and holds a CEMS Master’s degree in International Management from HEC Paris.
He is the Head of Corporate Development & Investor Relations at Oriente, a leading Southeast Asian Fintech platform headquartered in Hong Kong. Prior to joining Oriente, he worked at the Latin America M&A Advisory Group at J.P. Morgan in New York and Santiago de Chile, and the Investment Banking Division at Deutsche Bank in São Paulo.
Devoted to promoting diversity and empowering young talent, he is a member of the Fintech Association of Hong Kong, President of the city’s ESADE Alumni Chapter, and a volunteer for various non-profit organizations.
A passionate start-up advisor and crypto investor, Reno enjoys spending time with friends, exploring new cultures, as well as practicing hobbies such as DJing, basketball, running, wakeboarding and chess.
Transformative educational leader and an Academic Vascular Surgeon with over 15 years of leadership success inspiring, changing, and disrupting healthcare, public administration, and Education on a national, regional, and international levels. With a passion for improvement, a transformative mindset, and an understanding of the impact of change for all stakeholders to create win- win situations that achieve the desired target
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
A manager in economy-finance and control in the environmental sector with a turnover of almost 1 billion euros per year. Member of the Steering Committee.
She reports to the CEO and the Audit Committee. She has additional responsibilities in other areas like strategy, risk management, corporate governance, and corporate operations. She has a team of 20 people reporting to her. Base processes in outsourcing (around 50 people).
Experience in auditing (Big Four), management control, budgeting, outsourcing, digitalization, and transformation of the financing function.
Aida Rodríguez is an associate in Hogan Lovells' International Arbitration and Litigation Group in Madrid. She has acted as counsel in commercial and investor-State arbitration proceedings before the main arbitral institutions (PCA, ICSID, ICC, inter alia). She has provided legal advice and represented clients in civil and common law jurisdictions in disputes related to different sectors, such as real estate, energy and construction.
Aida was admitted as a solicitor to the Barcelona Bar in 2017 and to the Roll of Solicitors of England and Wales in 2022. Aida Rodriguez speaks Spanish, English, French and Catalan.
I am currently the Global CEO of Keralty, a healthcare organization that offers comprehensive healthcare solutions tailored to people’s specific needs. With over 5 years in this role, I have led the company's global operations and contributed to its growth and success.
Before joining Keralty, I served as the Chief Executive Officer of Sanitas Internacional Europa & Asia for 2 years and 9 months. During my tenure, I oversaw the development of healthcare models and strategies and helped position the company as an industry leader. We experienced significant growth and became a consolidated business group during this time.
I also have experience in operations and maintenance, having served as the Director of Operations at Alimatic for 7 years. This position allowed me to develop a strong understanding of efficient operations and maintenance practices.
In terms of education, I completed a Global CEO program at IESE Business School - University of Navarra. I also earned a diploma in Health and Society Management of Primary Healthcare from Fundación Universitaria Sanitas. Additionally, I hold an MBA in Finance and Marketing from Esade Business School and a degree in Industrial Engineering with a specialization in Electromechanics from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. I began my educational journey with a degree in Electronic Engineering and Industrial Electricity from Alumni Escola Universitària Salesiana de Sarrià.
Throughout my career, I have demonstrated strong leadership, strategic thinking, and a passion for making a positive impact. I am committed to driving growth, developing innovative solutions, and contributing to the betterment of society through my work in the healthcare and renewable energy sectors.
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.
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.
I am a MBA with more than 20 years of leadership in financial institutions and consulting firms.
As the life sciences and health care leader for Deloitte S-Latam, I am responsible for the overall sector that includes providing consulting, advisory, tax and audit services to clients in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical technology, and consumer healthcare segments.
In my commercial role I lead the relationship with a Global Crown Jewel client in the region and others in the sector, which entails enabling and coordinating client teams around the region.
My career has spanned such topics as innovation, marketing, public relationships and data analytics. I have led consulting engagements of process improvement, data analytics and go – to market of leading life sciences organizations and within the Financial Sector. My specialization is in the development and implementation of emerging/disruptive data analytics and behavioral science solutions.
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.
Laia Tutzó is a curious, creative business developer who is passionate about her work. She has solid international experience in marketing, event management, and projects in the private and public sectors. An expert in supporting the design, planning, and creation phases, Laia has worked extensively in the sports and tourism industries with the launch of companies that have competed at the highest level, ensuring results and impact from the very beginning. Geared at people and managing large facilities/teams, in recent years she has been involved in tech projects, becoming a champion of the digital transformation.
Consultant and Speaker in highly competitive environments. Partner at MoreThanLaw+
She has solid training and experience that enables her to have a global view of businesses. After working as a lawyer for years (at Mazars and Garrigues) and working in a variety of offices like Head of Business Development and Marketing (at Legálitas and Roca Junyent), more than one decade ago she set up the Branding & Business Development Consultancy MoreThanLaw+ for the legal sector, executives, and highly competitive environments. She has been honored as one of the 100 Benchmark Women in the Legal Sector (2023, Todojuristas) and as one of the leading consultants for the legal sector (2022, Todojuristas). In parallel, she founded her brand VivircorRiendo, from which she partners with brands and delivers motivating speeches under the slogan of “Que a Reír No te Gane Nadie.” She is a TED Talk Speaker, a speaker at other venues, a university instructor, a mentor, a project and brand ambassador, and the author of several books and articles. Always closely tied to sports, she is a member of the Board of Directors and head of the Women and Snow Area of the Royal Spanish Winter Sports Federation and a member of the Spanish Olympic Committee’s Equality Commission. She has been named one of the 100 most influential women in the sport sector (2023, Women's Sport Institute).
Professional development and leadership/career coaching/team coaching.
In my over 25 years of experience in the business world, I have lived and witnessed multiple situations that help me quickly grasp the context and support in the process in the most appropriate way. Through open-ended questions and various tools, I will accompany you to achieve the best version of yourself... you will discover capabilities you were unaware of, internal strength you didn't know existed, and find solutions to the dilemmas you face. Likewise, with team coaching, you will transform your team into a high-performance one, generate commitment, dissolve conflicts, and achieve ambitious common goals with harmony.
Language: Spanish and English
Certification: Team Coach; European School of Coaching
Since completing his MBA from Esade in 2013, Pranay has held senior roles in corporate, not-for-profit and start-up organisations in the energy, finance, technology and education sectors and worked in the UK, Europe, the US, India and the Middle East.
His experience includes internal strategy with a prominent Oil& Gas service provider in the Middle East, being the advisor and Chief Operating Officer of a London based AI voice-tech start-up to co-founding two start-ups, one of which is a transformative community food-charity in London that earned a British Parliament Award in 2021, which he is currently runs.
With a passion for entrepreneurship, Pranay’s business ventures range from co-founding a clean-tech start-up to leading a state-sponsored project of supplying educational materials which reached over 260,000 children in India as well as providing strategic advisory to start-ups and international businesses in the retail, fin-tech and transport sectors. His experience includes playing a lead role on the team that piloted architecting the UAE’s landmark VAT e-governance framework and solution. Pranay was also the youngest globally at Deloitte to be nominated to a country CEO’s advisory council during his stint with the firm in India.
Proficient in five languages, Pranay is an active speaker, charity partner and a Board Member of a prominent London community association. His interests include technology, geopolitics and global finance, complemented by a love for travel and cooking, and he is deeply committed to developing Esade’s London chapter and supporting its alumni.
Adrián holds a Lic&MBA from Esade (Class of 2012) and a Master of Science in Finance and Investments from the Rotterdam School of Management.
After his tenure at PwC – Corporate Finance department – he has proven experience in M&A and capital markets, where he has participated in transactions in Spain and cross-border across various industries in the Madrid and Barcelona offices.
He is currently an Executive at Importación Congelados Premium, where he leads the company's operations in Spain and Portugal.
He is also a collaborating professor in the Finance Department at Esade.
I am Mariona Planella. I was born and raised in Girona and graduated from the BBA at ESADE in 2022. Before joining Delivery Hero in Berlin last November, I held a Strategy & New Business position at Glovo in Barcelona and at Citigroup in London . As part of my hobbies, I try to balance my passion for food (I am a food vlogger) with my fitness goals (I am now training for Berlin’s Marathon). I also love traveling and embracing the cultural richness of the countries through their people and traditions, as much as I love the laid-back vibes of the Catalan seaside and family time back at home. I am also quite adventurous and after trying skydiving for the first time some years ago, I would like to become certified.
With a Bachelor’s in Global Governance, Economics, and Legal Order, today Laia is part of the young talent program at LLYC as a corporate and public affairs consultant, while she is also finishing a Master’s in Political and Social Communication. While pursuing her undergraduate degree, Laia had an internship at the Government of Catalonia Delegation to the European Union and did an exchange at the University of St. Gallen, in Switzerland. Her interest in development cooperation and social action led her to join the NGO Ñimme, where she currently volunteers as the Institutional Relations Officer. This NGO carries out development projects in Gunjur Kuta, Gambia, including the renovation of the local school and the construction of a vegetable garden managed by women.
I am a senior business leader with a passion for growing and developing high performing teams. Marketing, Product, Experience, Commerce and Digital expert. Listed in MarketingWeek Top 50 CX professionals. Regular speaker at business schools and industry events.
Proud to be one of the founders of giffgaff, a unique business that runs in collaboration with its members. Which? Recommended provider from 2013 to 2019 and 2016 to 2019 uSwitch Award for Network of the year.
Originally from Barcelona, studied at Esade business school. I was a Brand Manager at PepsiCo before joining giffgaff.
Specialization: Executive and Team Coach / Female Leadership / Emotional Managemen
After more than 20 years of experience in the business world, for several years now, my mission has been to support executives, and especially women, on their path to authentic and effective leadership, enhancing their strengths and facilitating their personal and professional growth.
Through transpersonal tools like Bioneuroemoción, the coaching process delves into the person’s "being," facilitating self-discovery and self-awareness, helping to release any blockages that may be hindering their growth (such as Imposter Syndrome, unconscious patterns, limiting beliefs, etc.).
This allows for the release of full potential, the development of key skills such as emotional intelligence, decision-making, effective communication, resilience, etc., and leading more cohesive and productive teams.
Idiomas: Català, Castellano, Inglés
Certifications:
ACC by ICF
Master's in Professional Coaching in Executive and Team Coaching (CCE)
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.
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 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.
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.
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@
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.
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.
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 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.
“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.”
Inés was born in Barcelona in 1976. Married with four children, she now lives in Madrid. She holds a Bachelor in Law and a Master in Business Law from Esade. She has been a member of the Barcelona Bar Association since 1999. She has worked at Garrigues for more than nine years. Previously, she managed the legal department at Philips, in addition to other posts. She lived in Bogotá, Colombia, for four years. Inés now focuses on promoting the unique characteristics of Spanish family businesses at Instituto de la Empresa Familiar.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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Languages: Spanish, Catalan and English
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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.
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
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 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.
Attorney at law specialized in corporate law, startups, data protection, compliance and non-profit organizations. A constantly updated lawyer, with great capacity to adapt to new environments; always flexible, motivated and committed, making the company’s values and vision his own.
Profesional con más de 18 años de experiencia en posiciones directivas en desarrollo de negocio a nivel internacional en empresas de diferentes tamaños y sectores. Como Coach Ejecutivo acompaño a líderes en su desarrollo personal y profesional en sus momentos de cambio/incertidumbre para alcanzar sus objetivos. Parar para avanzar.
Idiomas: Español, Catalán, Inglés, Francés.
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Barbara is a dynamic and experienced Marketing Manager, recognised for delivering and maintaining high profile brand equity across multiple industries including Technology, FMCG, Cosmetic, Automotive and Natural Medicine. Powered by a background in Trade Marketing, Brand Management and Product Management, she thrives in leading teams to success, using data and insights to transform ideas into productive and rewarding projects.
Throughout her career, she has developed and utilised strong communication skills combined with customer and stakeholder relationship management to effectively identify customer needs and develop strategies that drive corporate and customer growth.
Barbara was born in Barcelona, Spain and has since had the opportunity to live, study and work across a variety of places around the world including Buenos Aires (Argentina), Barcelona (Spain), Madrid (Spain), San Francisco (USA), London (UK), Brussels (Belgium), Brisbane and Sydney (Australia).
Founding partner and Strategy Director of the branding agency The Mood Project. In his day-to-day work, he is directly involved in the creation and activation of brands, in a process that goes from vision to action. During his professional career of more than 25 years, he has served as an analyst, professor, and consultant in the fields of business, marketing, and communication, which has led him to understand the importance of proper brand definition, management, and implementation to generate interest, trust, and results. He is enthusiastic, passionate, and a natural driver, always ready to reflect, discover new perspectives, and collaborate on various projects in the social sector.
She has lived and worked in different countries, speaks five languages, and has led and negotiated with multicultural teams. What sets her apart is her international experience as a leader in the financial sector, both in the public and private spheres, particularly during her years in the Government of Andorra as Secretary of State for International Financial Affairs. This role has given her a comprehensive vision and approach to any situation.
After nearly 25 years in the financial world, in May 2019, she decided to take a new direction in her life to start a project focused on what she is passionate about: working with people.
She specializes in Personal, Executive, and Team Coaching, incorporating Systemic Coaching, NLP (Master Practitioner), Neuroscience, and Emotional Intelligence. She holds an MBA from ESADE (Master in Finance & International Management) and has completed the Influential Leadership Up & Across program at ESADE, as well as the Experts Program by Raimón Samsó and communication mentoring with Esther Nguema.
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.
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.
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).
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).
Joan is the Director of Wine Tourism at Raventós Codorníu. He holds a Bachelor in Economics and Business Studies from the University of Barcelona, a Bachelor of Science from Juniata College (Pennsylvania, USA) and a Postgraduate Degree in Marketing Management from Esade Barcelona.
He began his career in marketing at Chupa Chups, where he worked in the international marketing department at the company’s Barcelona headquarters.
He then moved to London to join the tourism sector, working in the marketing department of the startup Opodo before going on to direct Catalonia’s tourism brand promotion office for the United Kingdom and Ireland.
He later worked at PortAventura World in Tarragona, where he led the international sales department, and later managed Hotel El Palauet in Barcelona.
For seven years, he was based in São Paulo, Brazil, managing the promotion of the Catalonia tourism brand for all of South America.
Since 1st April 2020, he has served as Director of Wine Tourism at Raventós Codorníu in Barcelona, where he is responsible for the wine tourism business of several of the group’s brands: Codorníu, Raimat, Bodegas Bilbaínas, Legaris, Artesa (USA) and La Séptima (Argentina).
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.
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.
Bachelor and Master of Business Administration from Esade (‘09).
He currently holds the role of Innovation Beyond the Core Manager for Europe at Nestlé, within the Dairy and Nutrition categories, in which capacity he is responsible for creating and developing an ecosystem of digital solutions that includes new business models in order to generate further growth for the company.
He previously, worked at ISDIN Pharmaceuticals, where he developed a 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-level strategic and business focus on different areas: economic-financial, technological, innovation and digital transformation.
He also teaches “Finance for Entrepreneurs” in the Master of Strategic Design, Innovation and Entrepreneurship at IED.
Marguerite has more than 30 years of international professional experience in the field of medium- and long-term finance, first in London and later at the European Investment Bank in the Spanish and Italian markets. She is currently a non-executive director at SME Long Term Finance (London) Ltd and the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts from University College Dublin, an MBA from Esade and a Master in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics. In 2019-2020, she participated in the Programme for Directors at Esade in addition to similar courses in Milan and London.
Neveen is a Regional Business Development Manager at Siemens Energy Hub Middle East. She has extensive experience in account management, strategy formation and execution, GTM strategies, sales and business development.
She moved to Dubai in 2021, but has been living and working in the GCC for the past 12 years.
Her previous experience includes working in the telecommunications industry for 10 years. Last year, she shifted her career to join the energy sector.
Neveen is passionate about having an impact on everyone’s life that she crosses paths with. She is also passionate about learning and above all having fun while doing it!
She has a Bachelor in Business Administration from Cairo University, a Professional Certificate in Marketing from the American University in Cairo and an Executive MBA from Esade.
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.
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.
Carlos Hernández Durán joined Uría Menéndez in 2018 and is a senior associate in the International Arbitration and Litigation Group in Madrid.
He has more than seven years of experience acting as a lawyer and arbitration secretary in commercial and investment-protection arbitration proceedings before various arbitral institutions and jurisdictions. He has experience working on cases subject to various legislations and related to different industrial sectors (construction, energy, engineering and telecommunications). He frequently represents multinational corporations and sovereign states in proceedings for recognition, enforcement and annulment of arbitral awards.
Before joining Uría Menéndez, he worked at another firm in Barcelona for three years.
His mother tongues are Spanish and Catalan, he is fluent in English and has a basic level of German
MBA and university professor in Communication and Marketing. I integrate my experience in the business world working for consultants, companies and public institutions, with the purpose of promoting conscious leadership.
Specialties:
Languages: Spanish and Catalan
Certifications: Coach col legiada ACC per l’ICF
As a finance professional with extensive experience, my focus is working directly with successful business owners, entertainers, and individuals associated with Act 60 (formerly Act 20/22) and their families, most of them residing in Puerto Rico and South Florida. Born and raised on the island, I possess a unique perspective and understanding of the financial landscape and the intricacies of conducting business in this region.
By leveraging cutting-edge technology and my firm’s extensive resources and services, I provide customized banking, borrowing, planning, and investment solutions tailored to help clients achieve their financial goals.
Beyond my professional endeavors, I have been an avid tennis player and dedicated runner throughout my life. I am also a passionate advocate for women's financial education. Engaging in various volunteer activities, I serve as a mentor and educator on financial literacy for Women of Tomorrow, act as the Florida Ambassador for Women and Wealth, participate in United Way's Women United initiative, and serve as a committee member for 100 Women in Finance in South Africa.
• Highly qualified and results-oriented senior B2B business development and marketing manager passionate about increasing revenue by driving innovation to market.
• My professional experience encompasses responsibilities in technical, marketing and commercial roles which puts me in a unique position to bridge the gap between business and engineering teams.
• I have found particular satisfaction in creating value, business edge and delivering on demanding goals. Reliable, energetic, thoughtful consultant and leader of cross functional teams, I put particular emphasis on the development of trustful relationships. Perseverant and determined, I am demanding of myself and others. Analytical and methodical, people find me pragmatic.
• Motivated by learning, I have worked in the FMCG, Automotive, Real Estate, Building Materials and Chemicals and Information Technology industries and have done consulting on brand protection solutions and track and trace systems in the Pharmaceuticals, Consumer Electronics, FMCG, Luxury, Cosmetics, Agrifood, Collectibles, Standards and Explosives industries.
I currently works as a Financial Officer at the World Bank in Washington DC. Originally, he is from Georgia and he has 10 years of experience in the banking and finance industry. Previously he worked for a while in Georgia and briefly in Nepal. He is always eager to try new things and ready to experiment. He joined the ESADE DC chapter in 2023.
I completed Master of Science in Finance from ESADE in 2011.
I have spent more than 9 years working in an international environment, with the opportunity to rotate between different areas. I have been part of several departments and acquired different roles and responsibilities which have helped me to better understand company strategies and needs. In the last 6 years I have specialized in procurement, focusing on transforming purchasing departments where I have optimized spent and obtained significant increases in EBITDA. I am constantly motivated to exceed the stated objectives, develop teams and create a collaborative corporate culture and always concerned with generating a positive impact on society with sustainable solutions.
I worked at Boehringer Mannheim and Roche Diagnostics since 1981 (38 years) until I retired as KAM-Andalusia in November 2019.
I am a 2007 Esade PMD alumnus and currently a member of the Board of Directors of ESADE Alumni in Eastern Andalusia.
Spain, France, United Arab Emirates, United States….my life has been an eventful journey with many accomplishments along the way.
B.A. in Telecommunications Engineering by the University of Vigo, I started my career at the Airbus Headquarters in France as Radio-communication engineer. Four years after, I left everything behind to move to Dubai – At that time a challenging place for foreigneirs and especially for working women. My experience at Airbus however allowed me to land a job with Alcatel working on the Dubai Airport expansion as Radio System Lead engineer. Upon conclusion of the project, I joined Kuwaiti-owned technology start-up, TagStone. TagStone’s goal was to introduce RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology into the Middle East. I was able to bring my experience of working in multicultural teams combined with my technical background and my interpersonal skills to quickly progress to COO of the company.
After 11 years in Dubai, I moved to Miami and I am excited about this new experience and the opportunity to share my knowledge!
Top Skills: Leadership, teamwork, team building, strategic planning, business development, product development, product management, project management, organizational transformation and cross cultural working capabilities.
Hard-core into sport and physical activity with a passion for numbers. Driving force behind high-performance work teams.
Education:
MBA ‘93
Bachelor’s in Physical Education and Sport
Advanced Studies Diploma - DEA
Diploma from the Spanish Ski School
Professional Experience:
More than 25 years of experience managing sports organizations: for-profit, non-profit, multinationals, and foundations.
Currently:
General Manager of Clubes Eurofitness
Board member of Trib3 Spain
President of the Catalan Association of Managers of Public Sports Facilities
Founding patron of España Activa
Bander is a transformative executive with sharp business acumen, embodying innovation, entrepreneurship, and a growth mindset. With expertise in shared services, leading teams, change management, business improvement, and organizational development, Bander offers a holistic approach to corporate transformation. In addition to the large corporate world, he excels in spearheading innovative projects and launching startups. He is passionate about empowering people and organizations to thrive. With nearly two decades of experience across government and private sectors, Bander consistently delivers positive impacts to clients, stakeholders, shareholders, and the wider community.
I am a Lawyer, Master in IP and IT Law, currently working as a Data Protection Specialist at Better Collective. I consider myself a creative, persuasive, communicative and empathetic person, curious about reconciling the ethics behind protecting creativity, privacy and innovation with my interest in technology, as I consider it an important cultural and social issue. I believe that the sudden legal changes in the Information Society, resulting from an accelerated technological development in an increasingly globalized world, generate new problems that our generation has the responsibility to solve. My main areas of interest are Data Protection, Privacy and Cybersecurity Law, Intellectual Property Law, Telecommunications, Media and Technology (TMT) Law, Life-Sciences, Pharmaceutical and Health Law, Environmental Law, and finally Labor Law.
Gestor de entregas en la industria de los servicios financieros, que dirige equipos de desarrollo a escala global.
Originario de Budapest, inició su carrera como gestor de proyectos en una empresa húngara de software como proveedor de servicios, tras graduarse por la Universidad Corvinus de Budapest. Finalizó el programa de Gestión Estratégica Global en 2022 y obtuvo un máster de Esade y la Universidad de Virginia.
Comenzó la carrera profesional siendo analista-evaluador del Grupo FNZ y, al cabo de 6 meses, fue promocionado a gestor de entregas. Trabaja con las principales entidades financieras del Reino Unido proporcionándoles soluciones escalables de gestión patrimonial.
El voluntariado ha sido siempre una parte importante de su trayectoria. Fue formador de scouts en campamentos de formación de adultos en liderazgo y encabezó la delegación húngara a la 25ª Jamboree Scout Mundial en Corea del Sur. En la actualidad, es el comisionado internacional de la Asociación Scout Húngara.
Joel de la Fuente is an Enterprise Account Executive in Salesforce and president of the Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Association of Switzerland.
Joel de la Fuente he started his career in sales while still studying at Esade, when he raised funds from NGO’s in Switzerland to finance part of his studies. This initial work experience led him to discover his passion for sales, which enabled him to join the Sales Technology Academy of Salesforce, covering markets in different geographic regions like Africa, Spain, and Switzerland and specializing in different industries, such as Venture Capital & Startups and Healthcare & Pharma.
Parallel to Salesforce, Joel de la Fuente is president of the Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Association of Switzerland, through which he is a speaker at international conferences in Europe and the United States.
Kian Peng is a Business Manager for BNP Paribas in Singapore, working on topics like the service level agreements, IT and operations risks, budgeting and financial management within the Bank. Before moving to Singapore in 2020, he worked for 5 years in Deutsche Bank, Frankfurt, Germany.
Before embarking on his banking career, Kian Peng was a Meteorologist in Singapore, taking on diverse roles like weather forecasting, safety oversight and also regional disaster monitoring.
Kian Peng is a keen observer on evolution of technology, and is fascinated by the integration of technology into our everyday lives. He is also troubled by the current state of global affairs, and wonders if advances in technology can be a solution to some of the problems plaguing the world today.
He has a Master of Physics from the University of Oxford in the UK and a full-time MBA from ESADE in Spain.
Carles Abelló was born in Reus in 1972. He studied at ESADE, graduating with a Lic&MBA in 1996. The degree is accredited by the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya.
Subsequently, he took a "Postgraduate Course in Management Control at ESADE in 2002" and various studies in the healthcare field, including a "Master's in Healthcare Management, URV 2010-11" and a "Postgraduate in Leadership, Management Skills and Executive Development in Health Organizations, 2023-2024" from the University of Manresa.
In his professional career, he initially worked in consulting, then in management control for a hydraulic works business group, and since 2008, he has been working in the healthcare sector. In healthcare, he has spent more than ten years as the Economic-Financial Director of a group of over 18 commercial companies and foundations. He currently holds the position of Economic-Financial Director of Salut Sant Joan de Reus – Baix Camp, an entity that manages the Hospital de Sant Joan de Reus and several primary healthcare areas.
He works at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV), teaching as a part-time associate professor in the Bachelor of Business Administration and Finance and Accounting programs.
He is a collaborator with the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), where he has taught courses in the Business Administration degree and currently supervises final degree projects (TFG).
He actively participates in the ESADE Alumni group of Tarragona.
Elisa Bandres is currently Career Services Associate Director at ESADE Madrid campus and has primary responsibility for directing career services and activities for Madrid Campus Executive Education Programs students.
Along with the Careers team team, today she is mainly focused on structuring the Career Services operations to improve careers management and employment outcomes for students. She works very closely with Employers supporting their recruitment strategies and with middle and senior level executives providing career management and job search counseling.
Previous to her current role, Elisa developed her career in the Recruitment Consultancy Industry. Prior to that, she worked in the Human resources field – Recruitment & Training areas- for both corporate and non-profit organizations. Elisa also worked for the Financial Services Industry at the beginning of her career.
Degree in Business administration from the University of Valencia, Master in International Human Resources & IT from ESCP-EAP, People Management & Development Program from ESADE Business School and INSEAD Value Innovation Program &Program for Management Development · PMD® at ESADE Business School
Especialidades: #talent #Career Management, Career Transition, Career Counselling, #Recruitment, #Training & Development
Specialties: Career Coaching, Leadership & Executive Coaching, Team Coaching
I enjoy supporting brave individuals who dare to lead their professional careers and invest in their personal development to achieve greater professional visibility while also experiencing a deeper sense of fulfillment and enjoyment. I work with managers, directors, senior management, young professionals, and entrepreneurs.
I have been living abroad for 10 years and have extensive corporate experience in marketing, strategy, and team leadership at Unilever.
My clients, largely women, mostly work in Europe and North America across various industries such as: consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, fashion, financial services, technology, and the third sector.
Languages: Spanish, French, English, and Catalan
Certifications:
Kelvin Alfredo Collado Jiménez es un destacado ingeniero civil con una trayectoria profesional de 25 años. Posee un Multinational MBA de Esade, obtenido entre 2013 y 2015, y un máster en Gestión de Proyectos. A lo largo de su carrera, ha acumulado una vasta experiencia en la gerencia de proyectos, especialmente en el sector de desarrollos inmobiliarios.
Co-founder and CEO of Indem Advokatfirma AS.
Master in Business Administration (MBA) from ESADE Business School, Barcelona. The MBA specialisation was in finance and entrepreneurship. Participated in different projects in the fields of private equity and venture capital during the MBA.
Board experience from family shipping business and the financial industry.
David Emanuel Rehrl (MSC MIM 2021) serves as a board member of the Esade Alumni Chapter in Frankfurt. Originally from Salzburg, Austria, he has been living in Frankfurt for several years. Alongside fellow board member Teymur Mammadov, David recently co-founded a company aimed at revolutionizing healthcare recruitment in the DACH region. Having met his co-founder through the Esade community in Frankfurt, he understands the deep value of this network and is fully committed to fostering the collaboration among our alumni in Frankfurt and beyond. In his personal life, David is passionate about start-up ventures, Mediterranean cuisine, and enjoys playing a variety of ball sports such as padel and volleyball."
Jelliby Cofounder & Managing Partner
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.
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.
Profesional de marketing con más de 10 años de experiencia en Gran Consumo, habiendo trabajado en PepsiCo UK, Tesco UK y Reckitt España. Actualmente, en Grupo Freixenet, desarrolla estrategias de marca y activaciones globales con impacto en seis continentes. Con curiosidad por behavioural economics, le motiva entender los mecanismos que influyen en el consumidor para impulsar el crecimiento del negocio y la rentabilidad.
Licenciada en International Business por la University of Warwick y Executive MBA por ESADE, cree que el éxito profesional no solo se mide en resultados financieros y cargos, sino también en su capacidad para fomentar una cultura positiva como líder.
Udeepto Maheshwary is an experienced professional with a demonstrated history of working in the financial services industry internationally. His 12+ years of experience have been across Fund Management-Simulation, M&A, Business Planning, Strategic Marketing, Business Intelligence, California Legislation Advisory, Organizational Management, Corporate Strategy Formulation and Compliance & Risk Management. Udeepto has a B.S. in Business Administration from the California State University, USA & an MBA from The ESADE Business School, Spain with concentrations in Strategy, Finance & Marketing.
Udeepto currently serves as the President of the ESADE Mumbai Alumni Chapter. An 8-member Board of Directors who come with diverse profiles & experiences across different sectors oversees the chapter. The team in Mumbai aspires to make ESADE a known name associated with high quality & good content events that are meaningful for not only the ESADE Alumni, but also the community & industry at large. The ESADE brand in Mumbai is picking up traction & being noticed across the market. The Mumbai Chapter along with ESADE Careers & ESADE Admissions have created a model that focusses on collaboration, teamwork & strives to create a mutually beneficial ecosystem for alumni, incoming & admitted students & those who generally wish to know more about ESADE.Some of the chapter’s most successful events have been its HR Summit, ESADE Talkies, Biz Talks Marketing & a pipeline of several events for the upcoming year. The team is currently preparing to host the first ever all woman entrepreneurs’ panel in January.
Instagram: @Udeepto
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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 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.
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.
Senior executive with more than 30 years of experience in the domestic and international market in the following industries: pharmaceutical (Roche Products), insurance (Sanitas), Telecommunications (Telefónica and ONO), private healthcare (USP Hospitales), retail (FNAC), and infrastructures and energy (ACCIONA and Aldesa). International experience in Switzerland, Brazil, Canada, and the USA. Currently General Manager of People and Culture at Aldesa, overseeing HR, Marketing, Communication, IT, General Services, Prevention and Quality, and Environment. Professor at institutions like EOI, European University, Public Services School, and EAE. Member of EJE&CON, APTASE. Member of the Board of Directors of the Association Center of AEDIPE.
Experienced Chief Financial Officer with a demonstrated track record in the digital, tech, e-commerce, FMCG and automotive industry. Skilled in Financial Strategic Planning, Fundraising and fast growing Start-ups. Strong finance professional graduated from Esade Business School. Companies: Pans&Company, Gallina Blanca, Agrolimen, Groupalia, Silence Urban Ecomobility...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Specialities:
Languages: Spanish, English, Portuguese and Catalan
Certifications:
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.
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 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.
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.
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
Claudia has been a Finance Club board member since 2021 and chair of the Young Commission since September 2020. She has spent most of her career in finance and consulting.
In addition to her degree from Esade, she has a Master in Corporate Finance and several qualifications in social and environmental innovation. She participates in various pro bono projects for national and international organisations.
Claudia has extensive international experience, having spent one year in Colombia and two years in Chile. She currently works at BNP Paribas CIB, where she specialises in guarantees and facilities for EMEA. She is based in Madrid.
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.
Javier es un apasionado por las últimas tecnologías, la creación de impacto mediante estrategias corporativas que creen valor a largo plazo para la sociedad así como la evolución de los mercados financieros y de una economía cada vez más interconectada. Actual alumno del último año del grado en Administración y Dirección de Empresas en ESADE,está realizando su program exchange en la Washington University en San Luis. Ha estado colaborando en proyectos de consultoría con instituciones y empresas como la ONG Clinton Health Access Initiative, el Clúster de Servicios Financieros de Ecuador o el grupo de restauración americano Niche Food Group.
Josep is a member of the Society of Jesus and an Associate Professor in the Department of Society, Politics and Sustainability at Esade. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Barcelona (2003) and a Master in Theology from the Faculty of Theology of Catalonia (1996). He teaches sociology, ethics, spirituality and world religions at Esade. His research is on values, spirituality and higher education, with a particular emphasis on Ignatian spirituality. He serves on the boards of IQS (Ramon Llull University, Barcelona) and Comillas Pontifical University (Madrid). He is member of the International Advisory Board of XLRI (Jamshedpur, India). He has been a chaplain for scout groups since 1998. He enjoys hiking, swimming and the Mediterranean diet. He regularly practices meditation and is a spiritual advisor to young people and professionals. He has been a Jesuit since 1990.
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.
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 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.
Carlos Julià es socio de Miura Partners, miembro del Comité de Inversión y responsable de Originación. Antes de incorporarse a la firma en 2010, trabajó durante tres años en la oficina de Barcelona de The Boston Consulting Group. Allí participó en una gran variedad de proyectos en los sectores de Energía, Telecomunicaciones y Servicios Financieros. Previamente, Carlos trabajó en la división de M&A de Morgan Stanley en Londres. También tiene experiencia en el área de Distressed Debt Servicing en Latinoamérica.
Carlos es MBA por la Harvard Business School y Licenciado en Administración y Dirección de Empresas por ESADE.
More than 25 years of experience teaching transformation, leadership and motivation at Esade, plus my career as a sales director and my training as a coach, have equipped me to guide people in their personal growth and professional development process.
At Esade Executive Education, I currently direct a programme for executives called “Transformation of the Sales Model: Leadership and Change Management”, which focuses on the simultaneous growth of people, organisations and customers. In addition to directing the Specialization Program in Commercial Management.
Specialities:
Languages: Spanish, English
Certifications: EEC Executive Coaching (ICF), Accreditation Bridge focused on the development of people and teams through communication.
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 and gas, and real estate, covering the EMEA region. Pro-bono, Alfredo also holds office as Secretary of the Spanish Resident Council in the UAE, having been elected for a four-year term ending in May 2025.
Jordi holds a Diploma in Social Sciences (Blanquerna–Ramon Llull University), a Bachelor in Social and Cultural Anthropology (University of Barcelona), a Master in Development Cooperation (University of Barcelona), an Executive Master in Public Administration (Esade) and a Master in Political and Social Communication (Blanquerna–Ramon Llull University). He also holds a Postgraduate Degree in Family and Social Welfare (University of Barcelona), a Postgraduate Degree in Regional Strategy and Competitiveness (Polytechnic University of Catalonia) and a Leadership for Public Management certification (IESE). His other specialised training includes: Political Communication and Campaign Management (IESE – Harvard Kennedy School), Strategic Prospect and Scenario Assessment (Ramon Llull University – Institute for Postnormal Studies) and Intercultural Development Models (Pacific University).
Jordi is the Director of the Tourism, Sustainability and Innovation Chair at the IQS School of Management (Ramon Llull University). Previously, since 1999, he held several responsibilities at Esade – San Ignasi University School of Tourism as an academic and research director, principal investigator in the Tourism and Hospitality Ethics Research Group (GRETHOS) and a lecturer in various undergraduate and master’s subjects such as “Anthropology and Tourism Sociology”, “Sustainable Tourism”, “Tourism and Community Development” and “Treasible Tourism”, among others. He also teaches at Esade Business School and at the University Development Service (SUD).
Jordi is a member of the UNESCO Education, Technology and Development Chair and the ETHOS Chair in Applied Ethics at Ramon Llull University. From 2003 to 2006, he led the advisory group for the implementation of the World Tourism Code for the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO). He is also a member of the Barcelona City and Tourism Council, the Board of Trustees for Tourism-Biosphere Sustainability and the Scientific Committee for Biosphere Certification.
In the public sphere, he has served as 1st Deputy Mayor and Councillor for Finance, Human Resources, and Promotion of Economy and Employment in the Cervelló City Council from 2011 to 2015. From 2016 to 2018, he was the President of the Catalan Government’s Council of Professional Training.
Since May 2022, he has served as Coordinator of Parliamentary Chambers for Catalonia.
Roanne works as a consultant with startups. Before enrolling in the MBA programme at Esade Business School (class of 2020), she acquired more than eight years of professional experience in multidisciplinary functions such as business and product development in e-commerce, retail and fashion, as well as account management in oil and gas. She has lived in seven countries so far and is passionate about new businesses, dogs and jazz.
Xienu grew up in an island of Southeasten China and relocated to Beijing in 2011 for the undergraduate study. Currently she is working at China headquarter of a top-tier German automotive company, specialized in mobility strategy and digital transformation.
Xienu holds dual master's degree of International Management and CEMS Master in Management from ESADE and bachelor's degree from University of International Business and Economics. She also studied at Ivey Business School and Autonomous University of Barcelona as exchange student.
Xienu is very warmhearted and open-minded. She loves traveling, musical theatre and cats. She has traveled to over 20 countries and enjoys communicating with people of diverse cultural backgrounds. She speaks Chinese, English and Spanish.
If you want to know more about Beijing or China, or grab a drink in Beijing, she is your person!
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 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.
Noah serves as an Investor at Touchdown Ventures, a venture capital firm. He focuses on property technology, home improvement, Industry 4.0, and water technology investments. Before joining Touchdown, Noah was an Investor at Pegasus Tech Ventures, advising and working on diligence for both venture and M&A opportunities. Additionally, Noah was the manager for Startup World Cup, a global pitch competition with a $1M investment prize. Before Pegasus, Noah worked in finance at TEGNA and also developed the financial plan for PeaceStartup, a social impact fund in Bogotá, Colombia.Earlier in his career, Noah worked in commercial real estate as a Land Acquisition Associate at K Hovnanian Homes and an Assistant to the Executive Managing Director at Newmark Knight Frank and The Executive Director Of Capital Markets at Cushman & Wakefield. Noah graduated magna cum laude from Towson University in Maryland and has a Master of Science in Finance from Esade. In his spare time, Noah enjoys attending concerts and being obsessive about food. He is a world traveler and has lived in five countries.
Empathetic program manager with 10 years of experience in academic administration and human resources, skilled at distilling complex concepts and making them digestible for diverse stakeholders. Enthusiastic about entrepreneurship, creating inclusive educational opportunities, and helping mission-driven companies grow through business development.
María Domingo joined Pérez-Llorca in 2022 as counsel in its Litigation practice. She previously worked at the Garrigues, Baker & McKenzie y Cortés, Abogados, office. Between 1998 and 2003, she earned her bachelor's and master’s degrees in Law at ESADE (Universidad Ramón Llull). She won the ESADE Talent Scholarship and participated in the Erasmus program at the University of Marburg (Germany).
María has extensive experience in legal proceedings on civil and mercantile matters regarding companies, obligations and contracts, civil liability and unfair competition. She has also participated as a lawyer and assistant at the Arbitration Court in different national and international arbitration proceedings.
Since 2014, María has been an associate professor of International Private Law in Esade’s Faculty of Law, where she teaches classes in the master’s in International Business Law, the bachelor’s in Law, the double degree in Business Administration and Law and the double degree in Law + Global Governance.
He has a bachelor’s in International Relations from the University of Belgrano, a postgraduate degree in International Trade from the University of Barcelona and a PMD from Esade in 2011. He works as the Buenos Aires Office Director of Acció Catalonia Trade Investment, Catalonia’s trade office for the markets in Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia. He works on business internationalization, investment and innovation projects. Connecting the Argentine and Catalan tech ecosystems is one of his priorities.
Max Hernández has a bachelor’s in Business Administration from ESADE.
He currently leads the Investment and Capital Management area at Renta Corporación. Max joined Renta Corporación 7 years ago and has been involved in the search for and later management of capital for a vehicle specialized in residential rentals (VIVENIO). Renta Corporación recently partnered with APG, a Dutch pension fund, to create the company Wellder, which specializes in investing in healthcare assets, primarily in senior-citizen residences.
Max was previously in the Corporate Finance Department at PwC with a focus on transactions in the real-estate industry.
With a PhD cum laude in Psychology, she specializes in team performance and leadership and has more than 13 years of experience in maximum performance, leadership, and talent development. She advises on the development of leadership, helping leaders and teams in different sectors and industries. Poets&Quants For Executives has included her on its list of the 101 best and brightest executive MBAs in the world in 2022. She has participated as a high-performance psychologist in two of the most important sporting events in the world: the Olympics and the Real Madrid Club de Fútbol, and has achieved outstanding results, like several World Cups and an Olympic medal.
Professional in the field of marketing and international trade in the FMCG sector.
I have a bachelor’s in Business Administration and an MDE from ESADE, a master’s in International Trade from the UAB and a master’s in Marketing Direction from EADA.
In my more than 15 years of experience, I have worked as a marketing consultant for SMEs and have held different positions in a multinational in sales, customer service and marketing direction and innovation.
I am currently in charge of Global Marketing and Innovation at Borges Branded Foods, in which I manage teams with different profiles and projects both nationally and internationally.
Tomás Junquera Rodríguez is the founder and CEO of Thomas Wellness Group, as well as being involved in other entrepreneurial ventures in the fitness world. In 2017, he completed the B2B Management program: Business Development Between Companies at Esade.
He is an entrepreneur by nature, excited by any proposal, passionate about improvement and learning, and obsessed with quality.
“You create what you believe”
He has worked in finances his entire career. He started in auditing and consulting, and later working as a CFO in the chemical sector. In the past 20 years, he has worked in the health sector as the CFO of a Spanish company with a direct presence in more than 30 countries. He has lived in Boston (United States) for almost 11 years and has been a member of the board for the last 5 years until his retirement.
He has a Bachelor’s in Business from Esade and the UPC, and an MBA from Esade.
He is currently a consultant for family businesses in their generational transition and serves as a business angel for startups in the health sector.
Directivo de la función económico-financiera y controlling, en empresa del sector medioambiental, con facturación de casi 1.000 Millones de Euros.
Miembro Comité de Dirección. Reporte a Consejero Delegado y Comisión de Auditoría.
Responsabilidad adicional sobre otros ámbitos: Estrategia, Gestión de Riesgos, Gobierno Corporativo y Operaciones corporativas. Equipo de 20 personas a su cargo. Procesos base en régimen de Outsourcing (unas 50 personas). Experiencia en Auditoría (Big Four), Control de Gestión, Presupuestación, Outsourcing, digitalización y transformación de la función financiera.
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Management, Executive MBA from Esade, and several master's degrees and postgraduate studies in the real estate sector. With over two decades of experience as an entrepreneur and as a senior executive in real estate companies of all kinds, from SMEs to large multinational corporations. Currently, he is the CEO of KENSINGTON Finest Properties International for Catalonia and Andorra.
Joaquín Panten completó sus estudios universitarios en Esade, obteniendo la licenciatura en Ciencias Empresariales y el Máster en Dirección de Empresas.
Su trayectoria profesional incluye roles en Caixa d’Estalvis de Barcelona y Commerzbank AG, donde ocupó diversos cargos relacionados con análisis de créditos, banca corporativa y dirección de oficina. Desde 2013, trabaja en Deutsche Leasing como German Desk Manager.
Es políglota, hablando alemán, castellano, catalán, inglés, francés y portugués, y es miembro actual del Círculo de Economía y del Círculo de Directivos de Habla Alemana.
Experience as an Analyst, specializing in customer-centric platform solutions and client relationship management.
Soon to be consultant in the process optimization department in Munich.
MSc in Global Strategic Management from ESADE and the University of Virginia.
Proficient in five languages and experienced in international horse jumping competitions.
She earned a double degree in Law and Global Governance, Economics, and Legal Order from Esade with a specialization in Pharmaceutical and Food Law in the first graduating class in 2024. While at the university, she worked in different areas related to her degree, from offices to consulates. As an undergraduate at Esade, she was actively involved in the school’s extracurricular activities and served as the president of the main association at the Law School, and later as the first president of the university’s student council. Today she is still involved with Esade as she pursues a double Master’s degree providing access to the field of law specializing in International Business Law.
Patricia Fernandez, originally from Barcelona, after 6+ years in London is now working for Moet Hennessy (LVMH group) in London. She is passionate about the world of Wine & Spirits as well as Global Travel Retail. She is responsible for driving sales & delivering best in class marketing activities in Airports, Cruises and Ferries across the UK & Spain.
Patricia holds BBA and Master’s degree from Esade Business School, where she is now the President of the Chapter UK. She truly enjoys working with team creating content for our talents to connect and keep inspiring futures in the UK.
Abogado. Licenciado en Derecho por la Universidade da Coruña en 2009, ha cursado parte del plan de estudios en la Università Alma Mater Studiorum di Bologna (ITALIA). Con posterioridad completó su formación cursando el Máster en Derecho Internacional de los Negocios por ESADE en 2010, universidad donde adquirió una formación práctica y especializada en materia mercantil e internacional.
Con despacho profesional en A Coruña, miembro del Club Territorial ESADE Alumni Galicia y miembro del Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de A Coruña, David ha venido desarrollando su actividad en la especialización del Derecho Mercantil, adquiriendo una gran experiencia en el asesoramiento de las PYMES, (creación de pactos para-sociales, contratación de transferencia de tecnología, joint venture, intervención en procedimientos de concurso de acreedores, propiedad intelectual, etc.).
“La especialización y la actualización de conocimientos son fundamentales en todo ejerciente, máxime en una materia como el Derecho Mercantil, donde las relaciones comerciales cambian cada vez más a pasos agigantados, y donde un conocimiento transfronterizo de estas relaciones se antoja más necesario”.
Videesh Pursnani is an entrepreneur and investor based out of Mumbai/Dubai. He has a background in technology, startups and innovation.
He is the founder and CEO at Opulus Ventures which is currently incubating his brand Opulus Wealth which aims to multiply client's wealth through deeply researched product solutions delivered through a combination of human interface and digital technology.
He is also a Strategy and Growth advisor to Kyzersoft - a fintech startup with 1M$ ARR. Prior to this he made a successful exit from his renewables startup, Greenlance Energy.
He has a B.Tech from Mumbai University and a Double Masters from Esade and Copenhagen Business School (CEMS). He is interested in topics like startups, business strategy, healthcare and innovation.
To know more about Videesh, check out www.videesh.in
Rodrigo Quintas is a lawyer with a solid professional background both as an in-house counsel and consultant. He has specialized in privacy since 2016 and currently works at HP as the Global Privacy Lead for the HP Store worldwide.
Rodrigo holds a degree in Law (economic-business branch) from the Universidade de Vigo (2006). He has furthered his education with a "Master's in International Business Law (Full Time)" from ESADE (2008) and a "Master's in Business Law: Tax Advisory and Management, and Business Law" from Universitat Ramon Llull (2008).
In addition to his role at HP, Rodrigo has worked for notable companies such as Aguas de Barcelona (Grupo AGBAR), where he has provided advice on privacy and data protection issues, as well as on civil and commercial contracts, Intellectual Property, Digital Law, and New Technologies.
He is certified as a qualified professional in privacy and data protection [“Certified Data Privacy Professional (CDPP)” by ISMS Forum] and as a Legal Project Manager [“Legal Project Practitioner (LPP)” by the International Institute of Legal Project Management (IILPM)].
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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 (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.
With more than 20 years of experience in marketing, trade marketing, and sales in large retailers like Bacardi, Heineken, and American Nike, he is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Bacardi Iberia Iberia and Greece, where he is the Head of Commercial Operations and Category Management.
He previously worked in the Bacardi Global organization as an International Key Account, managing accounts like Carrefour World Trade, Auchan, Everest, and Amazon. He has also been the Trade Marketing Manager at Bacardi and the Group Marketing Manager at Heineken Spain.
He is used to working in international and multicultural environments and has had different professional experiences abroad, like the Heineken launch in Chile.
He has long been associated with Esade Alumni as the founder of the Marketing Club in 2001, where he was president for 10 years. He is currently a board member of that club.
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.
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.
Specialities: Career coaching for senior professionals. Helping senior executives make career changes.
Language: Spanish
Certification: Associate Certified Coach (ACC), International Coach Federation
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.
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:
Languages: English, Spanish, Italian and Catalan
Certification: Professional Certified Coach (PCC), International Coaching Federation (ICF)
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.
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.
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).
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
Actualmente cursando el grado en Administración y Dirección de Empresas en ESADE, Moisès es Co-Presidente de la asociación estudiantil EsTalent (ESADE Students for Talent), desde la que impulsa el talento mediante la organización de eventos y partnerships que tienen como finalidad el fundraising para el Programa de Becas de la Fundación ESADE. Además, ha colaborado como consultor externo en proyectos para SINGA Barcelona, Laboratorios ORDESA o Fundació Migra Studium. Su área de interés profesional es el Marketing de gran consumo y cursará su international exchange en la Università Bocconi, en Milán.
Licenciado en el Doble Grado de Esade en ADE y Derecho (promoción 2018).
En la actualidad, Joan Basseda es consultor estratégico en KPMG (dispone de más de 3 años de experiencia en la empresa).
Miembro de la Comisión Young, así como miembro de la junta directiva del Club de Turismo y Ocio.
Carles Tur Planells is Senior Vice President for Banque Lombard Odier & Cie in Geneva, Switzerland. Carles works as a Senior Relationship Manager with the Bank, which he joined in March 2021 after developing a career in the field of Private Banking since 2001. Previously, Carles held various senior positions with Credit Suisse AG in Zurich and Lloyds TSB Bank plc in Geneva, Montevideo and Miami.
Carles was born in Barcelona and studied at ESADE the Lic&MBA program graduating in 2001. He also holds a degree of Master of International Management from the American Graduate School of International Management (AGSIM – Thunderbird) in Phoenix, AZ (USA). Currently living in Lausanne, Carles is a proud father of twins, a boy and a girl.
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.
Soy María Leciñena y a nivel profesional, creo que me caracterizo por el aprendizaje continuo. Mi primera formación es ESADE, data de 2011 y ha continuado desde entonces.
Hace ya varios años que formo parte de la Junta de ESADE ALUMNI ARAGÓN, y estoy encantada de ello.
Soy economista de formación y tengo amplia experiencia sectorial, desde el sector formación, metal, sanitario, y ya desde hace varios años, trabajo en GRUPO ARTAL, grupo empresarial aragonés, dedicado a Concesionarios de Automoción y Sector Promoción Inmobiliaria.
A lo largo de los años, además de dedicarme a la dirección financiera y de administración, me he especializado en procesos de organización empresarial, y me he formado en la gestión, administración y sucesión de la empresa familiar, lo que es muy enriquecedor profesional y personalmente.
Como miembro de la Junta de ESADE ALUMNI, intento poner mi granito de arena en potenciar su conocimiento en particular, en Aragón, comunidad a la que pertenecemos.
José holds a teaching credential from the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM). He received postgraduate training in management development and general management (Programme for Management Development) at Esade and completed a programme on value innovation at INSEAD Paris (2014-2015).
He has 18 years of retail-industry experience in design, implementation, 360º strategic planning and business development of technological solutions, some of them related to security and loss prevention (Checkpoint Systems, Sensormatic, Gunnebo Group, etc.).
He has extensive experience and a proven track record in launching solutions, business units, startups and business development. He is currently a co-founder of SBT and InProtect as well as a board member and vice president at both companies. He is the Chairman of the Board of AI Smart Relatyon Labs and a corporate advisor to the ITBC Group. He is also an angel investor in the tech industry.
Reno grew up in Berlin, completed his Bachelor and Master’s degree in Business Administration at ESADE Business School in Barcelona and holds a CEMS Master’s degree in International Management from HEC Paris.
He is the Head of Corporate Development & Investor Relations at Oriente, a leading Southeast Asian Fintech platform headquartered in Hong Kong. Prior to joining Oriente, he worked at the Latin America M&A Advisory Group at J.P. Morgan in New York and Santiago de Chile, and the Investment Banking Division at Deutsche Bank in São Paulo.
Devoted to promoting diversity and empowering young talent, he is a member of the Fintech Association of Hong Kong, President of the city’s ESADE Alumni Chapter, and a volunteer for various non-profit organizations.
A passionate start-up advisor and crypto investor, Reno enjoys spending time with friends, exploring new cultures, as well as practicing hobbies such as DJing, basketball, running, wakeboarding and chess.
Transformative educational leader and an Academic Vascular Surgeon with over 15 years of leadership success inspiring, changing, and disrupting healthcare, public administration, and Education on a national, regional, and international levels. With a passion for improvement, a transformative mindset, and an understanding of the impact of change for all stakeholders to create win- win situations that achieve the desired target
Vivo en Milán, mi ciudad, con mi mujer y mi hijo de 1 año.
Mi pasión por las ventas y las finanzas me llevó a trabajar en el sector de los servicios financieros durante más de quince años, donde tuve ocasión de colaborar con instituciones como el Santander Consumer Bank, Hoist Finance y la Banca Mediolanum, entre otras.
En 2022, cofundé IrBox, una empresa de servicios digitales con sede en Milán que ofrece servicios web y de diseño gráfico multilingües para empresas que operan con mercados extranjeros.
He cursado el Executive Master in Marketing and Sales (EMMS), un doble grado conjunto de Esade Business School y la SDA Bocconi. Estudié en el Politecnico di Milano y en la Universidad Marconi de Roma, donde me gradué en Ingeniería Industrial en 2008.
Me gustan los deportes, especialmente navegar, esquiar y hacer senderismo.
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
A manager in economy-finance and control in the environmental sector with a turnover of almost 1 billion euros per year. Member of the Steering Committee.
She reports to the CEO and the Audit Committee. She has additional responsibilities in other areas like strategy, risk management, corporate governance, and corporate operations. She has a team of 20 people reporting to her. Base processes in outsourcing (around 50 people).
Experience in auditing (Big Four), management control, budgeting, outsourcing, digitalization, and transformation of the financing function.
Aida Rodríguez is an associate in Hogan Lovells' International Arbitration and Litigation Group in Madrid. She has acted as counsel in commercial and investor-State arbitration proceedings before the main arbitral institutions (PCA, ICSID, ICC, inter alia). She has provided legal advice and represented clients in civil and common law jurisdictions in disputes related to different sectors, such as real estate, energy and construction.
Aida was admitted as a solicitor to the Barcelona Bar in 2017 and to the Roll of Solicitors of England and Wales in 2022. Aida Rodriguez speaks Spanish, English, French and Catalan.
I am currently the Global CEO of Keralty, a healthcare organization that offers comprehensive healthcare solutions tailored to people’s specific needs. With over 5 years in this role, I have led the company's global operations and contributed to its growth and success.
Before joining Keralty, I served as the Chief Executive Officer of Sanitas Internacional Europa & Asia for 2 years and 9 months. During my tenure, I oversaw the development of healthcare models and strategies and helped position the company as an industry leader. We experienced significant growth and became a consolidated business group during this time.
I also have experience in operations and maintenance, having served as the Director of Operations at Alimatic for 7 years. This position allowed me to develop a strong understanding of efficient operations and maintenance practices.
In terms of education, I completed a Global CEO program at IESE Business School - University of Navarra. I also earned a diploma in Health and Society Management of Primary Healthcare from Fundación Universitaria Sanitas. Additionally, I hold an MBA in Finance and Marketing from Esade Business School and a degree in Industrial Engineering with a specialization in Electromechanics from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. I began my educational journey with a degree in Electronic Engineering and Industrial Electricity from Alumni Escola Universitària Salesiana de Sarrià.
Throughout my career, I have demonstrated strong leadership, strategic thinking, and a passion for making a positive impact. I am committed to driving growth, developing innovative solutions, and contributing to the betterment of society through my work in the healthcare and renewable energy sectors.
Arantxa Layseca, better known as Ara Retadora in social media, is a marketeer with 8 years of experience in retail. She has been a full-time entrepreneur since December 2022, focused on the financial education market for children and teens.
The aim of her company and projects is to break down barriers and promote financial inclusion, providing easy-to-understand information so that Latin American children and youth have the opportunity to lay the foundations to be able to make better decisions regarding their money throughout their entire lives.