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Through its activities, the Esade Alumni Rio de Janeiro Chapter helps to foster networking and knowledge sharing, with the aim of creating value for alumni who live in Rio de Janeiro or want to connect with the community in that area.
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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.
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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.
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.
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.
Ingeniera Comercial. Master en Digital Business. Life Coach. Business Development Manager de Girls in Tech Ecuador (organización que nació en Silicon Valley y está en 60 ciudades del mundo educando a niñas y mujeres en tecnología), Co- founder de Revista Awake, coordinadora general de Empower Ecuador (un evento con conferencistas internacionales de educación en temas digitales avalado por IBM, Microsoft y Girls in Tech Global). 10 años de experiencia trabajando en proyectos de innovación social y educación.
Jubilado - director Administració Serveis Centrals FCC CONSTRUCCION S.A.
Perteneciente a la octava promoción de Ciencias Empresariales de ESADE, y con diversos cursos y seminarios de especialización y actualización.
Ha desarrollado su actividad profesional en el área de Administración y Finanzas en el sector de la Construcción y de forma derivada en los sectores de Inmobiliaria, Medio Ambiente, Concesiones de Infraestructuras, e Industriales (subcontratistas y cemento).
Ha desempeñado diversas funciones: implantación de sistemas de información, normativa, elaboración estados financieros, control de gestión, control de participadas, reporting interno y externo (CNMV), planificación estratégica, gestión tributaria, etc.,
Su carrera profesional ha transcurrido los últimos 34 años, hasta su jubilación, en FCC, S.A.
Actualmente asiste a sesiones de la de Real Academia de Doctores y otras instituciones relacionadas con los temas de economía, finanzas, derecho y el medio ambiente.
Azucena (EMOI 2017) joined the board of the Zürich Chapter in August 2017. Since then, she has led multiple events focused on the continuous development of the Alumni as well as on ESADE's positioning in the local labor market, organizing both Speed Meeting sessions and Career Fairs amongside chapters of other business schools. She was recognized as Board Member of the Month in June 2018 for her great involvement and commitment.
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.
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
Sebastian Sandler is a Senior Business Analyst at Raiffeisenbank International AG (RBI) in Vienna where is working on overarching Business and IT projects. The projects relate to Finance, Risk and Regulatory Reporting and also impact the CEE Network Banks of RBI. In addition, he is responsible for the Bank Steering of the Austrian subsidiaries.
Raiffeisen Bank International AG (RBI) regards Austria, where it is a leading corporate and investment bank, as well as Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) as its home market. 13 markets of the region are covered by subsidiary banks. Additionally, the Group comprises numerous other financial service providers, for instance in the fields of leasing, asset management, as well as M&A.
Prior to RBI Mr. Sandler was heading the Controlling, Accounts Payable and Regulatory Reporting section at BayernLB New York. During that time, he also joined the Board of the ESADE International Chapter New York.
Mr. Sandler earned an MBA in International Business Administration from ESADE Business School and Georgetown University in the GEMBA program. He graduated from Dual University Heidenheim with a Diploma in Business and IT.
Bachelor&MBA at ESADE, I also completed my CEMS Master's in International Management at ESADE and Stockholm School of Economics in 2007. After graduating, I worked more than 6 years in Business Consulting in Spain, South Africa and Colombia. I moved to Austria in 2014, where I have started a family. I am currently working as Project Manager at AEI, Agency for European Integration and Economic Development, in Vienna. I am a Spanish, French and Catalan native speaker, and also speak English and German fluently. I am involved in the Austria Chapter since its launch.
Daniel Schlager is alumnus of ESADE’s International Executive MBA class of 2018. He is a senior
management professional specialized on start-up and family-owned companies in MEDIA,
SOFTWARE & PUBLISHING.
Having been raised in Vienna, Austria and having lived in multiple European cities, Daniel Schlager is
an enthusiastic Pro-European believing in the overriding importance of ESADE’s international alumni
network and has been an active member of the Vienna chapter since he graduated.
Daniel Schlager has profound experience in client-facing consulting and executive management
positions in corporate strategy, content monetization, digital transformation, business development
and B2B sales. He has a proven track record in sales, growing key accounts, business units and
SMEs within a short period of time. Currently, he is vividly working on making lifelong learning easy,
as co-founder of EVERLEARNING.
Daniel Schlager attended and graduated from top-tier global business schools in Europe and the US
including study visits at universities in the UK, the US, Brazil and China.
Daniel Schlager’s objective
for the ESADE Vienna chapter:
“Creating shared value by bringing people together.”
As a real Berliner, Caspar is happy to be a new member of the ESADE Alumni Berlin Chapter going forward. Caspar studied Business Administration in co-operation with SAP in Mannheim before joining the two promising Berlin Startups Wunderflats and Myos in his gap year. Caspar is finishing his Master in Innovation & Entrepreneurship at ESADE Business School in Barcelona in October 2019. After his graduation, Caspar will re-join the Berlin Startup Ecosystem.
Yulia Mukhacheva 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.
Passionate about technology, especially the ones changing how we operate on a daily basis and help businesses to be customer centric.
Currently leading EMEA business development for Google Cloud Platform in SMB segment at Google and actively collaborating with start-ups.
In my personal life, I love to spend time with friends and family, travel to discover new cultures and dance latin music.
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...
Following an undergraduate degree in the United States, Said joined his family business group with a view of evolving it into the next generation. Having experienced the golden years of Dubai’s evolution between 2002 and 2007, he elected to join ESADE’s accelerated year-long MBA program. Since graduating, Said subsequently established two additional subsidiaries within his family’s Middle East, European and Latin American architectural lighting conglomerate. Said is an entrepreneur who operates at the nexus of negotiating strategic partnerships, accessing new markets and propelling value creation by leveraging opportunities within the realms of lighting, architecture, construction and IoT.
“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!”
Su carrera profesional ha estado ligada a la consultoría estratégica y actualmente es brand manager en DIAMANTO 1881.
Como integrante del club de marketing de Madrid, busca los mejores profesionales y temáticas para compartir conocimiento en Alumni y generar networking y oportunidades entre los asociados.
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.
Andreia has a portfolio career, built around the topics of Strategy, Leadership and Marketing. She founded her own company SEABRAND International in 2015 and since has consulted and coached numerous clients from various areas. She also embarked on an entrepreneurial journey by founding the sustainable fashion label Sexy Little Bag – “while it did bring a real financial reward it provided me with a priceless bag of experience and learning” she says about it.
Today she is advisory board member, active investor in start-ups, lecturer at 2 business schools, regularly invited to speak at events around her work in leadership and strategy as well as her core work as workshop facilitator, consultant and coach.
Born in Portugal, she grew up in Switzerland and while having both nationalities she feels more like a global citizen, having lived and worked in 4 countries and visited more than 67. She lives in Winterthur with her daughter, cats and husband.
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.
I work with professionals in challenging environments (large multinationals and IBEX 35 companies) who need to develop new resources or skills. My approach is very practical and results-oriented.
Languages: Spanish and Catalan
Certification: International Coaching Federation. I have served as president of ICF Spain and have more than 15 years of experience.
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.
I have +10 years of work experience in commercial and digital transformation projects in companies such as Cencosud, Oracle and Uber across Latam. I am passionate about helping companies to develop new omnichannel capabilities to increase revenue and challenge status quo. As a cross functional digital commercial manager, I believe companies should develop projects and initiatives with the 4 Ps approach: people (always first), planet, purpose and last not least profit. I have had the opportunity to live and work in Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Spain, France, Canada and USA.
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 am a co-active coach, in that I try to help the person, management team or company to find their best strategy and capacity to solve whatever professional-development and business challenges may arise. From an existential point of view, it is about guiding the person or company in their pursuit of a goal to achieve transformation.
Languages: Spanish, English, Italian and Portuguese
Certification: EC Coach (EISMEA)
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.
Esteban is a Lecturer in the Department of Strategy and General Management at Esade. He has been the director of the Executive MBA for five years.
His main focus is on competitive strategy and entrepreneurship. He recently started developing a new area of interest related to values and strategic decision-making.
He enjoyed a long career in strategic marketing and sales at HP Inc. at the international level (Europe and United States). Previously, he worked as a consultant for KPMG in Spain and as a financial controller at Werfen Mexico.
Esteban serves on the board of trustees of two Jesuit foundations in Catalonia and is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Business Administration at Comillas Pontifical University in Madrid.
Ramon has been extensively involved in values education, strategy, digital platforms and socially responsible investment.
He is a board member or trustee for several non-governmental organisations, including the Esplai Foundation, the Adsis Foundation and Acció Solidària Contra l’Atur. He founded Spain’s first socially responsible investment fund, which is currently managed by CaixaBank.
He has served as general administrator of Esade and director of the Bachelor of Business Administration and Master of Science in Management programmes.
Before spending the last 20 years at Esade, his long career included stints as Project Director at Oxfam Intermon and Director of Internal Management at Esteve Química.
He directs the Programme for Discerning Leadership, which is organised by the Curia of the Society of Jesus and designed for senior executives of the Vatican and Catholic religious institutions.
Alberto Tubella is an international consultant with more than 20 years of experience in various industries, such as raw materials, automotive, industrial and consumer products and renewable energies. His career has been focused on foreign trade and internationalisation of SMEs.
He has held executive and management positions both nationally and internationally. For 5 years, he led the most important Spanish industrial investment in Turkey, a commercial and productive subsidiary of the BAMESA group. Subsequently, he was part of the management team of the industrial group IPM, for which he managed two of its plants and designed and implemented the international expansion strategy.
In the consulting field, he was a Market Analyst for ICEX (Spanish Foreign Trade Institute) both in the USA and Australia. He currently runs his own consultancy firm based in Sydney where he has lived for more than a decade.
Alberto holds a degree in Business Administration and a Master in Business Administration from ESADE and a Diploma in "International Strategy Management" from the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce.
As the current ESADE MBASA President, I am excited to join this network and represent the 2023 Cohort. Prior to beginning my MBA, I had a 11 year career with Marriott International and a Hotel Franchise company in progressive leadership roles in Marketing, Sales, and Event Management. My roles afforded me to work in a sector that drives nearly 11% of the global GDP. A desire to move internationally and gain knowledge of other cultures and working styles led me to ESADE.
The MBA is a space for me to explore other sectors and my insatiable passion for travel as I am quite flexible to where I land after the MBA. My focus is to move into a CEO or GM training program in late 2022 or early 2023.
Outside of my studies, I love spending time with my dog, cycling (a new hobby thanks to COVID), exploring the restaurant scene in Barcelona and of course as mentioned, my love for travel is never-ending. If I can be of any assistance, please reach out!
Consultor, mentor, headhunter y formador en liderazgo, talento y marca personal.
Ayudo a directivos y freelancers a conseguir sus mejores resultados potenciando su liderazgo y marca personal.
Soy Licenciado en Administración y Dirección de Empresas y MBA (Master in Business Administration) por E.S.A.D.E., donde también he cursado el postgrado de Liderazgo. Además, también cursé el Master en Trade Fair Management por la Univesity of Koln.
Actualmente, estoy estudiando la carrera de psicología en la Universidad de Lleida.
Tras varios años de utilizar la herramienta Clifton StrengthsFinder, he cursado el programa Accelerated Strengths Coaching en Madrid en 2018 y actualmente soy Gallup Strengths Certified Coach.
En mis más de 22 años de experiencia profesional he compaginado la dirección general de empresas (Fira de Lleida, Ros Roca SRN y SAGE Eurowin...) con mi faceta como consultor y emprendedor.
En el año 2001 fundé mi propia consultoría de marketing, Smart Marketing (www.smartmarketing.es); en estos más de 18 años hemos potenciado a más de un centenar de empresas e instituciones a través del marketing.
En el año 2013 fundé xaviroca.com, una empresa especializada en consultoría y formación en liderazgo, gestión de equipos y marca personal.
Además, soy socio fundador de Decelera y Torret Road SL, 2 empresas dedicadas al asesoramiento e inversión en startups tecnológicas.
A nivel docente, soy profesor asociado de la Universitat de Lleida (UdL) en temas de liderazgo, talento y marca personal. Colaborador académico de la I.Q.S., de E.S.A.D.E. y de la Universidad de Alicante. Además, he impartido numerosos cursos y seminarios en diferentes instituciones públicas y privadas.
En 2015 publiqué mi primer libro: "Desmárcate - desarrolla con éxito tu marca personal" www.xaviroca.com/desmarcate
Conferenciante habitual en temas liderazgo, talento y marca personal.
Graduada en ADE por ESADE (2014-2018).
Trabajo en Nestlé, en el graduate program de Marketing & Ventas. Durante un año tuve la oportunidad de conocer el mercado desde primera línea como gestora comercial. Actualmente estoy en el departamento de Perfect Store, respondiendo a las necesidades de los distintos negocios de Nestlé y asegurando que las estrategias en el punto de venta se lleven a cabo con éxito.
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.
Tech professional with a strong international background, extensive product experience and well-rounded managerial expertise in leadership positions across e-Commerce, cloud-based platforms and enterprise solutions. His career has taken him on a journey across multiple geographies, including the U.S., Europe and the Middle East, as well as it has made him a direct participant of new developments in the technology space as part of large corporations and scale-ups. He holds an MBA degree from Esade and a B.A. in Economics and Political Science from Jacobs University Bremen.
She is a graduate in Business Direction by Esade and Management by the University of Beijing. She is also a graduate of Psychology by UOC. She has been the first student to represent Esade on the international leadership program Future Leaders, which aims to form future global leaders with deep knowledge of China.
He has professional experience as a summer intern in investment banking in London (Goldman Sachs) and in strategic consultancy in Madrid (McKinsey ). Company). She will now be incorporated as a consultant into the offices of McKinsey . Company in New York.
Josuan holds a Bachelor in Law and ICT from the University of Deusto (2020). He completed the Double Master in Legal Practice + Intellectual Property, New Technologies and Data Protection at Esade Law School in 2021. He currently practises law in the Intellectual Property, New Technologies and Data Protection Department at Cuatrecasas and is a Legal Counsel Secondee at Adevinta.
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.
Ray Carbonell went from being Qnary’s first employee to their current CEO in just seven years. Ray has worked with founder Bant Breen from day 0, serving as a key player in Qnary’s growth and success, powering sustainable and scalable business practices across finances, operations, sales, ultimately building Qnary’s global footprint.
Qnary helps executives strengthen their reputation and grow their online presence through social media content, thought leadership and talent branding, ultimately raising their and their organization’s digital profile, driving brand awareness, talent retention and acquisition, as well as a number of other media and business opportunities. Qnary works with top executives from Fortune 500 companies across every industry including tech, finance, law, marketing, consumer goods, recruitment, and development.
Qnary’s unique approach, blending the efficiency of SaaS supported solutions and human-powered strategy, has positioned the company as an award-winning organization, including accolades such as Inc 500 and Entrepreneur 360 in 2018 and 2019. Under his guidance, Qnary has become a global organization, with offices across the US, Europe, and Asia. Ray’s leadership, curiosity, creativity, and aptitude for data-driven strategy has empowered the team at Qnary to go above and beyond, delivering incredible success for our clients.
Prior to joining Qnary, Ray held multiple analyst positions in private equity, venture capital, and investment consulting firms. He also ran operations, e-commerce, and the finance department at Solex Partners, a leading Spanish food company based in Chicago.
Ray’s passion has always been to elevate and grow businesses, through consulting and supporting executives on-and-offline. His experience in the financial consulting industry allows him to bring that level of understanding and management to Qnary and Qnary’s clientele.
Mariana de la Rosa joined Uría Menéndez in 2016 and is currently a senior associate.
She is an academic assistant in Private International Law at Esade Law School (Ramón Llull University) and in Civil Procedural Law in the Master in Legal Practice at Abat Oliba CEU University.
She has more than seven years of experience in litigation before the civil and commercial courts at all levels, as well as in commercial arbitration – both national and international – and consulting on commercial and bankruptcy matters. Mariana advises clients in Spain and abroad from various economic sectors. Her professional activity is focused on the following areas: civil liability, construction contracts, corporate conflicts, banking and sales contracts, bankruptcy law, claims arising from the purchase or sale of portfolios, and enforcement of real and personal guarantees.
Her mother tongues are Spanish and Catalan, she is fluent in English and French and has a basic German level.
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
I have experience in relationship selling for large corporations. I hold degrees in Telecommunications Engineering, a PDD from IE, and a Master's in Commercial Management and Marketing from ESADE Business School and have held positions of responsibility in sales of information technology, cloud, security, digital workforce, and customer relationship channels. I have sales experience with both the private sector and the public administration. I have been responsible for the business development and commercial management in national and international corporations and am a member of the Board of Directors of the Digital Business & ICT Club at ESADE Alumni. I am an active promoter of change and "making things happen.”
Core competencies:
• B2B Sales Team Management - sales for the corporate segment; setting and monitoring sales team objectives. Communication and team orientation towards achieving results.
• Strategic Account Management - experience in managing large accounts using Account Plan methodology for goal planning; executing strategic to tactical levels, business processes, market opportunities, key decision-making, and C-Level relationships.
• Business Development - analytical and creative thinking skills; achieving improvements by introducing new perspectives, ideas, and methods; adapting to changing market environments; proactively staying abreast of industry trends.
I enjoy helping companies break new ground. At AmFam, some of my responsibilities include Enterprise M&A as well as Tenney 110, our portfolio of adjacent businesses and venture studio. In this capacity, I, along with my colleagues, am working to deliver the insurance company of the future (which probably won’t look exactly like the insurer of today).
Prior to joining American Family, I was an investment banker in the US and the UK, where I advised insurance carriers, brokers and insurtech businesses (and pretty much anything related to insurance) on M&A, capital raising and other strategic matters.
I have co-authored several white papers on autonomous vehicles and insurance and have been quoted by The NY Times, LA Times and other publications in the US and abroad. I presented this work at the US Treasury in 2016.
I have lived and worked in the UK, Spain and Chile and originally began my post college career as a high school teacher where I realized that if I could get a room full of teenagers to focus on conjugating verbs, I could probably do other stuff, too.
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.
Adela Jimenez Roldan holds a bachelor’s in Business Administration from the Universidad Pablo de Olvide (Seville). Her postgraduate training includes the Executive Program in Public Sector Governance, Esade (2020-2021), the International Business Executive Program, Georgetown University (Washington, DC, 2019), and the International Business Program, Boston University (Massachusetts, USA 2006-2007).
She is a professional with more than 14 years of experience. During her career, she has worked in different business consulting sectors and in different international markets. She has done company internationalization projects, fundraising, trading and broker project coordination and jobs for management, consulting, advice and launching them.
Her experience in the public sector coupled with her strong knowledge of the paperwork involved in European funds has led her to currently work as a Public Funds consultant at Écija Advisory, where she is the national coordinator of all the assistance for companies.
Olga Wendling is a business leader striving to enable a more sustainable, equitable, and just world.
Born behind the "Iron Curtain," Olga was destined to stay in the box. Indeed, she unwillingly obtained a law degree to maintain a family tradition. However, she became a trial attorney, defending her clients against more powerful opponents.
The fall of the "Iron Curtain" opened up a new world of opportunities. Olga left Russia for Latin America and the US, learned three foreign languages, graduated with an MBA from HEC Paris, France, and built an international career.
She held executive roles in a variety of sectors and industries, working for companies ranging from Fortune 500 multinationals to startups. Olga's focus remained consistently on sustainable business growth and innovation, including:
She is also known for her ability to bring together multi-functional and geographically dispersed teams to reach ambitious business goals. Her favorite quote: "It always seems impossible until it’s done" (N. Mandela).
Throughout her 20+ years of professional career, Olga consistently innovated and challenged the status quo. One of her favorite projects was a global project for corporate-startup partnerships. Olga designed a proprietary methodology and interviewed over 100 partners and corporate managers to collect best practices and risk areas, with the final recommendations approved by the Board.
Having lived and worked in six countries over three continents, Olga has witnessed inequality, gender bias, and social disparities in society and the workplace. As a result, Olga decided to use her expertise to help build more transparent, collaborative, and open business ecosystems.
During the pandemic, Olga moved to California and started ex-change.space, a hybrid coaching platform for entrepreneurs. She translated her 20-year professional career into a holistic framework of online tools, signature trainings, and courses. Her goal was to support the growth of entrepreneurship as a vehicle for innovation and positive impact.
Back in Geneva, Olga has launched a new venture, Global Social Enterprise. It is a disruptive technology-enabled platform that unlocks hidden social wealth by recognizing the economic value of volunteering and other socially beneficial activities. The goal is to reduce economic disparities and foster gender equality, inclusivity, and sustainability.
Floris Ruys is currently a Senior Marketing Partnerships Executive at TEAM Marketing AG, working on delivering the sponsorship rights of the UEFA Champions League for FedEx, Heineken and PepsiCo. An avid football fan fascinated by all things 'sports business' he is targeting a long and successful career in the sports business world.
After joining Samsung Electronics UK in 2015 on the Graduate Scheme, he worked within the Product Management and Channel Marketing teams, leaving the company in July 2021 to pursue an MBA at Esade Business School.
During the MBA Floris joined the student board to take on the role of VP of Events and Student & Alumni Relations, to help bring the cohort together through a series of initiatives and events. In his spare time Floris enjoys travelling the world, learning languages (Italian & Spanish) and playing padel, tennis and ping pong.
Very happy to contribute to and learn from the fantastic Esade network; reach out if you would to connect!
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
Alejandro is a seasoned professional with 15 years of global project and program management experience across diverse sectors. He excels in strategic planning, business management, and contracts administration, demonstrating a unique blend of skills in people management and innovative technology solutions. Alejandro has successfully launched global initiatives, collaborated with major multilateral organizations, and built partnerships on five continents. His academic background includes a joint MBA and International Business master's degree and a Doctorate in Global Education. As a dedicated people manager, he prioritizes transparency and cohesive teamwork. Alejandro's career spans roles such as Program Management Specialist at The World Bank Group and Research and Development Lead at Brain and You.org. Currently a Contractor at the American Clean Power Association, he brings a wealth of experience to complex global projects, emphasizing efficiency and sustainability.
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.
Award-Winning Multilingual (English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese) International Supply Chain Professional.
Results driven business development leader with a 15+ year background in international sales, relationship management, new client acquisition, and key account management. Passionate for connecting clients to compelling opportunities within their market space.
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
Irene Juan Valeomillos is the current Marketing Director at MIVI Salud, where she stands out for her global vision and purpose-driven strategy. Her empathetic and solution-oriented approach has allowed her to excel in the fields of marketing and advertising.
Throughout her career, Irene has held key roles in planning and strategy, specializing in advertising media and account management. Her professional trajectory includes collaborations with renowned brands in Spain such as Renault, Coca Cola Company, McDonald's, Flying Tiger, Cervezas Victoria, and Twenix.
With a solid experience and a focus on innovation and effectiveness, Irene continues to drive the growth and success of MIVI Salud.
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.
More than 25 years of experience as a Human Resources executive with international responsibility in American and Spanish multinational companies in the Information Technology sector, all of which are market leaders. Extensive 'in-company' training in Coaching, Mentoring, Leadership, Professional Careers, Competency Development, Emotional and Relational Intelligence, and Conflict Management, among other areas.
Expert in positive intelligence, career development and redesign, leadership competency development, emotional and relational management, and conflict management.
Currently a member of the Coaches Community of the Lead Program at Esade.
Languages: Spanish and English.
Senior Consultant
Paris Makriyannis has more than 17 years experience in high level management and consulting for the elevators sector. More than 13 years engagement with historic cars, rallies, events organization and car restoration. More than 5 years experience in car evaluations and dealership.
Paris is a founding member and the head of the Greek Chapter of ESADE Alumni. He studied Business administration in the Athens University of Economics and Business and did his FTMBA in ESADE from 1999 to 2001.
He speaks fluently Greek, German, English, Spanish and mid-level of French. He lived and worked in Greece, Germany and Spain.
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”.
Teymur Mammadov (MBA Full Time 2022) is a Board Member of the Esade Alumni Chapter in Frankfurt. Originally from Baku, Azerbaijan, he has been living in Frankfurt for several years. Teymur has extensive experience in Master Data Management and Operations in the Pharmaceutical industry. Passionate about entrepreneurship, he co-founded a company focused on revolutionizing healthcare recruitment in the DACH region. Teymur enjoys good food, travel, and an active lifestyle. He is proud to be part of the Esade community, fostering collaboration and professional growth among alumni.
Priyanka Gelli is I am a Full-time MBA (2011 batch) graduate. After the MBA, she went back to my roots of continuing to pursue a career in Finance. She has worked in Equity Research with a special focus on the Banking Sector in India. However, her keen interest in the people development field eventually led her to become a qualified Life Coach. Today, she has her own practice in Mumbai and Coach Individuals from different lifestyles.
Hemal Thacker is a young professional with 3 years of experience in IT industry and 2+ years in the hospitality industry. He has done his B.E in Computer Science from University of Mumbai and MBA from ESADE Business School, Spain. He is currently leading the partnerships and acquisitions team at a hospitality start up, Vista Rooms. Over the 5+ years of work experience, he has developed expertise in Strategic Business Development, Sales Strategy and B2B Marketing.
Instagram: hemalthacker
Anna Fos Llopart (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.
Maria is a Senior Business Analyst in an internal consulting team at Wayfair, the largest furniture e-commerce worldwide. She joined this fast paced environment in 2016, after completing her International BBA at ESADE, which gave her the opportunity to study in Singapore and work as a Strategic Consultant in Arthur D. Little. Maria is always looking for new challenges and adventures both personally and professionally, and strives for having a positive social impact.
Fernando Díaz es Licenciado en Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales por la Universidad Complutense y Executive Master in Public Administration por ESADE. En la actualidad, es Director de Sector Público en IMCS, donde lidera las actividades de consultoría y transformación digital para Gobiernos y Administraciones.
Antes de su incorporación en 2016, ha desarrollado su carrera profesional a lo largo de los últimos veinte años en el ámbito de la consultoría estratégica y tecnológica en empresas como KPMG, Arthur Andersen, Telefónica o Iecisa, tanto en España como en EMEA y LATAM.
Ha trabajado para los Ministerios de Justicia, Industria, Sanidad y Medio Ambiente, para la Agencia Tributaria, Renfe, Correos, AENA, el Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear, así como para múltiples Agencias, Gobiernos Autonómicos, Diputaciones y Cabildos insulares.
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.
Telecommunications Engineer from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) and MBA from ESADE Business School.
Francesc is the CIO of Cuatrecasas since 1998. He was named CIO of the year 2017 and is a member of the Board of the ESADE Alumni Digital Business club as well as of CIOs.cat
Passionate about leading continuous change, he has promoted the role of the IT Business Partner to promote an agile and transformative culture, as well as to ensure that IT is a deep connoisseur of the business and captures of new value projects.
He is currently focusing on the digital transformation of the firm through various strategic axes such as digital training, open innovation, etc:
In 2016, with Telefónica Open Future as its allies, it launched a pioneering open innovation initiative creating Cuatrecasas Acelera, the first acceleration program for legaltech startups.
Gemma is the Director of Marketing and a member of the Management Committee at Aramark. She has 25 years of experience in the food sector (consumer goods, retail and services), where she has worked for leading national and multinational companies. She has solid experience in marketing, retail, sales and purchasing. Gemma has a global vision of business and analytical capacity for decision-making. She is also proactive and used to leading multidisciplinary teams and working on international projects. She is interested in innovation and the digital transformation of companies. She is a key ambassador of EJE&CON Barcelona and currently coordinates the EngageMEN programme.
Gemma is a founding member of WERock Capital, a group of female business angels who invest in pre-seed/seed stage startups with at least one woman on the founding team. She received a scholarship take part in the Santander W50 Women on Boards programme at UCLA in 2019. A total of 42 such scholarships are awarded worldwide.
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.
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
Licenciada en el BBA de ESADE 2020. Olimpia inició su carrera profesional con el programa SUD de ESADE, colaborando como consultora social en un proyecto cafetero del Corregimiento de Las Hermosas (Chaparral, Colombia). Al finalizar el SUD, se incorporó como Retail Intern en Ulabox, donde descubrió un gran interés por el sector de la distribución alimentaria, del cual más tarde, realizaría el TFG, ganando la Mención de Honor de los Premios TFG BBA 2020. Actualmente, está continuado su carrera en Findus España, donde trabaja como Customer Category & Trade Marketing Intern, formándose y aprendiendo cada día más sobre el FMCG, sector en el que quiere seguir enfocándose para tener éxito.
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• International Tax Law, ESADE, MLT 19
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Corporate lawyer. Specialist in M&A and Private Equity, International taxation, accounting & financial analysis. Active in ESADE Alumni Social (Latin America). Mentor for young entrepreneurs
Sport fanatic with passion for nature. Fond of Trekking Boot Camps. Focus on tech innovation, IT solutions #DigitalFutureSociety.
Key words: #circulareconomy #enviroment #sustainability #SustainableDevelopmentGoals
I am a Finance professional with more than 15 years of international experience within controlling, performance management, business partnering, sales force efficiency, accounting and audit.
After completing the Lic&MBA at ESADE, I started my career back home, in Barcelona, working for PricewaterhouseCoopers as Auditor and Financial Transactions Analyst. Looking for an international experience, I moved to London to join Medtronic's Internal Audit team, working in more than 14 different countries while obtaining the ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) certification.
Looking to broaden my horizons, I completed the full time MBA at the London Business School, specializing in Finance and being a board member of its Healthcare club. Upon graduation, I joined the Finance Development Program at Novartis in their headquarters in Basel, Switzerland, where I worked in five different Finance departments, from accounting, to treasury and including controlling and performance management.
I have lived and worked for the past six years in Oslo, working first as Finance and Sales Force Efficiency Manager at Novartis and currently for JDE (Friele coffee), leading its Finance team.
I speak Catalan, Spanish, English and Norwegian and enjoy learning new languages.
I am married, have three kids and I love modern dance, jazz and tap dancing.
Àmplia experiència en l’assessorament i auditoria d’empreses del sector de consum, turisme, gestió patrimonial, telecomunicacions i sector públic, gràcies als més de 13 anys de carrera professional tan a Deloitte com anteriorment a Arthur Andersen. Addicionalment, també vaig ocupar els càrrecs de responsable d’Administració del Grup i Director d’Auditoria Interna i Compliment Normatiu al Grup Pyrénées.
Sóc Lic&MBA per ESADE, i disposo de titulació específica sobre les Normes Internacionals de Comptabilitat del Sector Públic (NICSP) i àmplia experiència tan en NIIF com en normativa comptable andorrana i espanyola.
Entre les meves aficions, sóc un apassionat de la muntanya i del es activitats que s’hi poden practicar, però principalment de les curses i de l’esquí de muntanya.
Nacida en Barcelona. Supongo que, debido a mi doble nacionalidad, siempre he buscado entornos internacionales. Me apasionan los nuevos retos, los cambios, viajar y la gente. Tengo más de 12 años de experiencia en Hosteleria, Retail y Consultoría en diferentes países principalmenteen el área de RRHH. Soy una defensora de la importancia de las habilidades en un entorno como el que vivimos hoy que tanto nos puede diferenciar como grandes líderes.
With more than 15 years of experience in the creation and development of marketing strategies, Cristina has held various marketing positions at Red Bull. She has been the Chief Marketing Officer at Llaollao since 2021.
Her expertise revolves around brand positioning and the development of business strategies in different markets, setting and meeting marketing and sales objectives, and developing and consolidating brand image over the long term.
She holds a Bachelor a Telecommunications Engineering and an Executive Master in Marketing and Sales from Esade (2016). She also completed the Digital Business programme at Santa Clara University.
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I guide my clients in creating satisfying career paths as well as dealing with challenges. My coachees range from diplomats to entrepreneurial professionals, working in corporations or building up their own ventures. Leaving your comfort zone may be scary at times, but it is a very rewarding growth experience. It’s lonely at the top, so having a trusted sparring partner who gives you honest and appreciative feedback is key. My coaching is resource- and system-oriented, but my toolbox comprises many more approaches which I apply in particular situations.
- Languages: Spanish, German, English, Portuguese, French
- Certifications: GPI (r) Coach
- Specialities: Executive Coaching and Leadership Development/ Career Coaching – Evaluation and Transition
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.
He has more than 20 years of experience leading strategic and business transformation projects in the public and private sectors, particularly in the media and telecommunications industries. In the last four years, he has focused on digital transformation programmes.
He holds a Bachelor in Computer Engineering and has received complementary executive training at various business schools, including Esade, Santa Clara University (United States), IESE and La Salle (EMDB ‘17 and PMD ‘11 at Esade, MGTI ‘05 at La Salle).
He currently serves as Director of the Digital Transformation Programme of Andorra. Before that, he served as Director of the Digital Transformation Programme of Andorra Telecom and Interim Director of the ActuaTech Foundation, where he developed the Smart Country Master Plan for Andorra.
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
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!
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.
Professional with more than ten years of international professional experience in multinationals and technology companies, specialized in growth, optimization and expansion of companies.
He has experience in management of commercial teams, marketing (CX) and innovation, as well as in the development of new products and services, with a strategic and 360º vision of the business and focused on the ROI of projects and corporate EBITDA.
Currently, he is a director of several technology companies whose core business is technology 4.0 and the user-centric experience (customer-centric approach).
Lorena is CEO and a shareholder at Tekton Labs, an innovation, design, and technology company. Thanks to her strategic focus and long-term vision, she has driven Tekton’s growth in various regions around the world, in particular, in the North American market.
Before joining Tekton, Lorena worked for a variety of companies in the HR and marketing areas. Throughout her career, she has stood out for consistently creating value through her focus on action and her ability to make things happen.
With a solid education in business management and an Esade MBA, Lorena is a leader who can transform companies, nurture a culture based on learning, and inspire high-performance teams.
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.
Leading and doing business through ownership and collaboration; having the courage to take action and achieve goals through the power of togetherness. Thanks to my international and multicultural profile, I have learned to lead in unknown environments. Through 5 different countries as both an intrapreneur and entrepreneur, I learned to share and connect with people to deliver results and lead projects from ideas to end results. As a nimble leader with almost 15 years of global experience, I am eager to keep trying, testing, and learning in a new and fast-paced environment with a strategic vision and a growth mindset to make both our people and our business prosper.
I have ten years of experience leading strategic planning, financial analysis, and project evaluation departments in multinational companies in several sectors (retail, testing-inspection-certification, and healthcare).
I love to travel and discover new places, people, and cultures. Undoubtedly, one of the most valued experiences in my career has been the opportunity to work with multicultural teams.
Now, I am back in Santiago after spending four years living in Peru and Spain.
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.
As a technology enthusiast and expert in optimizing business solutions with a solid foundation in Business Intelligence (BI) and Artificial Intelligence (AI), I've dedicated my career to assisting leading companies around the globe in reaching their goals. With over 25 years of experience in international corporations, including Microsoft, Baan-Infor-SSA Global, and Software AG, I've led projects in various countries. This has equipped me with invaluable adaptability and problem-solving skills that are crucial in any business setting.
Originally from Spain, I've lived and worked in the Netherlands, Uruguay, United Arab Emirates, Spain, and Portugal, and I've journeyed to 42 countries. I currently reside in Dublin, Ireland. This global exposure has granted me a unique insight into diverse cultures and lifestyles, honing my adaptability and problem-solving skills. As an avid traveler, having circumnavigated the globe over 13 times, I've gained an unparalleled perspective on different cultures.
I have worked with over 100 international companies such as Indra, Airbus, Accenture, PwC, Real Madrid, Everis, Oracle, Nivea, Esade, Microsoft, Matsa, Celgene, Otis, Sa Nostra, Kaiku, ITP, Living Forever, Gas Natural, and Las Rozas Village, among others.
My approach is rooted in the Autocoaching methodology, and I'm renowned as the "happiness expert", nominated for the world's most prestigious well-being award, the United Nations Executive Education Initiative, for my innovative solution, Happiness Play. Additionally, as an international speaker in 11 countries and having virtual speaking experience in 13 countries, I've addressed audiences of up to 5,000 individuals.
My educational background includes an Executive MBA from Esade and certifications in coaching, NLP, and Spiral Dynamics. This empowers me to apply critical thinking to my research and to foster collaborative processes for sustainable environments. I'm the creator of a new happiness technology, HappinessPlay, with an AI focus, enabling individuals to take control of their lives and find greater joy. I'm also the author of several books, including "Autocoaching: How to Get the Best Out of Yourself" published in 7 languages, "Autocoaching to Awaken" (Ed. LID), "AchievingHappiness.com", and “Zero Stress: 20 Days in the Life of a Happiness Expert”.
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”
Manel Sellarés is currently the president of Turris Panem S.L., a company that manufactures and sells high-end baked goods. At this company, he has developed and expanded a major network of points of sale of top-quality artisan bread in Barcelona.
He spent 15 years as the CEO of Frida Alimentaria and was later at Europastry when it was absorbed by Frida when the two companies merged.
Manel has a Bachelor’s in industrial engineering from the School of Industrial Engineering of Barcelona. He also earned a Master’s in Business Administration from Esade in 1982 and graduated from the University of Chicago’s Executive Development Program in 2000.
Manel also has experience as a trainer and coach and has taught several courses based on personal development and leadership.
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.
Partner at Mercer Marsh Benefits Spain & Wealth Leader
More than 25 years of experience advising multinationals on transforming their business strategy via people. David has held different positions in Mercer and has become a partner in Mercer Marsh Benefits and Wealth in Spain.
He is an expert in helping companies redefine the working world, reshaping the results of retirement, and investing in employees to facilitate their health and wellbeing.
He has a degree in Actuarial and Financial Sciences from Carlos III University and a PMD from Esade. He is a member of the Spanish Actuaries’ Institute and is certified as an Insurance Mediator.
Professional in public management, with over 20 years of experience, graduated in Business Administration from ADE-URV, MBA from Eada, Management Control from Esade, with postgraduate studies in management, and legal and economic oversight of entities, in Teaching and University Management - URV.
Specialist in economic management issues and viability plans, always linked to the service sector, first in consultancy and later in a management team, providing a global and strategic vision and driving cross-cutting projects.
Enthusiastic, visionary, and committed to the growth and success of the organizations she collaborates with. With a combination of innovation, rigor, and a cross-cutting vision, she launches initiatives, both public and private, that not only generate benefits but also add value to grow teams, projects, organizations, and society.
Associate professor at URV, and highly involved in the business world, serving on the executive committee of the Economists Association and the equality commission.
Now, launching L'Energètica de Catalunya, from the Financial and Transversal Services Directorate. "Make it happen" is her motto.
Valentino’s goal in life is to shorten distances between people by supporting the development and innovation of the transportation industry, enabling a globally connected world.
In Dubai since 2019, he has been effortlessly striving to advance the regional’s transportation industry, first in Dubai Airports and more recently with his own consulting company GTM, which operates across the GCC region. Holding an executive Master in Marketing and Sales and an MBA, Valentino comes from a technical background in Aerospace Engineering and has extensive experience in Airport Strategic Management, Project & Contract Management as well as Business Development working both with government authorities and in the private sector.
When not on an airplane nor a train traveling to his next destination, Valentino enjoys scuba diving, skiing, studying, cooking and exploring new cities.
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.
After earning a Bachelor’s degree in Global Governance, Economics, and Legal Order from Esade in 2023 as part of the first graduating class, Alejandra Borrell Fisas’s career has been guided by her interest in public policy and business management. She has worked in the European Parliament, where she contributed to the FEMM (Women’s Rights and Gender Equality) and EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs) committees. She later served as a Business Analyst at DAMM, where she gained invaluable business analysis skills. Alejandra is currently about to start the ICEX-CECO Master’s in International Management with the goal of furthering her knowledge of management and international business.
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.
Soy Business Angel y me considero un impulsador de proyectos e ideas. Me dedico a conectar personas y proyectos que creo que pueden estar relacionados entre sí y ayudo al establecimiento aquí en Colombia de empresas extranjeras. Soy mentor en la aceleradora Rockstart
Currently, in Learning & Development at Reliance's Distributed Renewable Energy business in Mumbai. I am also a Teach For India fellow.
Passionate about environmental conservation, I spend my time birding and finding ways to lead a minimal lifestyle.
Juan Manuel’s long career has been dedicated to the healthcare and hospital sectors, including posts in hospital management, national and international hospital consultancy, comprehensive project management for new health centres in Europe, Africa, Asia and America, and the management of service suppliers for the design, construction, fitting-out, maintenance and running of hospitals
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Bachelor of Business Administration and Master of Business Administration ESADE I started my professional career in Smartmission, a German start-up introduced in Spain by United Surgical Partners. It provided an integral supply management platform for medical assets through Internet. Then I joined USP Hospitales, where I was involved in all functional areas and departments, from Finance, Procurement and Strategy areas, to leading the definition and implementation of the Quality and Patient Care Department in all USP hospitals. I performed a management role, taking care of budget, forecast, business plans, operations and processes, leading the respective teams.
In 2012, I joined Antares Consulting, a consultancy firm specialized in strategy, management and technology in health, life sciences and social services, as a Sales and Quality Manager. Two years later, I co-founded Dubitat, the first global mobile platform for healthcare professionals intended to solve the doubts of their own patients, while maintaining their privacy and information confidentiality, charging for this service.
Google Sr. Technology Consultant - Product Manager
Diego is a deeply analytical, technology consultant, product manager, self-starter, and independent thinker who knows how to roll up his sleeves to create solutions to problems that have not been tackled yet.
10 years of experience implementing highly customized technology solutions for world-class Tech, Biotech, Finance, Manufacturing, and Insurance companies to address most critical issues in Commercial Operations and Strategy. Advising internal management and client decision-makers by presenting data findings based on deep analysis of marketing metrics and their correlation to sales growth.
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.
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I’m an entrepreneur based in Milan and I was named in the Top 10 list of the Most Engaged Marketers in Italy issued by LinkedIn.
I'm currently advising & consulting Startups, SME & Big Corporations on the themes of Growth, Innovation, Digital & Entrepreneurship, organizing the events of Startup Grind Milano, the biggest community of entrepreneurs & startups of the country, teaching Digital Marketing & Entrepreneurship in various universities, and organizing the largest event in Europe on Growth Hacking, the "Growth Hacking Day".
I hold a Master of Science (MSC) in Marketing Management from ESADE Business School of Barcelona, a CEMS Master in International Management, and a Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA) from the Bocconi University of Milan.
Head of Digital Marketing in Abril Real Estate Group
Administrator of the Universidad del Pacífico Marketing specialist. Senior with +9 years of work experience in marketing, commercial management, product development and new business in the technology, last mile logistics, banking, startup and real estate sectors. With disruptive vision and focus on digital transformation.
Committed to the education, teaching and digital training of people, entrepreneurs and organizations as a professor of postgraduate courses and specialization programs.
With great multicultural life experience between Peru, Venezuela, Spain and Sweden. Nature lover Globetrotters in search of new learning and cultural experiences.
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.
Joan holds a Bachelor in Industrial Engineering. He began his career at Nestlé and later became a strategic consultant at Cluster (now Oliver Wyman). For the last 15 years, he has been the CEO of Productos Montblanc SL and JSSL, companies founded by his great-grandfather in 1925 in the chemical, engineering and real-estate sectors.
He collaborates with non-profits related to the sport of sailing, including the Altafulla Yacht Club, the Catalan Sailing Federation and the Royal Spanish Sailing Federation. He also collaborates with social and cultural institutions, mainly in the Conca de Barberà region, through Fundació Martí l’Humà – Tot Conca.
As general manager of the family office of a leading European business group, Cristina is privileged to work with a team of great professionals. She previously worked at Banco Sabadell, where she gained 19 years of professional experience and which she will always consider to be her home. Her goal in joining the Esade Alumni Finance Club is to contribute new ideas and give something back to Esade.
Gustavo is a Financial Services Manager at KPMG. He is a board member of the Esade Alumni Young Finance Club and is passionate about finance and the banking industry.
After completing his studies at Esade, he joined KPMG and specialised in the financial sector. There, he gained extensive experience in audits of international banking groups such as Deutsche Bank. He has also carried out other specialised work in the financial industry, having participated in the asset quality review led by the Bank of Spain and the European Central Bank. Over the course of his career at KPMG, he has gained experience in the implementation of new regulations in the industry and has worked on various projects related to the restructuring of the Spanish financial sector, in addition to consulting work and transaction services for banks.
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.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stefano.audone
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
Passionately curious, with a strong interest in Geopolitics and International Relations. Sailing for a hobby.
Alfredo is the COO of VLaunch, a blockchain unicorn startup. Before joining the VLaunch leadership team, he worked as a Consultant in the Middle East office of BCG. He has previous experience in Investment Banking and Private Equity where he participated in projects in TMT, Oil&Gas and Real Estate covering the EMEA region. Pro-bono, he also holds office as elected Secretary of the Spanish Resident Council in the UAE for a 4-year term ending in May 2025.
Alfredo graduated from Esade Business School in Barcelona with an MSc in Finance.
For over eight years, he has held various positions in the Marketing and Sales departments at Reckitt. He is an enthusiastic collaborator and board member of two NGOs in Barcelona: Entrecultures and Entxartxad, both of which have projects in developing countries.
Originally from Canada, Katharine is a Professor of Communication Strategy and Applied Neuroscience in the Executive Education programmes at Esade Business & Law School (Executive MBA, Executive Master in Global Governance and Progresa, an executive programme for emerging leaders organised by Deloitte and Esade). She is a well-known public speaker, having given talks at European Women in Tech, Microsoft Switzerland, PepsiCo, HP, General Electric, Lenovo, Bayer, Repsol Innovation & Technology Hub, EIT Health 2021, Facebook and Amazon Dubai. She has served as a mentor on public speaking and pitch-deck management for more than 800 startups from world-class accelerators in Spain and the European Union, where she has helped to raise more than €120 million in public and private funds. She is a mentor for Wayra (Telefónica) and Wayra’s Scale Up Women and The Thinx 5G, as well as for Barcelona World Mobile Capital. Katharine is the CEO of Swala Ventures, which invests in pre-seed and seed tech startups, particularly those focused on AR, MR, IoT and AI technologies. She is a member of the Mentoring and Coaching Network (MCN) of EIT Health, the Professional Women’s Network (PWN) and F10 Global. She has spoken at the conferences of the Society of Women Engineers in Europe, the European Union, APAC GMAT and the STEM Women’s Conference 2021.
Se inició profesionalmente en el área financiera en Fluidra, y ha ocupado y ejercido funciones de dirección y de consejera en las diferentes participadas del grupo familiar. Des de febrero del 2016 hasta julio 2019 Consejera Dominical de Fluidra.
Desde 1998 es Consejera Delegada de Dispur, S.L., brazo inversor del Family Office de la familia Planes, desarrollando actividades en los sectores Inmobiliario, Inversión Financiera y Private Equity.
Julio 2020 fundadora de Fundació Vinne, donde ejerce de Presidenta del Patronato.
Miembro de FOMM (Family Office Managers Meetings) asociación vinculada a la FOX (Family Office Exchange) de EEUU.
Jaime-Enrique is a co-founder and co-CEO, alongside his brother Paco, of Conren Tramway, a real estate investment and management company focused on investing in and developing office, residential and mixed-use buildings. He is also a board member of the Association of Construction Developers of Catalonia (APCE) and a member of the Urban Land Institute.
Before founding Conren Tramway, Jaime-Enrique worked in the financial industry of London, where he lived for 20 years. During that time, he was a partner responsible for Iberia at a European private equity fund and worked for 11 years in the investment banking and M&A departments of Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan.
He holds a Lic&MBA from Esade a Bachelor in Law from the University of Barcelona. He received a scholarship from La Caixa in the United Kingdom. He is also a graduate of the Executive Program for Growing Companies at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He has frequently collaborated with faculty from Esade’s Department of Economics and Finance, teaching classes in subjects organised by this department.
He was a co-founder and, for 13 years, president of the United Kingdom Chapter of Esade Alumni. He served as treasurer and vice chair of the British Spanish Society, a foundation that promotes UK-Spain relations. He has sat on the board of several organisations in Spain, including SARquavitae and Consorci de Salut i Social de Catalunya.
Dr.-Ing. in Electronics technology with 20+ years of expertise in the automotive industry, specialized in the fields of embedded software, hardware design and system & network architectures, with a proven track record of value creation in both exploitation (product development) and exploration (advanced engineering and applied research) disciplines. Along his career, he has been with Tier 1 & 2 companies from US, Germany and China, and has contributed to the successful launch of many commercial projects for OEMs in Europe and Asia, like BMW, Audi, Porsche, Jaguar Land Rover and Renault/Nissan, among others.
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.
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.
After twenty-eight years working for various multinationals, he joined the ESADE Department of People Management and Organisation as Lecturer in 2011.
He was the Founder and first Director of Universitas Telefónica, the Spanish telecom's corporate university. In 2005 he led the team responsible for defining Campus Universitas Telefónica's strategic model and design and implementing its launch. During his tenure as Director (2005-2010), Universitas Telefónica offered 17 programmes to more than 5,500 executives from the 23 countries where the company has a presence.
From the outset, the focus of Universitas Telefónica's academic programme concentrated on developing leadership as a key element to create a new corporate culture, communicate the company's business strategy and encourage the exchange of ideas and practices between executives.
Professor Rovira joined Grupo Telefónica in 1997 as Sub-Director General for Telefónica International's Business Development Area. He participated in defining and implementing the company's strategy for its expansion in specific Latin American and Caribbean countries. As a result of the latter, the Telefónica Centroamérica joint venture was created, and mobile phone services were implemented in Guatemala and El Salvador.
In 1999, he participated as Head of Strategic Development in the international expansion of Atento, Grupo Telefónica's call centre subsidiary. In 2001, he moved to Terra as Global Director of Human Resources from which he led the internet company's restructuring and integration in Telefónica. He was later named Sub-Director General for Telefónica in Catalonia.
Before joining Grupo Telefónica, he worked in the banking sector for fifteen years, first for BBVA and then Banco Santander, working in the international and transactional banking areas.
As Head of International Legal Services at BBVA, he was very active in the bank's shares being traded in the leading markets around the world. Worth highlighting from his experience at Banco Santander are the design and development of e-banking and cash management services for companies.
Currently, he is Vice Chair for Iberia at the Oxford Leadership Academy and a member of its international faculty.
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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.
I have specialised in health innovation for 15 years. I have a PhD in Biochemistry and Biomedicine from UCM, a CORE from Harvard Business School and a PMD from Esade. I care about my plant population, I enjoy the cultural scene from live music to contemporary art, and in my free time I like to attend conferences.
My career in health innovation has included positions in big pharma, research centres, hospitals, startups, venture capital and government agencies. I have held technical and leadership roles in operations, strategy, R&D, value creation and investment, building value proposals that involve various stakeholders and countries. With a focus on impact, inclusivity and sustainability, I entered politics as Chief of Staff in the Department of University, Innovation, and Digital Transformation in the Government of Navarre. Today, I improve the European environment for innovation as an Advisor on Innovation, Industrial Policy and Digital in the European Parliament in Brussels.
On the social side, I founded and presided over PRISMA, an association for affective-sexual and gender diversity in science, technology and innovation, and ComunicaBiotec, an association for biotechnology communicators. I previously led the Health 2.0 Madrid Digital Health meetings.
As an immunologist, I have published various articles in specialised journals, mentored various startups and participated in the faculty of various acceleration programmes. I also write opinion articles on innovation for various Spanish media outlets.
I am originally from Santiago de Compostela, Spain, and I am fluent in Italian, English, Catalan and French, although my native languages are Galician and Spanish . I currently live in Brussels, Belgium, and I fly regularly to Madrid and Barcelona. You can follow me on @erreuvedos.
Dr. Roi Villar Vázquez
Innovation and General Management.
Spanish cell: +34 600288873
Skype: roivillarv
Damián Vallejo is a partner at the New York office of Dunning Rievman & MacDonald LLP. Damián focuses on dispute resolution, and he has experience in civil and common-law legal systems. His practice revolves around representing companies, states and individuals in commercial arbitration, investment arbitration and commercial litigation. Damián also advises clients on the structuring and restructuring of investments under international investment treaties, and he represents clients in commercial disputes in U.S. courts on matters related to the enforcement and challenge of arbitral awards. He also advises funds specializing in litigation finance, helping them to assess the disputes in which they may invest and to negotiate and structure that investment.
Damián is an Adjunct Professor at the Fordham University Law School. He currently serves as the vice-president of the New York and Washington, D.C. chapter of the Spanish Arbitration Club and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and the European Chinese Arbitrators Association (ECCA).
He has a Master’s in International Legal Studies from the Georgetown University Law Centre in Washington, D.C. and a Bachelor’s and Master’s in Law from ESADE Law School. Before becoming a partner at Dunning Rievman & MacDonald, Damián worked on the international arbitration teams at Cooley and Chadbourne & Parke in New York and at Albors Galiano & Portales in Barcelona
I am an experienced executive with a strong background in the pharmaceutical industry. Currently, I serve as the Executive President at Grupo Profármaco, a Spanish company specializing in marketing pharmaceutical products in Central America and the Dominican Republic. In this role, I oversee the operations of wholly-owned subsidiaries in seven countries and lead a team of 100 sales representatives responsible for promoting and distributing both our own portfolio and products from international laboratories.
My career journey also includes serving as the Business Development Director at Grupo Profármaco, where I conducted market analyses and developed business plans for licensing-in products. I focused on therapeutic areas such as Obstetrics/Gynecology, Pediatrics, Urology, Gastroenterology, Rheumatology, and General Medicine.
In terms of education, I completed an Executive Coach program at IE Business School. Additionally, I hold a Master's degree in Management of Pharmaceutical Companies from IE Business School and a Bachelor's and MBA in Business Administration from Esade.
Throughout my career, I have demonstrated strong leadership, business acumen, and strategic thinking in the pharmaceutical industry. I am passionate about driving growth, developing successful marketing strategies, and delivering exceptional results for the organizations I work with.
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.
Biopharma executive & consultant with a proven track record in design & execute high-quality strategic solutions, achieve growth-oriented commercial strategies, drive operational efficiencies & market innovative healthcare services. Awarded for Strategic and Innovative projects in different career stages.
Executive MBA ESADE 2019 / Telecommunications Engineer / ICT Degree /
Senior business development manager used to integrate technology into all business areas to change how companies operate and deliver value to customers.
Fifteen years of work in global project management positions to co-found 3 SaaS start-ups and participate as a senior advisor with an edge-tech perspective.
Strong academic and research profile. Specializations in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) field and how these businesses converge with politics.
Teaching Assistant at the University of Chicago for the Artificial Intelligence and Data Science for Leaders program. ESADE tutor for the Final Degree Projects and in-Company projects. http://CAIDP.org member for whom I conduct research and studies in AI and its relation with democratic values and the rule of law.
I enjoy electronic music, philosophical studies, and writing essays in English and Spanish about the impact that digital spheres of influence interact and emerge in what we understand as reality.
I was born in Argentina, lived in several countries, and have Italian nationality. I like to learn about subjective cultures and languages.
I'm based in Leuven, Belgium working as EMEA Account Executive and business and partnership development manager at ImmuniWeb, a Geneva-based company delivering AI/ML leveraged cybersecurity platforms with a presence in more than fifty countries after starting as a Geneva-based start-up four years ago.
With a bachelor’s in Business Administration, he has 15 years of experience in the fitness industry, where he has led the development, professionalization, and growth of chains of sports facilities in administrative and managerial roles.
A professor in the Master’s in Managing Sports Facilities at the University of Alcalá de Henares, he is currently the general manager of the chain of smart priced gyms Dreamfit, a benchmark thanks to its disruptive positioning on innovation and profitability in the industry in Spain.
Originally from Cagliari, I now live in Milan after experiences in Spain, the UK and China. I am proud father of a 2 year old boy and soon to be (December) of a girl.
I have started my career in marketing at Sony in Barcelona and then moved to the UK where I pursued product marketing roles for an additional 2 years. In 2015 I decided to switch careers to e-commerce and moved to Amazon before joining Alibaba Group in Hangzhou the next year.
Since 2018 I am back to Milan where I was part of the founding team of Alibaba locally. I currently lead the European Customer Success team to support European SMEs exporting through Alibaba.com platform.
I hold a Master of Science (MSc) in Marketing Management from ESADE Business School in Barcelona and a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Management from Bocconi University in Milan.
I have an out of scale yellow personality; people and relationships are what give me energy everyday!
This is probably the least thing you would read by someone who has a Ph.D. in Industrial Chemistry and has spent many many years wearing a white coat behind a laboratory bench. But that's me.
I grew up in Milan. I moved to Santa Barbara, California, for my Ph.D.. I have spent one year in Angers, France, for a post-doctoral research program and then I moved back to Milan, but only to decide to move out again to Amsterdam.
In The Netherlands, I developed my passion for business which took me to enroll in Esade and attend the EMBA program in 2019.
I am currently working in procurement for a large multinational chemical company, but I am very attracted by the entrepreneurial ecosystem. So much that I gave birth to two start-ups.
If you don't see me in the office talking to my colleagues, I am probably scuba diving in some tropical sea!
Chanakya Shah es un profesional experimentado, con un diverso historial que ha desarrollado en la India, España, Nigeria, los EAU y Canadá.
Con varios años de experiencia en start-ups, multinacionales y empresas familiares, Chanakya posee una combinación única de experiencia analítica y habilidad para los negocios. Como analista de datos, ha perfeccionados sus capacidades estadísticas y analíticas, facilitando la resolución de problemas y la toma de decisiones desde un enfoque basado en datos. Además, su experiencia de gestión de empresas familiares le ha proporcionado una comprensión profunda de la importancia de la colaboración, la gestión de recursos y la adaptabilidad para lograr el éxito. Sirviéndose de sus múltiples conocimientos y habilidades, Chanakya sentó las bases para constituir la empresa Thycure Pharma Private Limited en 2022, con la visión de mejorar las vidas de los pacientes y de sus familias, proporcionándoles medicinas de alta calidad.
Es graduado en Comercio y en Contabilidad y Finanzas por la Universidad de Bombay y MSc in Marketing por Esade Business School. Se graduó por Esade en 2011.
Master's degree in Information Society and Knowledge from the UOC and Diploma in Labor Relations from the University of Oviedo, where he also studied Philosophy. Holds a Master's in Human Resources Management from the Center for Financial Studies, completed the Executive Management Program (PADE) at INDAE, the Executive Development Program (PDD) at ESADE, and completed the Digital Transformation Program at MIT PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION, along with numerous courses and programs related to business management and its environment.
His last 25 years of professional career have been linked to improving organizational management and regulatory compliance. He served as Quality and Environment Director at the Asturian engineering and project management company INGEMAS, S.A (now part of the TSK group), and from 2002 to 2020, he was the director of the AENOR delegation in the Principality of Asturias, where he led the company's territorial development plan.
He actively participates in various regional forums and has been a professor in various Master's programs and training programs organized by the University of Oviedo, ICEX, the Asturian Innovation Club, or the Chambers of Commerce. He is a founding partner of Óptima Tres Consultores, a company specialized in business cooperation projects. Currently, he works as a consultant and independent advisor in several Asturian companies from various sectors (communication, energy and waste management, strategic consulting, Artificial Intelligence, digital transformation, and regulatory compliance).
Graduate from Ecole Polytechnique Paris (Master of Science in Engineering 1996 – Applied Mathematics) and ENSTA (Master of Science in Engineering 1999- Applied Mathematics and computer science)
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.
Jordi Mora is the President of Pimem, the Federation of Small and Medium Enterprises of Mallorca, and the Fourth Vice President of Conpymes. Additionally, he is the managing partner of Urban Hostel Palma and Escola Superior Balear.
Married with two children, Jordi is passionate about sports, reading, music, and cinema. He loves new business projects and is always seeking opportunities to innovate and grow.
Jordi studied at Esade, where he completed the Executive Finance program in 2005-2006 and obtained his Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Management in 1993-1994.
His professional career and personal interests reflect his dedication and enthusiasm for business development and leadership in various fields.
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.
He is a professor of Business Law at Esade (URL); a lawyer specialized in corporate governance, company law, and M&A; a partner at Cuatrecasas; secondary of the board of administration of several companies; and a member of the board of the Círculo de Economía. He was the dean of the Law Faculty at Esade (URL) and president of Esade Alumni.
Saurabh is the founder and managing partner at Farmantra S.L. . His areas of expertise include corporate finance, biotech product valuation and macroeconomic analysis.
He along with partners ,works as Interim CFO for young biotech/med-tech companies and assists the CEO on both financial and non-financial metrics.In addition, he is also an Independent expert on fast track investments for Horizon 2020 projects at European Commission.
He is an MBA from ESADE business school and currently enrolled in CFA program.
He is originally from India, has worked in United States before shifting his base to Barcelona, Spain.
When he is not busy working, he spends time with his wife and daughter. He is a voracious reader, has strong interest in gourmet cooking and hiking on mountains.
His life motto : Be humble, its free
Jubilado - director Administració Serveis Centrals FCC CONSTRUCCION S.A.
Perteneciente a la octava promoción de Ciencias Empresariales de ESADE, y con diversos cursos y seminarios de especialización y actualización.
Ha desarrollado su actividad profesional en el área de Administración y Finanzas en el sector de la Construcción y de forma derivada en los sectores de Inmobiliaria, Medio Ambiente, Concesiones de Infraestructuras, e Industriales (subcontratistas y cemento).
Ha desempeñado diversas funciones: implantación de sistemas de información, normativa, elaboración estados financieros, control de gestión, control de participadas, reporting interno y externo (CNMV), planificación estratégica, gestión tributaria, etc.,
Su carrera profesional ha transcurrido los últimos 34 años, hasta su jubilación, en FCC, S.A.
Actualmente asiste a sesiones de la de Real Academia de Doctores y otras instituciones relacionadas con los temas de economía, finanzas, derecho y el medio ambiente.
Azucena (EMOI 2017) joined the board of the Zürich Chapter in August 2017. Since then, she has led multiple events focused on the continuous development of the Alumni as well as on ESADE's positioning in the local labor market, organizing both Speed Meeting sessions and Career Fairs amongside chapters of other business schools. She was recognized as Board Member of the Month in June 2018 for her great involvement and commitment.
Digital strategist and expert in accelerating company growth by creating new business models and developing digitalization strategies. I support executives in imagining, designing, and executing their transformation processes. General Manager at RocaSalvatella and professor in various innovation and digital transformation programs. Industrial Engineer, Master's in Operations Management from ESADE, and PDD from IESE.
After working for a year as an auditor, in 1979 he joined the ESADE department of finance management where he taught cost accounting, started the Executive Education management control course still available today, belonged to the team that started hospital management and until late 1999 was the coordinator of activities in Latin America.
2000 - 2018 managing director of Dentaid, SL
Currently involved with non-profit entities and is a board member of the Catalan Blood and Tissue Bank.
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
Sebastian Sandler is a Senior Business Analyst at Raiffeisenbank International AG (RBI) in Vienna where is working on overarching Business and IT projects. The projects relate to Finance, Risk and Regulatory Reporting and also impact the CEE Network Banks of RBI. In addition, he is responsible for the Bank Steering of the Austrian subsidiaries.
Raiffeisen Bank International AG (RBI) regards Austria, where it is a leading corporate and investment bank, as well as Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) as its home market. 13 markets of the region are covered by subsidiary banks. Additionally, the Group comprises numerous other financial service providers, for instance in the fields of leasing, asset management, as well as M&A.
Prior to RBI Mr. Sandler was heading the Controlling, Accounts Payable and Regulatory Reporting section at BayernLB New York. During that time, he also joined the Board of the ESADE International Chapter New York.
Mr. Sandler earned an MBA in International Business Administration from ESADE Business School and Georgetown University in the GEMBA program. He graduated from Dual University Heidenheim with a Diploma in Business and IT.
Julian is a strategy consultant who was born in Germany and is currently living in Sydney, Australia. After having studied internationally in Germany, the US, Spain and Australia as well as after having gathered work experience a bit around the world, Julian decided to move back to Australia. As an ESADE alumni (Master in International Management and CEMS 2012/2013) he also runs the Australian chapter of the ESADE alumni network. Despite of living in Sydney, Barcelona still has a place in his heart and he tries to be back every year with travel as one of his passions.
Bachelor&MBA at ESADE, I also completed my CEMS Master's in International Management at ESADE and Stockholm School of Economics in 2007. After graduating, I worked more than 6 years in Business Consulting in Spain, South Africa and Colombia. I moved to Austria in 2014, where I have started a family. I am currently working as Project Manager at AEI, Agency for European Integration and Economic Development, in Vienna. I am a Spanish, French and Catalan native speaker, and also speak English and German fluently. I am involved in the Austria Chapter since its launch.
Daniel Schlager is alumnus of ESADE’s International Executive MBA class of 2018. He is a senior
management professional specialized on start-up and family-owned companies in MEDIA,
SOFTWARE & PUBLISHING.
Having been raised in Vienna, Austria and having lived in multiple European cities, Daniel Schlager is
an enthusiastic Pro-European believing in the overriding importance of ESADE’s international alumni
network and has been an active member of the Vienna chapter since he graduated.
Daniel Schlager has profound experience in client-facing consulting and executive management
positions in corporate strategy, content monetization, digital transformation, business development
and B2B sales. He has a proven track record in sales, growing key accounts, business units and
SMEs within a short period of time. Currently, he is vividly working on making lifelong learning easy,
as co-founder of EVERLEARNING.
Daniel Schlager attended and graduated from top-tier global business schools in Europe and the US
including study visits at universities in the UK, the US, Brazil and China.
Daniel Schlager’s objective
for the ESADE Vienna chapter:
“Creating shared value by bringing people together.”
As a real Berliner, Caspar is happy to be a new member of the ESADE Alumni Berlin Chapter going forward. Caspar studied Business Administration in co-operation with SAP in Mannheim before joining the two promising Berlin Startups Wunderflats and Myos in his gap year. Caspar is finishing his Master in Innovation & Entrepreneurship at ESADE Business School in Barcelona in October 2019. After his graduation, Caspar will re-join the Berlin Startup Ecosystem.
I am a marketing professional with 10 years of experience in several fields, industries, and geographies. I am a person who thrives in fast-paced environments, working on challenging projects, loves learning new things, gaining valuable skills and strives to reach goals with the best results possible.
Currently, I am the Marketing and Loyalty Program Director with a prominent travel e-commerce company in the Russian Federation. In this role, I created two immensely successful loyalty programs and simultaneously launched 20+ co-brand projects in partnership with major banks in Russia and CIS countries within five years and with a team of five people.
A travel enthusiast, foodie and proud ‘Cuse alumna, I am always up for a new adventure, be it a weekend getaway to a fun unexplored location, a mesmerizing art exhibit, a thought-provoking play in one of Moscow’s many dramatical theaters, a yoga retreat or any other activity that inspires and challenges me.
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.
Passionate about technology, especially the ones changing how we operate on a daily basis and help businesses to be customer centric.
Currently leading EMEA business development for Google Cloud Platform in SMB segment at Google and actively collaborating with start-ups.
In my personal life, I love to spend time with friends and family, travel to discover new cultures and dance latin music.
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.
“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
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.
Esteban is a Lecturer in the Department of Strategy and General Management at Esade. He has been the director of the Executive MBA for five years.
His main focus is on competitive strategy and entrepreneurship. He recently started developing a new area of interest related to values and strategic decision-making.
He enjoyed a long career in strategic marketing and sales at HP Inc. at the international level (Europe and United States). Previously, he worked as a consultant for KPMG in Spain and as a financial controller at Werfen Mexico.
Esteban serves on the board of trustees of two Jesuit foundations in Catalonia and is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Business Administration at Comillas Pontifical University in Madrid.
I support executives and companies in their transformation and in achieving their personal, professional and business goals. I specialise in helping companies with sustainable and circular transformations and enabling managers and teams to achieve their goals.
Certifications: Associate Certified Coach (ACC), International Coaching Federation.
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Soy Consultora en Innovación & Personas. Especializada en el desarrollo de talento y en impulsar equipos. Las personas son el gran tesoro de las organizaciones.
Profesora en ESADE, speaker en TEDx y con más de 2.000 horas de formación InCompany impartida en grandes organizaciones, mejorando su marco de trabajo y alcanzando progresos reales tangibles. Encontrarás algunas de sus opiniones sobre mí en mi página web. Y me encanta seguir haciéndolo, siempre con profesionales y organizaciones comprometidos y con un propósito claro.
Ayudo a facilitar el cambio a líderes que quieren transformar sus organizaciones, para pasar a trabajar con equipos diversos, ágiles y con propósito. Ahora más que nunca, las organizaciones dependen de la diversidad de talentos y de la capacidad de organizar verdaderos equipos. Entre mis programas encontrarás “Impulsa talento femenino” -un programa de mejora de competencias para mujeres profesionales - y “Lidera el cambio” -un programa de mejora de competencias para líderes de equipos y equipos-.
He publicado 5 libros, entre los que están "¡Vamos! Cómo aplicar la iniciativa emprendedora en la empresa y en la vida" y "¿Somos malas madres? El libro para la madres que trabajan dentro y fuera de casa". Actualmente estoy escribiendo mi 6º libro, porque me encanta escribir y divulgar mi trabajo.
Supply Chain Director en NUTRITION & SANTE S.A.S
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!
She is a graduate in Business Direction by Esade and Management by the University of Beijing. She is also a graduate of Psychology by UOC. She has been the first student to represent Esade on the international leadership program Future Leaders, which aims to form future global leaders with deep knowledge of China.
He has professional experience as a summer intern in investment banking in London (Goldman Sachs) and in strategic consultancy in Madrid (McKinsey ). Company). She will now be incorporated as a consultant into the offices of McKinsey . Company in New York.
Josuan holds a Bachelor in Law and ICT from the University of Deusto (2020). He completed the Double Master in Legal Practice + Intellectual Property, New Technologies and Data Protection at Esade Law School in 2021. He currently practises law in the Intellectual Property, New Technologies and Data Protection Department at Cuatrecasas and is a Legal Counsel Secondee at Adevinta.
With my extensive experience in executive recruitment and my knowledge of market needs, I help my clients face moments of professional transition – whether due to a job change or a promotion – by fostering knowledge of their own skills, interests and motivations, while also developing the most appropriate way to come across and persuade others.
Areas:
· Identification and development of competencies and leadership styles
· Professional transition
· Empowerment through self-awareness and control of strengths and motivations
Ray Carbonell went from being Qnary’s first employee to their current CEO in just seven years. Ray has worked with founder Bant Breen from day 0, serving as a key player in Qnary’s growth and success, powering sustainable and scalable business practices across finances, operations, sales, ultimately building Qnary’s global footprint.
Qnary helps executives strengthen their reputation and grow their online presence through social media content, thought leadership and talent branding, ultimately raising their and their organization’s digital profile, driving brand awareness, talent retention and acquisition, as well as a number of other media and business opportunities. Qnary works with top executives from Fortune 500 companies across every industry including tech, finance, law, marketing, consumer goods, recruitment, and development.
Qnary’s unique approach, blending the efficiency of SaaS supported solutions and human-powered strategy, has positioned the company as an award-winning organization, including accolades such as Inc 500 and Entrepreneur 360 in 2018 and 2019. Under his guidance, Qnary has become a global organization, with offices across the US, Europe, and Asia. Ray’s leadership, curiosity, creativity, and aptitude for data-driven strategy has empowered the team at Qnary to go above and beyond, delivering incredible success for our clients.
Prior to joining Qnary, Ray held multiple analyst positions in private equity, venture capital, and investment consulting firms. He also ran operations, e-commerce, and the finance department at Solex Partners, a leading Spanish food company based in Chicago.
Ray’s passion has always been to elevate and grow businesses, through consulting and supporting executives on-and-offline. His experience in the financial consulting industry allows him to bring that level of understanding and management to Qnary and Qnary’s clientele.
Mariana de la Rosa joined Uría Menéndez in 2016 and is currently a senior associate.
She is an academic assistant in Private International Law at Esade Law School (Ramón Llull University) and in Civil Procedural Law in the Master in Legal Practice at Abat Oliba CEU University.
She has more than seven years of experience in litigation before the civil and commercial courts at all levels, as well as in commercial arbitration – both national and international – and consulting on commercial and bankruptcy matters. Mariana advises clients in Spain and abroad from various economic sectors. Her professional activity is focused on the following areas: civil liability, construction contracts, corporate conflicts, banking and sales contracts, bankruptcy law, claims arising from the purchase or sale of portfolios, and enforcement of real and personal guarantees.
Her mother tongues are Spanish and Catalan, she is fluent in English and French and has a basic German level.
My name is Alberto Dell’Anna, a seasoned finance professional currently serving as the Vice President of Business Development and Sustainability at Banco Sabadell. With over 7 years of experience at Banco Sabadell, I have progressed from a Business Development Analyst role in America and Asia to positions of increasing responsibility. I started as an Officer, then became an Assistant Vice President, and in April 2021, I was appointed as Vice President of Business Development for America and Asia. Since January 2022, I have held my current role based in Miami, Florida, United States.
In terms of education, I earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a Finance specialization from the University of Northern Colorado. I furthered my studies with a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in International Management from ESADE Business & Law School. I also participated in an exchange program at Nanyang Technological University, focusing on doing business in Asia. Recently, I completed a Certificate in Management Essentials from Harvard Business School Online, expanding my knowledge in that area.
Throughout my career, I have demonstrated strong skills in business development, sustainability, and strategic analysis. I am dedicated to driving business growth while promoting sustainability across all our operations. I firmly believe that integrating sustainability into business strategy is essential for making a positive impact on society and the environment.
In summary, my professional journey in the finance sector, combined with my expertise in business development and focus on sustainability, position me as an asset in the industry.
I have experience in relationship selling for large corporations. I hold degrees in Telecommunications Engineering, a PDD from IE, and a Master's in Commercial Management and Marketing from ESADE Business School and have held positions of responsibility in sales of information technology, cloud, security, digital workforce, and customer relationship channels. I have sales experience with both the private sector and the public administration. I have been responsible for the business development and commercial management in national and international corporations and am a member of the Board of Directors of the Digital Business & ICT Club at ESADE Alumni. I am an active promoter of change and "making things happen.”
Core competencies:
• B2B Sales Team Management - sales for the corporate segment; setting and monitoring sales team objectives. Communication and team orientation towards achieving results.
• Strategic Account Management - experience in managing large accounts using Account Plan methodology for goal planning; executing strategic to tactical levels, business processes, market opportunities, key decision-making, and C-Level relationships.
• Business Development - analytical and creative thinking skills; achieving improvements by introducing new perspectives, ideas, and methods; adapting to changing market environments; proactively staying abreast of industry trends.
I enjoy helping companies break new ground. At AmFam, some of my responsibilities include Enterprise M&A as well as Tenney 110, our portfolio of adjacent businesses and venture studio. In this capacity, I, along with my colleagues, am working to deliver the insurance company of the future (which probably won’t look exactly like the insurer of today).
Prior to joining American Family, I was an investment banker in the US and the UK, where I advised insurance carriers, brokers and insurtech businesses (and pretty much anything related to insurance) on M&A, capital raising and other strategic matters.
I have co-authored several white papers on autonomous vehicles and insurance and have been quoted by The NY Times, LA Times and other publications in the US and abroad. I presented this work at the US Treasury in 2016.
I have lived and worked in the UK, Spain and Chile and originally began my post college career as a high school teacher where I realized that if I could get a room full of teenagers to focus on conjugating verbs, I could probably do other stuff, too.
He holds a bachelor’s in Political and Government Science, a Master’s in Public Management and a Master’s in Public Direction. He is a public administration professional, academic contributor to EsadeGov and editor of PUBLIC. He has served as the president of the Catalan Public Management Association (2011-2017).
Adela Jimenez Roldan holds a bachelor’s in Business Administration from the Universidad Pablo de Olvide (Seville). Her postgraduate training includes the Executive Program in Public Sector Governance, Esade (2020-2021), the International Business Executive Program, Georgetown University (Washington, DC, 2019), and the International Business Program, Boston University (Massachusetts, USA 2006-2007).
She is a professional with more than 14 years of experience. During her career, she has worked in different business consulting sectors and in different international markets. She has done company internationalization projects, fundraising, trading and broker project coordination and jobs for management, consulting, advice and launching them.
Her experience in the public sector coupled with her strong knowledge of the paperwork involved in European funds has led her to currently work as a Public Funds consultant at Écija Advisory, where she is the national coordinator of all the assistance for companies.
Olga Wendling is a business leader striving to enable a more sustainable, equitable, and just world.
Born behind the "Iron Curtain," Olga was destined to stay in the box. Indeed, she unwillingly obtained a law degree to maintain a family tradition. However, she became a trial attorney, defending her clients against more powerful opponents.
The fall of the "Iron Curtain" opened up a new world of opportunities. Olga left Russia for Latin America and the US, learned three foreign languages, graduated with an MBA from HEC Paris, France, and built an international career.
She held executive roles in a variety of sectors and industries, working for companies ranging from Fortune 500 multinationals to startups. Olga's focus remained consistently on sustainable business growth and innovation, including:
She is also known for her ability to bring together multi-functional and geographically dispersed teams to reach ambitious business goals. Her favorite quote: "It always seems impossible until it’s done" (N. Mandela).
Throughout her 20+ years of professional career, Olga consistently innovated and challenged the status quo. One of her favorite projects was a global project for corporate-startup partnerships. Olga designed a proprietary methodology and interviewed over 100 partners and corporate managers to collect best practices and risk areas, with the final recommendations approved by the Board.
Having lived and worked in six countries over three continents, Olga has witnessed inequality, gender bias, and social disparities in society and the workplace. As a result, Olga decided to use her expertise to help build more transparent, collaborative, and open business ecosystems.
During the pandemic, Olga moved to California and started ex-change.space, a hybrid coaching platform for entrepreneurs. She translated her 20-year professional career into a holistic framework of online tools, signature trainings, and courses. Her goal was to support the growth of entrepreneurship as a vehicle for innovation and positive impact.
Back in Geneva, Olga has launched a new venture, Global Social Enterprise. It is a disruptive technology-enabled platform that unlocks hidden social wealth by recognizing the economic value of volunteering and other socially beneficial activities. The goal is to reduce economic disparities and foster gender equality, inclusivity, and sustainability.
Floris Ruys is currently a Senior Marketing Partnerships Executive at TEAM Marketing AG, working on delivering the sponsorship rights of the UEFA Champions League for FedEx, Heineken and PepsiCo. An avid football fan fascinated by all things 'sports business' he is targeting a long and successful career in the sports business world.
After joining Samsung Electronics UK in 2015 on the Graduate Scheme, he worked within the Product Management and Channel Marketing teams, leaving the company in July 2021 to pursue an MBA at Esade Business School.
During the MBA Floris joined the student board to take on the role of VP of Events and Student & Alumni Relations, to help bring the cohort together through a series of initiatives and events. In his spare time Floris enjoys travelling the world, learning languages (Italian & Spanish) and playing padel, tennis and ping pong.
Very happy to contribute to and learn from the fantastic Esade network; reach out if you would to connect!
With training in Pedagogy and a specialization in Human Resources, Coaching, Emotional Intelligence, and Sales Direction (Marketing and Sales), my professional experience has been in the field of Human Resources, where I have held management positions in multinationals offering professional services.
I have been associated with Loyola University for over 10 years, since it was created, where I have held different responsibilities: Executive, Admissions/Marketing, and Professional Careers.
I am still the Deputy Director of this department, which seeks to guide students and promote their employability and the search for their best professional opportunities through relations with businesses/institutions, designing strategic plans and activities to
improve the students’ professional competences/skills, and ultimately serving as a bridge between the university and the job market.
I love topics related to business, the job market, managing people, developing talent, and education in general.
Alejandro is a seasoned professional with 15 years of global project and program management experience across diverse sectors. He excels in strategic planning, business management, and contracts administration, demonstrating a unique blend of skills in people management and innovative technology solutions. Alejandro has successfully launched global initiatives, collaborated with major multilateral organizations, and built partnerships on five continents. His academic background includes a joint MBA and International Business master's degree and a Doctorate in Global Education. As a dedicated people manager, he prioritizes transparency and cohesive teamwork. Alejandro's career spans roles such as Program Management Specialist at The World Bank Group and Research and Development Lead at Brain and You.org. Currently a Contractor at the American Clean Power Association, he brings a wealth of experience to complex global projects, emphasizing efficiency and sustainability.
Graduated from Esade Business & Law School with a Master's in Law of ICT, Social Networks, and Intellectual Property. I am a lawyer with experience in new technologies and digital environments applied to intellectual property. Capable of working efficiently with multidisciplinary teams, mainly composed of creative and technological areas. I always seek to add value to the business with creative and innovative strategies.
Award-Winning Multilingual (English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese) International Supply Chain Professional.
Results driven business development leader with a 15+ year background in international sales, relationship management, new client acquisition, and key account management. Passionate for connecting clients to compelling opportunities within their market space.
More than 20 years of managerial experience in the life sciences industry, including pharmaceutical, OTC, medical devices, and similar at companies like Novartis, LEO Pharma, LETI pharma (reported to CEO and board), and Fresenius Medical Care. She has managed launches, mature products, and a variety of channels (pharmacy, hospital, primary care, B2B, online), along with changes in cycles, restructurings, growth, sector changes, and diversification. She is currently the Commercial Head Director of Fresenius Medical Care IBERIA, a leading global dialysis technology company with turnover of 140M in Iberia. She is also a member of the group’s board in Spain and Portugal.
She is a mentor and advisor of startups and SME’s at Acció (Catalonia Trade & Investment, Government of Catalonia). She is the co-founder of WA4STEAM, an association of women investors who invest in tech startups, a member of Ejecon (an association of women managers and executives), and the secretary of the executive board of the Atlètic Terrassa Hockey Club. She has experience starting companies and startups from scratch, as well as transforming teams and companies.
She is currently managing a major transformation of the company: digitalization, sustainability, and change in the sales model. She has also been a winner of the Womenalia award.
Irene Juan Valeomillos is the current Marketing Director at MIVI Salud, where she stands out for her global vision and purpose-driven strategy. Her empathetic and solution-oriented approach has allowed her to excel in the fields of marketing and advertising.
Throughout her career, Irene has held key roles in planning and strategy, specializing in advertising media and account management. Her professional trajectory includes collaborations with renowned brands in Spain such as Renault, Coca Cola Company, McDonald's, Flying Tiger, Cervezas Victoria, and Twenix.
With a solid experience and a focus on innovation and effectiveness, Irene continues to drive the growth and success of MIVI Salud.
Senior Business Manager and Consultant with over 20 years of experience in Leadership, Innovation, Transformation Processes, Cultural Change, and Entrepreneurship at an international level. I am dedicated to supporting Executives in achieving their goals, no matter how challenging they may seem, ensuring that they always find and give their best version and enjoy the journey.
In addition to my work as an Executive and Team Coach, I also work on these aspects as a Mentor in processes of Change and Personal and Professional Development.
Languages: Spanish / English
Certification: International Coaching Federation (ICF) and European School of Coaching (EEC) Certified
More than 25 years of experience as a Human Resources executive with international responsibility in American and Spanish multinational companies in the Information Technology sector, all of which are market leaders. Extensive 'in-company' training in Coaching, Mentoring, Leadership, Professional Careers, Competency Development, Emotional and Relational Intelligence, and Conflict Management, among other areas.
Expert in positive intelligence, career development and redesign, leadership competency development, emotional and relational management, and conflict management.
Currently a member of the Coaches Community of the Lead Program at Esade.
Languages: Spanish and English.
Senior Consultant
Paris Makriyannis has more than 17 years experience in high level management and consulting for the elevators sector. More than 13 years engagement with historic cars, rallies, events organization and car restoration. More than 5 years experience in car evaluations and dealership.
Paris is a founding member and the head of the Greek Chapter of ESADE Alumni. He studied Business administration in the Athens University of Economics and Business and did his FTMBA in ESADE from 1999 to 2001.
He speaks fluently Greek, German, English, Spanish and mid-level of French. He lived and worked in Greece, Germany and Spain.
Ingeniero especializado en Gerencia de Proyectos, MSc, DEA y PhD en Ciencias Administrativas con énfasis en Aplicación Estratégica de Tecnología en Organizaciones Gubernamentales y Posdoctorado en docencia mediada con TIC. Su desarrollo profesional ha estado enmarcado en el sector académico como alto directivo, colaborador e investigador, así como conferencista en aplicación estratégica de tecnología en organizaciones. De manera paralela ha permanecido vinculado al sector TIC, en el ámbito de la definición estratégica empresarial y la definición competitiva sectorial como ingeniero en empresas privadas, alto directivo en el gobierno colombiano y consultor a través de agencias de apoyo multilateral para múltiples gobiernos latinoamericanos. En la actualidad se desempeña como Vicerrector Académico de la Universidad EAN Colombia.
Teymur Mammadov (MBA Full Time 2022) is a Board Member of the Esade Alumni Chapter in Frankfurt. Originally from Baku, Azerbaijan, he has been living in Frankfurt for several years. Teymur has extensive experience in Master Data Management and Operations in the Pharmaceutical industry. Passionate about entrepreneurship, he co-founded a company focused on revolutionizing healthcare recruitment in the DACH region. Teymur enjoys good food, travel, and an active lifestyle. He is proud to be part of the Esade community, fostering collaboration and professional growth among alumni.
Priyanka Gelli is I am a Full-time MBA (2011 batch) graduate. After the MBA, she went back to my roots of continuing to pursue a career in Finance. She has worked in Equity Research with a special focus on the Banking Sector in India. However, her keen interest in the people development field eventually led her to become a qualified Life Coach. Today, she has her own practice in Mumbai and Coach Individuals from different lifestyles.
Per Lokkegaard is CEO at Dar Basil Holding, a Private Equity Firm in Saudi Arabia (JVs in Saudi Arabia with Multinationals). He is also Co-Founding partner in NeuroSteps©, the world´s first Company to bring Neuroscience to HR Assessments and Executive Development,
and Co-Founding partner in BiofreshTech®, a patent holder of two revolutionary environmentally friendly solutions to passive refrigeration without electricity,
which are expected to disrupt several industries on a global scale. Previously, he was CEO of EMS Seven Seas, the global market leader within Maritime Supply Chain and Logistics.
Per holds an Executive MBA from ESADE and BPSE from IMD.
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.
Maria is a Senior Business Analyst in an internal consulting team at Wayfair, the largest furniture e-commerce worldwide. She joined this fast paced environment in 2016, after completing her International BBA at ESADE, which gave her the opportunity to study in Singapore and work as a Strategic Consultant in Arthur D. Little. Maria is always looking for new challenges and adventures both personally and professionally, and strives for having a positive social impact.
Degree in Computer Science from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia in 1989 and MBA from ESADE in 1995. He worked at the Institute of Cybernetics from 1988 to 1991, then joined TAO where he became technical director. After the acquisition of TAO by gedas, he assumed the functions of head of presale and product marketing (2005-2006). In 2007, after the acquisition of gedas by T-Systems, he took over the sales unit to automotive suppliers, and as of 2009 he assumed responsibility for large automotive manufacturers such as SEAT, the Volkswagen group and the rest of car manufacturers in Iberia. Since February 2019 he is an advisor to large companies on their own.
Fernando Díaz es Licenciado en Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales por la Universidad Complutense y Executive Master in Public Administration por ESADE. En la actualidad, es Director de Sector Público en IMCS, donde lidera las actividades de consultoría y transformación digital para Gobiernos y Administraciones.
Antes de su incorporación en 2016, ha desarrollado su carrera profesional a lo largo de los últimos veinte años en el ámbito de la consultoría estratégica y tecnológica en empresas como KPMG, Arthur Andersen, Telefónica o Iecisa, tanto en España como en EMEA y LATAM.
Ha trabajado para los Ministerios de Justicia, Industria, Sanidad y Medio Ambiente, para la Agencia Tributaria, Renfe, Correos, AENA, el Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear, así como para múltiples Agencias, Gobiernos Autonómicos, Diputaciones y Cabildos insulares.
Passionate about sales management and business innovation. I worked 2 years as an Economist in international ONGs previously in Brussels and than in Milan with focus on data analysis and scenario evaluation. I changed industry in 2008 and I moved to Eni Retail Gas & Power to develop my expertise in Marketing & Sales and to acquire a sound experience of the Italian Retail Energy Market. My current position is Head of Campaign Operation.
In 2015 I graduated from the Executive Master in Marketing and Sales (EMMS), an international double degree program held by Sda Bocconi and ESADE Business School.
Since December 2015 I am Board Member of the ESADE Alumni Milan Chapter.
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.
Telecommunications Engineer from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) and MBA from ESADE Business School.
Francesc is the CIO of Cuatrecasas since 1998. He was named CIO of the year 2017 and is a member of the Board of the ESADE Alumni Digital Business club as well as of CIOs.cat
Passionate about leading continuous change, he has promoted the role of the IT Business Partner to promote an agile and transformative culture, as well as to ensure that IT is a deep connoisseur of the business and captures of new value projects.
He is currently focusing on the digital transformation of the firm through various strategic axes such as digital training, open innovation, etc:
In 2016, with Telefónica Open Future as its allies, it launched a pioneering open innovation initiative creating Cuatrecasas Acelera, the first acceleration program for legaltech startups.
Gemma is the Director of Marketing and a member of the Management Committee at Aramark. She has 25 years of experience in the food sector (consumer goods, retail and services), where she has worked for leading national and multinational companies. She has solid experience in marketing, retail, sales and purchasing. Gemma has a global vision of business and analytical capacity for decision-making. She is also proactive and used to leading multidisciplinary teams and working on international projects. She is interested in innovation and the digital transformation of companies. She is a key ambassador of EJE&CON Barcelona and currently coordinates the EngageMEN programme.
Gemma is a founding member of WERock Capital, a group of female business angels who invest in pre-seed/seed stage startups with at least one woman on the founding team. She received a scholarship take part in the Santander W50 Women on Boards programme at UCLA in 2019. A total of 42 such scholarships are awarded worldwide.
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
Licenciada en el BBA de ESADE 2020. Olimpia inició su carrera profesional con el programa SUD de ESADE, colaborando como consultora social en un proyecto cafetero del Corregimiento de Las Hermosas (Chaparral, Colombia). Al finalizar el SUD, se incorporó como Retail Intern en Ulabox, donde descubrió un gran interés por el sector de la distribución alimentaria, del cual más tarde, realizaría el TFG, ganando la Mención de Honor de los Premios TFG BBA 2020. Actualmente, está continuado su carrera en Findus España, donde trabaja como Customer Category & Trade Marketing Intern, formándose y aprendiendo cada día más sobre el FMCG, sector en el que quiere seguir enfocándose para tener éxito.
• International Business Law, Skills and Management for Lawyers, ESADE, LL.M. 14
• International Tax Law, ESADE, MLT 19
Push further, dig deeper and climb higher.
Corporate lawyer. Specialist in M&A and Private Equity, International taxation, accounting & financial analysis. Active in ESADE Alumni Social (Latin America). Mentor for young entrepreneurs
Sport fanatic with passion for nature. Fond of Trekking Boot Camps. Focus on tech innovation, IT solutions #DigitalFutureSociety.
Key words: #circulareconomy #enviroment #sustainability #SustainableDevelopmentGoals
Adjunct professor in the Department of Society, Politics, and Sustainability at Esade, affiliated with the Esade Center for Social Impact and the Institute for Social Innovation. He conducts his teaching and research activities in the fields of social entrepreneurship and impact investment. He earned his doctorate at the Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford. Before developing his academic career, he worked in the corporate finance sector at Deloitte, led the Momentum Project social acceleration program at Esade, and was a professor and consultant at the Central American University (UCA) in Nicaragua.
Àmplia experiència en l’assessorament i auditoria d’empreses del sector de consum, turisme, gestió patrimonial, telecomunicacions i sector públic, gràcies als més de 13 anys de carrera professional tan a Deloitte com anteriorment a Arthur Andersen. Addicionalment, també vaig ocupar els càrrecs de responsable d’Administració del Grup i Director d’Auditoria Interna i Compliment Normatiu al Grup Pyrénées.
Sóc Lic&MBA per ESADE, i disposo de titulació específica sobre les Normes Internacionals de Comptabilitat del Sector Públic (NICSP) i àmplia experiència tan en NIIF com en normativa comptable andorrana i espanyola.
Entre les meves aficions, sóc un apassionat de la muntanya i del es activitats que s’hi poden practicar, però principalment de les curses i de l’esquí de muntanya.
Nacida en Barcelona. Supongo que, debido a mi doble nacionalidad, siempre he buscado entornos internacionales. Me apasionan los nuevos retos, los cambios, viajar y la gente. Tengo más de 12 años de experiencia en Hosteleria, Retail y Consultoría en diferentes países principalmenteen el área de RRHH. Soy una defensora de la importancia de las habilidades en un entorno como el que vivimos hoy que tanto nos puede diferenciar como grandes líderes.
Soy ingeniero industrial por el Centro Politécnico Superior de Zaragoza y por la Universidad Tecnológica de Compiègne (Francia) y director comercial de Grupo Pronet desde su fundación hace ya 21 años. Soy igualmente miembro de la junta directiva del Círculo Aragonés de Economía.
Mi experiencia como empresario me ha hecho entender y empatizar con las inquietudes de los profesionales desde la perspectiva directiva o de equipo. Una de mis obsesiones es potenciar el talento y la iniciativa, y en ESADE he encontrado un lugar perfecto porque comparten y fomentan estos valores.
En ESADE alumni tengo la suerte de poder dar continuidad a la energía y deseos de contribución al sector profesional que me transmitió el PDC y además de compartir el entusiasmo, el conocimiento y la experiencia con mis grandes compañeros, sin duda un privilegio y una experiencia altamente motivante.
Empresario, emprendedor e inquieto por naturaleza
With more than 15 years of experience in the creation and development of marketing strategies, Cristina has held various marketing positions at Red Bull. She has been the Chief Marketing Officer at Llaollao since 2021.
Her expertise revolves around brand positioning and the development of business strategies in different markets, setting and meeting marketing and sales objectives, and developing and consolidating brand image over the long term.
She holds a Bachelor a Telecommunications Engineering and an Executive Master in Marketing and Sales from Esade (2016). She also completed the Digital Business programme at Santa Clara University.
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I guide my clients in creating satisfying career paths as well as dealing with challenges. My coachees range from diplomats to entrepreneurial professionals, working in corporations or building up their own ventures. Leaving your comfort zone may be scary at times, but it is a very rewarding growth experience. It’s lonely at the top, so having a trusted sparring partner who gives you honest and appreciative feedback is key. My coaching is resource- and system-oriented, but my toolbox comprises many more approaches which I apply in particular situations.
- Languages: Spanish, German, English, Portuguese, French
- Certifications: GPI (r) Coach
- Specialities: Executive Coaching and Leadership Development/ Career Coaching – Evaluation and Transition
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.
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
Position and company: Executive Vice President at RDVAL Proveedora de Precios
Eduardo has more than 20 years of experience in the financial and securities sector in Central America and the Caribbean. He has extensive knowledge of portfolio management, risk management, artificial intelligence, machine learning and digital transformation, as well as more than 16 years of management experience.
Former President of the ESADE Alumni Chapter in the UAE, Alba graduated from ESADE undergrad with an exchange in Singapore Management University in 2012. Since then, she has gained 10+ of professional experience in the areas of investments, strategy consulting, and consumer tech in different industries and companies such as BCG, Careem and KKR Capstone. She is a multidisciplinary go-getter with a very global perspective currently studying for her MBA at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Professional with more than ten years of international professional experience in multinationals and technology companies, specialized in growth, optimization and expansion of companies.
He has experience in management of commercial teams, marketing (CX) and innovation, as well as in the development of new products and services, with a strategic and 360º vision of the business and focused on the ROI of projects and corporate EBITDA.
Currently, he is a director of several technology companies whose core business is technology 4.0 and the user-centric experience (customer-centric approach).
Lorena is CEO and a shareholder at Tekton Labs, an innovation, design, and technology company. Thanks to her strategic focus and long-term vision, she has driven Tekton’s growth in various regions around the world, in particular, in the North American market.
Before joining Tekton, Lorena worked for a variety of companies in the HR and marketing areas. Throughout her career, she has stood out for consistently creating value through her focus on action and her ability to make things happen.
With a solid education in business management and an Esade MBA, Lorena is a leader who can transform companies, nurture a culture based on learning, and inspire high-performance teams.
As a Pathways Operations Manager at Amazon in Rome, Elisabetta leads a big team of Area Managers, Team Leaders and Associates in the robotic stow and pick departments, and pushes excellence in safety, quality and productivity.
Before her current role and full-time MBA at ESADE (Class of 2022), she had been working for other multinational companies of tech industry (Expedia, HP and Sky) but in marketing, sales and account management departments.
She enjoys spending time with people and learning from their experiences, and, as the Italian/Napolitan sterepotype may suggest, she loves the good food (pizza especially) and the sea!
Leading and doing business through ownership and collaboration; having the courage to take action and achieve goals through the power of togetherness. Thanks to my international and multicultural profile, I have learned to lead in unknown environments. Through 5 different countries as both an intrapreneur and entrepreneur, I learned to share and connect with people to deliver results and lead projects from ideas to end results. As a nimble leader with almost 15 years of global experience, I am eager to keep trying, testing, and learning in a new and fast-paced environment with a strategic vision and a growth mindset to make both our people and our business prosper.
I have ten years of experience leading strategic planning, financial analysis, and project evaluation departments in multinational companies in several sectors (retail, testing-inspection-certification, and healthcare).
I love to travel and discover new places, people, and cultures. Undoubtedly, one of the most valued experiences in my career has been the opportunity to work with multicultural teams.
Now, I am back in Santiago after spending four years living in Peru and Spain.
Passionate about sports, both professional and personal, I have oriented my career towards the Marketing side of the sports companies. Creating an exceptional, life-changing race experience for athletes from their first step to the finish line, helping to accomplish their challenges, designing a powerful strategy for sponsoring brands to connect with their targets and offering public institutions the potential to promote their territories and cities through sports events inspires and motivates me in my everyday work.
As a technology enthusiast and expert in optimizing business solutions with a solid foundation in Business Intelligence (BI) and Artificial Intelligence (AI), I've dedicated my career to assisting leading companies around the globe in reaching their goals. With over 25 years of experience in international corporations, including Microsoft, Baan-Infor-SSA Global, and Software AG, I've led projects in various countries. This has equipped me with invaluable adaptability and problem-solving skills that are crucial in any business setting.
Originally from Spain, I've lived and worked in the Netherlands, Uruguay, United Arab Emirates, Spain, and Portugal, and I've journeyed to 42 countries. I currently reside in Dublin, Ireland. This global exposure has granted me a unique insight into diverse cultures and lifestyles, honing my adaptability and problem-solving skills. As an avid traveler, having circumnavigated the globe over 13 times, I've gained an unparalleled perspective on different cultures.
I have worked with over 100 international companies such as Indra, Airbus, Accenture, PwC, Real Madrid, Everis, Oracle, Nivea, Esade, Microsoft, Matsa, Celgene, Otis, Sa Nostra, Kaiku, ITP, Living Forever, Gas Natural, and Las Rozas Village, among others.
My approach is rooted in the Autocoaching methodology, and I'm renowned as the "happiness expert", nominated for the world's most prestigious well-being award, the United Nations Executive Education Initiative, for my innovative solution, Happiness Play. Additionally, as an international speaker in 11 countries and having virtual speaking experience in 13 countries, I've addressed audiences of up to 5,000 individuals.
My educational background includes an Executive MBA from Esade and certifications in coaching, NLP, and Spiral Dynamics. This empowers me to apply critical thinking to my research and to foster collaborative processes for sustainable environments. I'm the creator of a new happiness technology, HappinessPlay, with an AI focus, enabling individuals to take control of their lives and find greater joy. I'm also the author of several books, including "Autocoaching: How to Get the Best Out of Yourself" published in 7 languages, "Autocoaching to Awaken" (Ed. LID), "AchievingHappiness.com", and “Zero Stress: 20 Days in the Life of a Happiness Expert”.
Telecommunications engineer (UPC) + MBA (ESADE / UCLA) with more than 10 years of experience in business consulting and more than 2 in the world of sports (including FC Barcelona).
He is currently a Senior Account Executive of Sports & Entertainment at Microsoft, where he manages the relationship with LaLiga, with which we have a partnership agreement.
Manel Sellarés is currently the president of Turris Panem S.L., a company that manufactures and sells high-end baked goods. At this company, he has developed and expanded a major network of points of sale of top-quality artisan bread in Barcelona.
He spent 15 years as the CEO of Frida Alimentaria and was later at Europastry when it was absorbed by Frida when the two companies merged.
Manel has a Bachelor’s in industrial engineering from the School of Industrial Engineering of Barcelona. He also earned a Master’s in Business Administration from Esade in 1982 and graduated from the University of Chicago’s Executive Development Program in 2000.
Manel also has experience as a trainer and coach and has taught several courses based on personal development and leadership.
Partner at Mercer Marsh Benefits Spain & Wealth Leader
More than 25 years of experience advising multinationals on transforming their business strategy via people. David has held different positions in Mercer and has become a partner in Mercer Marsh Benefits and Wealth in Spain.
He is an expert in helping companies redefine the working world, reshaping the results of retirement, and investing in employees to facilitate their health and wellbeing.
He has a degree in Actuarial and Financial Sciences from Carlos III University and a PMD from Esade. He is a member of the Spanish Actuaries’ Institute and is certified as an Insurance Mediator.
Professional in public management, with over 20 years of experience, graduated in Business Administration from ADE-URV, MBA from Eada, Management Control from Esade, with postgraduate studies in management, and legal and economic oversight of entities, in Teaching and University Management - URV.
Specialist in economic management issues and viability plans, always linked to the service sector, first in consultancy and later in a management team, providing a global and strategic vision and driving cross-cutting projects.
Enthusiastic, visionary, and committed to the growth and success of the organizations she collaborates with. With a combination of innovation, rigor, and a cross-cutting vision, she launches initiatives, both public and private, that not only generate benefits but also add value to grow teams, projects, organizations, and society.
Associate professor at URV, and highly involved in the business world, serving on the executive committee of the Economists Association and the equality commission.
Now, launching L'Energètica de Catalunya, from the Financial and Transversal Services Directorate. "Make it happen" is her motto.
Valentino’s goal in life is to shorten distances between people by supporting the development and innovation of the transportation industry, enabling a globally connected world.
In Dubai since 2019, he has been effortlessly striving to advance the regional’s transportation industry, first in Dubai Airports and more recently with his own consulting company GTM, which operates across the GCC region. Holding an executive Master in Marketing and Sales and an MBA, Valentino comes from a technical background in Aerospace Engineering and has extensive experience in Airport Strategic Management, Project & Contract Management as well as Business Development working both with government authorities and in the private sector.
When not on an airplane nor a train traveling to his next destination, Valentino enjoys scuba diving, skiing, studying, cooking and exploring new cities.
Alex Garcia embarked on his journey by earning a degree in Accounting and Finance from the University of Girona. Seeking to deepen his expertise, he pursued a Postgraduate degree in Audit and Accounting Management from the UPF Barcelona School of Management, followed by further studies in Corporate Finance at IE Business School and Advanced Management Control at Esade.
His professional odyssey commenced in the field of external audit, where he honed his skills at prestigious firms such as Mazars and KPMG in Barcelona. With a solid foundation laid, Alex transitioned into the realm of corporate finance, serving as an International Controller at Seidor, based in Barcelona. This role provided him with invaluable insights into global financial operations, prompting him to take on the challenge of Interim CFO for Seidor Colombia from 2017 to 2018.
In 2019, Alex assumed the pivotal role of CFO for Seidor North America, headquartered in Barcelona. In this capacity, he orchestrates financial strategies across borders, leveraging his diverse expertise to drive growth and sustainability in the dynamic North American market.
After earning a Bachelor’s degree in Global Governance, Economics, and Legal Order from Esade in 2023 as part of the first graduating class, Alejandra Borrell Fisas’s career has been guided by her interest in public policy and business management. She has worked in the European Parliament, where she contributed to the FEMM (Women’s Rights and Gender Equality) and EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs) committees. She later served as a Business Analyst at DAMM, where she gained invaluable business analysis skills. Alejandra is currently about to start the ICEX-CECO Master’s in International Management with the goal of furthering her knowledge of management and international business.
Soy Business Angel y me considero un impulsador de proyectos e ideas. Me dedico a conectar personas y proyectos que creo que pueden estar relacionados entre sí y ayudo al establecimiento aquí en Colombia de empresas extranjeras. Soy mentor en la aceleradora Rockstart
Currently, in Learning & Development at Reliance's Distributed Renewable Energy business in Mumbai. I am also a Teach For India fellow.
Passionate about environmental conservation, I spend my time birding and finding ways to lead a minimal lifestyle.
Juan Manuel’s long career has been dedicated to the healthcare and hospital sectors, including posts in hospital management, national and international hospital consultancy, comprehensive project management for new health centres in Europe, Africa, Asia and America, and the management of service suppliers for the design, construction, fitting-out, maintenance and running of hospitals
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Bachelor of Business Administration and Master of Business Administration ESADE I started my professional career in Smartmission, a German start-up introduced in Spain by United Surgical Partners. It provided an integral supply management platform for medical assets through Internet. Then I joined USP Hospitales, where I was involved in all functional areas and departments, from Finance, Procurement and Strategy areas, to leading the definition and implementation of the Quality and Patient Care Department in all USP hospitals. I performed a management role, taking care of budget, forecast, business plans, operations and processes, leading the respective teams.
In 2012, I joined Antares Consulting, a consultancy firm specialized in strategy, management and technology in health, life sciences and social services, as a Sales and Quality Manager. Two years later, I co-founded Dubitat, the first global mobile platform for healthcare professionals intended to solve the doubts of their own patients, while maintaining their privacy and information confidentiality, charging for this service.
Google Sr. Technology Consultant - Product Manager
Diego is a deeply analytical, technology consultant, product manager, self-starter, and independent thinker who knows how to roll up his sleeves to create solutions to problems that have not been tackled yet.
10 years of experience implementing highly customized technology solutions for world-class Tech, Biotech, Finance, Manufacturing, and Insurance companies to address most critical issues in Commercial Operations and Strategy. Advising internal management and client decision-makers by presenting data findings based on deep analysis of marketing metrics and their correlation to sales growth.
Orchestrating agile transformation and building lean startups at HRS, a global player in the corporate travel arena: Experienced consultant and manager with professional experience in e-commerce and the corporate travel arena. Believes that purpose creates value for our employees and customers. Builds lean business models, startups and organizations that focus on creating value and learnings for the Chief Operating Officer. Skilled in building and leading winning teams through effective recruiting, coaching and mentoring. Strong customer and partner management with an empathetic communication, the skillset of an MBA from ESADE Business School and the mindset of a digital native.
Systemic coach and facilitator.
Expert in managing conflicts and difficult situations.
Development of personal relationships, leadership and work teams. Conflict transformation processes. Intervention in complex and uncertain situations; movement of one or more parts leads to a positive transformation of the entire situation.
Agricultural Engineer, Master in Public Management (Esade). Director of Interpersonal Relations and Work Dynamics at the Catalan Government’s Department of Territory and Sustainability. Former Director of Research and Innovation, former Director of the Technical Office of the Department of Territorial Policy and Public Works and former Director of the Technical Office of the Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries.
I’m an entrepreneur based in Milan and I was named in the Top 10 list of the Most Engaged Marketers in Italy issued by LinkedIn.
I'm currently advising & consulting Startups, SME & Big Corporations on the themes of Growth, Innovation, Digital & Entrepreneurship, organizing the events of Startup Grind Milano, the biggest community of entrepreneurs & startups of the country, teaching Digital Marketing & Entrepreneurship in various universities, and organizing the largest event in Europe on Growth Hacking, the "Growth Hacking Day".
I hold a Master of Science (MSC) in Marketing Management from ESADE Business School of Barcelona, a CEMS Master in International Management, and a Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA) from the Bocconi University of Milan.
Head of Digital Marketing in Abril Real Estate Group
Administrator of the Universidad del Pacífico Marketing specialist. Senior with +9 years of work experience in marketing, commercial management, product development and new business in the technology, last mile logistics, banking, startup and real estate sectors. With disruptive vision and focus on digital transformation.
Committed to the education, teaching and digital training of people, entrepreneurs and organizations as a professor of postgraduate courses and specialization programs.
With great multicultural life experience between Peru, Venezuela, Spain and Sweden. Nature lover Globetrotters in search of new learning and cultural experiences.
Head of Cultural Area and Communication Coordination
Eulàlia Pujolà Elies has more than 40 years of experience working as an organisational consultant at various companies. She holds a degree in industrial engineering and is an EFQM Excellence Model assessor accredited by Club Excelencia en Gestión. She also holds an MBA from Esade.
For the last 30 years, she has worked as the head of quality, auditing and regulations at Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals.
Joan holds a Bachelor in Industrial Engineering. He began his career at Nestlé and later became a strategic consultant at Cluster (now Oliver Wyman). For the last 15 years, he has been the CEO of Productos Montblanc SL and JSSL, companies founded by his great-grandfather in 1925 in the chemical, engineering and real-estate sectors.
He collaborates with non-profits related to the sport of sailing, including the Altafulla Yacht Club, the Catalan Sailing Federation and the Royal Spanish Sailing Federation. He also collaborates with social and cultural institutions, mainly in the Conca de Barberà region, through Fundació Martí l’Humà – Tot Conca.
As general manager of the family office of a leading European business group, Cristina is privileged to work with a team of great professionals. She previously worked at Banco Sabadell, where she gained 19 years of professional experience and which she will always consider to be her home. Her goal in joining the Esade Alumni Finance Club is to contribute new ideas and give something back to Esade.
Montse Rius 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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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.
Passionately curious, with a strong interest in Geopolitics and International Relations. Sailing for a hobby.
Alfredo is the COO of VLaunch, a blockchain unicorn startup. Before joining the VLaunch leadership team, he worked as a Consultant in the Middle East office of BCG. He has previous experience in Investment Banking and Private Equity where he participated in projects in TMT, Oil&Gas and Real Estate covering the EMEA region. Pro-bono, he also holds office as elected Secretary of the Spanish Resident Council in the UAE for a 4-year term ending in May 2025.
Alfredo graduated from Esade Business School in Barcelona with an MSc in Finance.
For over eight years, he has held various positions in the Marketing and Sales departments at Reckitt. He is an enthusiastic collaborator and board member of two NGOs in Barcelona: Entrecultures and Entxartxad, both of which have projects in developing countries.
Originally from Canada, Katharine is a Professor of Communication Strategy and Applied Neuroscience in the Executive Education programmes at Esade Business & Law School (Executive MBA, Executive Master in Global Governance and Progresa, an executive programme for emerging leaders organised by Deloitte and Esade). She is a well-known public speaker, having given talks at European Women in Tech, Microsoft Switzerland, PepsiCo, HP, General Electric, Lenovo, Bayer, Repsol Innovation & Technology Hub, EIT Health 2021, Facebook and Amazon Dubai. She has served as a mentor on public speaking and pitch-deck management for more than 800 startups from world-class accelerators in Spain and the European Union, where she has helped to raise more than €120 million in public and private funds. She is a mentor for Wayra (Telefónica) and Wayra’s Scale Up Women and The Thinx 5G, as well as for Barcelona World Mobile Capital. Katharine is the CEO of Swala Ventures, which invests in pre-seed and seed tech startups, particularly those focused on AR, MR, IoT and AI technologies. She is a member of the Mentoring and Coaching Network (MCN) of EIT Health, the Professional Women’s Network (PWN) and F10 Global. She has spoken at the conferences of the Society of Women Engineers in Europe, the European Union, APAC GMAT and the STEM Women’s Conference 2021.
My name is Natalia and I am from Riga, Latvia.
I have 15 years of professional experience in analytical management, internal and external auditing, internal controls and risk identification in multinationals and startup companies.
I am active in Esade Ban and Alumni Social.
I enjoy travelling and active living, as well as discovering new places inside and outside the city.
Jaime-Enrique is a co-founder and co-CEO, alongside his brother Paco, of Conren Tramway, a real estate investment and management company focused on investing in and developing office, residential and mixed-use buildings. He is also a board member of the Association of Construction Developers of Catalonia (APCE) and a member of the Urban Land Institute.
Before founding Conren Tramway, Jaime-Enrique worked in the financial industry of London, where he lived for 20 years. During that time, he was a partner responsible for Iberia at a European private equity fund and worked for 11 years in the investment banking and M&A departments of Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan.
He holds a Lic&MBA from Esade a Bachelor in Law from the University of Barcelona. He received a scholarship from La Caixa in the United Kingdom. He is also a graduate of the Executive Program for Growing Companies at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He has frequently collaborated with faculty from Esade’s Department of Economics and Finance, teaching classes in subjects organised by this department.
He was a co-founder and, for 13 years, president of the United Kingdom Chapter of Esade Alumni. He served as treasurer and vice chair of the British Spanish Society, a foundation that promotes UK-Spain relations. He has sat on the board of several organisations in Spain, including SARquavitae and Consorci de Salut i Social de Catalunya.
Dr.-Ing. in Electronics technology with 20+ years of expertise in the automotive industry, specialized in the fields of embedded software, hardware design and system & network architectures, with a proven track record of value creation in both exploitation (product development) and exploration (advanced engineering and applied research) disciplines. Along his career, he has been with Tier 1 & 2 companies from US, Germany and China, and has contributed to the successful launch of many commercial projects for OEMs in Europe and Asia, like BMW, Audi, Porsche, Jaguar Land Rover and Renault/Nissan, among others.
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.
After a 28-year career at various multinationals, in 2011 he became a Lecturer in the Department of People Management and Organisation at Esade.
He was the founder and first director of Universitas Telefónica, Telefónica’s corporate university. In 2005, he led the team responsible for defining the strategic model, design and launch of the Universitas Telefónica Campus. During his tenure as director (2005-2010), Universitas Telefónica offered 17 programmes to more than 5,500 executives from the 23 countries where the company operates. From the outset, Universitas Telefónica’s academic programme has focused on developing leadership as a key element to create a new corporate culture, communicate the company’s business strategy and encourage the exchange of ideas and practices between company executives. Prof. Rovira joined the Telefónica Group in 1997 as Deputy General Manager of Business Development at Telefónica International. He participated in defining and executing the strategy for the company’s expansion in selected countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. As a result, the Telefónica Centroamérica joint venture was created and mobile telephone services were rolled out in Guatemala and El Salvador.
In 1999, he participated in the international expansion of Atento, the Telefónica Group’s call centre subsidiary, as head of strategic development. In 2001, he joined Terra as Global Director of Human Resources; in this capacity, he led the restructuring and integration of the company into Telefónica. He was subsequently appointed Deputy General Manager of Telefónica in Catalonia. Before joining the Telefónica Group, he spent 15 years in the banking industry, first at BBVA and later at Banco Santander, where he worked in the international and transactional banking areas. As head of International Legal Services at BBVA, he played a very active role in getting the bank’s shares listed on the world’s major stock markets. His experience at Banco Santander included designing and developing electronic banking and cash management services for companies.
He is currently Vice Chair for Iberia and a member of the international faculty at the Oxford Leadership Academy.
After twenty-eight years working for various multinationals, he joined the ESADE Department of People Management and Organisation as Lecturer in 2011.
He was the Founder and first Director of Universitas Telefónica, the Spanish telecom's corporate university. In 2005 he led the team responsible for defining Campus Universitas Telefónica's strategic model and design and implementing its launch. During his tenure as Director (2005-2010), Universitas Telefónica offered 17 programmes to more than 5,500 executives from the 23 countries where the company has a presence.
From the outset, the focus of Universitas Telefónica's academic programme concentrated on developing leadership as a key element to create a new corporate culture, communicate the company's business strategy and encourage the exchange of ideas and practices between executives.
Professor Rovira joined Grupo Telefónica in 1997 as Sub-Director General for Telefónica International's Business Development Area. He participated in defining and implementing the company's strategy for its expansion in specific Latin American and Caribbean countries. As a result of the latter, the Telefónica Centroamérica joint venture was created, and mobile phone services were implemented in Guatemala and El Salvador.
In 1999, he participated as Head of Strategic Development in the international expansion of Atento, Grupo Telefónica's call centre subsidiary. In 2001, he moved to Terra as Global Director of Human Resources from which he led the internet company's restructuring and integration in Telefónica. He was later named Sub-Director General for Telefónica in Catalonia.
Before joining Grupo Telefónica, he worked in the banking sector for fifteen years, first for BBVA and then Banco Santander, working in the international and transactional banking areas.
As Head of International Legal Services at BBVA, he was very active in the bank's shares being traded in the leading markets around the world. Worth highlighting from his experience at Banco Santander are the design and development of e-banking and cash management services for companies.
Currently, he is Vice Chair for Iberia at the Oxford Leadership Academy and a member of its international faculty.
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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.
I have specialised in health innovation for 15 years. I have a PhD in Biochemistry and Biomedicine from UCM, a CORE from Harvard Business School and a PMD from Esade. I care about my plant population, I enjoy the cultural scene from live music to contemporary art, and in my free time I like to attend conferences.
My career in health innovation has included positions in big pharma, research centres, hospitals, startups, venture capital and government agencies. I have held technical and leadership roles in operations, strategy, R&D, value creation and investment, building value proposals that involve various stakeholders and countries. With a focus on impact, inclusivity and sustainability, I entered politics as Chief of Staff in the Department of University, Innovation, and Digital Transformation in the Government of Navarre. Today, I improve the European environment for innovation as an Advisor on Innovation, Industrial Policy and Digital in the European Parliament in Brussels.
On the social side, I founded and presided over PRISMA, an association for affective-sexual and gender diversity in science, technology and innovation, and ComunicaBiotec, an association for biotechnology communicators. I previously led the Health 2.0 Madrid Digital Health meetings.
As an immunologist, I have published various articles in specialised journals, mentored various startups and participated in the faculty of various acceleration programmes. I also write opinion articles on innovation for various Spanish media outlets.
I am originally from Santiago de Compostela, Spain, and I am fluent in Italian, English, Catalan and French, although my native languages are Galician and Spanish . I currently live in Brussels, Belgium, and I fly regularly to Madrid and Barcelona. You can follow me on @erreuvedos.
Dr. Roi Villar Vázquez
Innovation and General Management.
Spanish cell: +34 600288873
Skype: roivillarv
Damián Vallejo is a partner at the New York office of Dunning Rievman & MacDonald LLP. Damián focuses on dispute resolution, and he has experience in civil and common-law legal systems. His practice revolves around representing companies, states and individuals in commercial arbitration, investment arbitration and commercial litigation. Damián also advises clients on the structuring and restructuring of investments under international investment treaties, and he represents clients in commercial disputes in U.S. courts on matters related to the enforcement and challenge of arbitral awards. He also advises funds specializing in litigation finance, helping them to assess the disputes in which they may invest and to negotiate and structure that investment.
Damián is an Adjunct Professor at the Fordham University Law School. He currently serves as the vice-president of the New York and Washington, D.C. chapter of the Spanish Arbitration Club and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and the European Chinese Arbitrators Association (ECCA).
He has a Master’s in International Legal Studies from the Georgetown University Law Centre in Washington, D.C. and a Bachelor’s and Master’s in Law from ESADE Law School. Before becoming a partner at Dunning Rievman & MacDonald, Damián worked on the international arbitration teams at Cooley and Chadbourne & Parke in New York and at Albors Galiano & Portales in Barcelona
I am an experienced executive with a strong background in the pharmaceutical industry. Currently, I serve as the Executive President at Grupo Profármaco, a Spanish company specializing in marketing pharmaceutical products in Central America and the Dominican Republic. In this role, I oversee the operations of wholly-owned subsidiaries in seven countries and lead a team of 100 sales representatives responsible for promoting and distributing both our own portfolio and products from international laboratories.
My career journey also includes serving as the Business Development Director at Grupo Profármaco, where I conducted market analyses and developed business plans for licensing-in products. I focused on therapeutic areas such as Obstetrics/Gynecology, Pediatrics, Urology, Gastroenterology, Rheumatology, and General Medicine.
In terms of education, I completed an Executive Coach program at IE Business School. Additionally, I hold a Master's degree in Management of Pharmaceutical Companies from IE Business School and a Bachelor's and MBA in Business Administration from Esade.
Throughout my career, I have demonstrated strong leadership, business acumen, and strategic thinking in the pharmaceutical industry. I am passionate about driving growth, developing successful marketing strategies, and delivering exceptional results for the organizations I work with.
I am currently working as a Journey Manager for the Branch Office channel at BBVA in the insurance product area as part of a multidisciplinary team. I have more than 9 years of experience in commercial banking, having worked in firms such as BCP, BBVA, Banco Falabella, and CrediScotia Financiera, primarily developing and selling financial products and directing agency and alliance sales channels. In addition, I am well-versed in agile technologies and Kanban to ensure optimal team development.
Biopharma executive & consultant with a proven track record in design & execute high-quality strategic solutions, achieve growth-oriented commercial strategies, drive operational efficiencies & market innovative healthcare services. Awarded for Strategic and Innovative projects in different career stages.
Director for Brazil, and Academic Collaborator of the Strategy and General Management Department, at ESADE Business School. Expert in the areas of Leadership and Strategy with a behavioral perspective. More than two decades of successful experience managing, teaching, and consulting, companies, governments, and top leaders, globally.
With a bachelor’s in Business Administration, he has 15 years of experience in the fitness industry, where he has led the development, professionalization, and growth of chains of sports facilities in administrative and managerial roles.
A professor in the Master’s in Managing Sports Facilities at the University of Alcalá de Henares, he is currently the general manager of the chain of smart priced gyms Dreamfit, a benchmark thanks to its disruptive positioning on innovation and profitability in the industry in Spain.
I am Italian, 2021 MIM graduate from Esade. Currently I work in Amazon's European Headquarter in Luxembourg, where I started as a Procurement intern in 2021, and since one year and a half I've been converted to full time as Procurement Specialist :)
I was a professional waterpolo player, competing also for the Italian youth National Team, but now I play just for passion. I love sports in general, and I am also deeply involved in leaving a mark in the communities I live in.
I would love to say much more about myself, but I'm sure I'll get the chance to do so during our next Chapter events!
I have an out of scale yellow personality; people and relationships are what give me energy everyday!
This is probably the least thing you would read by someone who has a Ph.D. in Industrial Chemistry and has spent many many years wearing a white coat behind a laboratory bench. But that's me.
I grew up in Milan. I moved to Santa Barbara, California, for my Ph.D.. I have spent one year in Angers, France, for a post-doctoral research program and then I moved back to Milan, but only to decide to move out again to Amsterdam.
In The Netherlands, I developed my passion for business which took me to enroll in Esade and attend the EMBA program in 2019.
I am currently working in procurement for a large multinational chemical company, but I am very attracted by the entrepreneurial ecosystem. So much that I gave birth to two start-ups.
If you don't see me in the office talking to my colleagues, I am probably scuba diving in some tropical sea!
Chanakya Shah es un profesional experimentado, con un diverso historial que ha desarrollado en la India, España, Nigeria, los EAU y Canadá.
Con varios años de experiencia en start-ups, multinacionales y empresas familiares, Chanakya posee una combinación única de experiencia analítica y habilidad para los negocios. Como analista de datos, ha perfeccionados sus capacidades estadísticas y analíticas, facilitando la resolución de problemas y la toma de decisiones desde un enfoque basado en datos. Además, su experiencia de gestión de empresas familiares le ha proporcionado una comprensión profunda de la importancia de la colaboración, la gestión de recursos y la adaptabilidad para lograr el éxito. Sirviéndose de sus múltiples conocimientos y habilidades, Chanakya sentó las bases para constituir la empresa Thycure Pharma Private Limited en 2022, con la visión de mejorar las vidas de los pacientes y de sus familias, proporcionándoles medicinas de alta calidad.
Es graduado en Comercio y en Contabilidad y Finanzas por la Universidad de Bombay y MSc in Marketing por Esade Business School. Se graduó por Esade en 2011.
Master's degree in Information Society and Knowledge from the UOC and Diploma in Labor Relations from the University of Oviedo, where he also studied Philosophy. Holds a Master's in Human Resources Management from the Center for Financial Studies, completed the Executive Management Program (PADE) at INDAE, the Executive Development Program (PDD) at ESADE, and completed the Digital Transformation Program at MIT PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION, along with numerous courses and programs related to business management and its environment.
His last 25 years of professional career have been linked to improving organizational management and regulatory compliance. He served as Quality and Environment Director at the Asturian engineering and project management company INGEMAS, S.A (now part of the TSK group), and from 2002 to 2020, he was the director of the AENOR delegation in the Principality of Asturias, where he led the company's territorial development plan.
He actively participates in various regional forums and has been a professor in various Master's programs and training programs organized by the University of Oviedo, ICEX, the Asturian Innovation Club, or the Chambers of Commerce. He is a founding partner of Óptima Tres Consultores, a company specialized in business cooperation projects. Currently, he works as a consultant and independent advisor in several Asturian companies from various sectors (communication, energy and waste management, strategic consulting, Artificial Intelligence, digital transformation, and regulatory compliance).
Graduate from Ecole Polytechnique Paris (Master of Science in Engineering 1996 – Applied Mathematics) and ENSTA (Master of Science in Engineering 1999- Applied Mathematics and computer science)
Jordi Mora is the President of Pimem, the Federation of Small and Medium Enterprises of Mallorca, and the Fourth Vice President of Conpymes. Additionally, he is the managing partner of Urban Hostel Palma and Escola Superior Balear.
Married with two children, Jordi is passionate about sports, reading, music, and cinema. He loves new business projects and is always seeking opportunities to innovate and grow.
Jordi studied at Esade, where he completed the Executive Finance program in 2005-2006 and obtained his Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Management in 1993-1994.
His professional career and personal interests reflect his dedication and enthusiasm for business development and leadership in various fields.
He is a professor of Business Law at Esade (URL); a lawyer specialized in corporate governance, company law, and M&A; a partner at Cuatrecasas; secondary of the board of administration of several companies; and a member of the board of the Círculo de Economía. He was the dean of the Law Faculty at Esade (URL) and president of Esade Alumni.
Jubilado - director Administració Serveis Centrals FCC CONSTRUCCION S.A.
Perteneciente a la octava promoción de Ciencias Empresariales de ESADE, y con diversos cursos y seminarios de especialización y actualización.
Ha desarrollado su actividad profesional en el área de Administración y Finanzas en el sector de la Construcción y de forma derivada en los sectores de Inmobiliaria, Medio Ambiente, Concesiones de Infraestructuras, e Industriales (subcontratistas y cemento).
Ha desempeñado diversas funciones: implantación de sistemas de información, normativa, elaboración estados financieros, control de gestión, control de participadas, reporting interno y externo (CNMV), planificación estratégica, gestión tributaria, etc.,
Su carrera profesional ha transcurrido los últimos 34 años, hasta su jubilación, en FCC, S.A.
Actualmente asiste a sesiones de la de Real Academia de Doctores y otras instituciones relacionadas con los temas de economía, finanzas, derecho y el medio ambiente.
Azucena (EMOI 2017) joined the board of the Zürich Chapter in August 2017. Since then, she has led multiple events focused on the continuous development of the Alumni as well as on ESADE's positioning in the local labor market, organizing both Speed Meeting sessions and Career Fairs amongside chapters of other business schools. She was recognized as Board Member of the Month in June 2018 for her great involvement and commitment.
Digital strategist and expert in accelerating company growth by creating new business models and developing digitalization strategies. I support executives in imagining, designing, and executing their transformation processes. General Manager at RocaSalvatella and professor in various innovation and digital transformation programs. Industrial Engineer, Master's in Operations Management from ESADE, and PDD from IESE.
After working for a year as an auditor, in 1979 he joined the ESADE department of finance management where he taught cost accounting, started the Executive Education management control course still available today, belonged to the team that started hospital management and until late 1999 was the coordinator of activities in Latin America.
2000 - 2018 managing director of Dentaid, SL
Currently involved with non-profit entities and is a board member of the Catalan Blood and Tissue Bank.
Omkar Wagh is passionate about building water and wastewater infrastructure solutions in developing countries to fulfill needs of exponentially increasing population because of rapid urbanization. His core areas of operation are water distribution networks, water boosting pumping stations, water recycling plants and wastewater treatment. He is currently exploring how data analytics and IOT can address challenges of water shortage and energy losses.
Sebastian Sandler is a Senior Business Analyst at Raiffeisenbank International AG (RBI) in Vienna where is working on overarching Business and IT projects. The projects relate to Finance, Risk and Regulatory Reporting and also impact the CEE Network Banks of RBI. In addition, he is responsible for the Bank Steering of the Austrian subsidiaries.
Raiffeisen Bank International AG (RBI) regards Austria, where it is a leading corporate and investment bank, as well as Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) as its home market. 13 markets of the region are covered by subsidiary banks. Additionally, the Group comprises numerous other financial service providers, for instance in the fields of leasing, asset management, as well as M&A.
Prior to RBI Mr. Sandler was heading the Controlling, Accounts Payable and Regulatory Reporting section at BayernLB New York. During that time, he also joined the Board of the ESADE International Chapter New York.
Mr. Sandler earned an MBA in International Business Administration from ESADE Business School and Georgetown University in the GEMBA program. He graduated from Dual University Heidenheim with a Diploma in Business and IT.
Julian is a strategy consultant who was born in Germany and is currently living in Sydney, Australia. After having studied internationally in Germany, the US, Spain and Australia as well as after having gathered work experience a bit around the world, Julian decided to move back to Australia. As an ESADE alumni (Master in International Management and CEMS 2012/2013) he also runs the Australian chapter of the ESADE alumni network. Despite of living in Sydney, Barcelona still has a place in his heart and he tries to be back every year with travel as one of his passions.
Team Lead Business Development at Zalando, Lea has joined the Berlin-based leading online fashion retailer in 2014 and has covered several roles in the company since. Her previous experience include that of Buying and Merchandising manager at Edition Lingerie, a Chantelle-owned Lingerie e-commerce, and Product Mager at Barcelona-based fast-fashion retailer Mango. At ESADE Lea completed the MSc in Marketing Management after a BSc in Management at Bocconi University.
Daniel Schlager is alumnus of ESADE’s International Executive MBA class of 2018. He is a senior
management professional specialized on start-up and family-owned companies in MEDIA,
SOFTWARE & PUBLISHING.
Having been raised in Vienna, Austria and having lived in multiple European cities, Daniel Schlager is
an enthusiastic Pro-European believing in the overriding importance of ESADE’s international alumni
network and has been an active member of the Vienna chapter since he graduated.
Daniel Schlager has profound experience in client-facing consulting and executive management
positions in corporate strategy, content monetization, digital transformation, business development
and B2B sales. He has a proven track record in sales, growing key accounts, business units and
SMEs within a short period of time. Currently, he is vividly working on making lifelong learning easy,
as co-founder of EVERLEARNING.
Daniel Schlager attended and graduated from top-tier global business schools in Europe and the US
including study visits at universities in the UK, the US, Brazil and China.
Daniel Schlager’s objective
for the ESADE Vienna chapter:
“Creating shared value by bringing people together.”
As a real Berliner, Caspar is happy to be a new member of the ESADE Alumni Berlin Chapter going forward. Caspar studied Business Administration in co-operation with SAP in Mannheim before joining the two promising Berlin Startups Wunderflats and Myos in his gap year. Caspar is finishing his Master in Innovation & Entrepreneurship at ESADE Business School in Barcelona in October 2019. After his graduation, Caspar will re-join the Berlin Startup Ecosystem.
I am a marketing professional with 10 years of experience in several fields, industries, and geographies. I am a person who thrives in fast-paced environments, working on challenging projects, loves learning new things, gaining valuable skills and strives to reach goals with the best results possible.
Currently, I am the Marketing and Loyalty Program Director with a prominent travel e-commerce company in the Russian Federation. In this role, I created two immensely successful loyalty programs and simultaneously launched 20+ co-brand projects in partnership with major banks in Russia and CIS countries within five years and with a team of five people.
A travel enthusiast, foodie and proud ‘Cuse alumna, I am always up for a new adventure, be it a weekend getaway to a fun unexplored location, a mesmerizing art exhibit, a thought-provoking play in one of Moscow’s many dramatical theaters, a yoga retreat or any other activity that inspires and challenges me.
Professional with more than 10 years of professional experience internationally in multinationals and technology companies. Specialist in growth, optimization and expansion of companies, has experience in the management of commercial teams, marketing (CX) and innovation and in the development of new products and services, with a strategic vision, 360º of the business and focused on the ROI of projects and corporate EBITDA. Currently, he is a director of several technology companies whose core is 4.0 technology and user experience under a customer centric perspective.
Tourism Professional with over 25 years of experience, Tourist Activities Technician and Diploma in Restoration from HTSI-Ramon Llull, with postgraduate studies in Tourism Management and Management DGT06 in Esade.
Specialist in Hotel Management and Events, with great experience in Operations and Commercial Strategy. Creative, analytical and methodical, although I always leave some room for improvisation ...
I like to learn and grow surrounded by passionate professionals, who inspire to progress, and at the same time, train those who want to learn from me.
Lover of life, of human relations and cultures, with the great luck of having traveled the five continents. I believe in the power of people, and music as the guiding thread of our most intimate feelings.
She joined the Commercial Area of Uría Menéndez in 2000 and has remained there since as counsel of the commercial law department.
Her practice revolves around the field of Commercial Law, especially purchase and sale operations, mergers and corporate restructurings, joint ventures, and investment and disinvestment operations of all kinds via national and international structures. She has more than 20 years of experience advising on contractual issues and secretaries of boards of directors.
She regularly works with entrepreneurs, foundations and social enterprises.
Passionate about technology, especially the ones changing how we operate on a daily basis and help businesses to be customer centric.
Currently leading EMEA business development for Google Cloud Platform in SMB segment at Google and actively collaborating with start-ups.
In my personal life, I love to spend time with friends and family, travel to discover new cultures and dance latin music.
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.
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Languages: Spanish, English, Portuguese and Catalan
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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).
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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
Graduado en ADE por ESADE y experiencia académica en la universidad norteamericana de Emory University, estado de Georgia.
Josep inició su carrera en el departamento de Transacciones de Deloitte Barcelona como analista focalizándose en la reestructuración de empresas, asesoramiento de deuda y servicios de creación de valor para empresas. Durante la carrera universitaria, realizó prácticas en banca comercial de BBVA y en el departamento de estrategia y trade marketing de Reckitt Benckisser.
Es un amante del baloncesto, deporte que sigue practicando actualmente en Liga EBA, y que paralelamente a su carrera profesional en el mundo empresarial, le ayuda a mantener y reforzar su carácter de grupo, competitividad y responsabilidad.
Esteban is a Lecturer in the Department of Strategy and General Management at Esade. He has been the director of the Executive MBA for five years.
His main focus is on competitive strategy and entrepreneurship. He recently started developing a new area of interest related to values and strategic decision-making.
He enjoyed a long career in strategic marketing and sales at HP Inc. at the international level (Europe and United States). Previously, he worked as a consultant for KPMG in Spain and as a financial controller at Werfen Mexico.
Esteban serves on the board of trustees of two Jesuit foundations in Catalonia and is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Business Administration at Comillas Pontifical University in Madrid.
I support executives and companies in their transformation and in achieving their personal, professional and business goals. I specialise in helping companies with sustainable and circular transformations and enabling managers and teams to achieve their goals.
Certifications: Associate Certified Coach (ACC), International Coaching Federation.
Ingeniero y MBA hispano-alemán de 49 años de edad, especializado en gestión de proyectos, eficiencia energética y sostenibilidad en el sector de la hostelería de ocio.
Más de 20 años de experiencia profesional en diversos sectores en áreas como dirección general, gestión de proyectos, facility management, sostenibilidad, estrategia y diseño organizativo.
Idiomas nativos: Español, alemán y catalán. Inglés fluido. Portugués, italiano y francés muy básicos.
Creativo, autodidacta, analítico.
Casado y con 3 hijos.
Colombian lawyer with experience in contracts, corporate law, e-commerce and data privacy. Master in International Business Law from ESADE Business & Law School, and Master in Digital Law and Information Society from the Universitat de Barcelona.
A dedicated lawyer and team player. Always looking for the best solutions for internal and external clients. He has worked in law firms, consulting firms, and retail companies, which allows him to have a broad knowledge of what is expected of a lawyer as a business partner.
Enthusiastic about new technologies in the legal sector that can help lawyers and clients to achieve a more efficient business.
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Soy Consultora en Innovación & Personas. Especializada en el desarrollo de talento y en impulsar equipos. Las personas son el gran tesoro de las organizaciones.
Profesora en ESADE, speaker en TEDx y con más de 2.000 horas de formación InCompany impartida en grandes organizaciones, mejorando su marco de trabajo y alcanzando progresos reales tangibles. Encontrarás algunas de sus opiniones sobre mí en mi página web. Y me encanta seguir haciéndolo, siempre con profesionales y organizaciones comprometidos y con un propósito claro.
Ayudo a facilitar el cambio a líderes que quieren transformar sus organizaciones, para pasar a trabajar con equipos diversos, ágiles y con propósito. Ahora más que nunca, las organizaciones dependen de la diversidad de talentos y de la capacidad de organizar verdaderos equipos. Entre mis programas encontrarás “Impulsa talento femenino” -un programa de mejora de competencias para mujeres profesionales - y “Lidera el cambio” -un programa de mejora de competencias para líderes de equipos y equipos-.
He publicado 5 libros, entre los que están "¡Vamos! Cómo aplicar la iniciativa emprendedora en la empresa y en la vida" y "¿Somos malas madres? El libro para la madres que trabajan dentro y fuera de casa". Actualmente estoy escribiendo mi 6º libro, porque me encanta escribir y divulgar mi trabajo.
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!
Josuan holds a Bachelor in Law and ICT from the University of Deusto (2020). He completed the Double Master in Legal Practice + Intellectual Property, New Technologies and Data Protection at Esade Law School in 2021. He currently practises law in the Intellectual Property, New Technologies and Data Protection Department at Cuatrecasas and is a Legal Counsel Secondee at Adevinta.
With my extensive experience in executive recruitment and my knowledge of market needs, I help my clients face moments of professional transition – whether due to a job change or a promotion – by fostering knowledge of their own skills, interests and motivations, while also developing the most appropriate way to come across and persuade others.
Areas:
· Identification and development of competencies and leadership styles
· Professional transition
· Empowerment through self-awareness and control of strengths and motivations
Miquel has spent the last 14 years (split between California and New Jersey) as the CEO for the USA and Canada of VIBIA, a leading high-end decorative lighting brand. Previously he worked as CFO or Financial Controller in several companies from different industries in Barcelona. Always eager to lead, learn and to proactively get involved, he has been part of the Board of the ESADE Alumni NY Chapter as a Vice President or President for the past 6 years.
Mariana de la Rosa joined Uría Menéndez in 2016 and is currently a senior associate.
She is an academic assistant in Private International Law at Esade Law School (Ramón Llull University) and in Civil Procedural Law in the Master in Legal Practice at Abat Oliba CEU University.
She has more than seven years of experience in litigation before the civil and commercial courts at all levels, as well as in commercial arbitration – both national and international – and consulting on commercial and bankruptcy matters. Mariana advises clients in Spain and abroad from various economic sectors. Her professional activity is focused on the following areas: civil liability, construction contracts, corporate conflicts, banking and sales contracts, bankruptcy law, claims arising from the purchase or sale of portfolios, and enforcement of real and personal guarantees.
Her mother tongues are Spanish and Catalan, she is fluent in English and French and has a basic German level.
My name is Alberto Dell’Anna, a seasoned finance professional currently serving as the Vice President of Business Development and Sustainability at Banco Sabadell. With over 7 years of experience at Banco Sabadell, I have progressed from a Business Development Analyst role in America and Asia to positions of increasing responsibility. I started as an Officer, then became an Assistant Vice President, and in April 2021, I was appointed as Vice President of Business Development for America and Asia. Since January 2022, I have held my current role based in Miami, Florida, United States.
In terms of education, I earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a Finance specialization from the University of Northern Colorado. I furthered my studies with a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in International Management from ESADE Business & Law School. I also participated in an exchange program at Nanyang Technological University, focusing on doing business in Asia. Recently, I completed a Certificate in Management Essentials from Harvard Business School Online, expanding my knowledge in that area.
Throughout my career, I have demonstrated strong skills in business development, sustainability, and strategic analysis. I am dedicated to driving business growth while promoting sustainability across all our operations. I firmly believe that integrating sustainability into business strategy is essential for making a positive impact on society and the environment.
In summary, my professional journey in the finance sector, combined with my expertise in business development and focus on sustainability, position me as an asset in the industry.
I am an accomplished Executive Leader with a track record of success in driving strategic sales, business development, and partnerships in the Entertainment & Media industry. Throughout my career, I have focused on expanding businesses across the United States, Spain, and Latin America, leveraging my expertise in the TV/media business, marketing, promotions, and technical operations. Fluent in English, Spanish, and conversational Hebrew, I bring a multicultural perspective and a deep understanding of industry trends.
I have a proven ability to build start-up offices from the ground up, launch new services and technologies, penetrate international markets, and drive significant business growth. My skill set encompasses strategic planning, B2B sales, territory management, market research, revenue generation, and team management.
In my role as the VP for Americas & Spain at Applicaster, I have played a pivotal role in expanding streaming apps and acquiring new customers. I have successfully renegotiated agreements, driven business development initiatives, and identified new potential channels for growth.
I completed an Advanced Media Program at IESE Business School & UCLA’s Anderson School of Management focusing on Media and Entertainment. Additionally, I earned a Master's degree in Marketing from ESADE Business School. I hold a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a specialization in Communication and Media Studies, as well as a Bachelor's degree in Communications from Universitat Ramon Llull.
I enjoy helping companies break new ground. At AmFam, some of my responsibilities include Enterprise M&A as well as Tenney 110, our portfolio of adjacent businesses and venture studio. In this capacity, I, along with my colleagues, am working to deliver the insurance company of the future (which probably won’t look exactly like the insurer of today).
Prior to joining American Family, I was an investment banker in the US and the UK, where I advised insurance carriers, brokers and insurtech businesses (and pretty much anything related to insurance) on M&A, capital raising and other strategic matters.
I have co-authored several white papers on autonomous vehicles and insurance and have been quoted by The NY Times, LA Times and other publications in the US and abroad. I presented this work at the US Treasury in 2016.
I have lived and worked in the UK, Spain and Chile and originally began my post college career as a high school teacher where I realized that if I could get a room full of teenagers to focus on conjugating verbs, I could probably do other stuff, too.
He holds a bachelor’s in Political and Government Science, a Master’s in Public Management and a Master’s in Public Direction. He is a public administration professional, academic contributor to EsadeGov and editor of PUBLIC. He has served as the president of the Catalan Public Management Association (2011-2017).
Olga Wendling is a business leader striving to enable a more sustainable, equitable, and just world.
Born behind the "Iron Curtain," Olga was destined to stay in the box. Indeed, she unwillingly obtained a law degree to maintain a family tradition. However, she became a trial attorney, defending her clients against more powerful opponents.
The fall of the "Iron Curtain" opened up a new world of opportunities. Olga left Russia for Latin America and the US, learned three foreign languages, graduated with an MBA from HEC Paris, France, and built an international career.
She held executive roles in a variety of sectors and industries, working for companies ranging from Fortune 500 multinationals to startups. Olga's focus remained consistently on sustainable business growth and innovation, including:
She is also known for her ability to bring together multi-functional and geographically dispersed teams to reach ambitious business goals. Her favorite quote: "It always seems impossible until it’s done" (N. Mandela).
Throughout her 20+ years of professional career, Olga consistently innovated and challenged the status quo. One of her favorite projects was a global project for corporate-startup partnerships. Olga designed a proprietary methodology and interviewed over 100 partners and corporate managers to collect best practices and risk areas, with the final recommendations approved by the Board.
Having lived and worked in six countries over three continents, Olga has witnessed inequality, gender bias, and social disparities in society and the workplace. As a result, Olga decided to use her expertise to help build more transparent, collaborative, and open business ecosystems.
During the pandemic, Olga moved to California and started ex-change.space, a hybrid coaching platform for entrepreneurs. She translated her 20-year professional career into a holistic framework of online tools, signature trainings, and courses. Her goal was to support the growth of entrepreneurship as a vehicle for innovation and positive impact.
Back in Geneva, Olga has launched a new venture, Global Social Enterprise. It is a disruptive technology-enabled platform that unlocks hidden social wealth by recognizing the economic value of volunteering and other socially beneficial activities. The goal is to reduce economic disparities and foster gender equality, inclusivity, and sustainability.
Floris Ruys es directivo sénior de Marketing Partnerships de TEAM Marketing AG, encargado de otorgar los derechos de patrocinio de la UEFA Champions League a FedEx, Heineken y PepsiCo. Aficionado del fútbol fascinado por todo lo relacionado con el sports business, se ha propuesto desarrollar una larga carrera de éxito en el mundo del negocio deportivo.
Tras incorporarse a Samsung Electronics UK en 2015, en el programa para graduados, trabajó en los equipos de Gestión del Producto y Marketing de Canal, y en julio de 2021 dejó la empresa para cursar un MBA en Esade Business School.
Durante el MBA, se incorporó al Comité de Estudiantes asumiendo el papel de vicepresidente de Eventos y Relaciones con los Estudiantes y los Alumni, para reunir a las promociones a través de una serie de iniciativas y eventos.
En su tiempo libre, le gusta viajar por todo el mundo, aprender idiomas (italiano y castellano) y jugar a pádel, tenis y ping-pong.
Está encantado de contribuir a la fantástica red de Esade, y aprender de ella. ¡Contacta con él si quieres conectar!
With training in Pedagogy and a specialization in Human Resources, Coaching, Emotional Intelligence, and Sales Direction (Marketing and Sales), my professional experience has been in the field of Human Resources, where I have held management positions in multinationals offering professional services.
I have been associated with Loyola University for over 10 years, since it was created, where I have held different responsibilities: Executive, Admissions/Marketing, and Professional Careers.
I am still the Deputy Director of this department, which seeks to guide students and promote their employability and the search for their best professional opportunities through relations with businesses/institutions, designing strategic plans and activities to
improve the students’ professional competences/skills, and ultimately serving as a bridge between the university and the job market.
I love topics related to business, the job market, managing people, developing talent, and education in general.
Alejandro is a seasoned professional with 15 years of global project and program management experience across diverse sectors. He excels in strategic planning, business management, and contracts administration, demonstrating a unique blend of skills in people management and innovative technology solutions. Alejandro has successfully launched global initiatives, collaborated with major multilateral organizations, and built partnerships on five continents. His academic background includes a joint MBA and International Business master's degree and a Doctorate in Global Education. As a dedicated people manager, he prioritizes transparency and cohesive teamwork. Alejandro's career spans roles such as Program Management Specialist at The World Bank Group and Research and Development Lead at Brain and You.org. Currently a Contractor at the American Clean Power Association, he brings a wealth of experience to complex global projects, emphasizing efficiency and sustainability.
Graduated from Esade Business & Law School with a Master's in Law of ICT, Social Networks, and Intellectual Property. I am a lawyer with experience in new technologies and digital environments applied to intellectual property. Capable of working efficiently with multidisciplinary teams, mainly composed of creative and technological areas. I always seek to add value to the business with creative and innovative strategies.
Award-Winning Multilingual (English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese) International Supply Chain Professional.
Results driven business development leader with a 15+ year background in international sales, relationship management, new client acquisition, and key account management. Passionate for connecting clients to compelling opportunities within their market space.
More than 20 years of managerial experience in the life sciences industry, including pharmaceutical, OTC, medical devices, and similar at companies like Novartis, LEO Pharma, LETI pharma (reported to CEO and board), and Fresenius Medical Care. She has managed launches, mature products, and a variety of channels (pharmacy, hospital, primary care, B2B, online), along with changes in cycles, restructurings, growth, sector changes, and diversification. She is currently the Commercial Head Director of Fresenius Medical Care IBERIA, a leading global dialysis technology company with turnover of 140M in Iberia. She is also a member of the group’s board in Spain and Portugal.
She is a mentor and advisor of startups and SME’s at Acció (Catalonia Trade & Investment, Government of Catalonia). She is the co-founder of WA4STEAM, an association of women investors who invest in tech startups, a member of Ejecon (an association of women managers and executives), and the secretary of the executive board of the Atlètic Terrassa Hockey Club. She has experience starting companies and startups from scratch, as well as transforming teams and companies.
She is currently managing a major transformation of the company: digitalization, sustainability, and change in the sales model. She has also been a winner of the Womenalia award.
Sara Marzal is Legal Counsel at ICSID since 2015. In this capacity, she serves as Secretary to tribunals and ad hoc committees in arbitration and annulment proceedings under the ICSID Convention, the ICSID Additional Facility Rules, and the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules.
Prior to joining ICSID, she worked as an attorney with the law firms of Clifford Chance US LLP, Chadbourne & Parke LLP, and Arnold & Porter LLP in Washington, D.C., and with Uría Menéndez in Spain. She also served as a consultant in the Trade and Integration Sector of the IDB and clerked at the WTO Appellate Body Secretariat.
Ms. Marzal holds an LLM from Georgetown University Law Center and LLM and law degree from ESADE, is admitted to practice law in Spain and New York, and speaks Catalan, Spanish, French, and English.
Irene Juan Valeomillos is the current Marketing Director at MIVI Salud, where she stands out for her global vision and purpose-driven strategy. Her empathetic and solution-oriented approach has allowed her to excel in the fields of marketing and advertising.
Throughout her career, Irene has held key roles in planning and strategy, specializing in advertising media and account management. Her professional trajectory includes collaborations with renowned brands in Spain such as Renault, Coca Cola Company, McDonald's, Flying Tiger, Cervezas Victoria, and Twenix.
With a solid experience and a focus on innovation and effectiveness, Irene continues to drive the growth and success of MIVI Salud.
Senior Business Manager and Consultant with over 20 years of experience in Leadership, Innovation, Transformation Processes, Cultural Change, and Entrepreneurship at an international level. I am dedicated to supporting Executives in achieving their goals, no matter how challenging they may seem, ensuring that they always find and give their best version and enjoy the journey.
In addition to my work as an Executive and Team Coach, I also work on these aspects as a Mentor in processes of Change and Personal and Professional Development.
Languages: Spanish / English
Certification: International Coaching Federation (ICF) and European School of Coaching (EEC) Certified
More than 25 years of experience as a Human Resources executive with international responsibility in American and Spanish multinational companies in the Information Technology sector, all of which are market leaders. Extensive 'in-company' training in Coaching, Mentoring, Leadership, Professional Careers, Competency Development, Emotional and Relational Intelligence, and Conflict Management, among other areas.
Expert in positive intelligence, career development and redesign, leadership competency development, emotional and relational management, and conflict management.
Currently a member of the Coaches Community of the Lead Program at Esade.
Languages: Spanish and English.
Senior Consultant
Paris Makriyannis has more than 17 years experience in high level management and consulting for the elevators sector. More than 13 years engagement with historic cars, rallies, events organization and car restoration. More than 5 years experience in car evaluations and dealership.
Paris is a founding member and the head of the Greek Chapter of ESADE Alumni. He studied Business administration in the Athens University of Economics and Business and did his FTMBA in ESADE from 1999 to 2001.
He speaks fluently Greek, German, English, Spanish and mid-level of French. He lived and worked in Greece, Germany and Spain.
Ingeniero especializado en Gerencia de Proyectos, MSc, DEA y PhD en Ciencias Administrativas con énfasis en Aplicación Estratégica de Tecnología en Organizaciones Gubernamentales y Posdoctorado en docencia mediada con TIC. Su desarrollo profesional ha estado enmarcado en el sector académico como alto directivo, colaborador e investigador, así como conferencista en aplicación estratégica de tecnología en organizaciones. De manera paralela ha permanecido vinculado al sector TIC, en el ámbito de la definición estratégica empresarial y la definición competitiva sectorial como ingeniero en empresas privadas, alto directivo en el gobierno colombiano y consultor a través de agencias de apoyo multilateral para múltiples gobiernos latinoamericanos. En la actualidad se desempeña como Vicerrector Académico de la Universidad EAN Colombia.
Originally from Russia, since 2021 moved to Wiesbaden. Ivan has been always working in corporate finance. He has experience in different industries started in river shipping, real estate and construction, e-commerce,, he is now working in chemical manufacturing in fmcg company. Ivan like to play football and enjoy spending time with his family.
Passionate about exploring and intrigued by challenge, after I studied in the business schools of 4 European countries I started building experience in management consulting and financial analysis of international projects.
I like crunching numbers and building business plans and financial reports. So far, I am working for corporates but partnering with start-ups and small businesses to explore growth opportunities would be extra inspiring. On the side, I love traveling and releasing all my energy left on my new hobby, squash.
Priyanka Gelli is I am a Full-time MBA (2011 batch) graduate. After the MBA, she went back to my roots of continuing to pursue a career in Finance. She has worked in Equity Research with a special focus on the Banking Sector in India. However, her keen interest in the people development field eventually led her to become a qualified Life Coach. Today, she has her own practice in Mumbai and Coach Individuals from different lifestyles.
Per Lokkegaard is CEO at Dar Basil Holding, a Private Equity Firm in Saudi Arabia (JVs in Saudi Arabia with Multinationals). He is also Co-Founding partner in NeuroSteps©, the world´s first Company to bring Neuroscience to HR Assessments and Executive Development,
and Co-Founding partner in BiofreshTech®, a patent holder of two revolutionary environmentally friendly solutions to passive refrigeration without electricity,
which are expected to disrupt several industries on a global scale. Previously, he was CEO of EMS Seven Seas, the global market leader within Maritime Supply Chain and Logistics.
Per holds an Executive MBA from ESADE and BPSE from IMD.
Risk Policy Manager, Deutsche Bank AG
In his more than 15 years with financial industry, Bart has gained extensive experience with Risk Management, Group Finance, Global Technology and Project Management having worked in different roles in Citigroup and Deutsche Bank. Since graduating from his FT MBA in 2013 he is located in Frankfurt being active member of local ESADE Alumni Chapter. Between 2013 and 2016 Bart coordinated MBA Summer Internship Program in Deutsche Bank’ Group Finance Global Technology, allowing number of ESADE MBA students get their practical experience in banking in Frankfurt. Like most of the ESADE community, he is passionate about travelling, learning about new cultures as well as embracing and promoting diversity.
Maria is a Senior Business Analyst in an internal consulting team at Wayfair, the largest furniture e-commerce worldwide. She joined this fast paced environment in 2016, after completing her International BBA at ESADE, which gave her the opportunity to study in Singapore and work as a Strategic Consultant in Arthur D. Little. Maria is always looking for new challenges and adventures both personally and professionally, and strives for having a positive social impact.
Degree in Computer Science from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia in 1989 and MBA from ESADE in 1995. He worked at the Institute of Cybernetics from 1988 to 1991, then joined TAO where he became technical director. After the acquisition of TAO by gedas, he assumed the functions of head of presale and product marketing (2005-2006). In 2007, after the acquisition of gedas by T-Systems, he took over the sales unit to automotive suppliers, and as of 2009 he assumed responsibility for large automotive manufacturers such as SEAT, the Volkswagen group and the rest of car manufacturers in Iberia. Since February 2019 he is an advisor to large companies on their own.
Fernando Díaz es Licenciado en Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales por la Universidad Complutense y Executive Master in Public Administration por ESADE. En la actualidad, es Director de Sector Público en IMCS, donde lidera las actividades de consultoría y transformación digital para Gobiernos y Administraciones.
Antes de su incorporación en 2016, ha desarrollado su carrera profesional a lo largo de los últimos veinte años en el ámbito de la consultoría estratégica y tecnológica en empresas como KPMG, Arthur Andersen, Telefónica o Iecisa, tanto en España como en EMEA y LATAM.
Ha trabajado para los Ministerios de Justicia, Industria, Sanidad y Medio Ambiente, para la Agencia Tributaria, Renfe, Correos, AENA, el Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear, así como para múltiples Agencias, Gobiernos Autonómicos, Diputaciones y Cabildos insulares.
Passionate about sales management and business innovation. I worked 2 years as an Economist in international ONGs previously in Brussels and than in Milan with focus on data analysis and scenario evaluation. I changed industry in 2008 and I moved to Eni Retail Gas & Power to develop my expertise in Marketing & Sales and to acquire a sound experience of the Italian Retail Energy Market. My current position is Head of Campaign Operation.
In 2015 I graduated from the Executive Master in Marketing and Sales (EMMS), an international double degree program held by Sda Bocconi and ESADE Business School.
Since December 2015 I am Board Member of the ESADE Alumni Milan Chapter.
Soci Director en iTLand
Executive with more than 15 years of experience. Currently I specialize in the adaptation of analog businesses to a digital environment, from the definition of strategy and process automation, to commercial support in the go-to-market strategy. I have implemented strategic projects in various industries: automotive, banking, microfinance, consulting, insurance, media, technology and education in Latin America. As a corporate executive, I have worked at all levels of business strategy, planning, development and growth in companies such as HSBC, Interbank, La Positiva and Pacífico Business School. I am passionate about teaching, I collaborate as a professor and postgraduate speaker in various business schools in Peru, Colombia and Central America.
Telecommunications Engineer from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) and MBA from ESADE Business School.
Francesc is the CIO of Cuatrecasas since 1998. He was named CIO of the year 2017 and is a member of the Board of the ESADE Alumni Digital Business club as well as of CIOs.cat
Passionate about leading continuous change, he has promoted the role of the IT Business Partner to promote an agile and transformative culture, as well as to ensure that IT is a deep connoisseur of the business and captures of new value projects.
He is currently focusing on the digital transformation of the firm through various strategic axes such as digital training, open innovation, etc:
In 2016, with Telefónica Open Future as its allies, it launched a pioneering open innovation initiative creating Cuatrecasas Acelera, the first acceleration program for legaltech startups.
Gemma is the Director of Marketing and a member of the Management Committee at Aramark. She has 25 years of experience in the food sector (consumer goods, retail and services), where she has worked for leading national and multinational companies. She has solid experience in marketing, retail, sales and purchasing. Gemma has a global vision of business and analytical capacity for decision-making. She is also proactive and used to leading multidisciplinary teams and working on international projects. She is interested in innovation and the digital transformation of companies. She is a key ambassador of EJE&CON Barcelona and currently coordinates the EngageMEN programme.
Gemma is a founding member of WERock Capital, a group of female business angels who invest in pre-seed/seed stage startups with at least one woman on the founding team. She received a scholarship take part in the Santander W50 Women on Boards programme at UCLA in 2019. A total of 42 such scholarships are awarded worldwide.
Josep Miquel has a Bachelor in Industrial Engineering. He also holds a Master in Project Management from La Salle and an Executive MBA from Esade. His career has focused on project management and business development in the field of renewable energies, in addition to investing in innovation and startups in the field of energy transition. Since 2011, he has served as Investment Director for Spain and Portugal at InnoEnergy, where he is also a member of the company’s global investment committee. He is a member of the Esade BAN investors network, an academic assistant in the Department of Strategy and General Management at Esade, and a mentor and collaborator in various technology-transfer and development programmes for new tech companies.
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 innovati
