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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.
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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.
Experienced Chief Executive Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. Skilled in Negotiation, Marketing Management, Business Planning and Account Management. Strong business development professional graduated from ESADE Business & Law School. Fluent in both English and Spanish.
• Digital marketing professional, with a specialty in the creation and development of mobile application strategies and performance marketing, focusing on mobile marketing, e-commerce and social media.
• 22 years management experience in Digital Marketing.
• Founder, partner and marketing manager of various companies:
`o Tuhipoteca, SL ([Tuhipoteca.es](http://Tuhipoteca.es "")): sold in 2001 to E-Loan o Park Smart Solutions, SL ([Iparquing.com](http://Iparquing.com "")): sold in 2015 to Easypark `o Verus (verus.es): FinProptech consulting firm serving diverse client base
• Strength in identifying growth opportunities and launching new initiatives in different markets.
• Usability and User Experience, working for the major international consultants in that field.
• Experience in creating and taking start ups to the next level.
• Founder of Verus Finance (an ING Franchise with 2 offices in Barcelona and Madrid, later Business Rep at BHF-Bank)
• Experience in Affiliate and Performance Marketing, conducting online marketing campaigns for major brands at an world level.
Director of strategy and business development.
Leader of projects in the fields of sports and wellbeing.
Founder of the international organization Just a Lifestyle, which promotes sports in disadvantaged environments in developing countries.
Member of the London 2012 Olympic Organizing Committee.
Teaches in the Master’s in Leadership, Team Management and Business.
More than 14 years of experience immersed in different projects in six countries, which has enabled him to develop a global view of business that he implements with commitment, adaptability, and determination. “I adore sports and am enthusiastic about its+- ability to transform society.”
Christine is a Marketing Strategist with a focus on the Entertainment industry (primarily Film, TV, & Streaming).
Originally from New York, she started her career at HBO in Creative Marketing with a focus on international markets. After 4 years she decided to move to Barcelona to pursue her MBA at ESADE, which she completed in 2020.
Since the MBA, she has helped various European streaming start ups develop their Marketing strategies on a global scale. She continues to consult on a freelance basis when needed.
She is currently an Account Director at Truus, a Dutch creative agency, in charge of one of their biggest clients: Netflix. This means being responsible for executing 360 degree marketing campaigns from start to finish for some of their biggest series and films.
Bachelor of Information Sciences from the Complutense University of Madrid, specializing in Image and Sound, with over 30 years of professional experience in audiovisual production and management in both public and private sectors.
Professional trajectory spans various media outlets such as MEDIASET, RTVE, Grupo Secuoya, Real Madrid TV, with a focus on sports information from the early stages of her career. Holds a Master's in Business Administration from the EAE Business School and completed the Promociona Program at Esade, an executive project for women in high-level management positions.
Throughout her career, she has specialized in personnel organization and the implementation of technological solutions in media. Additionally, she has experience in budget planning, and negotiation processes related to labor relations.
Graduated in Business Administration from ESADE, with an international program at the University of St.Gallen, Switzerland. Professional background dedicated to the automotive sector. She started in Renault Group at regional level, moved to national management within the Aftermarket area and currently plays an international role as Business Manager Accessories of the Europe G5 Cluster.
Highly active in the social field, focusing on young talent, multicultural teamwork and female empowerment, she is not only part of the Automotive and Mobility Club but also on the Board of Women Empowerment. Her personal goal is to contribute to the development of a professional network in the sector that will strengthen female representation at all levels of decision making and activity.
With an overwhelming passion for marketing and communication, Montse has more than 10 years of experience that have led her to excel as the Chief Marketing Officer in a business group listed on the stock exchange. Her love of work and innovation and her commitment to inspiring others have turned her into an influential figure in the world of marketing.
She holds a double bachelor’s degree in Business Management and Law and earned a master’s in Strategic Planning of Business Communication from the Universidad Ramón Llull. She also has the Executive Master in Marketing and Sales from Esade, has studied at Erasmus University in Rotterdam, and took the Innovation, Technology, Entrepreneurship, and Digital Marketing program at the University of California, Berkeley.
Whoever knows her describes her as a creative person brimming with energy and optimism. Her proactive approach and her ability to come up with inspiring ideas have translated into constant career success. She has worked with famous brands like Danone, Milka, Mattel, Barbie, Vueling, and Nestlé and has even expanded her experience by working in Germany, where she lived for several years.
She is currently the Marketing Director at the helm of a brand placed in more than 100 markets and partners actively as an Esade Giving-Back Consultant. Her ability to tackle challenges from an innovative perspective is not only limited to her professional life, but she also promotes charitable initiatives.
Description: Leigh has over 20 years of experience as a marketing leader for fortune 500 companies and innovative start ups. Her coaching embraces the latest insights from neuroscience and human performance psychology to elicit shifts in mindset and behaviors that enhance effectiveness and personal fulfillment.
Languages: English
Certification: Associate Certified Coach (ACC), International Coaching Federation
Master's in Finance at Esade Business & Law School, Ramon Llull University (Barcelona, Spain) and Master's in Marketing and Commercial Management at Rey Juan Carlos University (Madrid, Spain). Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of the Pacific (Lima, Peru). He has completed specialization programs in negotiation; business-focused artificial intelligence, costs and budgets; international management of mining companies; and public management and government. Extensive experience in finance, as well as in commercial management: mineral trading, banking, consumer goods, and food. He currently oversees the commercialization area and financial planning and management control at Minera Aurífera Retamas S.A. (Marsa) in Lima, Peru. He also owns an importer and distributor of high-end wines called Terroir 33 SAC in Lima, Peru.
Experience in negotiations with banks and reinsurers at the international level. Ability to automate repetitive processes that save time and costs for organizations. International speaker on financial, economic, political, and international business topics and former Host of the Online Program "Desde Tu Tribuna" (2020-2022). Finally, he has over 16 years of experience in social leadership directing non-profit organizations and being a member of boards of others (Teletón 2012, NGO Ajedperu, Think Tank Peru 360, NGO Exprésate Perú, among others), which allows for a sustainable approach for companies. Promoter of the creation of the "Colegio Mayor Secundario Presidente del Perú" in 2009, which was the first High Performance College (COAR) in Peru.
Bruno, based in San Francisco, USA, serves as an Innovation Advisor at the global innovation advisory firm Mind the Bridge. He graduated from ESADE with a Double Degree in Business Administration and Law, enriched by an undergraduate exchange at the University of Melbourne. He has a profound interest in innovation, technology, public policy, and especially entrepreneurship, which was sparked at a young age and nurtured through his experiences in assisting his family with their various business endeavors. This journey instilled in him a deep appreciation for the hard work and dedication required to build something meaningful. His curious and international spirit has led him to work and live in four different countries across three continents.
Dominique completed her MSc in Marketing at ESADE in 2021. She now works at ZS Associates in Berlín where she combines a customer-centric strategy approach with marketing expertise to drive results throughout the entire research, discovery, and commercialization life cycle of medical innovation firms. Aside from this, Dominique spends her time teaching yoga and curating shared art and dining experiences.
He holds a Bachelor’s in Global Governance, Economics, and Legal Order from Esade and has studied abroad at the Hebrew University (Jerusalem) and The Fletcher School (Boston). He has worked in the European Parliament (Development and Environment Committees) and as a research assistant at the Global Governance Forum. He has published in the newspaper Cinco Días and the magazine Ethic. He is currently the institutional relations delegate of the Equipo Europa association (Catalan chapter).
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.
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.
Manasa Garemella has over 7 years of experience in marketing and business strategy.
She is currently based in Mumbai and works at Sharrp Ventures, Harsh Mariwala family office.
Previously, Manasa has held a senior marketing role at a leading e-commerce unicorn in India. She started her career at Madison, where she worked on Mondelez India’s media business
She holds a Bachelors of Arts (Honours) in Economics from the University of Delhi and a M.Sc. in Marketing from ESADE Business School, where her master thesis focussed on a new product line at Kraft Foods. She graduated from ESADE in 2010.
She is an avid traveller and is learning Indian classical music.
https://www.facebook.com/manasa.garemella
Senior Consulting Manager with +18 years of professional experience within automotive, aerospace, solar and manufacturing global companies. Full Time MBA from ESADE 2009 class and MSc in Mechanical Engineering from University of Porto. Currently, within CGN's Global Supply Chain & Operations practice, André has already worked in 10 European countries.
Passionate about digital, fast paced, innovative, disruptive and multicultural environments. After 7 years working as financial consultant in Barcelona, I started my Digital career in one of the fastest growing German Start-Ups in Europe, mainly in Marketing Operations, Business Analytics and Processes functions. I hold a Business Administration degree and a Tax and Management Master from ESADE, Spain. Based in Munich, Germany, I am part of the ESADE Alumni Chapter Board in the Bavarian region.
With more than 25 years of experience in the automotive sector, both in Spain and Germany, I have worked as Marketing and Commercial Director of the Volkswagen, SEAT, Audi and Hyundai brands.
I am currently an independent consultant (automotivemarketing.es), in addition to collaborating with ESADE Alumni as a mentor and president of the Automotive and Mobility Club.
MY PERSONAL BLOG: http://www.foroautomocion.com/
WEB AS CONSULTANT: https://www.automotivemarketing.es/
Hi, my name is Irakli and I am ESADE MBA graduate from Co2017. After finishing my MBA studies I have joined IKEA supply chain team in Älmhult where IKEA was born 70 years ago. I am privileged to represent ESADE Alumni in Sweden and to help build a strong collaboration between ESADE and IKEA. Looking forward to supporting ESADE community in connecting with Swedish talent as well as with the business represented in Sweden.
Lorena Sánchez has a Law Degree from the University of Pompeu Fabra (2005), Master in International Business Law (DIN) from ESADE (2009) and Program for Management Development (PMD) from ESADE (2015); He has completed specialization courses at the Università degli Studi Roma III, Edimburgh University, ICADE and INSEAD. Currently, she is the Legal Director at MARTIDERM Group, where she coordinates legal and compliance issues. He has worked as a Legal Counsel for eight years in the URIACH pharmaceutical company, in addition to working as a Legal Counsel in other multinationals in the service sector. Since September 2015, he has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Law Club.
I was born in the 60s and I consider myself a "Perennial", the ageless generation! . In 2013 I celebrated the fiftieth anniversary. Being surplus quota allowed me to get rid of the Military Service, finish my academic training and enter the labor market without interruptions.
I consider myself the fruit of multinationals. I accumulate more than 30 years of experience in 3 technology companies. During these 6 years I have had the luxury of leading strategic and operational areas. Having a permanent, avant-garde and real-time training is priceless! 7 years ago I focused on promoting intrapreneurship and managing change processes.
Since April 2019 I have a new challenge in Schneider Electric: direct the strategy and implement the new Client Software platforms to improve your user experience in the journey towards the Digital Transformation of the complex B2B environment.
All this multicultural and multidisciplinary baggage gives me a broad business vision and an enormous capacity for adaptation, as well as the virtue of promoting transformation projects, or business development, in highly volatile and uncertain VUCA scenarios.
On a personal level, I have a passion to undertake, innovate and motivate teams. I love technology and simplicity, I like intrigues, dilemmas and the art of magic, as well as reinventing day to day. My experience in intrapreneurship encourages me to advise startups and, my motivation for innovation and technology, lead me to support ESADE Alumni within the Board of Directors of the Business Innovation & Technologies Club and the ESADE Business Angels network BAN, as "collaborative startup advisor".
I have learned that companies are "living beings", with the obligation to evolve. If they don't, they disappear. As I would say @Darwin, it is a simple matter of adaptation!
Digital optimist addressing the change of era, I work at the Endesa Digital Transformation Office, with a specific focus on the business vision ("economics" and planning), implementation of the agile methodology and digitalization initiatives. On the other hand, I am part of the Board of an investment club in digital startups.
In the last professional stage I developed functions of management control, development of dashboards for senior management and participation in strategic projects in Enel.
Previously, 11 years managing teams and projects of an organizational and operational type, negotiating with public administrations, cooperating with multiple departments of the company and with suppliers.
I have grown in 5 different countries, which has given me the ability to work in multicultural environments and be very adaptable to changes.
Mireia is an Audit Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Barcelona, specialising in the tourism and real estate sectors. She has been a member of the Spanish Official Register of Account Auditors (ROAC) since 2006.
She has 20 years of experience auditing and advising businesses in Spain, especially groups that apply IFRS Standards. She specialises in working with tourism and real estate clients. She has international experience, having worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers USA in Washington DC from 2006 to 2007. She is the partner responsible for the auditing business in the tourism sector at PwC Spain.
David is the Director of Mercer Consulting, S.L.U.
He has more than 20 years of experience advising multinational companies on how to transform their business strategy through people. He has held various positions at Mercer, including Business Leader at Mercer Marsh Benefits, the employee-benefits strategic area at Marsh McLennan.
His area of expertise is the design of compensation and benefits policies aligned with business objectives. He has in-depth knowledge of the infrastructure and tourism sectors. He has extensive knowledge of pensions and personal insurance in the Spanish market and has led the implementation of international benefit-strategy programmes as well as merger and acquisition processes.
He holds a Bachelor in Actuarial and Financial Sciences from Carlos III University of Madrid. He completed the Programme for Management Development at Esade. He is also a qualified insurance mediator and is a member of the Institute of Spanish Actuaries.
Since 2001, Manuel has worked at Gancedo, a leading design and space-creation company with a track record stretching back more than 75 years. After working on internationalisation projects for several years, he became the company’s director in 2014.
He is a great advocate of family businesses, the values they represent and the benefits they generate for society.
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.
Xavier has held senior management positions in the industrial, logistics and textile sectors. He gained professional experience by purchasing and managing companies. His main areas of interest are logistics and the transformation of operations. He is passionate about innovation and the implementation of new processes in companies.
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.
Leadership Development and Effective Communication in Traditional and Digital.
Certified executive and team coach specializing in leadership development and effective communication at both individual and team levels, enabling organizations to enhance their effectiveness.
With over 25 years of solid and extensive experience in management, holding executive positions in various companies, including both national and international, family-owned, and multinational entities in manufacturing and distribution sectors, particularly in sales and marketing.
Possesses strategic vision in management and leadership, serving as a team leader focused on achievement and maximizing the potential of teams and individuals within organizations.
Specialities:
Languages: Spanish, English, Portuguese and Catalan
Certifications:
Adela holds a Bachelor in Law and an Executive MBA from Esade. She has a rich background, thanks to more than 20 years in different human-resources roles.
She currently serves as General Manager of People at Saint-Gobain for Spain, Portugal, Morocco and Algeria, where she has a clear focus on improving employee and customer experiences with the company.
She is dedicated to working for and with people, committed to promoting the human-resources strategy at all levels of the organisation and leading the transformation policy to make the company more agile, digital, open and customer-centric.
Mr. Igor Nishimura’s Ikigai is to democratize access to learning, creation and self-development through entrepreneurship, innovation and technology, helping people to understand how business, investment and culture/essence work, interconnect and impact our lives, so that everyone can make better decisions and accomplish their objectives/purposes.
Igor holds a Bachelor’s degree from EAESP-FGV with major in Corporate Finance & International Management, a CEMS Master of Science in International Management @ ESADE Barcelona and @ HEC Paris, an Executive Education @ Harvard Business School with focus in Private Equity and Venture Capital and an Executive Education @ Singularity University. He was also a Board Member of CEMS Alumni Association and its Treasurer, being awarded as the CEMS Alumnus of the Year in 2013. He was Board Member of exGV (EAESP-FGV Alumni Association), President of ESADE Alumni Association (Chapter Brazil) and a member at Harvard Angels of Brazil and HEC Paris Alumni Association.
Igor has lived abroad for more than 12 years, accumulating a broad international and diversified industry experience. He held positions in blue-chip companies such as Fininvest-Unibanco (BR), Unilever Bestfoods (BR), ECS Elitegroup (ES), L'Oréal Madrid (ES), Ferrari-Maserati West Europe (FR), BNP Paribas (FR), SAP (DE) and UBS Wealth Management and Investment Bank (CH, BS, UK and US).
Currently he is the Co-Founder & Managing Partner @ MAGNET Venture Capital (Proprietary Impact Investment Fund), Board Member @ InTaxi Media (MediaTech), Co-Founder & Board Member @ Kodo Interactive (EdTech), Co-Founder & Board Member @ Academy FW|10 (Venture Builder), Financial Advisory Board @ AUDEN Educacional (EdTech) and Co-Founder & Board Member @ CBKK (Socio-environmental Impact Investment with initial focus in the Amazon Rainforest).
In terms of Philanthropy, Mr. Nishimura was a Latin America Philanthropy Circle Member @ Synergos and was a Founder Member @ NEB (Nikkey Empreendedores do Brasil).
SPECIALTIES:
Venture Capital / Impact Investments / Entrepreneurship, Capital Raise (Club Deals, Private Placements, Secondary Sale), Wealth Management (UHNW Clients & Global Family Offices), Investment Bank (Concentrated Equity Stake - Origination & Structuring), Margin
Loans, Fund Structuring.
Kelly Pettersen is Director of Sales at Elwood Technologies where she works with institutions and professional investors to provide them access to crypto markets and institutional services integrating the entire cryptocurrency value chain.
Prior to Elwood Technologies, Kelly was a Senior Manager at Coinbase Institutional, the largest regulated digital asset exchange in the world. Kelly has held various senior business development and marketing roles at firms including skew, the leading market analytics and derivatives firm for cryptocurrency markets and a number of other early stage digital asset focused ventures.
Earlier, Kelly oversaw European Marketing for BNY Mellon’s largest revenue generating business, Asset Servicing. Earlier, Kelly held various roles at Macquarie in New York and London. Kelly started her career at BMO Capital Markets.
Con 20 años de trayectoria corporativa en Dirección y Desarrollo de Personas, principalmente en el sector asegurador, en la actualidad es mentora y coach para el desarrollo y la transformación cultural de las organizaciones. Socia-directora de Knosis y co-fundadora de Leading People®, es PCC por la ICF, miembro activo en asociaciones de Business Mentoring y Coaching para el Liderazgo, y especialista en gestión de carreras. Desde 2011 colabora con ESADE como Career Coach y Advisor.
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.
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.
With more than 30 years of experience, Pilar has spent her entire career in executive positions in the fields of people management, organisational development and transformation processes. She has worked for multinational companies in various sectors: chemical, retail and energy.
She holds a Bachelor in Biochemistry and a Postgraduate Degree in People Management and Development – Talent Management from Esade (2010). She is an ICF-certified executive coach and a mentor accredited by Red de Mentoring. She has lived in Paris for 10 years.
With the clear conviction that people and their talent are organisations’ greatest assets, Pilar currently works in human-resources consultancy, leadership development, change management and innovation, helping organisations to adapt and compete
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!
Marta is graduated from the Double Degree in Business Administration and Law at ESADE (Class of 2020) and studied the Double Master's Degree for Access to the Legal Profession and "International Business Law at ESADE (Class of 2021). She is currently an Associate at Baker & Mckenzie Barcelona, practicing as a lawyer in the "Real Estate" Department, where she advises on issues related to real estate transactions, commercial leases and "Real Estate Finance"..
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.
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.
Jaime Gallego has worked exclusively in international commercial arbitration and international investment arbitration since 2004, with a particular focus on Latin America and Spain. He has worked in around 30 arbitrations in different sectors, including energy (with oil and gas), mining, telecommunication, armaments, transport, real estate and construction/infrastructure. They were subject to the regulations of the CIADI, the CNUDMI, the CCI, the LCIA, the SCAI/Swiss and the CIAC, among others. The applicable bodies of law, both substantive and trial, originated in both the Roman-Germanic traditions and in common law.
He works as party lawyer and an arbitrator.
Jaime Gallego is an English and Spanish lawyer and works constantly in arbitrations in both English and Spanish, as he is a native speaker of both languages. He also works in arbitrations in French. He is the former president of the Swiss Chapter of the Spanish Arbitration Club (CEA), a member of the mining committee of the IBA (International Bar Association) and a member of several different associations of arbitrators.
Before joining LALIVE, Jaime Gallego worked as a lawyer on the international arbitration team (2004-2009) at Dechert LLP in Paris and at SJ Berwin LLP in London, where he did the English “training contract” and later joined the commercial law department (2000-2003).
He earned a Master’s in International Conflict Resolution (with honors) at University College London in the United Kingdom (2003-2004), as well as a bachelor’s and a master’s in Law (specialization in tax law), both from Esade (1994-1999).
Alicia Vicente is the Chief Operations Officer (COO) at Clikalia, the Spanish proptech which uses technology to speed up, facilitate and bring transparency to all housing-related processes, including buying and selling. Founded in 2018, Clikalia is one of the main scaleups in the Spanish economy.
Along with the CEO of Clikalia, Alister Moreno, Alicia is behind the company’s exponential growth, and since she joined it in 2019 it has expanded to Mexico, Portugal and France and has become a benchmark in a new kind of real estate. In 2021, Clikalia secured the highest financing round of a startup in the history of Spain: more than 460 million euros.
Prior to joining Clikalia, Alicia was part of the Neinor Homes teams, where she drove the company’s growth until it went public in record time and spearheaded its digital transformation.
She previously worked as a Real Estate Consultant at Deloitte, where she led projects and enhanced her analytical and transformative vision.
Alicia has a Corporate MBA from ESADE and an architecture degree from the Polytechnic University Madrid. She also pursued the executive program at Harvard Business School called “Endeavor Scaling Entrepreneurial Ventures.”
Jacky was born in China but grew up in Barcelona. He speaks Spanish, Catalan, Chinese, English, and some French.
He holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from ESADE. Currently, he works in Schneider Electric, a leading industrial automation and energy company, as the Deputy Lead of Ecosystem Partnership in the Strategy department.
Beyond his professional pursuits, Jacky actively engages in volunteer activities and serves as the President of the Schneider Volunteer Association in Beijing. He is committed to positively impacting society and promoting social responsibility.
In his personal life, Jacky enjoys playing basketball, exploring new destinations through travel and has a love for dogs. He embraces an open-minded and sharing-oriented approach to life, cherishing the experiences and knowledge gained along the way.
If you are interested in learning more about Chinese affairs, feel free to reach out to him. He would be delighted to share further insights and engage in discussions with you.
Academically, he has a dual bachelor’s degree in Law, Political Science and Sociology. He also holds two master’s degrees in the fields of Law and Finance.
Professionally, he is a partner (Of counsel) at the international law firm AddVANTE-Baker Tilly.
In the area of sports, he is president of the Catalan Tennis Federation, first vice-president of the Royal Spanish Tennis Federation and Honorary Treasurer of the European Tennis Federation.
I am the head of the Marketing Area in the Department of Innovation, Communication, and Business at Canal Sur Radio y Televisión and have 19 years of experience in the first media outlet in Andalusia. I am in charge of developing new businesses as offshoots of the programming and its commercial brands, capturing and managing corporate clients, directing the local sales policies and developing digital business, among other responsibilities.
President of the Breast Cancer Survivor Association of Seville, better known as BCS Seville, whose mission is to promote the social reintegration of people with breast cancer after their treatments through sports, culture, and social activities.
Member of the Board of Directors of Foro Marketing Seville and a member of the Association for the Progress of Communication (APC).
Marketing instructor in the management and professional programs at the Cajasol Institute, the Industrial Organization School, and the ITAE Business School.
Early in my career, I worked for three years in the Marketing Department at ACESUR, where I was trained in hiring media, public relations, negotiating with clients, product development, market research and national and international sales events of the brands LA ESPAÑOLA and COOSUR.
Lawyer who is the founder and director of LATORRE LEGAL & CONSULTING, S.L., a boutique law and consulting firm specializing in the sports sector.
Founder of SAEE Consulting, 2023, S.L., a company that provides legal consulting services to sports organizations and public administrations.
Coordinator of the sports sector at PIMEC.
Executive of ADECAFF, the business association for fitness and sports centers.
"An MBA graduate with a focus on business development, financial planning, and strategy. I have 10 years of experience in project management, auditing, and financial consulting, working with cross-functional teams in customer-centric global businesses across the Professional Services, Oil & Gas, Renewable Energy, and Alcoholic Beverages industries."
Mare is passionate about entrepreneurship, marketing, and traveling in her free time.
Originally from Barcelona, she started her career at 16, building her own web design business, and having clients from all over the world in all kinds of sectors. Then she went to work to Boston at a financial company called Wex, Inc. During her years at Esade she was the president of the Entrepreneurship Association, Vice-president of the HR Association, and marketing director of the Committee of International Students.
In 2021, she moved to tech when she did an internship at Uber in Amsterdam. During her exchange, she decided to move to Singapore and study at the Singapore Management University only to return to Uber full-time in Aug 2022.
She is currently a Performance Marketing Associate, in charge of all the Display channel campaigns for all the lines of business: eater, rider, courier, driver, and restaurants globally! Mare is also the co-head of the Women at Uber Employee Resource Group for all EMEA. She can't wait to organize many events for the Amsterdam chapter, connect, and share experiences!
Member of the Board of Directors of the Esade Alumni Advisers Club and President of the promotion, member of the Sustainability Committee of the Council of Innovation and Good Governance, and Independent Adviser at Isifarmer.
With significant experience in international leadership in technology, innovation, and institutions, he has coordinated teams and forged strategic alliances. Bachelor of Law and Doctor of Journalism, with additional studies in Finance, Marketing, Global Environmental Management, and the Excellent! Program at IESE.
His career includes prominent roles at Meta and Google, as well as academic experience as a full-time professor at the Francisco de Vitoria University. He has also played key roles in startups and served as a judge in international awards. Author of the book 'Youtubers and other species,' he has more than 400 academic citations.
Professional specialized in management and finance, with over 36 years of experience in top-tier multinational companies, mainly in the industrial sector. Specialist in internal audit and management control in the broadest sense (reporting, business plan, consolidated profitability, company valuations, risk analysis...); later evolving into management positions in internal control and financial management.
Co-founding partner in 1990 of a SME dedicated to graphic design and advertising photography. In recent years, has contributed as an independent financial advisor and collaborated as a pro-bono consultant at Esade, demonstrating a continuous commitment to learning and community service.
May Saja is an experienced Co-Founder with a demonstrated history of working in the non-profit organization management industry. She is skilled in Retail, Management, Teamwork, Leadership, and Finance. May holds a MBA from Prince Sultan University and has graduated from Misk 2030 Leaders in 2022.
CC is a 2019 MBA graduate with a unique double degree from both Esade and Guanghua School of Management, PKU. After graduation, CC embarked on an exciting journey with Google in Beijing. She is now the Account Executive for Google Ads E-commerce as the opinion leader among Chinese companies in Consumer Electronics, Automotive and Home & Garden sectors who are expanding their global reach. CC is also leading the Ecosystem partnership project in Google for marketing/creative related partners.
Beyond her work at Google, CC is deeply committed to mentoring the next generation of talent as a career development professor at CUHK, Shenzhen. She believes in the power of knowledge sharing and strives to empower aspiring professionals to reach their full potential. When not working, CC indulges in her love for music, dancing, and reading. She believes in maintaining a well-rounded life and exploring diverse interests.
As the Alumni Chapter member, CC is eager to connect with fellow alumni and create a thriving community. She envisions a space where alumni can network, collaborate, and support each other in their personal and professional endeavors. CC's international background, fluent in Chinese, English, and Spanish, is a valuable asset in fostering a truly global alumni network.
Meritxell Juvé, known as Txell, is the fourth generation of the family and the current director of J&C Prime Brands, which includes the Juvé & Camps winery, among others. She grew up surrounded by vineyards and, after studying Business and completing an MBA at ESADE, returned to the family business. Under her leadership, the winery certified its vineyards as organic in 2015. In 2016, she became the first female CEO of the company, known for her commitment to ecology, quality, and family tradition. She describes herself as a simple person, passionate about gastronomy, art, and travel.
Country Manager y Director Comercial, con más de 20 años de experiencia en gestión de equipos en diferentes sectores. Desde 2015, Director Comercial de Gomà-Camps Consumer, empresa del sector del papel y uno de los líderes en fabricación de MDD para la gran distribución. PMD 08. Miembro de la junta de Esade Alumni Aragón desde 2010. Aficionado al golf y a un buen vino, sobre todo si es compartido.
Managing director of ESADE for 8 years (2010-2018). Currently associate professor in the department of general management and strategy. PhD from Universidad Ramon Llull. BSc in management and MBA from ESADE and the Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña.
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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.
Hallo, I’m Clare Zhong, from Shanghai, I have worked and studied in 4 different countries, including UK, Australia, Spain and of course my home country China. After graduated from MIM CEMS program I joined Bosch global emerging market headquarter as product manager.
I'm a people person, I enjoy spending time with family, friends and colleagues. On my work, I’m committed, goal driving, and strategic minded. In my spare time, I love traveling, I do a lot of sports such as running, swimming, biking, archery and surfing.
Christian Rodrigo es productor, actor y acting coach residente en Los Angeles , California, desde el 2011. Fundador y Presidente de la productora Full Emotions, es licenciado en Administración de Empresas y tiene un MBA de ESADE & EMORY (1998). Tiene una amplia experiencia gestionando empresas y produciendo cine y televisión. Des de el 2017 es el Director del Festival de teatro en corto de Hollywood y desde el 2013 es miembro de la compañía de teatro norteamericana The Actors’ Gang (de la que el oscarizado Tim Robbins es su director artístico). Además de su experiencia en la industria del entretenimiento, también tiene una gran experiencia en otros sectores habiendo trabajado en multinacionales como Danone, Michael Page o Aalberts Industries.
Pedro has a very diverse profile and a strong interest in understanding and valuing the impact of new ideas and products.
His appetite for learning and new experiences has led him to work across geographies, roles and functions. It is this diverse background that enables Pedro to understand the value drivers of new businesses and ideas and to home in on the right levers to maximize returns. His knowledge stretches from aviation to biotechnology and human resources to finance.
Currently Pedro lives in Lisbon and works as a principal product manager for OutSystems, the leader in rapid application development, where he defines the portfolio and pricing of the company.
On a personal level, Pedro is an automotive enthusiast and a lifelong learner, always studying something new: from epigenetics to data science or finance to operations.
José Alberto es un profesional con 25 años de experiencia en el sector automoción. Tras estudiar Derecho en la Universidad de Granada y realizar el MBA en Esade, se incorporó a Ford Credit desde donde inició su carrera en Ford Motor Company en diversos puestos de gerencia en el área comercial y de marketing. Con un intervalo de 8 años como Director de RACC en Andalucía, vuelve a trabajar en Ford en el área de Vehículos Industriales como responsable nacional de Vehículos Transformados.
Leandre holds a Bachelor in Industrial Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) in Barcelona and a Master in Public Management from Esade.
In the early years of his career, he combined private-sector experience with roles in the public administration. At the Barcelona Provincial Council, he previously held the posts of Director of the European Integration and Solidarity Service (1994-2000) and Coordinator of the Economic Promotion and Employment Area (2000-2008) and currently serves as Manager of Economic Promotion and Employment Services.
Business strategy consultant with a passion for entrepreneurship.
Collegiate member of the Economists Association (CEC).
Member of the "Together" Committe of ESADE Social.
Mentor for young entrepreneurs.
Specially interested in sustainability and circular economy.
Natural networker. Living in Barcelona (Spain) since 20 years.
Gerente de Negocios Micro y Pequeña Empresa en Caja Prymera
I am José, MBA with more than 20 years of experience in the Peruvian, Bolivian, Colombian and Panamanian financial systems in entities oriented to the Micro and Small Business and Banking segments. I am fascinated by my work and above all improve the quality of life of people via financial inclusion, and make it sustainable.
I am very passionate about music and especially heavy metal, we have a fan page on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter with a group of friends that encourages and promotes the dissemination of that musical style in Latin America.
Innovator, Advisor, Professor, Writer and Speaker, known for his unparalleled connection with people, his fierce passion, and his obsession to find entrepreneurial ways to drive positive change in the world. Joan has over 20 years of business success in the corporate world and then as an eight-time entrepreneur.
Joan has been honored to help over 50.000 executives from more than 60 countries transform and energize their lives and their organizations. To accomplish this mission, he founded Active Development in 2010, a consulting firm that offers specialized advisory in growth management, innovation, corporate entrepreneurship and sales. He is currently leading the company and participating in different projects in the field.
Joan has always been defined by his enthusiastic love of teaching and commitment to building and empowering leaders. For 20´years, he has been teaching Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Intrapreneurship, Lean Startup, Leadership, Internalization, Strategy and General Management at ESADE Business School. He also assumed different executive positions in the school and, as intrapreneur, he was founder and Managing Director of ESADE CREAPOLIS, the world's first open innovation park to transfer innovation between startups and corporations.
He is a prolific thought leader and author, regularly expressing his views on business issues in public speeches, television appearances, and top publications. Joan is internationally recognized as a leading expert for Corporate Entrepreneurship. His latest book, Impulso, offers an accessible methodology to deploy intrapreneurship in the organizations.
As supporter of socially conscious ventures, Joan is proud to have designed and executed different programs for governments, institutions, foundations and NGOs, such as entrepreneurship camps for young gifted entrepreneurs or an incubator / accelerator for disabled entrepreneurs.
Interests:
CEO forums, Board of Directors memberships, Advisory, Consulting, Transformation, Digitalization, Entrepreneurial Marketing, Technology Commercialization, Technology Transfer, Regional Innovation Ecosystem Development, Global Leadership, Executive Education, Change, Growth, Disruption, Entrepreneurship for Women, Sales / Business Development, M&A, Joint Ventures, Corporate Venturing, Corporate Entrepreneurship, Intrapreneurship, Moonshot Thinking, Exponential Technologies, Financing, Fundraising, Business Angels, Venture Capital (VC), International business expansion, Internalization.
Graduated of ADE and EMBA from ESADE, Jerome began his career at Sixt France where he assumed the Sales and Marketing Department until 2001. He then joined the PSA Peugeot Citroen group where he went through several management positions in Marketing, Sales and Quality. In 2010, Jerome chose to return to Barcelona and devote himself to the acceleration of business transformation; He is now Business Director of the consulting firm Nexe.
His international experience in the central services of an OEM, in an NSC, in a client and then in a supplier of automotive companies give him a 360º vision of the business in this sector of activity.
Anna’s career is focused on cocoa powder. She started out managing the R&D department and she is now responsible for developing Marketing and Sales at the same company. Anna holds a Bachelor in Chemical Engineering. Her passion for marketing led her to pursue an Executive Master in Marketing and Sales at Esade, which helped her pivot towards those areas of the company.
She is a creative, optimistic and insatiably curious person. She believes that society needs to shift towards gender equality in order to make the world a fairer place.
I´m a technology ecosystem’s strategy specialist with finance background, analyzing how platform ecosystems define strategies, innovate, achieve profitable growth, and succeed in highly competitive industries (ehealth, tech & gaming).
My +10 years of work experience, include:
• Corporate experience in top companies.
• Strong finance background: corporate, planning, controlling, modeling, DCF, Multiples, Start-up KPIs.
• Industry and company research and business intelligence for investment strategy purposes.
• Delivering Executive Education courses on Platforms' strategy in top business school.
• Entrepreneur's experience (from product conceptualization, leading and developing teams, to fund rising).
• Speaking 6 languages + Programming (SQL, PHP, HTML, CSS, RegExp, LAMP).
Among other hobbies, I’m also long-term investor in Nasdaq companies, producing electronic music that you can find on Spotify or iTunes, Djing, devoted to landscape photography traveling around the world, and doing serial entrepreneurship by incubating and co-funding hi tech starts-up at tech universities.
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.
Analista de crédito.
Graduada en ADE y en Derecho. Desde el inicio de su carrera, las finanzas despertaron su interés, y esta pasión la llevó a realizar el intercambio en la Wharton School de la Universidad de Pensilvania.
Como analista del Departamento de Ratings, Celia participa en el análisis financiero de empresas, gobiernos y sus respectivos bonos en el mercado europeo del crédito. En los dos años en que ha trabajado en S&P Global, ha realizado rotaciones en los equipos de Finanzas Estructuradas y Gobiernos & Finanzas Públicas Internacionales.
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.
María del Carmen is a journalist specialising in health and medicine. Since February 2016, she has directed the Unidad Editorial titles Diario Médico, Correo Farmacéutico and CuídatePlus.
She joined Diario Médico’s Barcelona newsroom in 1994 and was later appointed team coordinator and editor-in-chief, a position she held from 2004 until January 2016. She had previously contributed to the newspaper Avui (now El Punt Avui) and worked as a newswriter specialising in health and medicine at Diari de Barcelona and Nou Diari de Barcelona (defunct since 1994).
She holds a Bachelor in Information Sciences from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (1989) and a Postgraduate Degree in Integrated Health Services Management from Esade (2011-2012). She is a board member of the Esade Alumni Health and Pharma Club. She also teaches in the Master in Hospital and Health Service Management at the University of Barcelona (UB) and in the UB-ESAME Master in Pharmaceutical Industry Scientific Departments.
Miguel completed the Executive MBA at Esade (2005-2006), the International Management Programme in Sales and Marketing at the Volkswagen Group (2013-2014) and the Master in Legal Consultancy at Instituto de Empresa (1995-1996).
He now serves as Director of Purchasing and Transport at Volkswagen Group España Distribución (the group’s vehicle distribution company in Spain, which includes Volkswagen, Audi, Skoda and light commercial vehicle brands).
He has 25 years of professional experience, of which he has spent the last 20 in the automotive industry, where he has held different managerial responsibilities. He previously worked as a Facility Manager for Nissan Spain, DB Transfesa and Ferrovial at Acciona.
He has a global vision of business, is proactive and is used to working with multidisciplinary teams.
In recent years, he has expanded his specific training in innovation and digitalisation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and at the International Seminar in Digital Transformation (ISDI) at Harvard.
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.
Verónica holds a Bachelor in Law from the University of Málaga and a Master in ICT Law, Social Networks and Intellectual Property from Esade. She has built her career at law firms and international corporations. She currently works as an intellectual and industrial property lawyer at the Bimbo Group.
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.
Executive Master in Digital Business at Esade (EMDB 18/19) with exchange at Santa Clara University Leavey School of Business in Silicon Valley. Professional experience includes global roles at SKF in Sales, Technology, E-business, Digital Solutions. After an International career based out of London and Madrid, Carlos has now been living in Gothenburg for the last few years, driving Digital Sales Solutions of SKF.
He has also joined COST - European Cooperation in Science and Technology proposing programs in the area of Digitalization.
Carlos is a Board member of the Esade Alumni Chapter in Sweden, which is based in Stockholm, and he is the representative in Gothenburg. If you are moving to Gothenburg or visiting this city, he will be happy to welcome you.
Always curious about learning new things. Passionate about innovation. Believer in making learning fun, simple and accessible to all through innovations in learning, digital products and services. VP & General Manager @Wiley. Strategic Advisor @Joint European Disruptive Initiative.
Aurora graduated with an Executive MBA in April 2018. She participates with ESADE Alumni and is a member of several clubs. Currently, she is VP & General Manager at Wiley & Sons and lives in NYC. She also devotes her time in the role of Strategic Advisor to the JEDI Foundation (Joint European Disruptive Initiative). Prior to this experience, she was the COO and Managing Director at Gamelearn--a game-based learning company. She is also the co-founder and CEO of EVERLEARNING. She spent the majority of her career in executive leadership positions for two of the world's largest education technology and services companies, McGraw-Hill and Pearson Education, and for a ‘rising star’ Curriculum Associates where she learned about entrepreneurship and how to grow a start-up—skills that she was able to apply at Trinity Education as Senior Vice President. Over the years, the teams she has led has influenced the lives of millions of students, teachers and professors across the world. Lastly, she is co-leader of the Financial Forum at EjeCon (Asociación Española de Ejecutiv@s y Consejer@s).
I am a professional with more than 18 years of experience in international-level management positions in business development at companies of various sizes in different sectors. As an executive coach, I guide leaders through the personal and professional development process during moments of change or uncertainty, enabling them to achieve their goals. Slow down to move forward.
Languages: Spanish, Catalan, English and French
Certifications:
Associate Certified Coach (ACC), International Coaching Federation
Systemic Coaching
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.
Des del maig del 2020 m'ocupo de la direcció d'Espic, empresa que ofereix serveis de contact center per tercers. Hi arribo provinent d’Andorra telecom on durant els darrers anys he estat desenvolupant diferents càrrecs en l'àmbit comercial.
Enginyer Superior per la Universitat Ramon Llull curso a posterior un EMBA a ESADE.
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
After 17 years working in different organisations, I have a very broad vision of the business world. Through unconditional acceptance and belief in you, active listening, empathy and assertiveness, we will work together to develop your potential and well-being in a pragmatic and authentic way. We can work on either the personal or professional sphere. Everything is interconnected, since we are a single being.
In order to be able to choose freely, we will first look into who you are, in order to re-discover and connect with your values, interests and motivations. Enjoying a full life requires thought, emotion and behaviour acting in harmony and always in keeping with your values.
One of my key elements is learning and knowledge development. I have received training to acquire and expand my toolkit to guide you along the path to self-knowledge, the development of autonomy and selfesteem, the identification and modification of your negative thoughts or emotions, the improvement of your emotional management, the improvement of your time management, etc.
Languages: Spanish, Catalan
Certifications:
- International Coaching Expert, Gold Level, Instituto Europeo de Coaching (IEC)
Transformative educational leader and an Academic Vascular Surgeon with over 15 years of leadership success inspiring, changing, and disrupting healthcare, public administration, and Education on a national, regional, and international levels. With a passion for improvement, a transformative mindset, and an understanding of the impact of change for all stakeholders to create win- win situations that achieve the desired target
Vivo en Milán, mi ciudad, con mi mujer y mi hijo de 1 año.
Mi pasión por las ventas y las finanzas me llevó a trabajar en el sector de los servicios financieros durante más de quince años, donde tuve ocasión de colaborar con instituciones como el Santander Consumer Bank, Hoist Finance y la Banca Mediolanum, entre otras.
En 2022, cofundé IrBox, una empresa de servicios digitales con sede en Milán que ofrece servicios web y de diseño gráfico multilingües para empresas que operan con mercados extranjeros.
He cursado el Executive Master in Marketing and Sales (EMMS), un doble grado conjunto de Esade Business School y la SDA Bocconi. Estudié en el Politecnico di Milano y en la Universidad Marconi de Roma, donde me gradué en Ingeniería Industrial en 2008.
Me gustan los deportes, especialmente navegar, esquiar y hacer senderismo.
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.
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.
Business Development Director with a successful track record in international and multi-industry environments.
Strong background in Business Management and B2B sales with expertise in driving revenue growth, identifying new business opportunities, and implementing effective strategies.
Committed to delivering outstanding results and consistently improving business performance.
Key activities:
Business management and business strategic development at Technology Companies.
B2B sales.
Management consulting and corporate restructuring.
Go-to-market strategies.
Channel sales.
Company start-up and turnaround management.
Operations management, including cost reduction and business efficiency.
Budget planning and P&L management.
Business intelligence and revenue management.
Coordination of multicultural and cross-functional teams and international projects.
Extensive knowledge of the service robot, airline and retail business.
Fluent in Portuguese, English and Spanish.
Francesc Solanellas is a consultant and international speaker. He has contributed to the sports reorganization in Bosnia after the war, has been a member of the IOC (International Olympic Committee), has been a speaker and consultant in the ITF (International Tennis Federation), and is still part of UEFA (Union of European Football Associations), with different projects in Europe, Africa, and Asia.
As part of UEFA, he has been a consultant and mentor, as well as a consultant for RFEF (Royal Spanish Soccer Federation) and a member of the Academic Committee in the MESGO program (Executive Master in Sport Governance).
He also stands out as an instructor at different universities and as a national and international speaker at different gatherings, symposia and workshops, and for his publications in different Spanish and international scholarly journals.
Elena Marcos is currently working as an EMBA Programme Manager at London Business School. Prior to that, Elena was a Brand Manager at the multinational company Grupo BIMBO for several years and previously she also worked in the Marketing Department of other multinational companies such as Reckitt Benckiser, Ferrero or PepsiCo. Elena is from Barcelona and she studied the BBA and the MSc in Marketing Management at Esade Business School. She also worked at Esade on the Madrid campus as a Programme Manager of Executive Education.
Since September 2022, Elena has been one of the Board Members of the Esade Alumni UK Chapter in London and is very happy to be able to help and welcome any new member, organizing as many events as possible and contributing to the Esade community. In her spare time, Elena enjoys travelling around the world, making plans with friends, playing padel, reading and discovering London.
Lawyer specializing in corporate law, sports, and real estate.
Chief Legal Officer (CLO) at Kosmos, where he manages issues related to soccer, tennis, e-gaming, and entertainment projects.
President of FC Andorra.
Founder of Link Lawyers, a boutique firm specializing in emerging markets in Africa and Asia.
Former Business Affairs at International Mobile Sportbook, an international company devoted to sports betting on mobile phones.
Former lawyer at IMG.
Alumnus of ESADE and Harvard.
The founder and general manager of the Red Deporte y Cooperación, Carlos de Cárcer has been able to work in numerous countries, especially in the world of development. He has also met many European professionals in joint projects.
Prior to Red Deporte, he worked at PwC as an auditor of projects financed by the Spanish International Development Cooperation Agency (AECID) and the Madrid Town Hall in 1998 and 1999. After that, he worked for other NGO’s in the world of development as a consultant, evaluator, and project manager.
His education began with a Law degree, but he soon joined the cooperation sector. His first opportunity came in Zambia, where he worked on an education project for four months and got the drive to pursue more education and join Red Deporte. That was in 1997. Over time, he has furthered his training primarily in international public health, sports for development, and the employability of young people.
Carlos de Cárcer considers himself a person with a pioneering spirit, always open to discovering new frontiers and all the potential of development aid for the most vulnerable children and youths.
Carles González Carreras, conocido también como "Charlie", nació en Sabadell, Barcelona, en 1977. Desde octubre de 2022 reside en Lanzarote, habiendo vivido anteriormente en Berlín, Alemania. Es Ingeniero Químico Superior por la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (1995-2000) y obtuvo un Executive Master en Marketing y Ventas (EMMV) en ESADE en 2019. A lo largo de 21 años, ha desarrollado una destacada carrera en ventas B2B en el sector industrial para multinacionales alemanas, incluyendo una década (2011-2021) como director de la filial española del grupo NETZSCH, especializado en soluciones de bombeo industrial.
Actualmente, Carles está gestionando su patrimonio y está abierto a nuevas oportunidades, valorando la posibilidad de formarse en Relaciones Públicas. Además de su carrera profesional, Carles se caracteriza por su habilidad para desenvolverse en cinco idiomas y su aprecio por la diversidad y los contrastes culturales.
Disfrutando de su vida en la isla, busca experiencias enriquecedoras y oportunidades que le permitan aplicar su vasta experiencia y conocimientos en ventas y marketing en nuevos contextos.
Luis Cortés is an AI business expert, advisor and international speaker. He currently is a marketing executive at Red Hat (IBM) and Co-founder of Bcombinator, the leading startup accelerator and investor in Southern Europe . Luis describes himself as a serial entrepreneur and strategic marketing thinker, who is always learning growing and connecting. Moreover, he es an EO member and board leader and an avid traveller, having visited over 50 countries and done business in many of them.
Santiago Alvarez has over 12 years of extensive experience at The Dow Chemical Company (DOW), holding various positions across different business sectors and regions. Currently, as the Commercial Manager for Key Accounts and Distribution, he oversees $60 million in annual sales, managing 20 direct customers and 5 distributors. His role involves market positioning in multiple sectors such as Coatings, Pharma, and Water Treatment, achieving a 40% market share.
Alvarez's educational background includes an Executive MBA from Esade Business & Law School and a Certificate of Business and Finance from the London School of Business and Finance. He holds a Chemical Engineer degree from Universidad Nacional Del Sur, where he graduated top of his class. Beyond his professional and academic achievements, he is a Six Sigma Green Belt Project Leader and actively participates in community service programs like SolidariDOW, Habitat for Humanity, and Integrar Futuros. He is also an avid sports enthusiast, engaging in activities such as rugby, golf, and surfing.
With over 20 years of leading transformation projects, a startup, and two children, I have learned the importance of relationships and personal development for the success of any project, both professional and personal. In addition to being a coach, I am responsible for transformation projects, a LinkedIn Top Voice, and a content creator with over 250,000 followers.
As a coach, what brings me the most joy is seeing how people, after just a few sessions, achieve amazing changes. Co-active coaching is a model highly oriented toward action and transformation. We will work together to delve into your values and purpose, and discover what you truly value and wish to achieve.
My specialties:
Personal and professional growth
Leadership and team management
Personal branding and content creation
LinkedIn positioning and networking
Communication and presence in virtual environments
Languages: Spanish, English, Italian
Certifications: CPCC Certified Coactive Coach (CTI)
Business Process Consultant Part of the Zurich chapter board and loving to see how we grow and mature y con mucha illusion de ayudar a mis companeros a desarrollar el chapter y de seguir formando parte de la "Esade community"!
Madre de 2 "pre-teens" y disfrutando de la vida en Suiza, el chocolate y las montanas :)
As a Business Process Consultant based in Zurich, and having developed my career in several multinationals, leading the delivery of complex business transformation programs across departments, industries and geographies, I am now enjoying a new career path as an consultant helping companies redesigning their processes with the aim of gaining efficiencies and effectiveness, riding the wave and enjoying meeting new people, continue to learn and stepping out of my comfort zone!
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.
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.
SENIOR EXECUTIVE - Expert in Retail, Business Development & Consultancy |+20 years worldwide experience | Team mindset | Resourceful, sincere & curious | I am an innovation, digital and retail passionate, who loves the “well done job” philosophy, technology and learning every day. With a perform & transform attitude, help shift and deeply impact entire business models, to ensure delivery and extract the full value potential of commercial propositions worldwide. Leading cross functional business development projects & teams across the globe.
Sonae Indústria - Sales Manager
João is conducting global sales for the past 15 years through direct sales and extensive distribution channels. Based in Porto, Portugal but with significant amount of time spent on travelling across Europe capitalizing on company local manufacturing capabilities but also in North America and Middle East.
Earlier in his career, João held roles in the Financial area of companies across the world, such as Financial Controller in Johannesburg, Financial Manager in the US and Country Controller in Québec. This enabled João to develop extensive skills such as international management, negotiation and inter-cultural relations.
Abogado y Notario Público con más de 8 años de experiencia en asesoría legal corporativa. Especialista en Derecho Corporativo, Informático y de Propiedad Intelectual, me dedico a la creación de empresas y la protección de sus activos intangibles.
Alumni desde el 2016, egresado del Master de propiedad intelectual y derecho de las TIC.
Amante de la tecnología y el deporte.
I am a dreamer with the aspiration to make our world a better place to live. Through my experiences in different latitudes, I discovered how similar individuals are across cultures and how diverse communities are across borders.
My passions are data analytics and innovation. I apply them in anything I do. My professional career has been developed in the intersection between business and technology. Connecting the dots to deliver more value.
My current main focus is the management of new venture developments in Israel on behalf of a German investment group. My responsibilities range from identifying new business opportunities to their actual implementation. Besides, I am representing the investment group in renewable energy endeavors in Eastern Europe.
I am passionate about the Israeli high-tech scene as well as in general about innovation and sustainability. Through the experiences and the network, which I have gained here while setting up a new business, I am always happy to be the first point of contact not only for new Alumni in Israel but also for international corporations that seek to harness the potential of the start-up nation.
In my free time, I enjoy challenging myself during races, gaining new insights into the Israeli mindset by studying Hebrew and exploring new places around the globe.
" over 14 years of experience in technology, e-commerce and digital advertising with a special focus in the travel industry. She is leading the Destinations business in Europe at ADARA, after having managed the Commercial team in Europe Mainland. Before joining ADARA, Sara worked at LivingSocial, Travelzoo and Cisco Systems.
She serves as a member of the board of the Digital Club of ESADE University, and is co-founder of the organisation "Women in e-travel."
Economista con más de 35 años de experiencia como Director Financiero y Controller (en multinacionales y medianas empresas de diferentes sectores, en áreas industriales y servicios). Los últimos cinco años los ha pasado como socio en una consultora prestando asesoramiento a Pymes.
Paralelamente ha colaborado con entidades sin ánimo de lucro, sociales y deportivos ofreciendo planes de viabilidad.
Lluís Farras is an economist with more than 35 years of experience working as a finance director and controller at multinationals and medium-sized companies in various industrial and service sectors. For the past five years, he has been a partner at a consulting firm that advises small and medium-sized companies.
He also collaborates with non-profits, social organisations and sports teams by developing feasibility plans.
Virtuts loves learning, conveying knowledge and surprising herself every day with new things. Perhaps because of this, she has dedicated part of her career to editorial content, contributing to projects aimed at enriching other people anywhere in the world. She is also an active participant in the Esade Alumni Cultural and Creative Industries Club, a venue for sharing knowledge and meeting other people with the aim of mutual enrichment.
Acisclo has more than a decade of international professional experience at multinationals and technology companies, where he specialises in growth, optimisation and expansion.
He has experience in the management of sales, marketing (CX) and innovation teams, as well as in the development of new products and services. With a strategic 360° vision of business, he focuses on the ROI of projects and the EBITDA of the company.
He currently sits on the board of several technology companies whose core business is 4.0 technology with a customer-centric approach.
Gestor Patrimonial con amplia experiencia en inversiones financieras, inmobiliarias y empresariales. Socio y Director General en LDGGROUP MULTIFAMILY OFFICE, asesoría fiscal, mercantil, laboral y patrimonial.
Actual Presidente de Esade Alumni Tarragona y miembro de la Junta Directiva desde 2016.
Padre de familia numerosa.
Más de diez años de experiencia en el liderazgo y definición de estrategias de negocio, marketing y ventas para el sector de la automoción como la multinacional BMW Ibérica en Madrid y en organizaciones más locales como Grupo Avisa que representa las marcas del grupo Volkswagen en Sevilla. Inicio de carrera profesional en el mundo de la agencia local como Grupo Imagen y Quid quid, y en medios de comunicación como Vocento y Grupo Prisa. Especialista en proyectos de Transformación Digital y Customer Experience orientados a redefinir modelos de negocio y propuestas de valor con el fin de contribuir a desarrollar organizaciones más competitivas e innovadoras. Experiencia como emprendedor en diferentes start-up en sectores como retail o servicios. Apasionado de los ratos en familia y amigos, de la práctica del golf y pádel, y de viajar para disfrutar la experiencia de conocer rincones únicos.
Fue Director del Centro de Investigación de la Logística Empresarial (CILE) y Primer Presidente y fundador del Council of Supply Chain Management Professional (CSCMP) en España.
Antes de asumir la dirección ejecutiva de Executive Education, fue director de los programas MBA de Esade.
Es diplomado en CPCL por la Harvard Business School y también ha realizado cursos de posgrado en Stanford, Darden y Olin Business School.
En su extensa carrera directiva, ha sido Director of Supply Chain Management para la División de Consumo de Ralston Purina Europe, en Europa, Oriente Medio y África, y Director of Manufacturing Operations de Ralston Purina Internacional, con responsabilidad sobre 32 fábricas europeas, además de Corporate Director of Manufacturing and Engineering de Ralston Purina Company para Canadá, Asia-Pacífico y Latinoamérica. Con anterioridad, fue director de Producción e Ingeniería para Gallina Blanca Purina en España y Portugal, y también director de Proyectos y Obras en Master SA de Ingeniería y Consultoría.
Ha publicado artículos en diferentes revistas y es autor de numerosos casos de estudio.
Es profesor de Esade desde 1990, Ingeniero Industrial, MBA por Esade y Doctor en Derecho, Economía y Empresa.
Laura Martínez Molera is the Senior Product Marketing Manager for MathWorks. Laura is the technical lead for the Machine Learning and Data Science Solution where she leads the strategy, development and creation of technical content and marketing promotion. Prior to joining MathWorks, Laura was the Senior Marketing Manager at HubSpot where she was responsible for the go-to-market strategy for multiple regions and alignment with the Sales team.
Laura was born in Barcelona where she studied industrial engineering at UPC. She also holds a Master in Innovation and Entrepreneurship from ESADE and a Master in International Marketing from HULT, Boston, where she moved in 2014. Laura is living in Boston with her husband and son.
I am passionate about marketing and innovation. I graduated from the Esade MBA in 2018, after completing a semester in the American University of Georgetown. The MBA helped me boost my career and discover a deep passion for the healthcare industry. After the MBA, I briefly worked for the Spanish company Almirall, before landing at Johnson & Johnson where I entered in the marketing development program IRDP.
I started my career working as a communication and digital marketing consultant in various fields: arts, education, food and beverage, both in house as well as in agency. I got my BA and MA in foreign languages at the Venice University Ca' Foscari (with exchanges in France and Germany). As a result of my studies and the passion for traveling, I speak 6 languages fluently. I also hold an Executive Master in Digital Marketing from the Universidad Autonoma of Barcelona.
Alejandra 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.
Specialities: Executive coaching, which consists of establishing an ongoing professional relationship to enable the coachee to:
My commitment to coachees is to provide them with a tool for developing their talent and potential starting in the present and moving towards the future. Over the course of the process, coachees learn to identify empowering or limiting beliefs, modify specific behaviours and develop skills to achieve their objectives. The process promotes a deeper understanding of how we relate to others and to ourselves.
Language: English, Catalan and Spanish
Certification: Associate Certified Coach (ACC), International Coach Federation
Carmen is a Professor in the Department of Economics, Finance and Accounting at Esade.
She holds a Bachelor in Business Administration, a Master in Economic Theory and a PhD in Economics, which has given her a broad vision of the world of finance. She is a Professor in the Department of Financial Management and Control at Esade, where she teaches and conducts research. Her main research interests are capital markets and asset valuation.
Her current research activities focus on alternative finance and shadow banking.
Senior business executive (C-Level) with more than 12 years of experience in the strategy and startup development fields within the educational sector. He is currently working as the International Project Director for Universidad Continental. In addition, he is the founder of Grupo Acelera and also serves as the Institutional Representative for the European digital business school, ISDI, in Latin America.
Adriena 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.
As an executive coach with prior managerial experience and 10 years as a team coach, I am equipped to effectively guide processes of leadership development, personal change and career change, to work on overcoming obstacles and insecurities, to generate motivating visions and to change perspectives. I also assist with project leadership and organisational
change management. Due to my scientific and technical background, I have experience working with rational and analytical types who have difficulty accepting and managing their own emotions and those of their team.
Session languages: Spanish, Catalan and English
Certifications:
Digital business strategist. Especializada en el mundo digital, Anna empezó su carrera profesional en el mundo de las start ups i en el sector del deporte, trabajando en empresas como el FC Barcelona. En 2017, cursó el Executive Master en Digital Business por ESADE y desarrolló, durante casi tres años, la experiencia digital de Banco Sabadell. En 2020, volvió al mundo del deporte entrando en Dorna Sports, empresa propietaria de los derechos comerciales y televisivos de campeonatos de motor, entre ellos MotoGP™️. Allí ha empezado la construcción y desarrollo digital de sus OTTs.
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.
Director of Talent Development (learning and development) at P&G for Europe, responsible for the global Talent Practice for FBNL, SE, and Switzerland (headquarters).
She collaborates with line managers and HR directors in designing strategies and facilitating the execution of solutions based on the company's capacity to impact its performance in the region (+50 markets, +30,000 employees, 15 billion dollars in business). She oversees international Talent Practice programs (talent acquisition and management) in seven countries. She has developed almost her entire professional career at P&G, holding various roles at both local and regional levels in the HR and Brand departments early in her career.
As a Talent leader, she sponsored the Future Female Leaders program, which aims to promote women's access to Sales careers at P&G. This program has been developed over the last four years, has been recognized by P&G globally, and has been implemented in several countries.
Ricardo holds a Bachelor in Labour Relations from the University of the Latin American Educational Centre (UCEL). He continued his training in labour relations at Garrigues and studied marketing and sales at Esade. He is also a co-active coach. Over the past 28 years, he has built his career in human resources at large multinationals. Since 2015, he has been the Director of Human Resources and Organisation at Volkswagen Spain. Over the years, he has driven the transformation of the company’s culture, mainly by promoting the development of leadership, female talent, work-life balance and well-being – four major issues that have always interested him and which he believes are fundamental for the development of talent in organisations.
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.
Licenciada en Administración y Dirección de Empresas & MBA por ESADE con un posgrado en International Management en la London School of Economics.
Su pasión por la tecnología la llevó a trabajar en consultoría digital desde el inicio de su trayectoria, en la que ha acompañado a muchas empresas en el proceso de adopción de nuevos modelos de relación con clientes, proveedores y empleados a través de soluciones digitales, desde distintas consultoras, tanto multinacionales como locales.
Actualmente es socia fundadora de Jelliby, una consultora especializada en la definición e implementación de estrategias digitales, y colaboradora académica en varias universidades.
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.
Professional, +20 years participating in the definition and monitoring of the Growth Strategy of Groups of Multinational Companies in the industrial, services and real estate sector mainly.
Career developed in:
- Arthur Andersen (Audit)
- Lar Group (Real Estate)
- Aliberico Group (Aluminum Transformation)
- Cuñado Group (Pipe-Valve-Flanges- Steel Accessories / Capital Goods and Energy Industries)
From the areas of
- Corporate Finance
- Organization
- IT & Communications
- M&A
- International Expansion and Business Development.
As an executive profile, he is characterized by being “The Engine that makes things move.”
Proprietary Director in manufacturing companies in the metal sector (Period 2004 – 2011) highlighting her business vision, reliable and precise analysis capacity, communication and negotiation skills.
She has a degree in Economics and Business Sciences from the University of Valladolid (1990-1994) and Loughborough University United Kingdom (1995) with postgraduate training EMBA IESE Business School (2002-2004). He has participated in the Executive PDI Icex 2nd Edition (2017-2018) and more recently in the ESADE Advisor Program (Feb 2022).
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.
Marguerite has more than 30 years of international professional experience in the field of medium- and long-term finance, first in London and later at the European Investment Bank in the Spanish and Italian markets. She is currently a non-executive director at SME Long Term Finance (London) Ltd and the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts from University College Dublin, an MBA from Esade and a Master in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics. In 2019-2020, she participated in the Programme for Directors at Esade in addition to similar courses in Milan and London.
Enric. R. Bartlett Castellà, Lecturer of Public Law, has been at Esade (Ramon Llull University) since 2004. He previously served as Dean of Esade Law School (2009-2013). He has taught construction and environmental law in the International Business Law programme and administrative law in various undergraduate programmes. He currently teaches regulatory law and construction and environmental law in the Master in Legal Practice and leads the Human Rights Seminar.
He has taught in Mexico and Nicaragua, lectured at Pompeu Fabra University and spoken at various university and civil-service training centres, including the University of Barcelona, the University of Girona, the Centre for Transnational Legal Studies (London), the Public Administration School of Catalonia, the Centre for Specialised Legal Studies and Training, and the Judicial School of the General Council of the Judiciary of Spain.
He holds a PhD in Law and is qualified as a secretary-controller of local administration, a post he held for six years (1980-1986) in the municipality of Monistrol de Montserrat. He subsequently served as Deputy Ombudsman of Catalonia for 11 years (1993-2004). Before that (1986-1993), he was an advisor and general secretary to the office of the Ombudsman.
His most recent studies deal with regulation of the economy to achieve a just energy transition, specifically regarding issues such as energy communities, fighting energy poverty, investment protection and promoting innovation.
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.
Eugenio Mealli is a serial entrepreneur, highly skilled at blending business strategy and information technology. He is currently focused on developing business-oriented artificial intelligence projects and has a broad personal network within the Italian pharma & healthcare business, as well as other industries.
MBA with top honors in Business Strategy from ESADE + International MBA exchange at the Kenan Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina. AIAF Financial Analyst. PhD in Pharmacy from the La Sapienza University of Rome. Artificial intelligence software development certifications earned: Machine Learning by Stanford University on Coursera, and Reinforcement Learning by Microsoft (March 2019). Specialization in Requirements Engineering and Secure Software Specifications (five courses, non-credit) at the University of Colorado System.
Eugenio is also a novelist, with two techno-thrillers already published in the Italian market. Unlikely as it may sound, he manages to find the time to be a father and husband, his highest daily priorities.
Aleix Pérez Pitarch, a registered lawyer in Spain and New York, is an associate at Armesto & Asociados, an arbitration law firm, where he serves as the secretary and assistant to ad-hoc and institutional international tribunals, both commercial and investment, under different bodies of law.
Before joining Armesto & Asociados, Aleix worked as a lawyer in the litigation and arbitration department at Garrigues (Barcelona) for several years, where he represented numerous Spanish and international clients in court proceedings. He had previous interned in the litigation department (Barcelona) and international arbitration department (London) at Clifford Chance.
Aleix is a graduate in law and has a double master’s degree in International Business Law and Access to the Legal Profession from Esade Law School which he earned with an Esade Talent scholarship, and has participated in exchange programs at the University of Pennsylvania Law School (Philadelphia, UA) and the Center for Transnational Legal Studies (London, United Kingdom). In 2022, he earned an LL.M. (Master of Laws) from Harvard Law School, wholly funded by a postgraduate scholarship from the “la Caixa” Foundation, where he specialized in international arbitration and international law. He speaks Spanish, English and Catalan and has advanced knowledge of French.
Experienced Chief Executive Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. Skilled in Negotiation, Marketing Management, Business Planning and Account Management. Strong business development professional graduated from ESADE Business & Law School. Fluent in both English and Spanish.
• Digital marketing professional, with a specialty in the creation and development of mobile application strategies and performance marketing, focusing on mobile marketing, e-commerce and social media.
• 22 years management experience in Digital Marketing.
• Founder, partner and marketing manager of various companies:
`o Tuhipoteca, SL ([Tuhipoteca.es](http://Tuhipoteca.es "")): sold in 2001 to E-Loan o Park Smart Solutions, SL ([Iparquing.com](http://Iparquing.com "")): sold in 2015 to Easypark `o Verus (verus.es): FinProptech consulting firm serving diverse client base
• Strength in identifying growth opportunities and launching new initiatives in different markets.
• Usability and User Experience, working for the major international consultants in that field.
• Experience in creating and taking start ups to the next level.
• Founder of Verus Finance (an ING Franchise with 2 offices in Barcelona and Madrid, later Business Rep at BHF-Bank)
• Experience in Affiliate and Performance Marketing, conducting online marketing campaigns for major brands at an world level.
Doctor specializing in Sports Medicine and Family and Community Medicine.
Chief Medical Officer at Rafa Nadal Academy since 2017. Doctor in the Medical Services of RCD Mallorca (2014-2019). Head of Studies in the Multiprofessional Family and Community Care Teaching Unit of Mallorca (2013-2020).
As a doctor specializing in sports medicine, he has also worked at the High-Performance Sports Center of the Balearic Islands and at events like the International Rugby Tournament in the sub-91 teams, the Challenge-Vuelta Ciclista bicycle competition on Mallorca, the Spanish Jumping Championship, the Challenger ATP Rafa Nadal tennis tournament, the first division of the Professional Soccer League, the Soccer King’s Cup, Spain’s Veteran Tennis Championship, the men’s Volleyball Superleague, the Jeux des Îles, the Judo Championships of the Balearic Islands, and more.
He has organized more than 30 conferences and scientific workshops. As a researcher, he has participated in 10 scientific projects and published more than 50 scholarly articles and book chapters. As a teacher, he has provided more than 500 hours of health training, in addition to serving as a master’s degree professor at the University of Lleida and the University Alfonso X.
He considers himself motivated about teaching and healthcare for the community and is a music fan.
Christine is a Marketing Strategist with a focus on the Entertainment industry (primarily Film, TV, & Streaming).
Originally from New York, she started her career at HBO in Creative Marketing with a focus on international markets. After 4 years she decided to move to Barcelona to pursue her MBA at ESADE, which she completed in 2020.
Since the MBA, she has helped various European streaming start ups develop their Marketing strategies on a global scale. She continues to consult on a freelance basis when needed.
She is currently an Account Director at Truus, a Dutch creative agency, in charge of one of their biggest clients: Netflix. This means being responsible for executing 360 degree marketing campaigns from start to finish for some of their biggest series and films.
Graduated in Business Administration from ESADE, with an international program at the University of St.Gallen, Switzerland. Professional background dedicated to the automotive sector. She started in Renault Group at regional level, moved to national management within the Aftermarket area and currently plays an international role as Business Manager Accessories of the Europe G5 Cluster.
Highly active in the social field, focusing on young talent, multicultural teamwork and female empowerment, she is not only part of the Automotive and Mobility Club but also on the Board of Women Empowerment. Her personal goal is to contribute to the development of a professional network in the sector that will strengthen female representation at all levels of decision making and activity.
With an overwhelming passion for marketing and communication, Montse has more than 10 years of experience that have led her to excel as the Chief Marketing Officer in a business group listed on the stock exchange. Her love of work and innovation and her commitment to inspiring others have turned her into an influential figure in the world of marketing.
She holds a double bachelor’s degree in Business Management and Law and earned a master’s in Strategic Planning of Business Communication from the Universidad Ramón Llull. She also has the Executive Master in Marketing and Sales from Esade, has studied at Erasmus University in Rotterdam, and took the Innovation, Technology, Entrepreneurship, and Digital Marketing program at the University of California, Berkeley.
Whoever knows her describes her as a creative person brimming with energy and optimism. Her proactive approach and her ability to come up with inspiring ideas have translated into constant career success. She has worked with famous brands like Danone, Milka, Mattel, Barbie, Vueling, and Nestlé and has even expanded her experience by working in Germany, where she lived for several years.
She is currently the Marketing Director at the helm of a brand placed in more than 100 markets and partners actively as an Esade Giving-Back Consultant. Her ability to tackle challenges from an innovative perspective is not only limited to her professional life, but she also promotes charitable initiatives.
Description: Leigh has over 20 years of experience as a marketing leader for fortune 500 companies and innovative start ups. Her coaching embraces the latest insights from neuroscience and human performance psychology to elicit shifts in mindset and behaviors that enhance effectiveness and personal fulfillment.
Languages: English
Certification: Associate Certified Coach (ACC), International Coaching Federation
Since completing his MBA from Esade in 2013, Pranay has held senior roles in corporate, not-for-profit and start-up organisations in the energy, finance, technology and education sectors and worked in the UK, Europe, the US, India and the Middle East.
His experience includes internal strategy with a prominent Oil& Gas service provider in the Middle East, being the advisor and Chief Operating Officer of a London based AI voice-tech start-up to co-founding two start-ups, one of which is a transformative community food-charity in London that earned a British Parliament Award in 2021, which he is currently runs.
With a passion for entrepreneurship, Pranay’s business ventures range from co-founding a clean-tech start-up to leading a state-sponsored project of supplying educational materials which reached over 260,000 children in India as well as providing strategic advisory to start-ups and international businesses in the retail, fin-tech and transport sectors. His experience includes playing a lead role on the team that piloted architecting the UAE’s landmark VAT e-governance framework and solution. Pranay was also the youngest globally at Deloitte to be nominated to a country CEO’s advisory council during his stint with the firm in India.
Proficient in five languages, Pranay is an active speaker, charity partner and a Board Member of a prominent London community association. His interests include technology, geopolitics and global finance, complemented by a love for travel and cooking, and he is deeply committed to developing Esade’s London chapter and supporting its alumni.
Bruno, based in San Francisco, USA, serves as an Innovation Advisor at the global innovation advisory firm Mind the Bridge. He graduated from ESADE with a Double Degree in Business Administration and Law, enriched by an undergraduate exchange at the University of Melbourne. He has a profound interest in innovation, technology, public policy, and especially entrepreneurship, which was sparked at a young age and nurtured through his experiences in assisting his family with their various business endeavors. This journey instilled in him a deep appreciation for the hard work and dedication required to build something meaningful. His curious and international spirit has led him to work and live in four different countries across three continents.
Dominique completed her MSc in Marketing at ESADE in 2021. She now works at ZS Associates in Berlín where she combines a customer-centric strategy approach with marketing expertise to drive results throughout the entire research, discovery, and commercialization life cycle of medical innovation firms. Aside from this, Dominique spends her time teaching yoga and curating shared art and dining experiences.
He holds a Bachelor’s in Global Governance, Economics, and Legal Order from Esade and has studied abroad at the Hebrew University (Jerusalem) and The Fletcher School (Boston). He has worked in the European Parliament (Development and Environment Committees) and as a research assistant at the Global Governance Forum. He has published in the newspaper Cinco Días and the magazine Ethic. He is currently the institutional relations delegate of the Equipo Europa association (Catalan chapter).
Life motto: “Wo ein Wille ist, ist auch ein Weg” “Whether you think you can, or think you cannot, you are right”
Interests: music, business and history literature, networking and sports like hiking and diving.
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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.
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.
Manasa Garemella has over 7 years of experience in marketing and business strategy. She is based in Mumbai and works at Sharrp Ventures, Harsh Mariwala family office.
Previously, Manasa has held a senior marketing role at a leading e-commerce unicorn in India. She started her career at Madison, where she worked on Mondelez India’s media business.
She holds a Bachelors of Arts (Honours) in Economics from the University of Delhi and a M.Sc. in Marketing from ESADE Business School, where her master thesis focussed on a new product line at Kraft Foods. She graduated from ESADE in 2010. She is an avid traveller and is learning Indian classical music.
Manasa Garemella has over 7 years of experience in marketing and business strategy.
She is currently based in Mumbai and works at Sharrp Ventures, Harsh Mariwala family office.
Previously, Manasa has held a senior marketing role at a leading e-commerce unicorn in India. She started her career at Madison, where she worked on Mondelez India’s media business
She holds a Bachelors of Arts (Honours) in Economics from the University of Delhi and a M.Sc. in Marketing from ESADE Business School, where her master thesis focussed on a new product line at Kraft Foods. She graduated from ESADE in 2010.
She is an avid traveller and is learning Indian classical music.
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Senior Consulting Manager with +18 years of professional experience within automotive, aerospace, solar and manufacturing global companies. Full Time MBA from ESADE 2009 class and MSc in Mechanical Engineering from University of Porto. Currently, within CGN's Global Supply Chain & Operations practice, André has already worked in 10 European countries.
I am from Frankfurt and I graduated from the M.Sc. in International Management at ESADE in 2010. Since 2012 I’ve been working for Deloitte Consulting based in Frankfurt with a focus on the financial services sector. My hobbies mainly center around sports, in particular running, but also triathlon and others.
With more than 25 years of experience in the automotive sector, both in Spain and Germany, I have worked as Marketing and Commercial Director of the Volkswagen, SEAT, Audi and Hyundai brands.
I am currently an independent consultant (automotivemarketing.es), in addition to collaborating with ESADE Alumni as a mentor and president of the Automotive and Mobility Club.
MY PERSONAL BLOG: http://www.foroautomocion.com/
WEB AS CONSULTANT: https://www.automotivemarketing.es/
Diego is a professional with 30 years of experience and a broad, diverse base of knowledge of the public sector (administration and business). He has 20 years of experience in various high-profile positions at all levels of government (national, regional and local). He now serves as chief of staff for the Chairman of Renfe. He is an advocate for public-private collaboration in all areas – not only in service management – on the grounds that it is the best win-win arrangement for society. He is known for his capacity for personal relationships and team management, generating trust and responsibility. He is quick to adapt to complex, multiple-stakeholder environments where it is necessary to be involved, demanding, tenacious and perseverant in order to fulfil the organisation’s objectives and projects. He also has links to academia, holding a PhD in Constitutional Law and lecturing at the Complutense University of Madrid. At Esade–Ramón Llull University, he earned an Executive Master in Public Administration and collaborates on the organisation of executive programmes in Madrid.
Lorena Sánchez has a Law Degree from the University of Pompeu Fabra (2005), Master in International Business Law (DIN) from ESADE (2009) and Program for Management Development (PMD) from ESADE (2015); He has completed specialization courses at the Università degli Studi Roma III, Edimburgh University, ICADE and INSEAD. Currently, she is the Legal Director at MARTIDERM Group, where she coordinates legal and compliance issues. He has worked as a Legal Counsel for eight years in the URIACH pharmaceutical company, in addition to working as a Legal Counsel in other multinationals in the service sector. Since September 2015, he has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Law Club.
Entrepreneur, financial advisor and professor at Esade. After 20 years in senior management positions in banking, in 2013 he co-founded the Fintech LoanBook Capital and currently combines teaching with financial consulting at Altria Corpo and WordstoNumbers. He is also an expert lecturer in alternative financing, fintech and blockchain. He is a professor at Esade at Capital Markets & Fintech, as well as coordinator of digital projects at the Executive Master in Digital Business. He has a degree in ADE and a Master by Esade (Lic & MBA 93), a degree in Law from the UOC and an Executive Master in Digital Business from Esade (EMDB 2012).
Digital optimist addressing the change of era, I work at the Endesa Digital Transformation Office, with a specific focus on the business vision ("economics" and planning), implementation of the agile methodology and digitalization initiatives. On the other hand, I am part of the Board of an investment club in digital startups.
In the last professional stage I developed functions of management control, development of dashboards for senior management and participation in strategic projects in Enel.
Previously, 11 years managing teams and projects of an organizational and operational type, negotiating with public administrations, cooperating with multiple departments of the company and with suppliers.
I have grown in 5 different countries, which has given me the ability to work in multicultural environments and be very adaptable to changes.
Mireia is an Audit Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Barcelona, specialising in the tourism and real estate sectors. She has been a member of the Spanish Official Register of Account Auditors (ROAC) since 2006.
She has 20 years of experience auditing and advising businesses in Spain, especially groups that apply IFRS Standards. She specialises in working with tourism and real estate clients. She has international experience, having worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers USA in Washington DC from 2006 to 2007. She is the partner responsible for the auditing business in the tourism sector at PwC Spain.
De 1996 a 2009, estuvo trabajando en el Grupo Danone, desempeñando diferentes cargos de responsabilidad dentro del Área de Recursos Humanos: formación, relaciones laborales, desarrollo, compensación y beneficios (comp&ben), selección, gestión del talento, proyectos internacionales, gestión operativa de las plantas de producción, etc. Entre 2019 y 2013, trabajó para el CELSA Group como Corporate HR Manager, y desde 2013 trabaja como director corporativo de Personas y Desarrollo de la Familia Torres.
Since 2001, Manuel has worked at Gancedo, a leading design and space-creation company with a track record stretching back more than 75 years. After working on internationalisation projects for several years, he became the company’s director in 2014.
He is a great advocate of family businesses, the values they represent and the benefits they generate for society.
Robert is the Managing Director and CFO of Innogy Spain, a German-owned utility focused on renewable energy generation, networks, and the retail electricity and gas business. He is also an academic assistant at Esade, where he provides tutoring on business plans, among other topics, for various programmes.
Directora ComeOn Brands! B2B Marketing
Soy Mónica Domínguez, una persona emprendedora, entusiasta y optimista por naturaleza. Me apasiona el mundo de la empresa y la creación de marcas con sentido.
Después de mas de 20 años ocupando puestos directivos, desempeñando funciones de Dirección de Marketing y Desarrollo de Negocio en diferentes sectores, en 2018 creé mi propio negocio ComeOn Brands!, una consultora de marketing estratégico y creación de marca en entornos B2B, ayudando a este tipo de organizaciones a generar más resultados, creando más valor.
Creo firmemente que es tiempo de entender que no se trata de trabajar para ser importantes, sino de hacer cosas que importen y en este nuevo camino, Esade siempre ha sido y será, mi perfecto compañero de viaje.
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.
Mariano holds a Bachelor in Philosophy and Educational Sciences and an MBA from Esade (1988). He collaborates with the Esade Challenge for Talent as a private individual (1,000 x 1,000 programme) and serves as Vice President of the Insurance Club.
Since 2006, he has been the CEO of Arag SE Spain, a member of the group’s executive committee and President of Arag Services Spain and Portugal.
Over the course of his career, he has served as General Manager of the Royal Automobile Club of Spain (RACE), a board member at ARC Transsistance, Operations Manager at the Royal Automobile Club of Catalonia (RACC), General Manager of Universal Asistencia (RACC Group), a member of the executive committee of RACC, Deputy General Manager of Sabadell Aseguradora, Deputy CEO of Banco de Europa and General Manager of Investment and Leasing for Europe at the Banco de Europa Group.
Xavier has held senior management positions in the industrial, logistics and textile sectors. He gained professional experience by purchasing and managing companies. His main areas of interest are logistics and the transformation of operations. He is passionate about innovation and the implementation of new processes in companies.
Ricard holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Bachelor in Law from Esade (class of 2019). During his studies, he was involved in various academic activities, including the Esade Student Finance Society and the Esade debate team. After doing internships in the fields of corporate law (Uría Menéndez) and investment banking (Morgan Stanley), he decided to go to work for the family business. He currently serves as Business Development Manager at Plimon Global and is a member of the company’s board of directors. His primary responsibilities are management, growth and internationalisation.
Leadership Development and Effective Communication in Traditional and Digital.
Certified executive and team coach specializing in leadership development and effective communication at both individual and team levels, enabling organizations to enhance their effectiveness.
With over 25 years of solid and extensive experience in management, holding executive positions in various companies, including both national and international, family-owned, and multinational entities in manufacturing and distribution sectors, particularly in sales and marketing.
Possesses strategic vision in management and leadership, serving as a team leader focused on achievement and maximizing the potential of teams and individuals within organizations.
With 10 years of experience as a lawyer in different law firms and multinational companies, and 10 years of experience as a coach in various multinational companies and organizations.
The coaching process with me is focused on helping individuals transform their professional careers by developing their own resources, tools, and skills to dare to drive and face the changes they know they need.
Additionally, I am also an expert in coaching processes for individuals over 50, who need to find realistic solutions to the challenges and changes imposed by the market, in the later stages of their working lives.
Languages: Spanish / English
Certification: ICF / ACC
Adela holds a Bachelor in Law and an Executive MBA from Esade. She has a rich background, thanks to more than 20 years in different human-resources roles.
She currently serves as General Manager of People at Saint-Gobain for Spain, Portugal, Morocco and Algeria, where she has a clear focus on improving employee and customer experiences with the company.
She is dedicated to working for and with people, committed to promoting the human-resources strategy at all levels of the organisation and leading the transformation policy to make the company more agile, digital, open and customer-centric.
Kelly Pettersen 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.
Con 20 años de trayectoria corporativa en Dirección y Desarrollo de Personas, principalmente en el sector asegurador, en la actualidad es mentora y coach para el desarrollo y la transformación cultural de las organizaciones. Socia-directora de Knosis y co-fundadora de Leading People®, es PCC por la ICF, miembro activo en asociaciones de Business Mentoring y Coaching para el Liderazgo, y especialista en gestión de carreras. Desde 2011 colabora con ESADE como Career Coach y Advisor.
Career Coaching for High Performance / Strengthening Women’s Leadership / Coaching Migrant Professionals and Native Returnees / Supporting Work-Life Balance / Guiding Brave Decisions
GH ‘86 / MBA ‘89
Coach, trainer and psychologist. Forty-two years of professional experience as a senior executive, trainer and entrepreneur.
I provide growth tools to individuals, teams and organisations.
Deep, disruptive, tenacious and passionate.
Languages: Spanish, Catalan, French and Portuguese
Certification: Coach certified by the International Coaching Federation
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.
Part of the Esade MBA Batch of 2018, Vishesh is currently working as an Investment Professional with the Clermont Group and has experience across the investment lifecycle in emerging markets as well as the US.
While at Esade, he was the President of the Finance Club and did an exchange with the Haas School of Business, University of Berkeley. He is trained as an accountant and is a CFA Charterholder. His past experience includes a stint at Ernst & Young and an entrepreneurial experience of setting up an e-commerce start-up in India.
Vishesh has had the opportunity to live, study and work across Singapore, India, US, Norway, Spain and Colombia. Being an adventure-sports enthusiast, he has participated in several time-speed-distance (TSD) car rallies across India, holds a PADI scuba diving license and has bungee jumped at 2 of the top 5 highest bungee jumping locations in the world.
Joaquín has spent his entire professional career in the field of logistics and passenger mobility, at companies such as Arthur Andersen and RACC. He is currently the CEO of La Unión S.A., the leading intercity passenger transport company in the Basque Country and Navarre. He is the president of the Mobility and Logistics Cluster of the Basque Country. He has served as president of the Esade Alumni Operations Club and been a guest lecturer in the Department of Operations.
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.
Responsable del área Laboral de la firma Gabinet Casas, despacho especializado en derecho laboral y fiscal, con un equipo formado por más de 30 profesionales con sede en Lleida y Mollerusa.
Graduado en Derecho por la Universidad de Lleida. Master de Abogacia y doble master de Derecho Laboral y Recursos Humanos por ESADE y Master en marketing y digital business.
Desde el 2014 imparto clases como profesor asociado en el grado de Relaciones Laborales de la Escuela Universitaria de Relaciones Laborales (EURL) adscrito a la Universidad de Lleida. Concretamente en las asignaturas de derecho del trabajo y derecho procesal laboral y sancionador.
Actualmente, también ejerzo las siguientes responsabilidades:
Desde 2016, Mediador y conciliador del Tribunal Laboral de Catalunya.
Desde 2017, presidente de los jóvenes abogados de Lleida.
Desde 2017, miembro de la Junta Directiva de ESADE ALUMNI LLEIDA.
Desde 2017, miembro de la Junta Directiva de PIMEC JOVES LLEIDA
Desde 2018, miembro del comité ejecutivo de PIMEC LLEIDA
Desde 2018, Miembro del Consejo de Administración en la Comisión de Seguridad y Salud Laboral del Consejo de Relaciones Laborales.
Desde 2019, miembro del Comité Ejecutivo de la Cámara de Comercio de Lleida.
Desde 2019, Vocal de la Comisión Provincial del Observatorio de Lucha Contra el Fraude a la Seguridad Social.
Desde 2019, Miembro de la comisión de cultura del ICALL
Desde 2020, Vicepresidente de PIMEC JOVES Lleida.
Desde 2020, Colaborador de teleponent en la sección del asesor
Desde 2020, Colaborador de GLOBALleida en la sección de la voz de los expertos
Desde 2021, Miembro de la comisió Laboral de PIMEC
TBD
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.
With more than 30 years of experience, Pilar has spent her entire career in executive positions in the fields of people management, organisational development and transformation processes. She has worked for multinational companies in various sectors: chemical, retail and energy.
She holds a Bachelor in Biochemistry and a Postgraduate Degree in People Management and Development – Talent Management from Esade (2010). She is an ICF-certified executive coach and a mentor accredited by Red de Mentoring. She has lived in Paris for 10 years.
With the clear conviction that people and their talent are organisations’ greatest assets, Pilar currently works in human-resources consultancy, leadership development, change management and innovation, helping organisations to adapt and compete
VP, Government Account Management
National Health Insurance Company – Daman
Magdalena is a global health insurance executive with an Executive MBA from Esade. She also completed a healthcare MBA exchange at Duke. She has moved to Abu Dhabi seven years ago and is currently the Vice President for Government Account Management at the National Health Insurance Company – Daman, the leading health insurer in the region. She is a trusted advisor on topics related to cross-border care, global healthcare operations, innovation and new technologies.
Magdalena brings a wealth of experience in managing international healthcare setups and implementing complex projects in the UAE, the GCC and Europe. She has worked with several C-suites on implementing strategic initiatives and growing businesses. She is passionate and constantly updating her knowledge about AI, the metaverse and the impact on the healthcare space. In her free time, she enjoys travelling and dancing.
Marta is graduated from the Double Degree in Business Administration and Law at ESADE (Class of 2020) and studied the Double Master's Degree for Access to the Legal Profession and "International Business Law at ESADE (Class of 2021). She is currently an Associate at Baker & Mckenzie Barcelona, practicing as a lawyer in the "Real Estate" Department, where she advises on issues related to real estate transactions, commercial leases and "Real Estate Finance"..
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 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.
Jaime Gallego has worked exclusively in international commercial arbitration and international investment arbitration since 2004, with a particular focus on Latin America and Spain. He has worked in around 30 arbitrations in different sectors, including energy (with oil and gas), mining, telecommunication, armaments, transport, real estate and construction/infrastructure. They were subject to the regulations of the CIADI, the CNUDMI, the CCI, the LCIA, the SCAI/Swiss and the CIAC, among others. The applicable bodies of law, both substantive and trial, originated in both the Roman-Germanic traditions and in common law.
He works as party lawyer and an arbitrator.
Jaime Gallego is an English and Spanish lawyer and works constantly in arbitrations in both English and Spanish, as he is a native speaker of both languages. He also works in arbitrations in French. He is the former president of the Swiss Chapter of the Spanish Arbitration Club (CEA), a member of the mining committee of the IBA (International Bar Association) and a member of several different associations of arbitrators.
Before joining LALIVE, Jaime Gallego worked as a lawyer on the international arbitration team (2004-2009) at Dechert LLP in Paris and at SJ Berwin LLP in London, where he did the English “training contract” and later joined the commercial law department (2000-2003).
He earned a Master’s in International Conflict Resolution (with honors) at University College London in the United Kingdom (2003-2004), as well as a bachelor’s and a master’s in Law (specialization in tax law), both from Esade (1994-1999).
Alicia Vicente is the Chief Operations Officer (COO) at Clikalia, the Spanish proptech which uses technology to speed up, facilitate and bring transparency to all housing-related processes, including buying and selling. Founded in 2018, Clikalia is one of the main scaleups in the Spanish economy.
Along with the CEO of Clikalia, Alister Moreno, Alicia is behind the company’s exponential growth, and since she joined it in 2019 it has expanded to Mexico, Portugal and France and has become a benchmark in a new kind of real estate. In 2021, Clikalia secured the highest financing round of a startup in the history of Spain: more than 460 million euros.
Prior to joining Clikalia, Alicia was part of the Neinor Homes teams, where she drove the company’s growth until it went public in record time and spearheaded its digital transformation.
She previously worked as a Real Estate Consultant at Deloitte, where she led projects and enhanced her analytical and transformative vision.
Alicia has a Corporate MBA from ESADE and an architecture degree from the Polytechnic University Madrid. She also pursued the executive program at Harvard Business School called “Endeavor Scaling Entrepreneurial Ventures.”
Laura Nieto is a partner at Cases&Lacambra. She is a member of the Financial Services group at the firm’s Andorra office.
She specializes in banking and financial regulation and has an in-depth understanding of the asset management industry. She has extensive experience advising credit institutions and investment service firms in the legal framework and regulatory environment applicable to entities subject to prudential supervision, especially in the provision of financial and investment services.
Her practice includes the pre-contracting, contracting and post-contracting of financial instruments and structured products, as well as global legal advice on netting market agreements and financial collateral arrangements (i.e., ISDA MA, GMRA, GMSLA). Laura’s practice also includes cross-border transactions and fund distribution.
Throughout her career, she has undertaken projects related to compliance with AML, market abuse (MAR), investor protection (MiFID), data protection/new technologies (blockchain) and CRDIV-CRR regulations, including corporate governance and solvency and capital requirements.
Before joining Cases&Lacambra, Laura worked in the regulatory compliance departments of Crèdit Andorrà in the Principality of Andorra and at Caixa d’Enginyers and Catalunya Caixa in Barcelona (Spain).
Born in Germany, Florian studied Business Administration at the European Business School in London until 1997, where he also ended up working in different consulting and telecommunications companies. After he moved to Barcelona in 2001, he has held sales and management roles at tech companies like Tempos21, Comunitel, Vodafone, Telefonica, and Ricoh IT Services. He completed the executive MBA at ESADE in 2008. In 2015, he joined the sports sector as Country Manager Iberia for Life Fitness, a global leader in fitness equipment headquartered in Chicago. After several different moves, he is now the Vice President and Managing Director in charge of all of Life Fitness’s direct and indirect business in EMEA.
I am the head of the Marketing Area in the Department of Innovation, Communication, and Business at Canal Sur Radio y Televisión and have 19 years of experience in the first media outlet in Andalusia. I am in charge of developing new businesses as offshoots of the programming and its commercial brands, capturing and managing corporate clients, directing the local sales policies and developing digital business, among other responsibilities.
President of the Breast Cancer Survivor Association of Seville, better known as BCS Seville, whose mission is to promote the social reintegration of people with breast cancer after their treatments through sports, culture, and social activities.
Member of the Board of Directors of Foro Marketing Seville and a member of the Association for the Progress of Communication (APC).
Marketing instructor in the management and professional programs at the Cajasol Institute, the Industrial Organization School, and the ITAE Business School.
Early in my career, I worked for three years in the Marketing Department at ACESUR, where I was trained in hiring media, public relations, negotiating with clients, product development, market research and national and international sales events of the brands LA ESPAÑOLA and COOSUR.
Inmaculada Benito has been the director of Tourism, Culture, and Sport since January 2021, a position she began simultaneously with the creation of the tourism and culture department at CEOE. In addition to leading the department, she also serves as the Secretary of the Tourism Board and of the Culture and Sports Commission at CEOE.
Inmaculada Benito holds a degree from the General Management Program (PDG) at IESE University of Navarra; from the Public Affairs Management program at ICADE – University Pontificia de Comillas; from the ICLD in the Course on Leadership in Complexity offered by the CEDE Foundation; from the postgraduate in Global Corporate Communication offered by ESADE; from the Master’s in Tourism Management and Planning from the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB); and from the Master’s in Hospitality Management from Sheffield Hallam University, in addition to being a graduate in Tourism from the University of the Balearic Islands
Inmaculada has been associated with the tourism sector throughout her entire career. From 2017 until she joined CEOE, she was part of Iberostar Group, where she became corporate director of the Office of the CEO, Communication, and Institutional Relations.
Prior to that, since 2002 she had been associated with hotel business organizations and held different posts within them, such as secretary general – manager of Playa de Palma Hotel Associations (AHPP), Palma (ASHPAMA), and the Hotel Chain Group (ACH). After that, in 2010, she joined the Hotel Federation of Mallorca, where she served as manager and vice-president, and was elected executive president in May 2015, a job she held until September 2017.
Between January 2007 and September 2008, she was associated with the public administration as the Manager of the Urbanistic Consortium of Playa de Palma.
She started her career in academia, where she was the director of the Tourism Research Laboratory at the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB) and director of the Department of Entertainment and Tourism at the University Business Foundation.
"An MBA graduate with a focus on business development, financial planning, and strategy. I have 10 years of experience in project management, auditing, and financial consulting, working with cross-functional teams in customer-centric global businesses across the Professional Services, Oil & Gas, Renewable Energy, and Alcoholic Beverages industries."
Mare is passionate about entrepreneurship, marketing, and traveling in her free time.
Originally from Barcelona, she started her career at 16, building her own web design business, and having clients from all over the world in all kinds of sectors. Then she went to work to Boston at a financial company called Wex, Inc. During her years at Esade she was the president of the Entrepreneurship Association, Vice-president of the HR Association, and marketing director of the Committee of International Students.
In 2021, she moved to tech when she did an internship at Uber in Amsterdam. During her exchange, she decided to move to Singapore and study at the Singapore Management University only to return to Uber full-time in Aug 2022.
She is currently a Performance Marketing Associate, in charge of all the Display channel campaigns for all the lines of business: eater, rider, courier, driver, and restaurants globally! Mare is also the co-head of the Women at Uber Employee Resource Group for all EMEA. She can't wait to organize many events for the Amsterdam chapter, connect, and share experiences!
Joel de la Fuente is an Enterprise Account Executive in Salesforce and president of the Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Association of Switzerland.
Joel de la Fuente he started his career in sales while still studying at Esade, when he raised funds from NGO’s in Switzerland to finance part of his studies. This initial work experience led him to discover his passion for sales, which enabled him to join the Sales Technology Academy of Salesforce, covering markets in different geographic regions like Africa, Spain, and Switzerland and specializing in different industries, such as Venture Capital & Startups and Healthcare & Pharma.
Parallel to Salesforce, Joel de la Fuente is president of the Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Association of Switzerland, through which he is a speaker at international conferences in Europe and the United States.
Kian Peng is a Business Manager for BNP Paribas in Singapore, working on topics like the service level agreements, IT and operations risks, budgeting and financial management within the Bank. Before moving to Singapore in 2020, he worked for 5 years in Deutsche Bank, Frankfurt, Germany.
Before embarking on his banking career, Kian Peng was a Meteorologist in Singapore, taking on diverse roles like weather forecasting, safety oversight and also regional disaster monitoring.
Kian Peng is a keen observer on evolution of technology, and is fascinated by the integration of technology into our everyday lives. He is also troubled by the current state of global affairs, and wonders if advances in technology can be a solution to some of the problems plaguing the world today.
He has a Master of Physics from the University of Oxford in the UK and a full-time MBA from ESADE in Spain.
May Saja is an experienced Co-Founder with a demonstrated history of working in the non-profit organization management industry. She is skilled in Retail, Management, Teamwork, Leadership, and Finance. May holds a MBA from Prince Sultan University and has graduated from Misk 2030 Leaders in 2022.
CC is a 2019 MBA graduate with a unique double degree from both Esade and Guanghua School of Management, PKU. After graduation, CC embarked on an exciting journey with Google in Beijing. She is now the Account Executive for Google Ads E-commerce as the opinion leader among Chinese companies in Consumer Electronics, Automotive and Home & Garden sectors who are expanding their global reach. CC is also leading the Ecosystem partnership project in Google for marketing/creative related partners.
Beyond her work at Google, CC is deeply committed to mentoring the next generation of talent as a career development professor at CUHK, Shenzhen. She believes in the power of knowledge sharing and strives to empower aspiring professionals to reach their full potential. When not working, CC indulges in her love for music, dancing, and reading. She believes in maintaining a well-rounded life and exploring diverse interests.
As the Alumni Chapter member, CC is eager to connect with fellow alumni and create a thriving community. She envisions a space where alumni can network, collaborate, and support each other in their personal and professional endeavors. CC's international background, fluent in Chinese, English, and Spanish, is a valuable asset in fostering a truly global alumni network.
Meritxell Juvé, known as Txell, is the fourth generation of the family and the current director of J&C Prime Brands, which includes the Juvé & Camps winery, among others. She grew up surrounded by vineyards and, after studying Business and completing an MBA at ESADE, returned to the family business. Under her leadership, the winery certified its vineyards as organic in 2015. In 2016, she became the first female CEO of the company, known for her commitment to ecology, quality, and family tradition. She describes herself as a simple person, passionate about gastronomy, art, and travel.
Country Manager y Director Comercial, con más de 20 años de experiencia en gestión de equipos en diferentes sectores. Desde 2015, Director Comercial de Gomà-Camps Consumer, empresa del sector del papel y uno de los líderes en fabricación de MDD para la gran distribución. PMD 08. Miembro de la junta de Esade Alumni Aragón desde 2010. Aficionado al golf y a un buen vino, sobre todo si es compartido.
Managing director of ESADE for 8 years (2010-2018). Currently associate professor in the department of general management and strategy. PhD from Universidad Ramon Llull. BSc in management and MBA from ESADE and the Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña.
Hallo, I’m Clare Zhong, from Shanghai, I have worked and studied in 4 different countries, including UK, Australia, Spain and of course my home country China. After graduated from MIM CEMS program I joined Bosch global emerging market headquarter as product manager.
I'm a people person, I enjoy spending time with family, friends and colleagues. On my work, I’m committed, goal driving, and strategic minded. In my spare time, I love traveling, I do a lot of sports such as running, swimming, biking, archery and surfing.
Cristina Manchado Rubio is an expert in Client Management, Marketing Communication and Sales. For more than 15 years, Cristina Manchado worked for Pharmaceutical companies, in the Healthcare sector, working in several key positions in Consumer Care / OTC Marketing Manager, Category and Purchasing Manager and Channel Manager.
Born in Barcelona, Cristina earned a Political Science Bachelor at the Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, a Master in Pharmaceutical Marketing Management in 2008 from EADA, an Executive Master in Marketing and Sales in 2006 from ESADE, and a Master in Corporate Communication and Digital Technologies in 2002 from the Universidad Pompeu Fabra. Before moving to Hamburg, Cristina worked in Spain for Pharmaceutical companies, leaders of branded Consumer Care distribution in Spain, Italy and Portugal.
Cristina is currently Partner Manager at Cargonexx Freight forwarder company in Germany. She is keen and determined on integrating the Chapter with the Alumni, and expand it. She would like to enrich the experience through get-togethers to exchange state-of-the-art business tendencies and entrepreneurship.
Pedro has a very diverse profile and a strong interest in understanding and valuing the impact of new ideas and products.
His appetite for learning and new experiences has led him to work across geographies, roles and functions. It is this diverse background that enables Pedro to understand the value drivers of new businesses and ideas and to home in on the right levers to maximize returns. His knowledge stretches from aviation to biotechnology and human resources to finance.
Currently Pedro lives in Lisbon and works as a principal product manager for OutSystems, the leader in rapid application development, where he defines the portfolio and pricing of the company.
On a personal level, Pedro is an automotive enthusiast and a lifelong learner, always studying something new: from epigenetics to data science or finance to operations.
Leandre holds a Bachelor in Industrial Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) in Barcelona and a Master in Public Management from Esade.
In the early years of his career, he combined private-sector experience with roles in the public administration. At the Barcelona Provincial Council, he previously held the posts of Director of the European Integration and Solidarity Service (1994-2000) and Coordinator of the Economic Promotion and Employment Area (2000-2008) and currently serves as Manager of Economic Promotion and Employment Services.
Business strategy consultant with a passion for entrepreneurship.
Collegiate member of the Economists Association (CEC).
Member of the "Together" Committe of ESADE Social.
Mentor for young entrepreneurs.
Specially interested in sustainability and circular economy.
Natural networker. Living in Barcelona (Spain) since 20 years.
MArketing Consultant
As a marketing expert I have held management and regional positions, serving the markets of the US, South America and Europe and in multinationals in Peru as IBM, Avianca, Subaru and in Spain at Random House Mondadori, L'Oreal and Louis Vuitton and Sara Lee Europe. Today I dedicate myself to consulting independent in marketing and teaching in postgraduate programs.
I write on the Business Week Economic portal with my blog “MarTech Lover ”because I am passionate about the impact of technology on marketing today and of the future I'm very curious and I love to learn, that's why I'm studying a Master in Coaching and Leadership at the University of Barcelona - OBS.
I enjoy being in nature and going on outdoor excursions. I enjoy A lot of a good book and gardening.
Innovator, Advisor, Professor, Writer and Speaker, known for his unparalleled connection with people, his fierce passion, and his obsession to find entrepreneurial ways to drive positive change in the world. Joan has over 20 years of business success in the corporate world and then as an eight-time entrepreneur.
Joan has been honored to help over 50.000 executives from more than 60 countries transform and energize their lives and their organizations. To accomplish this mission, he founded Active Development in 2010, a consulting firm that offers specialized advisory in growth management, innovation, corporate entrepreneurship and sales. He is currently leading the company and participating in different projects in the field.
Joan has always been defined by his enthusiastic love of teaching and commitment to building and empowering leaders. For 20´years, he has been teaching Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Intrapreneurship, Lean Startup, Leadership, Internalization, Strategy and General Management at ESADE Business School. He also assumed different executive positions in the school and, as intrapreneur, he was founder and Managing Director of ESADE CREAPOLIS, the world's first open innovation park to transfer innovation between startups and corporations.
He is a prolific thought leader and author, regularly expressing his views on business issues in public speeches, television appearances, and top publications. Joan is internationally recognized as a leading expert for Corporate Entrepreneurship. His latest book, Impulso, offers an accessible methodology to deploy intrapreneurship in the organizations.
As supporter of socially conscious ventures, Joan is proud to have designed and executed different programs for governments, institutions, foundations and NGOs, such as entrepreneurship camps for young gifted entrepreneurs or an incubator / accelerator for disabled entrepreneurs.
Interests:
CEO forums, Board of Directors memberships, Advisory, Consulting, Transformation, Digitalization, Entrepreneurial Marketing, Technology Commercialization, Technology Transfer, Regional Innovation Ecosystem Development, Global Leadership, Executive Education, Change, Growth, Disruption, Entrepreneurship for Women, Sales / Business Development, M&A, Joint Ventures, Corporate Venturing, Corporate Entrepreneurship, Intrapreneurship, Moonshot Thinking, Exponential Technologies, Financing, Fundraising, Business Angels, Venture Capital (VC), International business expansion, Internalization.
Graduated of ADE and EMBA from ESADE, Jerome began his career at Sixt France where he assumed the Sales and Marketing Department until 2001. He then joined the PSA Peugeot Citroen group where he went through several management positions in Marketing, Sales and Quality. In 2010, Jerome chose to return to Barcelona and devote himself to the acceleration of business transformation; He is now Business Director of the consulting firm Nexe.
His international experience in the central services of an OEM, in an NSC, in a client and then in a supplier of automotive companies give him a 360º vision of the business in this sector of activity.
Anna’s career is focused on cocoa powder. She started out managing the R&D department and she is now responsible for developing Marketing and Sales at the same company. Anna holds a Bachelor in Chemical Engineering. Her passion for marketing led her to pursue an Executive Master in Marketing and Sales at Esade, which helped her pivot towards those areas of the company.
She is a creative, optimistic and insatiably curious person. She believes that society needs to shift towards gender equality in order to make the world a fairer place.
“M’apassionen les persones, el seu desenvolupament, i generar entorns estables des del punt de vista psicosocial i innovadors des del punt de vista del negoci.”
En Carles és coach executiu i facilitador del canvi organitzacional i del desenvolupament del lideratge. Té més de 20 anys d’experiència professional en les àrees de l’estratègia, la negociació, el disseny organitzacional, la gestió del canvi, la formació i el coaching. És un professional sènior que integra l’experiència en desenvolupament del negoci amb el desenvolupament personal. Treballa com a coach per al desenvolupament directiu en diferents programes de les Nacions Unides i en empreses de l’IBEX 35. Una altra àrea d’especialització és el coaching de negocis, en què col·labora amb l’Agència Europea per a la Petita i Mitjana Empresa en el desenvolupament de start-ups i de projectes altament innovadors.
En Carles és llicenciat en Ciències Polítiques i Relacions Internacionals. A Esade, ha fet el Programme for Management Development l’any 2006 i el programa Coaching i Consultoria pel Canvi el 2009. És coach certificat per la ICF. Ha fet estudis i ha obtingut certificacions amb rellevants referents del món del desenvolupament organitzacional, com el Barrett Values Centre de Richard Barrett, el Presencing Institute d’Otto Scharmer i l’Institut Relacional de Joan Quintana. És un apasionat de la mindfulness i del ioga, que integra en les seves intervencions.”
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.
Analista de crédito.
Graduada en ADE y en Derecho. Desde el inicio de su carrera, las finanzas despertaron su interés, y esta pasión la llevó a realizar el intercambio en la Wharton School de la Universidad de Pensilvania.
Como analista del Departamento de Ratings, Celia participa en el análisis financiero de empresas, gobiernos y sus respectivos bonos en el mercado europeo del crédito. En los dos años en que ha trabajado en S&P Global, ha realizado rotaciones en los equipos de Finanzas Estructuradas y Gobiernos & Finanzas Públicas Internacionales.
CEO of Anticipa Real Estate – CEO of Aliseda Inmobiliaria
Responsible for Blackstone´s residential investments in Spain (€17bn AuM).
Before joining Anticipa Real Estate, he was a member of the management committee of CatalunyaBank, Senior Vice President of Port Aventura and Real Estate Corporate Manager of Criteria Holding (“la Caixa”).
He is board member of several Real Estate companies, member of the ULI-Barcelona executive committee and vice chairman of the Esade Real Estate Council.
He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business & Economics from the UAB (1988-1993) and an MBA from the Esade Business School.
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.
Daniel has built a career in marketing at Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals (CCMA). In recent years, he created and led the Corporate Marketing Department.
Over the course of his career at CCMA, he has led various departments, including Market Research, Commercial Marketing, Children and Youth Segment Marketing (Club Super3) and Self-Advertising on TV3, later becoming Marketing Director of TV3. He also oversees marketing at Catalunya Ràdio, where he created the company’s Corporate Marketing Area.
He holds a Bachelor and Master in Business Administration from Esade and an MBA from McGill University in Montreal.
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.
María del Carmen is a journalist specialising in health and medicine. Since February 2016, she has directed the Unidad Editorial titles Diario Médico, Correo Farmacéutico and CuídatePlus.
She joined Diario Médico’s Barcelona newsroom in 1994 and was later appointed team coordinator and editor-in-chief, a position she held from 2004 until January 2016. She had previously contributed to the newspaper Avui (now El Punt Avui) and worked as a newswriter specialising in health and medicine at Diari de Barcelona and Nou Diari de Barcelona (defunct since 1994).
She holds a Bachelor in Information Sciences from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (1989) and a Postgraduate Degree in Integrated Health Services Management from Esade (2011-2012). She is a board member of the Esade Alumni Health and Pharma Club. She also teaches in the Master in Hospital and Health Service Management at the University of Barcelona (UB) and in the UB-ESAME Master in Pharmaceutical Industry Scientific Departments.
Miguel completed the Executive MBA at Esade (2005-2006), the International Management Programme in Sales and Marketing at the Volkswagen Group (2013-2014) and the Master in Legal Consultancy at Instituto de Empresa (1995-1996).
He now serves as Director of Purchasing and Transport at Volkswagen Group España Distribución (the group’s vehicle distribution company in Spain, which includes Volkswagen, Audi, Skoda and light commercial vehicle brands).
He has 25 years of professional experience, of which he has spent the last 20 in the automotive industry, where he has held different managerial responsibilities. He previously worked as a Facility Manager for Nissan Spain, DB Transfesa and Ferrovial at Acciona.
He has a global vision of business, is proactive and is used to working with multidisciplinary teams.
In recent years, he has expanded his specific training in innovation and digitalisation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and at the International Seminar in Digital Transformation (ISDI) at Harvard.
Coaching for executives and managers in transformation processes
Coaching for first-time managers:
Coaching high-performance teams:
I help teams identify success strategies that will help them achieve their goals and generate other forms of learning that will take them to the next level, enabling them to become high-performance teams.
Language: Spanish
Certification: Professional Certified Coach (PCC), International Coaching 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.
Verónica holds a Bachelor in Law from the University of Málaga and a Master in ICT Law, Social Networks and Intellectual Property from Esade. She has built her career at law firms and international corporations. She currently works as an intellectual and industrial property lawyer at the Bimbo Group.
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.
Executive Master in Digital Business at Esade (EMDB 18/19) with exchange at Santa Clara University Leavey School of Business in Silicon Valley. Professional experience includes global roles at SKF in Sales, Technology, E-business, Digital Solutions. After an International career based out of London and Madrid, Carlos has now been living in Gothenburg for the last few years, driving Digital Sales Solutions of SKF.
He has also joined COST - European Cooperation in Science and Technology proposing programs in the area of Digitalization.
Carlos is a Board member of the Esade Alumni Chapter in Sweden, which is based in Stockholm, and he is the representative in Gothenburg. If you are moving to Gothenburg or visiting this city, he will be happy to welcome you.
I am in the middle of my Full Time MBA (graduate 2022) and I am the current MBASA President. Prior to the MBA I had a 14 year career with PwC spending approximately the first half in audit/ assurance and the last in M&A and capital markets. I had the opportunity to live and work in the UK and Vancouver as well as extensive travel around the world. Although, as you have probably worked out, this “experience” puts me firmly at the older end of the MBA class!
I am using the MBA to facilitate a move into the Healthcare sector, preferably in Barcelona, and with that in mind will be starting my internship with Werfen this summer.
Outside of the MBA I enjoy spending time with my new born first child Guillermo and my wife Anna (originally from Barcelona) as well as being a passionate ultra runner.
I am a professional with more than 18 years of experience in international-level management positions in business development at companies of various sizes in different sectors. As an executive coach, I guide leaders through the personal and professional development process during moments of change or uncertainty, enabling them to achieve their goals. Slow down to move forward.
Languages: Spanish, Catalan, English and French
Certifications:
Associate Certified Coach (ACC), International Coaching Federation
Systemic Coaching
MSc in Marketing Management 2019 – Class Representative
Graduada en Publicidad y Relaciones Públicas por la Universidad Ramon Llull, en el MSc in Marketing Management por ESADE, y en dos programas internacionales en Negocios y Marketing por Università Bocconi y University of California, Los Angeles, Paula es una líder con vocación de servicio.
Inició su carrera en la industria de la moda y la cosmética de lujo, trabajando en la Asociación Española del Lujo y en la Asociación del Paseo de Gracia, en Barcelona y en Londres. Siguió yéndose a París, como Digital Project Manager mundial para Gucci Beauty, marca ilustre dentro del porfolio de la división de lujo de Coty. En 2020, Paula optó por volver a Barcelona y explorar el ámbito del Product Management, esta vez desde una multinacional más cercana, Mango. Actualmente se encuentra de vuelta en el ámbito digital, y con foco en performance y crecimiento se encarga de gestionar una amplia cartera de clientes de distintos sectores.
Paula siempre está lista para nuevos desafíos, y para ella seguir conectada a ESADE Alumni a través de la Comisión Young era la manera más natural y efectiva de seguir conectada a toda la comunidad de ESADE.
I am Shalini, a second generation Indian born in Casablanca, Morocco and brought up in Barcelona, Spain. I graduated from ESADE in 2005 - Undergraduate & Master’s in Business Administration degree.
I am a health & beauty passionate, with working experience multinationals and start-up companies. I work in global sales and business development roles across EMEA, APAC and Russia markets, and lived in France and Singapore. I have a keen interest in purpose-driven companies that are generating a positive economic, social and environmental impact.
I love travelling, enjoy yoga and walks in nature, and recently took on a new interest – cooking and especially baking!
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.
Des del maig del 2020 m'ocupo de la direcció d'Espic, empresa que ofereix serveis de contact center per tercers. Hi arribo provinent d’Andorra telecom on durant els darrers anys he estat desenvolupant diferents càrrecs en l'àmbit comercial.
Enginyer Superior per la Universitat Ramon Llull curso a posterior un EMBA a ESADE.
Gijón, 1974.
Formación
Principal:Program for Management Development (ESADE Business School, 2008).Doctor cum laude, Ingeniería Ambiental (Universidad de Oviedo, 2017)
Ingeniero Industrial, Electrotecnia (Universidad de Oviedo, 2000).
Experto Prevencionista de Nivel Superior, 3 especialidades. (Colegio de Ingenieros Técnicos Industriales de Asturias, 2001)
Auditor de Sistemas de Calidad (AENOR, 2002).
Six sigma Black Belt, (Juran Institute, 2004).
Desempeño profesional:
19 años de experiencia en EDP, sector energético:
Generación: Director de Producción Central Térmica de Aboño (2001 a 2016)
Comercial: Jefe de Movilidad Sostenible (2016 - actualidad)
Profesor Asociado de la Universidad de Oviedo (2008-2016), Profesor externo Universidad de Oviedo (actualidad).
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
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.
TBD
After 17 years working in different organisations, I have a very broad vision of the business world. Through unconditional acceptance and belief in you, active listening, empathy and assertiveness, we will work together to develop your potential and well-being in a pragmatic and authentic way. We can work on either the personal or professional sphere. Everything is interconnected, since we are a single being.
In order to be able to choose freely, we will first look into who you are, in order to re-discover and connect with your values, interests and motivations. Enjoying a full life requires thought, emotion and behaviour acting in harmony and always in keeping with your values.
One of my key elements is learning and knowledge development. I have received training to acquire and expand my toolkit to guide you along the path to self-knowledge, the development of autonomy and selfesteem, the identification and modification of your negative thoughts or emotions, the improvement of your emotional management, the improvement of your time management, etc.
Languages: Spanish, Catalan
Certifications:
- International Coaching Expert, Gold Level, Instituto Europeo de Coaching (IEC)
Bachelor of Economics from the University of Barcelona. Bachelor of Market Research and Techniques from the University of Barcelona and Maastricht University. MBA from Esade (2009-2011).
With nearly 20 years of experience in market intelligence consulting, Carlos started his career at PRM International, where he worked as project manager. He later worked at AMINT for 11 years, including 6 years as managing partner at the Santiago de Chile office. He founded LMI Consulting in May 2020.
Transformative educational leader and an Academic Vascular Surgeon with over 15 years of leadership success inspiring, changing, and disrupting healthcare, public administration, and Education on a national, regional, and international levels. With a passion for improvement, a transformative mindset, and an understanding of the impact of change for all stakeholders to create win- win situations that achieve the desired target
Visc a Milà, la meva ciutat, amb la meva dona i el meu fill d’1 any.
La meva passió per les vendes i les finances em va portar a treballar al sector dels serveis financers durant més de quinze anys, on vaig tenir l’oportunitat de col·laborar amb institucions com el Santander Consumer Bank, Hoist Finance i la Banca Mediolanum, entre d’altres.
L’any 2022, vaig cofundar IrBox, una empresa de serveis digitals amb seu a Milà que ofereix serveis web i de disseny gràfic multilingües a empreses que operen en mercats estrangers.
He cursat l’Executive Master in Marketing and Sales (EMMS), un doble grau conjunt d’Esade Business School i la SDA Bocconi. Vaig estudiar al Politecnico di Milano i a la Universitat Marconi de Roma, on em vaig graduar en Enginyeria Industrial l’any 2008.
M’agraden els esports, especialment navegar, esquiar i fer senderisme.
Born in La Ribera d’Ebre (Tarragona) in 1971.
Master in Economic-Financial Management at Esade (2006).
General Management Programme (PDG) at IESE (2010).
Bachelor in Business Administration at the Open University of Catalonia (UOC) (2020).
Daniel has worked in the world of finance, administration and governance for more than 25 years. He has worked in general management, sales management and digitalisation, holding positions such as manager, general manager and financial manager in a wide range of sectors (pharmaceuticals, construction, industry, real estate, etc.). He also has overseas experience, having worked in Venezuela in 1998. He has experience in family businesses, startups, SMEs and large companies.
Daniel participated for two years as a teacher with the Catalan Social Volunteering Federation. He was also a volunteer for six years at Telèfon de l’Esperança in Barcelona.
He has been a Catalan language volunteer since 2007 and has participated in Esade Alumni Pro Bono Consultants since 2020.
He is a native of Tarragona, a casteller and a member of the local football club, Nàstic.
He lives with his wife and son in Barberà del Vallès.
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.
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6+ years as venture capital and growth equity investor with a focus on B2B SaaS business models.
Co-founder of a high-end natural cosmetics company.
Freelance consultant working with start-ups and corporations on fundraising and M&A transactions.
Founder of the hobby squash league Squashmania München.
MSc Finance at ESADE.
Francesc Solanellas is a consultant and international speaker. He has contributed to the sports reorganization in Bosnia after the war, has been a member of the IOC (International Olympic Committee), has been a speaker and consultant in the ITF (International Tennis Federation), and is still part of UEFA (Union of European Football Associations), with different projects in Europe, Africa, and Asia.
As part of UEFA, he has been a consultant and mentor, as well as a consultant for RFEF (Royal Spanish Soccer Federation) and a member of the Academic Committee in the MESGO program (Executive Master in Sport Governance).
He also stands out as an instructor at different universities and as a national and international speaker at different gatherings, symposia and workshops, and for his publications in different Spanish and international scholarly journals.
Elena Marcos is currently working as an EMBA Programme Manager at London Business School. Prior to that, Elena was a Brand Manager at the multinational company Grupo BIMBO for several years and previously she also worked in the Marketing Department of other multinational companies such as Reckitt Benckiser, Ferrero or PepsiCo. Elena is from Barcelona and she studied the BBA and the MSc in Marketing Management at Esade Business School. She also worked at Esade on the Madrid campus as a Programme Manager of Executive Education.
Since September 2022, Elena has been one of the Board Members of the Esade Alumni UK Chapter in London and is very happy to be able to help and welcome any new member, organizing as many events as possible and contributing to the Esade community. In her spare time, Elena enjoys travelling around the world, making plans with friends, playing padel, reading and discovering London.
Lawyer specializing in corporate law, sports, and real estate.
Chief Legal Officer (CLO) at Kosmos, where he manages issues related to soccer, tennis, e-gaming, and entertainment projects.
President of FC Andorra.
Founder of Link Lawyers, a boutique firm specializing in emerging markets in Africa and Asia.
Former Business Affairs at International Mobile Sportbook, an international company devoted to sports betting on mobile phones.
Former lawyer at IMG.
Alumnus of ESADE and Harvard.
The founder and general manager of the Red Deporte y Cooperación, Carlos de Cárcer has been able to work in numerous countries, especially in the world of development. He has also met many European professionals in joint projects.
Prior to Red Deporte, he worked at PwC as an auditor of projects financed by the Spanish International Development Cooperation Agency (AECID) and the Madrid Town Hall in 1998 and 1999. After that, he worked for other NGO’s in the world of development as a consultant, evaluator, and project manager.
His education began with a Law degree, but he soon joined the cooperation sector. His first opportunity came in Zambia, where he worked on an education project for four months and got the drive to pursue more education and join Red Deporte. That was in 1997. Over time, he has furthered his training primarily in international public health, sports for development, and the employability of young people.
Carlos de Cárcer considers himself a person with a pioneering spirit, always open to discovering new frontiers and all the potential of development aid for the most vulnerable children and youths.
Carles González Carreras, conocido también como "Charlie", nació en Sabadell, Barcelona, en 1977. Desde octubre de 2022 reside en Lanzarote, habiendo vivido anteriormente en Berlín, Alemania. Es Ingeniero Químico Superior por la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (1995-2000) y obtuvo un Executive Master en Marketing y Ventas (EMMV) en ESADE en 2019. A lo largo de 21 años, ha desarrollado una destacada carrera en ventas B2B en el sector industrial para multinacionales alemanas, incluyendo una década (2011-2021) como director de la filial española del grupo NETZSCH, especializado en soluciones de bombeo industrial.
Actualmente, Carles está gestionando su patrimonio y está abierto a nuevas oportunidades, valorando la posibilidad de formarse en Relaciones Públicas. Además de su carrera profesional, Carles se caracteriza por su habilidad para desenvolverse en cinco idiomas y su aprecio por la diversidad y los contrastes culturales.
Disfrutando de su vida en la isla, busca experiencias enriquecedoras y oportunidades que le permitan aplicar su vasta experiencia y conocimientos en ventas y marketing en nuevos contextos.
Key Accounts Manager en ISDIN
Santiago Alvarez has over 12 years of extensive experience at The Dow Chemical Company (DOW), holding various positions across different business sectors and regions. Currently, as the Commercial Manager for Key Accounts and Distribution, he oversees $60 million in annual sales, managing 20 direct customers and 5 distributors. His role involves market positioning in multiple sectors such as Coatings, Pharma, and Water Treatment, achieving a 40% market share.
Alvarez's educational background includes an Executive MBA from Esade Business & Law School and a Certificate of Business and Finance from the London School of Business and Finance. He holds a Chemical Engineer degree from Universidad Nacional Del Sur, where he graduated top of his class. Beyond his professional and academic achievements, he is a Six Sigma Green Belt Project Leader and actively participates in community service programs like SolidariDOW, Habitat for Humanity, and Integrar Futuros. He is also an avid sports enthusiast, engaging in activities such as rugby, golf, and surfing.
She earned a double degree in Law and Global Governance, Economics, and Legal Order from Esade with a specialization in Pharmaceutical and Food Law in the first graduating class in 2024. While at the university, she worked in different areas related to her degree, from offices to consulates. As an undergraduate at Esade, she was actively involved in the school’s extracurricular activities and served as the president of the main association at the Law School, and later as the first president of the university’s student council. Today she is still involved with Esade as she pursues a double Master’s degree providing access to the field of law specializing in International Business Law.
Business Process Consultant Part of the Zurich chapter board and loving to see how we grow and mature y con mucha illusion de ayudar a mis companeros a desarrollar el chapter y de seguir formando parte de la "Esade community"!
Madre de 2 "pre-teens" y disfrutando de la vida en Suiza, el chocolate y las montanas :)
As a Business Process Consultant based in Zurich, and having developed my career in several multinationals, leading the delivery of complex business transformation programs across departments, industries and geographies, I am now enjoying a new career path as an consultant helping companies redesigning their processes with the aim of gaining efficiencies and effectiveness, riding the wave and enjoying meeting new people, continue to learn and stepping out of my comfort zone!
Consultant for companies in the timely and efficient management of the technological services of its organization, integrating with the best practices and measures of protection of information, from S21sec | Nextel, the biggest "pure player" of cybersecurity in southern Europe.
Previously he served as an international auditor for IT systems and services development processes; He also worked as director of support projects for the banking business, within the main financial institution of the country, his native country.
Computer Engineer and MBA FT 2004 - in addition to an inveterate music lover and a film buff in practice - we share his experiences in various Ibero-American forums, motivating the work teams to effective results from the start.
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.
Bachelor&MBA at ESADE, I also completed my CEMS Master's in International Management at ESADE and Stockholm School of Economics in 2007.
After graduating, I worked more than 6 years in Business Consulting in Spain, South Africa and Colombia. I moved to Austria in 2014, where I have started a family. I am currently working as Project Manager at AEI, Agency for European Integration and Economic Development, in Vienna.
I am a Spanish, French and Catalan native speaker, and also speak English and German fluently.
I am involved in the Austria Chapter since its launch.
Sonae Indústria - Sales Manager
João is conducting global sales for the past 15 years through direct sales and extensive distribution channels. Based in Porto, Portugal but with significant amount of time spent on travelling across Europe capitalizing on company local manufacturing capabilities but also in North America and Middle East.
Earlier in his career, João held roles in the Financial area of companies across the world, such as Financial Controller in Johannesburg, Financial Manager in the US and Country Controller in Québec. This enabled João to develop extensive skills such as international management, negotiation and inter-cultural relations.
Abogado y Notario Público con más de 8 años de experiencia en asesoría legal corporativa. Especialista en Derecho Corporativo, Informático y de Propiedad Intelectual, me dedico a la creación de empresas y la protección de sus activos intangibles.
Alumni desde el 2016, egresado del Master de propiedad intelectual y derecho de las TIC.
Amante de la tecnología y el deporte.
I am a dreamer with the aspiration to make our world a better place to live. Through my experiences in different latitudes, I discovered how similar individuals are across cultures and how diverse communities are across borders.
My passions are data analytics and innovation. I apply them in anything I do. My professional career has been developed in the intersection between business and technology. Connecting the dots to deliver more value.
Yulia Mukhacheva is a Spanish corporate lawyer working in Barcelona.
Yulia is an active member in the Alumni network of ESADE Business School. She holds a Master in International Business and Commercial Law by ESADE Law School. Currently, she is preparing a Master in International Taxation Law. Her specialization is in the field of international private law, corporate and business investments as well as tax structuring. She participated in post graduate programs at the renowned Hague Academy of International Law in The Netherlands.
As an engaged volunteer in the “ESADE Alumni Giving Back project” she uses her professional skills to support family companies in developing countries in Latin America
Yulia’s spare time is dedicated to sports. Running is part of her daily routine and a perfect way to organize her working life. Her jogging shoes are always close at hand! In summer time rafting and mountaineering in the Pyrenees are an excellent way to recharge her energy levels. She is fond of cutting-edge technological innovations and the latest computer gadgets.
Yulia works fluently in Spanish, Catalan, English and Russian.
" over 14 years of experience in technology, e-commerce and digital advertising with a special focus in the travel industry. She is leading the Destinations business in Europe at ADARA, after having managed the Commercial team in Europe Mainland. Before joining ADARA, Sara worked at LivingSocial, Travelzoo and Cisco Systems.
She serves as a member of the board of the Digital Club of ESADE University, and is co-founder of the organisation "Women in e-travel."
Economista con más de 35 años de experiencia como Director Financiero y Controller (en multinacionales y medianas empresas de diferentes sectores, en áreas industriales y servicios). Los últimos cinco años los ha pasado como socio en una consultora prestando asesoramiento a Pymes.
Paralelamente ha colaborado con entidades sin ánimo de lucro, sociales y deportivos ofreciendo planes de viabilidad.
After living in London and Barcelona, my studies brought me to Copenhagen. I have been living here and working as a financial accounting consultant for the past three years.
In my role, I work with corporates to address the CFO agenda and optimise their finance function. I am driven by the challenges of an ever-changing technological and regulatory landscape and enjoy working at the intersection of IT and finance.
At work or otherwise, I love taking the time to meet and get to know people as I firmly believe good team spirit and wide network are essential. When I am off, traveling and dance are my preferred ways of detaching from the daily hustle and bustle.
Pedro leads processes of organisational change and strategic implementation. He has experience in governance and general management in both the public and private sectors, as well as at family businesses, startups, SMEs and corporations in a variety of industries, including logistics, real estate, education, health, technology, industry and consumer goods. He currently serves as Deputy General Manager at the Port of Barcelona. He sits on the board at various companies and is a trustee of the CARES Foundation. He holds a Bachelor in Labour Sciences, an MBA from Esade, a PDG from IESE and a Diploma in Family Business Consulting from the Family Firm Institute.
Virtuts loves learning, conveying knowledge and surprising herself every day with new things. Perhaps because of this, she has dedicated part of her career to editorial content, contributing to projects aimed at enriching other people anywhere in the world. She is also an active participant in the Esade Alumni Cultural and Creative Industries Club, a venue for sharing knowledge and meeting other people with the aim of mutual enrichment.
Jordi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics, Finance and Accounting at Esade and Director of the Executive Master in Economic-Financial Management in Barcelona.
He previously served as controller of a French multinational in the textile sector that distributes products through its own shops and through catalogue sales, as well as general manager of the manufacturing company that supplied this multinational. Before that, he managed a chain of shoe shops.
He has taught courses in Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Mexico and Portugal. His PhD thesis dealt with initial public offerings on the Spanish stock market and the Neuer Markt. His fields of interest include financial analysis and planning, investment decision-making and its effects on value creation, and the valuation of companies (especially non-listed companies) for acquisition processes, the search for investors for capital increases, and the placement of share packages.
He has advised numerous investors and entrepreneurs on company valuation operations. He is a member of the Spanish Institute of Financial Analysts (IEAF) and sits on several boards of directors. He holds the Expert in Business Valuation Certificate, awarded by the IEAF.
Acisclo has more than a decade of international professional experience at multinationals and technology companies, where he specialises in growth, optimisation and expansion.
He has experience in the management of sales, marketing (CX) and innovation teams, as well as in the development of new products and services. With a strategic 360° vision of business, he focuses on the ROI of projects and the EBITDA of the company.
He currently sits on the board of several technology companies whose core business is 4.0 technology with a customer-centric approach.
Gestor Patrimonial con amplia experiencia en inversiones financieras, inmobiliarias y empresariales. Socio y Director General en LDGGROUP MULTIFAMILY OFFICE, asesoría fiscal, mercantil, laboral y patrimonial.
Actual Presidente de Esade Alumni Tarragona y miembro de la Junta Directiva desde 2016.
Padre de familia numerosa.
Más de diez años de experiencia en el liderazgo y definición de estrategias de negocio, marketing y ventas para el sector de la automoción como la multinacional BMW Ibérica en Madrid y en organizaciones más locales como Grupo Avisa que representa las marcas del grupo Volkswagen en Sevilla. Inicio de carrera profesional en el mundo de la agencia local como Grupo Imagen y Quid quid, y en medios de comunicación como Vocento y Grupo Prisa. Especialista en proyectos de Transformación Digital y Customer Experience orientados a redefinir modelos de negocio y propuestas de valor con el fin de contribuir a desarrollar organizaciones más competitivas e innovadoras. Experiencia como emprendedor en diferentes start-up en sectores como retail o servicios. Apasionado de los ratos en familia y amigos, de la práctica del golf y pádel, y de viajar para disfrutar la experiencia de conocer rincones únicos.
Laura Martínez Molera is the Senior Product Marketing Manager for MathWorks. Laura is the technical lead for the Machine Learning and Data Science Solution where she leads the strategy, development and creation of technical content and marketing promotion. Prior to joining MathWorks, Laura was the Senior Marketing Manager at HubSpot where she was responsible for the go-to-market strategy for multiple regions and alignment with the Sales team.
Laura was born in Barcelona where she studied industrial engineering at UPC. She also holds a Master in Innovation and Entrepreneurship from ESADE and a Master in International Marketing from HULT, Boston, where she moved in 2014. Laura is living in Boston with her husband and son.
I am passionate about marketing and innovation. I graduated from the Esade MBA in 2018, after completing a semester in the American University of Georgetown. The MBA helped me boost my career and discover a deep passion for the healthcare industry. After the MBA, I briefly worked for the Spanish company Almirall, before landing at Johnson & Johnson where I entered in the marketing development program IRDP.
I started my career working as a communication and digital marketing consultant in various fields: arts, education, food and beverage, both in house as well as in agency. I got my BA and MA in foreign languages at the Venice University Ca' Foscari (with exchanges in France and Germany). As a result of my studies and the passion for traveling, I speak 6 languages fluently. I also hold an Executive Master in Digital Marketing from the Universidad Autonoma of Barcelona.
Jaime holds a Bachelor in Economics and Business Studies from the University of Valencia, an MBA from Esade and a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) from Kingston University London.
Before joining Esade in 2005, he held various positions of responsibility in marketing and sales at multinational corporations operating in Spain and abroad. He is currently a Lecturer in the Department of Marketing Management at Esade, where he coordinates the Sales and Key Account Management Area and directs the Executive Master in Marketing and Sales at Esade Madrid.
Among the Esade faculty, Jaime is a pioneer in educational innovation and in the application of new technologies to executive education.
Specialities: Executive coaching, which consists of establishing an ongoing professional relationship to enable the coachee to:
My commitment to coachees is to provide them with a tool for developing their talent and potential starting in the present and moving towards the future. Over the course of the process, coachees learn to identify empowering or limiting beliefs, modify specific behaviours and develop skills to achieve their objectives. The process promotes a deeper understanding of how we relate to others and to ourselves.
Language: English, Catalan and Spanish
Certification: Associate Certified Coach (ACC), International Coach Federation
Carmen is a Professor in the Department of Economics, Finance and Accounting at Esade.
She holds a Bachelor in Business Administration, a Master in Economic Theory and a PhD in Economics, which has given her a broad vision of the world of finance. She is a Professor in the Department of Financial Management and Control at Esade, where she teaches and conducts research. Her main research interests are capital markets and asset valuation.
Her current research activities focus on alternative finance and shadow banking.
Senior business executive (C-Level) with more than 12 years of experience in the strategy and startup development fields within the educational sector. He is currently working as the International Project Director for Universidad Continental. In addition, he is the founder of Grupo Acelera and also serves as the Institutional Representative for the European digital business school, ISDI, in Latin America.
After seven years working at Kantar, in the television audience sector, where I was developing the software to measure and analyse audiences across the world, I decided to give an impulse to my career. I enrolled into the Executive MBA at ESADE and moved to Paris with my wife to start a new personal and professional adventure. Here in Paris I am working at Netatmo, a brand of Legrand developing groundbreaking connected consumer electronics. I am currently leading projects in the energy sector with partners like Engie or Vaillant, putting together the best of the energy sector and our technical know-how in IoT, to connect energy products and convert them into smart objects.
Passionate of chess, I am an international player and I collaborate with several institutions to develop not only the competition of our sport but also to bring its cognitive benefits to society.
As an executive coach with prior managerial experience and 10 years as a team coach, I am equipped to effectively guide processes of leadership development, personal change and career change, to work on overcoming obstacles and insecurities, to generate motivating visions and to change perspectives. I also assist with project leadership and organisational
change management. Due to my scientific and technical background, I have experience working with rational and analytical types who have difficulty accepting and managing their own emotions and those of their team.
Session languages: Spanish, Catalan and English
Certifications:
Digital business strategist. Especializada en el mundo digital, Anna empezó su carrera profesional en el mundo de las start ups i en el sector del deporte, trabajando en empresas como el FC Barcelona. En 2017, cursó el Executive Master en Digital Business por ESADE y desarrolló, durante casi tres años, la experiencia digital de Banco Sabadell. En 2020, volvió al mundo del deporte entrando en Dorna Sports, empresa propietaria de los derechos comerciales y televisivos de campeonatos de motor, entre ellos MotoGP™️. Allí ha empezado la construcción y desarrollo digital de sus OTTs.
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.
Director of Talent Development (learning and development) at P&G for Europe, responsible for the global Talent Practice for FBNL, SE, and Switzerland (headquarters).
She collaborates with line managers and HR directors in designing strategies and facilitating the execution of solutions based on the company's capacity to impact its performance in the region (+50 markets, +30,000 employees, 15 billion dollars in business). She oversees international Talent Practice programs (talent acquisition and management) in seven countries. She has developed almost her entire professional career at P&G, holding various roles at both local and regional levels in the HR and Brand departments early in her career.
As a Talent leader, she sponsored the Future Female Leaders program, which aims to promote women's access to Sales careers at P&G. This program has been developed over the last four years, has been recognized by P&G globally, and has been implemented in several countries.
Ricardo holds a Bachelor in Labour Relations from the University of the Latin American Educational Centre (UCEL). He continued his training in labour relations at Garrigues and studied marketing and sales at Esade. He is also a co-active coach. Over the past 28 years, he has built his career in human resources at large multinationals. Since 2015, he has been the Director of Human Resources and Organisation at Volkswagen Spain. Over the years, he has driven the transformation of the company’s culture, mainly by promoting the development of leadership, female talent, work-life balance and well-being – four major issues that have always interested him and which he believes are fundamental for the development of talent in organisations.
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.
Director de Negocio en Culmia
Licenciada en Administración y Dirección de Empresas & MBA por ESADE con un posgrado en International Management en la London School of Economics.
Su pasión por la tecnología la llevó a trabajar en consultoría digital desde el inicio de su trayectoria, en la que ha acompañado a muchas empresas en el proceso de adopción de nuevos modelos de relación con clientes, proveedores y empleados a través de soluciones digitales, desde distintas consultoras, tanto multinacionales como locales.
Actualmente es socia fundadora de Jelliby, una consultora especializada en la definición e implementación de estrategias digitales, y colaboradora académica en varias universidades.
Jesus has +15 years of experience in the legal field. He holds a Bachelor of laws by the University of Navarra, LLM (DIN) by Esade and MBA by IESE. Jesus is the Head of Legal Investments at a worldwide leader asset manager. He started his career at two of the largest European law firms and at a tier 1 financial institution. He lectures laws at the University of Navarra and at the University of Barcelona and he collaborates as Mentor at the University of St. Gallen. Co-author of the legal book: “Banking and Securities Law” and author of several legal articles and papers in different international publications. Jesus was recognised and awarded in 2020 by the “Inhousecommnity awards Switzerland” as one of the best in-house lawyers in Switzerland.
Professional, +20 years participating in the definition and monitoring of the Growth Strategy of Groups of Multinational Companies in the industrial, services and real estate sector mainly.
Career developed in:
- Arthur Andersen (Audit)
- Lar Group (Real Estate)
- Aliberico Group (Aluminum Transformation)
- Cuñado Group (Pipe-Valve-Flanges- Steel Accessories / Capital Goods and Energy Industries)
From the areas of
- Corporate Finance
- Organization
- IT & Communications
- M&A
- International Expansion and Business Development.
As an executive profile, he is characterized by being “The Engine that makes things move.”
Proprietary Director in manufacturing companies in the metal sector (Period 2004 – 2011) highlighting her business vision, reliable and precise analysis capacity, communication and negotiation skills.
She has a degree in Economics and Business Sciences from the University of Valladolid (1990-1994) and Loughborough University United Kingdom (1995) with postgraduate training EMBA IESE Business School (2002-2004). He has participated in the Executive PDI Icex 2nd Edition (2017-2018) and more recently in the ESADE Advisor Program (Feb 2022).
Bachelor of Business Administration and Law (Esade) and Bachelor of Economics (University of Barcelona). Associate in the Corporate Finance Department at KPMG, where he works as an adviser on mergers and acquisitions and business valuation projects. Prior experience as an economic and financial modelling consultant at Deloitte. Lecturer of Macroeconomics at the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Barcelona.
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.
Marguerite has more than 30 years of international professional experience in the field of medium- and long-term finance, first in London and later at the European Investment Bank in the Spanish and Italian markets. She is currently a non-executive director at SME Long Term Finance (London) Ltd and the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts from University College Dublin, an MBA from Esade and a Master in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics. In 2019-2020, she participated in the Programme for Directors at Esade in addition to similar courses in Milan and London.
Enric. R. Bartlett Castellà, Lecturer of Public Law, has been at Esade (Ramon Llull University) since 2004. He previously served as Dean of Esade Law School (2009-2013). He has taught construction and environmental law in the International Business Law programme and administrative law in various undergraduate programmes. He currently teaches regulatory law and construction and environmental law in the Master in Legal Practice and leads the Human Rights Seminar.
He has taught in Mexico and Nicaragua, lectured at Pompeu Fabra University and spoken at various university and civil-service training centres, including the University of Barcelona, the University of Girona, the Centre for Transnational Legal Studies (London), the Public Administration School of Catalonia, the Centre for Specialised Legal Studies and Training, and the Judicial School of the General Council of the Judiciary of Spain.
He holds a PhD in Law and is qualified as a secretary-controller of local administration, a post he held for six years (1980-1986) in the municipality of Monistrol de Montserrat. He subsequently served as Deputy Ombudsman of Catalonia for 11 years (1993-2004). Before that (1986-1993), he was an advisor and general secretary to the office of the Ombudsman.
His most recent studies deal with regulation of the economy to achieve a just energy transition, specifically regarding issues such as energy communities, fighting energy poverty, investment protection and promoting innovation.
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.
Eugenio Mealli is a serial entrepreneur, highly skilled at blending business strategy and information technology. He is currently focused on developing business-oriented artificial intelligence projects and has a broad personal network within the Italian pharma & healthcare business, as well as other industries.
MBA with top honors in Business Strategy from ESADE + International MBA exchange at the Kenan Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina. AIAF Financial Analyst. PhD in Pharmacy from the La Sapienza University of Rome. Artificial intelligence software development certifications earned: Machine Learning by Stanford University on Coursera, and Reinforcement Learning by Microsoft (March 2019). Specialization in Requirements Engineering and Secure Software Specifications (five courses, non-credit) at the University of Colorado System.
Eugenio is also a novelist, with two techno-thrillers already published in the Italian market. Unlikely as it may sound, he manages to find the time to be a father and husband, his highest daily priorities.
Aleix Pérez Pitarch, a registered lawyer in Spain and New York, is an associate at Armesto & Asociados, an arbitration law firm, where he serves as the secretary and assistant to ad-hoc and institutional international tribunals, both commercial and investment, under different bodies of law.
Before joining Armesto & Asociados, Aleix worked as a lawyer in the litigation and arbitration department at Garrigues (Barcelona) for several years, where he represented numerous Spanish and international clients in court proceedings. He had previous interned in the litigation department (Barcelona) and international arbitration department (London) at Clifford Chance.
Aleix is a graduate in law and has a double master’s degree in International Business Law and Access to the Legal Profession from Esade Law School which he earned with an Esade Talent scholarship, and has participated in exchange programs at the University of Pennsylvania Law School (Philadelphia, UA) and the Center for Transnational Legal Studies (London, United Kingdom). In 2022, he earned an LL.M. (Master of Laws) from Harvard Law School, wholly funded by a postgraduate scholarship from the “la Caixa” Foundation, where he specialized in international arbitration and international law. He speaks Spanish, English and Catalan and has advanced knowledge of French.
I have spent more than 9 years working in an international environment, with the opportunity to rotate between different areas. I have been part of several departments and acquired different roles and responsibilities which have helped me to better understand company strategies and needs. In the last 6 years I have specialized in procurement, focusing on transforming purchasing departments where I have optimized spent and obtained significant increases in EBITDA. I am constantly motivated to exceed the stated objectives, develop teams and create a collaborative corporate culture and always concerned with generating a positive impact on society with sustainable solutions.
Experienced Chief Executive Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. Skilled in Negotiation, Marketing Management, Business Planning and Account Management. Strong business development professional graduated from ESADE Business & Law School. Fluent in both English and Spanish.
Spain, France, United Arab Emirates, United States….my life has been an eventful journey with many accomplishments along the way.
B.A. in Telecommunications Engineering by the University of Vigo, I started my career at the Airbus Headquarters in France as Radio-communication engineer. Four years after, I left everything behind to move to Dubai – At that time a challenging place for foreigneirs and especially for working women. My experience at Airbus however allowed me to land a job with Alcatel working on the Dubai Airport expansion as Radio System Lead engineer. Upon conclusion of the project, I joined Kuwaiti-owned technology start-up, TagStone. TagStone’s goal was to introduce RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology into the Middle East. I was able to bring my experience of working in multicultural teams combined with my technical background and my interpersonal skills to quickly progress to COO of the company.
After 11 years in Dubai, I moved to Miami and I am excited about this new experience and the opportunity to share my knowledge!
Top Skills: Leadership, teamwork, team building, strategic planning, business development, product development, product management, project management, organizational transformation and cross cultural working capabilities.
Doctor specializing in Sports Medicine and Family and Community Medicine.
Chief Medical Officer at Rafa Nadal Academy since 2017. Doctor in the Medical Services of RCD Mallorca (2014-2019). Head of Studies in the Multiprofessional Family and Community Care Teaching Unit of Mallorca (2013-2020).
As a doctor specializing in sports medicine, he has also worked at the High-Performance Sports Center of the Balearic Islands and at events like the International Rugby Tournament in the sub-91 teams, the Challenge-Vuelta Ciclista bicycle competition on Mallorca, the Spanish Jumping Championship, the Challenger ATP Rafa Nadal tennis tournament, the first division of the Professional Soccer League, the Soccer King’s Cup, Spain’s Veteran Tennis Championship, the men’s Volleyball Superleague, the Jeux des Îles, the Judo Championships of the Balearic Islands, and more.
He has organized more than 30 conferences and scientific workshops. As a researcher, he has participated in 10 scientific projects and published more than 50 scholarly articles and book chapters. As a teacher, he has provided more than 500 hours of health training, in addition to serving as a master’s degree professor at the University of Lleida and the University Alfonso X.
He considers himself motivated about teaching and healthcare for the community and is a music fan.
Christine is a Marketing Strategist with a focus on the Entertainment industry (primarily Film, TV, & Streaming).
Originally from New York, she started her career at HBO in Creative Marketing with a focus on international markets. After 4 years she decided to move to Barcelona to pursue her MBA at ESADE, which she completed in 2020.
Since the MBA, she has helped various European streaming start ups develop their Marketing strategies on a global scale. She continues to consult on a freelance basis when needed.
She is currently an Account Director at Truus, a Dutch creative agency, in charge of one of their biggest clients: Netflix. This means being responsible for executing 360 degree marketing campaigns from start to finish for some of their biggest series and films.
Graduated in Business Administration from ESADE, with an international program at the University of St.Gallen, Switzerland. Professional background dedicated to the automotive sector. She started in Renault Group at regional level, moved to national management within the Aftermarket area and currently plays an international role as Business Manager Accessories of the Europe G5 Cluster.
Highly active in the social field, focusing on young talent, multicultural teamwork and female empowerment, she is not only part of the Automotive and Mobility Club but also on the Board of Women Empowerment. Her personal goal is to contribute to the development of a professional network in the sector that will strengthen female representation at all levels of decision making and activity.
Description: Leigh has over 20 years of experience as a marketing leader for fortune 500 companies and innovative start ups. Her coaching embraces the latest insights from neuroscience and human performance psychology to elicit shifts in mindset and behaviors that enhance effectiveness and personal fulfillment.
Languages: English
Certification: Associate Certified Coach (ACC), International Coaching Federation
Since completing his MBA from Esade in 2013, Pranay has held senior roles in corporate, not-for-profit and start-up organisations in the energy, finance, technology and education sectors and worked in the UK, Europe, the US, India and the Middle East.
His experience includes internal strategy with a prominent Oil& Gas service provider in the Middle East, being the advisor and Chief Operating Officer of a London based AI voice-tech start-up to co-founding two start-ups, one of which is a transformative community food-charity in London that earned a British Parliament Award in 2021, which he is currently runs.
With a passion for entrepreneurship, Pranay’s business ventures range from co-founding a clean-tech start-up to leading a state-sponsored project of supplying educational materials which reached over 260,000 children in India as well as providing strategic advisory to start-ups and international businesses in the retail, fin-tech and transport sectors. His experience includes playing a lead role on the team that piloted architecting the UAE’s landmark VAT e-governance framework and solution. Pranay was also the youngest globally at Deloitte to be nominated to a country CEO’s advisory council during his stint with the firm in India.
Proficient in five languages, Pranay is an active speaker, charity partner and a Board Member of a prominent London community association. His interests include technology, geopolitics and global finance, complemented by a love for travel and cooking, and he is deeply committed to developing Esade’s London chapter and supporting its alumni.
Adrián holds a Lic&MBA from Esade (Class of 2012) and a Master of Science in Finance and Investments from the Rotterdam School of Management.
After his tenure at PwC – Corporate Finance department – he has proven experience in M&A and capital markets, where he has participated in transactions in Spain and cross-border across various industries in the Madrid and Barcelona offices.
He is currently an Executive at Importación Congelados Premium, where he leads the company's operations in Spain and Portugal.
He is also a collaborating professor in the Finance Department at Esade.
Dominique completed her MSc in Marketing at ESADE in 2021. She now works at ZS Associates in Berlín where she combines a customer-centric strategy approach with marketing expertise to drive results throughout the entire research, discovery, and commercialization life cycle of medical innovation firms. Aside from this, Dominique spends her time teaching yoga and curating shared art and dining experiences.
He holds a Bachelor’s in Global Governance, Economics, and Legal Order from Esade and has studied abroad at the Hebrew University (Jerusalem) and The Fletcher School (Boston). He has worked in the European Parliament (Development and Environment Committees) and as a research assistant at the Global Governance Forum. He has published in the newspaper Cinco Días and the magazine Ethic. He is currently the institutional relations delegate of the Equipo Europa association (Catalan chapter).
Life motto: “Wo ein Wille ist, ist auch ein Weg” “Whether you think you can, or think you cannot, you are right”
Interests: music, business and history literature, networking and sports like hiking and diving.
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Como Director de Procurement de Saica estoy a cargo de un equipo de profesionales con la responsabilidad de comprar y aprovisionar para las seis fábricas de papel de papel de la compañía en España, Francia y el Reino Unido.
El equipo se encarga además de liderar las compras centrales para las otras tres divisiones del grupo Saica. Participo además activamente en todas aquellas líneas de trabajo de las asociaciones sectoriales que tengan como objetivo incrementar la recogida y el reciclado del papel usado tanto en España como en Europa
Juan Francisco Mejía. Casado. Licenciado en Ciencias Administrativas y Licenciado en Banca y Finanzas por la Universidad Metropolitana de Caracas, programa de Administración y Dirección de Empresas por ESADE, Curso Académico de Doctorado en Economía Internacional y Desarrollo por la Universidad de Barcelona, cursos en ESADE de Finanzas y Empresa Familiar. Consultor internacional en proyectos de Organismos Multilaterales, Director-Fundador de la Empresa de Consultoría SOLUCIONA EMPRESARIAL con oficinas en Venezuela-República Dominicana-Panamá.
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.
Manasa Garemella has over 7 years of experience in marketing and business strategy. She is based in Mumbai and works at Sharrp Ventures, Harsh Mariwala family office.
Previously, Manasa has held a senior marketing role at a leading e-commerce unicorn in India. She started her career at Madison, where she worked on Mondelez India’s media business.
She holds a Bachelors of Arts (Honours) in Economics from the University of Delhi and a M.Sc. in Marketing from ESADE Business School, where her master thesis focussed on a new product line at Kraft Foods. She graduated from ESADE in 2010. She is an avid traveller and is learning Indian classical music.
Hemal Thacker is a young professional with 3 years of experience in IT industry and 2+ years in the hospitality industry. He has done his B.E in Computer Science from University of Mumbai and MBA from ESADE Business School, Spain. He is currently leading the partnerships and acquisitions team at a hospitality start up, Vista Rooms. Over the 5+ years of work experience, he has developed expertise in Strategic Business Development, Sales Strategy and B2B Marketing.
Instagram: hemalthacker
Senior Consulting Manager with +18 years of professional experience within automotive, aerospace, solar and manufacturing global companies. Full Time MBA from ESADE 2009 class and MSc in Mechanical Engineering from University of Porto. Currently, within CGN's Global Supply Chain & Operations practice, André has already worked in 10 European countries.
I am from Frankfurt and I graduated from the M.Sc. in International Management at ESADE in 2010. Since 2012 I’ve been working for Deloitte Consulting based in Frankfurt with a focus on the financial services sector. My hobbies mainly center around sports, in particular running, but also triathlon and others.
Diego is a professional with 30 years of experience and a broad, diverse base of knowledge of the public sector (administration and business). He has 20 years of experience in various high-profile positions at all levels of government (national, regional and local). He now serves as chief of staff for the Chairman of Renfe. He is an advocate for public-private collaboration in all areas – not only in service management – on the grounds that it is the best win-win arrangement for society. He is known for his capacity for personal relationships and team management, generating trust and responsibility. He is quick to adapt to complex, multiple-stakeholder environments where it is necessary to be involved, demanding, tenacious and perseverant in order to fulfil the organisation’s objectives and projects. He also has links to academia, holding a PhD in Constitutional Law and lecturing at the Complutense University of Madrid. At Esade–Ramón Llull University, he earned an Executive Master in Public Administration and collaborates on the organisation of executive programmes in Madrid.
CVM Senior campaign management at Vodafone.
Enthusiastic and committed. Allergic to the status quo. Eager to explore, analyse and move beyond. As a team lead, I believe all of us can make a difference with the right motivation and direction. For my future, I regard to keep learning and pushing myself out of the comfort zone.
Lorena Sánchez has a Law Degree from the University of Pompeu Fabra (2005), Master in International Business Law (DIN) from ESADE (2009) and Program for Management Development (PMD) from ESADE (2015); He has completed specialization courses at the Università degli Studi Roma III, Edimburgh University, ICADE and INSEAD. Currently, she is the Legal Director at MARTIDERM Group, where she coordinates legal and compliance issues. He has worked as a Legal Counsel for eight years in the URIACH pharmaceutical company, in addition to working as a Legal Counsel in other multinationals in the service sector. Since September 2015, he has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Law Club.
Entrepreneur, financial advisor and professor at Esade. After 20 years in senior management positions in banking, in 2013 he co-founded the Fintech LoanBook Capital and currently combines teaching with financial consulting at Altria Corpo and WordstoNumbers. He is also an expert lecturer in alternative financing, fintech and blockchain. He is a professor at Esade at Capital Markets & Fintech, as well as coordinator of digital projects at the Executive Master in Digital Business. He has a degree in ADE and a Master by Esade (Lic & MBA 93), a degree in Law from the UOC and an Executive Master in Digital Business from Esade (EMDB 2012).
Professional of more than 25 years in the management of Human Resources. Passion to live abroad and enjoy the multicultural experience. I have lived, so far, in Switzerland, Brazil, Canada and Spain. My work experience is very varied in terms of sectors in which I have worked being that I started in the pharmaceutical sector and I have known sectors such as Insurance, Telecommunications, Private Hospitals, Retail and Infrastructure and Energy. I currently work at Acciona for the Industrial and Concessions Divisions, leading the Human Resources Department. Always looking for new ways to learn, I am a professor at EOI, European University and I collaborate with ESADE in the People Management Club.
Has over 14 years of experience in technology, big data, e-commerce and digital marketing, with a special focus in the travel industry. She is currently the Managing Director for the Destinations business in EMEA at ADARA, after having managed the media team in Europe Mainland. Before joining ADARA, Sara worked at LivingSocial, Travelzoo and Cisco Systems.
She serves as a member of the board of the Digital Club of ESADE Alumni, is the co-founder of the Women in e-travel association, and has recently won the "Revolut Everywoman Award" in the Executive Leader category.
De 1996 a 2009, estuvo trabajando en el Grupo Danone, desempeñando diferentes cargos de responsabilidad dentro del Área de Recursos Humanos: formación, relaciones laborales, desarrollo, compensación y beneficios (comp&ben), selección, gestión del talento, proyectos internacionales, gestión operativa de las plantas de producción, etc. Entre 2019 y 2013, trabajó para el CELSA Group como Corporate HR Manager, y desde 2013 trabaja como director corporativo de Personas y Desarrollo de la Familia Torres.
Since 2001, Manuel has worked at Gancedo, a leading design and space-creation company with a track record stretching back more than 75 years. After working on internationalisation projects for several years, he became the company’s director in 2014.
He is a great advocate of family businesses, the values they represent and the benefits they generate for society.
Robert is the Managing Director and CFO of Innogy Spain, a German-owned utility focused on renewable energy generation, networks, and the retail electricity and gas business. He is also an academic assistant at Esade, where he provides tutoring on business plans, among other topics, for various programmes.
Directora ComeOn Brands! B2B Marketing
Soy Mónica Domínguez, una persona emprendedora, entusiasta y optimista por naturaleza. Me apasiona el mundo de la empresa y la creación de marcas con sentido.
Después de mas de 20 años ocupando puestos directivos, desempeñando funciones de Dirección de Marketing y Desarrollo de Negocio en diferentes sectores, en 2018 creé mi propio negocio ComeOn Brands!, una consultora de marketing estratégico y creación de marca en entornos B2B, ayudando a este tipo de organizaciones a generar más resultados, creando más valor.
Creo firmemente que es tiempo de entender que no se trata de trabajar para ser importantes, sino de hacer cosas que importen y en este nuevo camino, Esade siempre ha sido y será, mi perfecto compañero de viaje.
Mónica is a co-founder and partner at The Innova Room©, a strategic consulting firm specialised in the tourism industry (hotels, restaurants and leisure). The Innova Room builds bridges between business and design, always with a focus on innovation. Its projects range from market and feasibility studies to the development of new lines of business, improving the user experience and market repositioning.
Mónica holds a Master in Architecture from the University of Navarra, an MBA from Esade and a Postgraduate Degree in Cultural Management from the Open University of Catalonia (UOC).
Over the course of more than 20 years, she has built her corporate career at multinational companies in various sectors, including hotels (NH Hotels), food and beverages (Heineken), architecture, engineering and consulting (IDOM International).
In 2010, she founded The Innova Room, where together with her partner she works on projects in Spain, Europe and Latin America. She is also a co-founder of other innovative ventures, including Mona & Leo Sustainable Lifestyle (a certified natural cosmetics brand) and INPULSA (an entrepreneurship and training network for the promotion of senior employment).
Multifaceted and committed to sharing knowledge, Mónica regularly contributes to media outlets, universities, business schools and professional forums on the subjects of innovation, design, tourism and entrepreneurship.
Mariano holds a Bachelor in Philosophy and Educational Sciences and an MBA from Esade (1988). He collaborates with the Esade Challenge for Talent as a private individual (1,000 x 1,000 programme) and serves as Vice President of the Insurance Club.
Since 2006, he has been the CEO of Arag SE Spain, a member of the group’s executive committee and President of Arag Services Spain and Portugal.
Over the course of his career, he has served as General Manager of the Royal Automobile Club of Spain (RACE), a board member at ARC Transsistance, Operations Manager at the Royal Automobile Club of Catalonia (RACC), General Manager of Universal Asistencia (RACC Group), a member of the executive committee of RACC, Deputy General Manager of Sabadell Aseguradora, Deputy CEO of Banco de Europa and General Manager of Investment and Leasing for Europe at the Banco de Europa Group.
Helena has 20 years of professional experience in general management. She currently serves as Director General of the CARES Foundation and Administrator of Empresa d’Inserció CODEC, both of which are dedicated to outsourcing operational and logistical services, to people with disabilities and to people at risk of social exclusion, respectively.
She holds a Bachelor in Industrial Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC). She has also completed the Leadership and Social Innovation Programme at Esade and the General Management Programme at IESE.
Xavier has held senior management positions in the industrial, logistics and textile sectors. He gained professional experience by purchasing and managing companies. His main areas of interest are logistics and the transformation of operations. He is passionate about innovation and the implementation of new processes in companies.
Ricard holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Bachelor in Law from Esade (class of 2019). During his studies, he was involved in various academic activities, including the Esade Student Finance Society and the Esade debate team. After doing internships in the fields of corporate law (Uría Menéndez) and investment banking (Morgan Stanley), he decided to go to work for the family business. He currently serves as Business Development Manager at Plimon Global and is a member of the company’s board of directors. His primary responsibilities are management, growth and internationalisation.
Susana holds a Bachelor in Law from the University of Zaragoza. She completed the Programme for Management Development at Esade in 2008 and the General Management Programme at IESE Business School in 2019.
She has 20 years of experience in executive positions at major companies in the health and social-care sector.
Specialised in management, she has held operations management and division management positions. In this capacity, she has contributed to the growth and transformation of the sector, which today is a benchmark for economic growth and job creation.
Throughout her career, Susana has worked with government bodies on the implementation and development of various services, emerging as a strong advocate for public-private partnerships.
Since 2019, she has served as Asset Management Director at Healthcare Activos, an investment platform specialised in real-estate assets in the health and long-term-care industry.
Leadership Development and Effective Communication in Traditional and Digital.
Certified executive and team coach specializing in leadership development and effective communication at both individual and team levels, enabling organizations to enhance their effectiveness.
With over 25 years of solid and extensive experience in management, holding executive positions in various companies, including both national and international, family-owned, and multinational entities in manufacturing and distribution sectors, particularly in sales and marketing.
Possesses strategic vision in management and leadership, serving as a team leader focused on achievement and maximizing the potential of teams and individuals within organizations.
With 10 years of experience as a lawyer in different law firms and multinational companies, and 10 years of experience as a coach in various multinational companies and organizations.
The coaching process with me is focused on helping individuals transform their professional careers by developing their own resources, tools, and skills to dare to drive and face the changes they know they need.
Additionally, I am also an expert in coaching processes for individuals over 50, who need to find realistic solutions to the challenges and changes imposed by the market, in the later stages of their working lives.
Languages: Spanish / English
Certification: ICF / ACC
My specialty is guiding leaders through their personal and professional development in changing times and environments. The goal of this process is to help them develop influential and motivational leadership so that they can achieve their goals, increase their performance, improve their team’s results and, at the same time, help them live fuller and happier personal and professional lives.
I do all this through change management, development of executive skills (soft skills), emotional intelligence, self-leadership and team leadership.
Coaching Languages: Catalan, Spanish, French, English
Certifications:
Engineer by education, supply chain manager by experience, and sportsman by passion, Alex has held different leadership positions in several multinational companies in Barcelona and Zürich. He co-founded Nexspares in 2018, a consultancy firm devoted to help aircraft operators source aircraft spares more efficiently.
In Switzerland since 2011, he loves riding his road bike, participates in the Zürich visual arts scene and enjoys discovering hidden places, bars and restaurants throughout the city
Con 20 años de trayectoria corporativa en Dirección y Desarrollo de Personas, principalmente en el sector asegurador, en la actualidad es mentora y coach para el desarrollo y la transformación cultural de las organizaciones. Socia-directora de Knosis y co-fundadora de Leading People®, es PCC por la ICF, miembro activo en asociaciones de Business Mentoring y Coaching para el Liderazgo, y especialista en gestión de carreras. Desde 2011 colabora con ESADE como Career Coach y Advisor.
Career Coaching for High Performance / Strengthening Women’s Leadership / Coaching Migrant Professionals and Native Returnees / Supporting Work-Life Balance / Guiding Brave Decisions
GH ‘86 / MBA ‘89
Coach, trainer and psychologist. Forty-two years of professional experience as a senior executive, trainer and entrepreneur.
I provide growth tools to individuals, teams and organisations.
Deep, disruptive, tenacious and passionate.
Languages: Spanish, Catalan, French and Portuguese
Certification: Coach certified by the International Coaching Federation
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.
Part of the Esade MBA Batch of 2018, Vishesh is currently working as an Investment Professional with the Clermont Group and has experience across the investment lifecycle in emerging markets as well as the US.
While at Esade, he was the President of the Finance Club and did an exchange with the Haas School of Business, University of Berkeley. He is trained as an accountant and is a CFA Charterholder. His past experience includes a stint at Ernst & Young and an entrepreneurial experience of setting up an e-commerce start-up in India.
Vishesh has had the opportunity to live, study and work across Singapore, India, US, Norway, Spain and Colombia. Being an adventure-sports enthusiast, he has participated in several time-speed-distance (TSD) car rallies across India, holds a PADI scuba diving license and has bungee jumped at 2 of the top 5 highest bungee jumping locations in the world.
Joaquín has spent his entire professional career in the field of logistics and passenger mobility, at companies such as Arthur Andersen and RACC. He is currently the CEO of La Unión S.A., the leading intercity passenger transport company in the Basque Country and Navarre. He is the president of the Mobility and Logistics Cluster of the Basque Country. He has served as president of the Esade Alumni Operations Club and been a guest lecturer in the Department of Operations.
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.
Responsable del área Laboral de la firma Gabinet Casas, despacho especializado en derecho laboral y fiscal, con un equipo formado por más de 30 profesionales con sede en Lleida y Mollerusa.
Graduado en Derecho por la Universidad de Lleida. Master de Abogacia y doble master de Derecho Laboral y Recursos Humanos por ESADE y Master en marketing y digital business.
Desde el 2014 imparto clases como profesor asociado en el grado de Relaciones Laborales de la Escuela Universitaria de Relaciones Laborales (EURL) adscrito a la Universidad de Lleida. Concretamente en las asignaturas de derecho del trabajo y derecho procesal laboral y sancionador.
Actualmente, también ejerzo las siguientes responsabilidades:
Desde 2016, Mediador y conciliador del Tribunal Laboral de Catalunya.
Desde 2017, presidente de los jóvenes abogados de Lleida.
Desde 2017, miembro de la Junta Directiva de ESADE ALUMNI LLEIDA.
Desde 2017, miembro de la Junta Directiva de PIMEC JOVES LLEIDA
Desde 2018, miembro del comité ejecutivo de PIMEC LLEIDA
Desde 2018, Miembro del Consejo de Administración en la Comisión de Seguridad y Salud Laboral del Consejo de Relaciones Laborales.
Desde 2019, miembro del Comité Ejecutivo de la Cámara de Comercio de Lleida.
Desde 2019, Vocal de la Comisión Provincial del Observatorio de Lucha Contra el Fraude a la Seguridad Social.
Desde 2019, Miembro de la comisión de cultura del ICALL
Desde 2020, Vicepresidente de PIMEC JOVES Lleida.
Desde 2020, Colaborador de teleponent en la sección del asesor
Desde 2020, Colaborador de GLOBALleida en la sección de la voz de los expertos
Desde 2021, Miembro de la comisió Laboral de PIMEC
TBD
Ricardo San Marcos es Socio Director de Vaciero ademas de liderar el Área Concursal e Insolvencias de la firma. Dirige los proyectos de solicitud y tramitación de concursos de acreedores y acuerdos de refinanciación regulados por la Ley Concursal. Como experto en reestructuraciones e insolvencias complejas, ha coordinado transacciones para adquisición de unidades de negocio parciales de empresas en procesos de cierre o liquidación. También ha sido designado en múltiples ocasiones administrador concursal y administrador judicial de compañías en dificultades.
Abogado y Economista especialista en crisis empresarial, es también diplomado en Management Development por ESADE, complementado la formación en dirección de empresas con programas en Marketing estratégico por ESADE y Marketing Digital por ESIC. Cuenta con una dilatada experiencia en el asesoramiento continuado en consolidación y reestructuración de empresas, desarrollo de negocio y asesoramiento a la dirección. Ha participado en procesos y negociaciones para adquisición de empresa y negocios, en el ámbito nacional e internacional. Es también Auditor oficial de Cuentas y Mediador Concursal, Civil y Mercantil.
Ponente habitual en foros, cursos y seminarios y profesor colaborador de la Universidad de Oviedo, es también autor de numerosos artículos y tribunas de opinión. Además es Vicepresidente del Instituto de Mediación del Principado de Asturias.
With more than 30 years of experience, Pilar has spent her entire career in executive positions in the fields of people management, organisational development and transformation processes. She has worked for multinational companies in various sectors: chemical, retail and energy.
She holds a Bachelor in Biochemistry and a Postgraduate Degree in People Management and Development – Talent Management from Esade (2010). She is an ICF-certified executive coach and a mentor accredited by Red de Mentoring. She has lived in Paris for 10 years.
With the clear conviction that people and their talent are organisations’ greatest assets, Pilar currently works in human-resources consultancy, leadership development, change management and innovation, helping organisations to adapt and compete
VP, Government Account Management
National Health Insurance Company – Daman
Magdalena is a global health insurance executive with an Executive MBA from Esade. She also completed a healthcare MBA exchange at Duke. She has moved to Abu Dhabi seven years ago and is currently the Vice President for Government Account Management at the National Health Insurance Company – Daman, the leading health insurer in the region. She is a trusted advisor on topics related to cross-border care, global healthcare operations, innovation and new technologies.
Magdalena brings a wealth of experience in managing international healthcare setups and implementing complex projects in the UAE, the GCC and Europe. She has worked with several C-suites on implementing strategic initiatives and growing businesses. She is passionate and constantly updating her knowledge about AI, the metaverse and the impact on the healthcare space. In her free time, she enjoys travelling and dancing.
Marta is graduated from the Double Degree in Business Administration and Law at ESADE (Class of 2020) and studied the Double Master's Degree for Access to the Legal Profession and "International Business Law at ESADE (Class of 2021). She is currently an Associate at Baker & Mckenzie Barcelona, practicing as a lawyer in the "Real Estate" Department, where she advises on issues related to real estate transactions, commercial leases and "Real Estate Finance"..
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 has a bachelor’s in International Relations from the University of Belgrano, a postgraduate degree in International Trade from the University of Barcelona and a PMD from Esade in 2011. He works as the Buenos Aires Office Director of Acció Catalonia Trade Investment, Catalonia’s trade office for the markets in Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia. He works on business internationalization, investment and innovation projects. Connecting the Argentine and Catalan tech ecosystems is one of his priorities.
Alicia Vicente is the Chief Operations Officer (COO) at Clikalia, the Spanish proptech which uses technology to speed up, facilitate and bring transparency to all housing-related processes, including buying and selling. Founded in 2018, Clikalia is one of the main scaleups in the Spanish economy.
Along with the CEO of Clikalia, Alister Moreno, Alicia is behind the company’s exponential growth, and since she joined it in 2019 it has expanded to Mexico, Portugal and France and has become a benchmark in a new kind of real estate. In 2021, Clikalia secured the highest financing round of a startup in the history of Spain: more than 460 million euros.
Prior to joining Clikalia, Alicia was part of the Neinor Homes teams, where she drove the company’s growth until it went public in record time and spearheaded its digital transformation.
She previously worked as a Real Estate Consultant at Deloitte, where she led projects and enhanced her analytical and transformative vision.
Alicia has a Corporate MBA from ESADE and an architecture degree from the Polytechnic University Madrid. She also pursued the executive program at Harvard Business School called “Endeavor Scaling Entrepreneurial Ventures.”
Laura Nieto is a partner at Cases&Lacambra. She is a member of the Financial Services group at the firm’s Andorra office.
She specializes in banking and financial regulation and has an in-depth understanding of the asset management industry. She has extensive experience advising credit institutions and investment service firms in the legal framework and regulatory environment applicable to entities subject to prudential supervision, especially in the provision of financial and investment services.
Her practice includes the pre-contracting, contracting and post-contracting of financial instruments and structured products, as well as global legal advice on netting market agreements and financial collateral arrangements (i.e., ISDA MA, GMRA, GMSLA). Laura’s practice also includes cross-border transactions and fund distribution.
Throughout her career, she has undertaken projects related to compliance with AML, market abuse (MAR), investor protection (MiFID), data protection/new technologies (blockchain) and CRDIV-CRR regulations, including corporate governance and solvency and capital requirements.
Before joining Cases&Lacambra, Laura worked in the regulatory compliance departments of Crèdit Andorrà in the Principality of Andorra and at Caixa d’Enginyers and Catalunya Caixa in Barcelona (Spain).
Born in Germany, Florian studied Business Administration at the European Business School in London until 1997, where he also ended up working in different consulting and telecommunications companies. After he moved to Barcelona in 2001, he has held sales and management roles at tech companies like Tempos21, Comunitel, Vodafone, Telefonica, and Ricoh IT Services. He completed the executive MBA at ESADE in 2008. In 2015, he joined the sports sector as Country Manager Iberia for Life Fitness, a global leader in fitness equipment headquartered in Chicago. After several different moves, he is now the Vice President and Managing Director in charge of all of Life Fitness’s direct and indirect business in EMEA.
Professional in the field of marketing and international trade in the FMCG sector.
I have a bachelor’s in Business Administration and an MDE from ESADE, a master’s in International Trade from the UAB and a master’s in Marketing Direction from EADA.
In my more than 15 years of experience, I have worked as a marketing consultant for SMEs and have held different positions in a multinational in sales, customer service and marketing direction and innovation.
I am currently in charge of Global Marketing and Innovation at Borges Branded Foods, in which I manage teams with different profiles and projects both nationally and internationally.
Inmaculada Benito has been the director of Tourism, Culture, and Sport since January 2021, a position she began simultaneously with the creation of the tourism and culture department at CEOE. In addition to leading the department, she also serves as the Secretary of the Tourism Board and of the Culture and Sports Commission at CEOE.
Inmaculada Benito holds a degree from the General Management Program (PDG) at IESE University of Navarra; from the Public Affairs Management program at ICADE – University Pontificia de Comillas; from the ICLD in the Course on Leadership in Complexity offered by the CEDE Foundation; from the postgraduate in Global Corporate Communication offered by ESADE; from the Master’s in Tourism Management and Planning from the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB); and from the Master’s in Hospitality Management from Sheffield Hallam University, in addition to being a graduate in Tourism from the University of the Balearic Islands
Inmaculada has been associated with the tourism sector throughout her entire career. From 2017 until she joined CEOE, she was part of Iberostar Group, where she became corporate director of the Office of the CEO, Communication, and Institutional Relations.
Prior to that, since 2002 she had been associated with hotel business organizations and held different posts within them, such as secretary general – manager of Playa de Palma Hotel Associations (AHPP), Palma (ASHPAMA), and the Hotel Chain Group (ACH). After that, in 2010, she joined the Hotel Federation of Mallorca, where she served as manager and vice-president, and was elected executive president in May 2015, a job she held until September 2017.
Between January 2007 and September 2008, she was associated with the public administration as the Manager of the Urbanistic Consortium of Playa de Palma.
She started her career in academia, where she was the director of the Tourism Research Laboratory at the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB) and director of the Department of Entertainment and Tourism at the University Business Foundation.
He has worked in finances his entire career. He started in auditing and consulting, and later working as a CFO in the chemical sector. In the past 20 years, he has worked in the health sector as the CFO of a Spanish company with a direct presence in more than 30 countries. He has lived in Boston (United States) for almost 11 years and has been a member of the board for the last 5 years until his retirement.
He has a Bachelor’s in Business from Esade and the UPC, and an MBA from Esade.
He is currently a consultant for family businesses in their generational transition and serves as a business angel for startups in the health sector.
Mare is passionate about entrepreneurship, marketing, and traveling in her free time.
Originally from Barcelona, she started her career at 16, building her own web design business, and having clients from all over the world in all kinds of sectors. Then she went to work to Boston at a financial company called Wex, Inc. During her years at Esade she was the president of the Entrepreneurship Association, Vice-president of the HR Association, and marketing director of the Committee of International Students.
In 2021, she moved to tech when she did an internship at Uber in Amsterdam. During her exchange, she decided to move to Singapore and study at the Singapore Management University only to return to Uber full-time in Aug 2022.
She is currently a Performance Marketing Associate, in charge of all the Display channel campaigns for all the lines of business: eater, rider, courier, driver, and restaurants globally! Mare is also the co-head of the Women at Uber Employee Resource Group for all EMEA. She can't wait to organize many events for the Amsterdam chapter, connect, and share experiences!
Joel de la Fuente is an Enterprise Account Executive in Salesforce and president of the Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Association of Switzerland.
Joel de la Fuente he started his career in sales while still studying at Esade, when he raised funds from NGO’s in Switzerland to finance part of his studies. This initial work experience led him to discover his passion for sales, which enabled him to join the Sales Technology Academy of Salesforce, covering markets in different geographic regions like Africa, Spain, and Switzerland and specializing in different industries, such as Venture Capital & Startups and Healthcare & Pharma.
Parallel to Salesforce, Joel de la Fuente is president of the Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Association of Switzerland, through which he is a speaker at international conferences in Europe and the United States.
Kian Peng is a Business Manager for BNP Paribas in Singapore, working on topics like the service level agreements, IT and operations risks, budgeting and financial management within the Bank. Before moving to Singapore in 2020, he worked for 5 years in Deutsche Bank, Frankfurt, Germany.
Before embarking on his banking career, Kian Peng was a Meteorologist in Singapore, taking on diverse roles like weather forecasting, safety oversight and also regional disaster monitoring.
Kian Peng is a keen observer on evolution of technology, and is fascinated by the integration of technology into our everyday lives. He is also troubled by the current state of global affairs, and wonders if advances in technology can be a solution to some of the problems plaguing the world today.
He has a Master of Physics from the University of Oxford in the UK and a full-time MBA from ESADE in Spain.
CC is a 2019 MBA graduate with a unique double degree from both Esade and Guanghua School of Management, PKU. After graduation, CC embarked on an exciting journey with Google in Beijing. She is now the Account Executive for Google Ads E-commerce as the opinion leader among Chinese companies in Consumer Electronics, Automotive and Home & Garden sectors who are expanding their global reach. CC is also leading the Ecosystem partnership project in Google for marketing/creative related partners.
Beyond her work at Google, CC is deeply committed to mentoring the next generation of talent as a career development professor at CUHK, Shenzhen. She believes in the power of knowledge sharing and strives to empower aspiring professionals to reach their full potential. When not working, CC indulges in her love for music, dancing, and reading. She believes in maintaining a well-rounded life and exploring diverse interests.
As the Alumni Chapter member, CC is eager to connect with fellow alumni and create a thriving community. She envisions a space where alumni can network, collaborate, and support each other in their personal and professional endeavors. CC's international background, fluent in Chinese, English, and Spanish, is a valuable asset in fostering a truly global alumni network.
Socio Responsable del departamento de Bancario y Financiero en Ramón y Cajal Abogados, despacho nacional de referencia especializado en el Derecho de los Negocios y asesoramiento a grandes empresas.
Por un lado, asesoro a entidades financieras, fondos y compañías nacionales e internacionales
en el ámbito financiero transaccional y, más específicamente, financiación de adquisiciones, inmobiliaria financiación de proyectos y corporativa, reestructuraciones, financiación de energía, y operaciones de deuda.
Además asesoro legalmente en otros ámbitos de la actividad financiera, especialmente en medios de pago y FinTech.
Abogado versátil y transversal, con visión global, comprometido con el cliente y orientado a resultados, con más de 20 años de experiencia.
Mi misión: crecer ayudando a crecer
Meritxell Juvé, known as Txell, is the fourth generation of the family and the current director of J&C Prime Brands, which includes the Juvé & Camps winery, among others. She grew up surrounded by vineyards and, after studying Business and completing an MBA at ESADE, returned to the family business. Under her leadership, the winery certified its vineyards as organic in 2015. In 2016, she became the first female CEO of the company, known for her commitment to ecology, quality, and family tradition. She describes herself as a simple person, passionate about gastronomy, art, and travel.
I graduated in 2007 from ESADE after spending one year in HEC Paris doing my double degree program. Eager for new international experiences I joined Société Générale inside the graduate program, which offer me the chance to work in different countries and meeting colleagues around the world. After working in M&A and Equity markets teams, I decided to focus my career in the credit field, specializing in arranging acquisition loans for large corporates and Private Equity funds.
In my current job, I advise clients in the process to raise financing in capital markets for companies exposed to a large variety of sectors. In my current job, I have a privileged seat to see how companies are quickly changing, impacted by innovation and digitalization trends.
Definitely we are living in a time of deep changes that are shaping tomorrow’s world!. I complement my dedicated job with an active engagement in ESADE’s Paris chapter since 2010. My tasks are to make alumni get to know each other and keep ESADE network alive. Last but not least, my friends usually tell me that I’m a passionate runner, a seasoned traveler and intrepid reader.
Country Manager y Director Comercial, con más de 20 años de experiencia en gestión de equipos en diferentes sectores. Desde 2015, Director Comercial de Gomà-Camps Consumer, empresa del sector del papel y uno de los líderes en fabricación de MDD para la gran distribución. PMD 08. Miembro de la junta de Esade Alumni Aragón desde 2010. Aficionado al golf y a un buen vino, sobre todo si es compartido.
Managing director of ESADE for 8 years (2010-2018). Currently associate professor in the department of general management and strategy. PhD from Universidad Ramon Llull. BSc in management and MBA from ESADE and the Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña.
Hallo, I’m Clare Zhong, from Shanghai, I have worked and studied in 4 different countries, including UK, Australia, Spain and of course my home country China. After graduated from MIM CEMS program I joined Bosch global emerging market headquarter as product manager.
I'm a people person, I enjoy spending time with family, friends and colleagues. On my work, I’m committed, goal driving, and strategic minded. In my spare time, I love traveling, I do a lot of sports such as running, swimming, biking, archery and surfing.
Cristina Manchado Rubio is an expert in Client Management, Marketing Communication and Sales. For more than 15 years, Cristina Manchado worked for Pharmaceutical companies, in the Healthcare sector, working in several key positions in Consumer Care / OTC Marketing Manager, Category and Purchasing Manager and Channel Manager.
Born in Barcelona, Cristina earned a Political Science Bachelor at the Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, a Master in Pharmaceutical Marketing Management in 2008 from EADA, an Executive Master in Marketing and Sales in 2006 from ESADE, and a Master in Corporate Communication and Digital Technologies in 2002 from the Universidad Pompeu Fabra. Before moving to Hamburg, Cristina worked in Spain for Pharmaceutical companies, leaders of branded Consumer Care distribution in Spain, Italy and Portugal.
Cristina is currently Partner Manager at Cargonexx Freight forwarder company in Germany. She is keen and determined on integrating the Chapter with the Alumni, and expand it. She would like to enrich the experience through get-togethers to exchange state-of-the-art business tendencies and entrepreneurship.
Versatile and highly competent senior marketing VP and professional possessing more than 20 yearsof experience in managing director, CMO, CDO, growth hacker, COMMS, directing business development initiatives and in digital strategy and social media across Europe, Latin America, USA, Middle East, Africa and Asia regions. Significantly enhanced organizational reach and market share through the application of robust digital strategies, effective pricing and excellent client relationship management; transformed struggling units into vital, streamlined and growing businesses; also produced measurable year-on-year improvement under dynamic, shifting conditions and in downturn markets. Possesses solid management skills and the ability to analyze issues, devise continuous process improvements and incorporate initiatives to increase efficiency, streamline operations and decrease overall expenses with minimal resources. Besides Pedro has a proven track record on teaching marketing, sales and advertising for many years.
Óscar is a professional with 20 years of experience leading institutional strategies and strengthening the administration’s relationships with companies, associations, lobbies and institutions. Through his work in a ministerial office and in various positions as a public employee, he developed expertise in the management of political environments and high-level institutional relations, as well as in building and developing narratives around strategies. He shares his experience by teaching in management programmes at various business schools and universities. His educational background is in industrial engineering and he received his management training at Esade and IESE.
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Business strategy consultant with a passion for entrepreneurship.
Collegiate member of the Economists Association (CEC).
Member of the "Together" Committe of ESADE Social.
Mentor for young entrepreneurs.
Specially interested in sustainability and circular economy.
Natural networker. Living in Barcelona (Spain) since 20 years.
MArketing Consultant
As a marketing expert I have held management and regional positions, serving the markets of the US, South America and Europe and in multinationals in Peru as IBM, Avianca, Subaru and in Spain at Random House Mondadori, L'Oreal and Louis Vuitton and Sara Lee Europe. Today I dedicate myself to consulting independent in marketing and teaching in postgraduate programs.
I write on the Business Week Economic portal with my blog “MarTech Lover ”because I am passionate about the impact of technology on marketing today and of the future I'm very curious and I love to learn, that's why I'm studying a Master in Coaching and Leadership at the University of Barcelona - OBS.
I enjoy being in nature and going on outdoor excursions. I enjoy A lot of a good book and gardening.
Degree in Economics and Business Studies from the UAB and AMP by IESE. ESADE Alumni Memeber root of the Big Data program and analytics for executives 2017.
Since January 2019 he is the Head of Digital Acceleration of Zurich Insurance at the Group level and is currently also president of the board of administration of Servizurich SAU, an entity that from Barcelona provides a wide range of technological and operational services to the Group's units throughout Europe and also in some areas in Latin America.
Until December of 2019 he was director of the Operations, Technology and Processes area of the Zurich Group in Spain since 2010 and previously he was for ten years financial director (CFO) in different phases at the level of Spain, southern Europe and continental Europe.
Graduated of ADE and EMBA from ESADE, Jerome began his career at Sixt France where he assumed the Sales and Marketing Department until 2001. He then joined the PSA Peugeot Citroen group where he went through several management positions in Marketing, Sales and Quality. In 2010, Jerome chose to return to Barcelona and devote himself to the acceleration of business transformation; He is now Business Director of the consulting firm Nexe.
His international experience in the central services of an OEM, in an NSC, in a client and then in a supplier of automotive companies give him a 360º vision of the business in this sector of activity.
Anna’s career is focused on cocoa powder. She started out managing the R&D department and she is now responsible for developing Marketing and Sales at the same company. Anna holds a Bachelor in Chemical Engineering. Her passion for marketing led her to pursue an Executive Master in Marketing and Sales at Esade, which helped her pivot towards those areas of the company.
She is a creative, optimistic and insatiably curious person. She believes that society needs to shift towards gender equality in order to make the world a fairer place.
“M’apassionen les persones, el seu desenvolupament, i generar entorns estables des del punt de vista psicosocial i innovadors des del punt de vista del negoci.”
En Carles és coach executiu i facilitador del canvi organitzacional i del desenvolupament del lideratge. Té més de 20 anys d’experiència professional en les àrees de l’estratègia, la negociació, el disseny organitzacional, la gestió del canvi, la formació i el coaching. És un professional sènior que integra l’experiència en desenvolupament del negoci amb el desenvolupament personal. Treballa com a coach per al desenvolupament directiu en diferents programes de les Nacions Unides i en empreses de l’IBEX 35. Una altra àrea d’especialització és el coaching de negocis, en què col·labora amb l’Agència Europea per a la Petita i Mitjana Empresa en el desenvolupament de start-ups i de projectes altament innovadors.
En Carles és llicenciat en Ciències Polítiques i Relacions Internacionals. A Esade, ha fet el Programme for Management Development l’any 2006 i el programa Coaching i Consultoria pel Canvi el 2009. És coach certificat per la ICF. Ha fet estudis i ha obtingut certificacions amb rellevants referents del món del desenvolupament organitzacional, com el Barrett Values Centre de Richard Barrett, el Presencing Institute d’Otto Scharmer i l’Institut Relacional de Joan Quintana. És un apasionat de la mindfulness i del ioga, que integra en les seves intervencions.”
Analista de crédito.
Graduada en ADE y en Derecho. Desde el inicio de su carrera, las finanzas despertaron su interés, y esta pasión la llevó a realizar el intercambio en la Wharton School de la Universidad de Pensilvania.
Como analista del Departamento de Ratings, Celia participa en el análisis financiero de empresas, gobiernos y sus respectivos bonos en el mercado europeo del crédito. En los dos años en que ha trabajado en S&P Global, ha realizado rotaciones en los equipos de Finanzas Estructuradas y Gobiernos & Finanzas Públicas Internacionales.
CEO of Anticipa Real Estate – CEO of Aliseda Inmobiliaria
Responsible for Blackstone´s residential investments in Spain (€17bn AuM).
Before joining Anticipa Real Estate, he was a member of the management committee of CatalunyaBank, Senior Vice President of Port Aventura and Real Estate Corporate Manager of Criteria Holding (“la Caixa”).
He is board member of several Real Estate companies, member of the ULI-Barcelona executive committee and vice chairman of the Esade Real Estate Council.
He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business & Economics from the UAB (1988-1993) and an MBA from the Esade Business School.
Online business and innovation manager with a demonstrated history of working in the Internet industry (first project in 1995). Skilled in Innovation Financing, Business Planning, B2B, E-commerce and Entrepreneurship ("I know how to improve your business with an efficient use of technology"). Strong business development professional with a LADE & MBA from Esade and trained in Philosophy and Psychology in the E.E.P.A. (París).
Daniel has built a career in marketing at Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals (CCMA). In recent years, he created and led the Corporate Marketing Department.
Over the course of his career at CCMA, he has led various departments, including Market Research, Commercial Marketing, Children and Youth Segment Marketing (Club Super3) and Self-Advertising on TV3, later becoming Marketing Director of TV3. He also oversees marketing at Catalunya Ràdio, where he created the company’s Corporate Marketing Area.
He holds a Bachelor and Master in Business Administration from Esade and an MBA from McGill University in Montreal.
María del Carmen is a journalist specialising in health and medicine. Since February 2016, she has directed the Unidad Editorial titles Diario Médico, Correo Farmacéutico and CuídatePlus.
She joined Diario Médico’s Barcelona newsroom in 1994 and was later appointed team coordinator and editor-in-chief, a position she held from 2004 until January 2016. She had previously contributed to the newspaper Avui (now El Punt Avui) and worked as a newswriter specialising in health and medicine at Diari de Barcelona and Nou Diari de Barcelona (defunct since 1994).
She holds a Bachelor in Information Sciences from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (1989) and a Postgraduate Degree in Integrated Health Services Management from Esade (2011-2012). She is a board member of the Esade Alumni Health and Pharma Club. She also teaches in the Master in Hospital and Health Service Management at the University of Barcelona (UB) and in the UB-ESAME Master in Pharmaceutical Industry Scientific Departments.
Esade EMBA, and
