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Daniel Romero

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

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

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

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

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

Daniel Romero

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

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

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

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

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

Daniel Romero

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

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

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

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

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

Isabel Ferrer

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Francisco Calvo

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

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

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

Isabel Ferrer

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Francisco Calvo

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

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

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

Isabel Ferrer

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Francisco Calvo

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

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

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

Rocío Reol Olano

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

Rocío Reol Olano

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

Rocío Reol Olano

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

Juan Maria Massons

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

Juan Maria Massons

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

Juan Maria Massons

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

Jaime Calatayud

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

Jaime Calatayud

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

Jaime Calatayud

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

Marc Castañé

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.

Joan Miquel Malagelada

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/

Ignacio Bravo

Managing Partner in Commercial Consulting

Thanks to extensive experience as a Business Unit Director in a leading company in the automotive and industrial sectors, he has created ByJ Consulting, a consulting firm specializing in commercial and sales. We specialize in making a deep diagnosis of the Commercial Area of a company, and propose an action plan, getting involved in the implementation. He is an MBA Esade and with extensive experience as Chairman of the Administration Council in a multinational company.

Irakli Rogava

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.

Alexandra Molina-Martell

Alexandra holds a Bachelor in Law from Esade Law School. She joined the Corporate Law Department at Uría Menéndez in 2000 and was appointed coordinating associate in January 2010. Her practice focuses on corporate law, particularly on company acquisitions and sales, mergers and restructuring, joint ventures, and investment and divestment transactions of all sorts through national and international structures.

She has more than 15 years of experience advising on contractual and board secretarial matters (financial transactions and mergers and acquisitions). She also works regularly with entrepreneurs and social enterprises

Antonio Alés

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!
 

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Javier Mencía Gutiérrez

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 Oranias

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.

Alba Rubio

Bachelor in Business Administration and Masters at ESADE (Lic&MDE' 12) with exchange at Singapore Management University. During her times at ESADE, she represented the students awarded with talent scholarships in several occasions and she was also President of ESADE students' groups during the last 3
years of her Bachelor. 

Previous professional experience includes striving at the Investment Management division at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, collaborating on the M&A efforts at The Economist Group and working as a consultant at The Boston Consulting Group. After an international career based out of London, Hong
Kong, New York and Madrid, Alba has now been living in Dubai for the last two years, driving the
strategy of Careem, the first unicorn in the MENA region. 

She is also one fo the leaders of the LeanIn circle of "Women in Tech" in Dubai and President of the ESADE Alumni UAE Chapter.

David Novoa

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.

Marc Camarasa

Experienced Chief Financial Officer with a demonstrated track record in the digital, tech, e-commerce, FMCG and automotive industry. Skilled in Financial Strategic Planning, Fundraising and fast growing Start-ups. Strong finance professional graduated from Esade Business School. Companies: Pans&Company, Gallina Blanca, Agrolimen, Groupalia, Silence Urban Ecomobility...

Said Sawaf

Following an undergraduate degree in the United States, Said joined his family business group with a view of evolving it into the next generation. Having experienced the golden years of Dubai’s evolution between 2002 and 2007, he elected to join ESADE’s accelerated year-long MBA program. Since graduating, Said subsequently established two additional subsidiaries within his family’s Middle East, European and Latin American architectural lighting conglomerate.  Said is an entrepreneur who operates at the nexus of negotiating strategic partnerships, accessing new markets and propelling value creation by leveraging opportunities within the realms of lighting, architecture, construction and IoT.

Andrea Oriol

“I’m the daughter of a diplomat, born in Brussels where I spent the first two years of my life, before moving every few years. I’ve lived in Spain, Vietnam, Australia and Bulgaria, I studied in Spain at Esade, then did my Master CEMS in Canada, an internship in Nicaragua and worked for five years in a consultancy company that allowed me to live between Africa and Latin America. I’ve been in Brussels since 2017. I’m the local representative of La Liga, the Spanish professional football league. I support its work in the institutional field: collaboration with Spanish authorities and European institutions in matters such as integrity and security, the fight against piracy, the regulatory framework that e-sports are taking, the impact of Brexit on player transfers, CSR projects, and even the fight against gender inequality in the sports industry. I love sports, so try to go to the gym every day and, should the weather allow, workout outdoors. I really enjoy the cultural scene of Brussels, so will head to any new art exhibition or launch. Brussels is ideal for networking and it’s perfect for weekend getaways. To me it’s a very cosy and easy city and it’s at the heart of everything that involves and impacts Europe; I think it’s
fascinating!”

Juan José Suárez

Su carrera profesional ha estado ligada a la consultoría estratégica y actualmente es brand manager en DIAMANTO 1881. 
Como integrante del club de marketing de Madrid, busca los mejores profesionales y temáticas para compartir conocimiento en Alumni y generar networking y oportunidades entre los asociados.

Manel Peiró

Manel’s main professional activity is in the academic world, but he has also held executive positions at public and private health institutions. He is an advisor to public and private health institutions as well as institutions in the public services area. He has worked as a consultant for the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in Washington and has collaborated with various consulting firms specialised in the healthcare industry. He is the author of several publications and has spoken at various national and international conferences and meetings. He is a member of the scientific committee of the Top 20 Hospitals conference. He has been a member of the scientific subcommittee of the European Association of Hospital Managers for six years. He is also the vice chair of the economic committee of the Red Cross in Catalonia. He currently directs the Integrated Health Services Management programme in Barcelona and Madrid and coordinates Esade’s activities in the health sector. He has taught in Esade’s Department of Human Resources Management since 1989.

Andreia Camichel

Andreia has a portfolio career, built around the topics of Strategy, Leadership and Marketing. She founded her own company SEABRAND International in 2015 and since has consulted and coached numerous clients from various areas. She also embarked on an entrepreneurial journey by founding the sustainable fashion label Sexy Little Bag – “while it did bring a real financial reward it provided me with a priceless bag of experience and learning” she says about it.
Today she is advisory board member, active investor in start-ups, lecturer at 2 business schools, regularly invited to speak at events around her work in leadership and strategy as well as her core work as workshop facilitator, consultant and coach.
Born in Portugal, she grew up in Switzerland and while having both nationalities she feels more like a global citizen, having lived and worked in 4 countries and visited more than 67. She lives in Winterthur with her daughter, cats and husband.

David Garzón

■ Ayudo a las personas que sufren enfermedades raras a tener una mejor calidad de vida a través de proyectos con los profesionales médicos que ayudan a mejorar el conocimiento de estas patologías, mejorando los procesos de diagnóstico y facilitando el acceso al mercado de los medicamentos huérfanos.
■ Cuento con más de 16 años de experiencia profesional en el sector farmacéutico y desde el mes de marzo de 2020 soy el responsable de la unidad de negocio de enfermedades raras en España y Portugal para la multinacional Chiesi.
■ Me apasiona aprender y compartir mis conocimientos y experiencia, conociendo a gente de diferentes sectores y perfiles, creo que es una forma muy enriquecedora de crecer personal y profesionalmente. Soy una persona con mucha iniciativa y me ilusiona poner en marcha proyectos o actividades donde podamos compartir conocimientos e inquietudes.
■ En todo lo que hago, intento poner mucha pasión y esfuerzo, ¡es mi mejor manera de disfrutar del camino!

César Fernández Llano

I work with professionals in challenging environments (large multinationals and IBEX 35 companies) who need to develop new resources or skills. My approach is very practical and results-oriented. 

Languages: Spanish and Catalan

Certification: International Coaching Federation. I have served as president of ICF Spain and have more than 15 years of experience. 

Luis Fernando Rodríguez

Luis Fernando is currently the CEO of Watch&Act. He has more than 20 years of experience in organisational transformation and change. He has held executive posts at PwC, KPMG and Disney, always leading human-resources and organisational efficiency areas. He is trained as a civil engineer and as a sociologist. He holds a PDG from Esade, a PDG from IESE and a TMP from INSEAD. He teaches at Francisco Marroquín University and at Acton MBA.

Felipe Afanador Cortés

I have +10 years of work experience in commercial and digital transformation projects in companies such as Cencosud, Oracle and Uber across Latam. I am passionate about helping companies to develop new omnichannel capabilities to increase revenue and challenge status quo. As a cross functional digital commercial manager, I believe companies should develop projects and initiatives with the 4 Ps approach: people (always first), planet, purpose and last not least profit. I have had the opportunity to live and work in Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Spain, France, Canada and USA. 

Claudia Castellanos

Claudia Castellanos, a Colombian that came as a volunteer to Eswatini and fell in love with Africa and made it her home, is the co-Founder and Managing Director of Black Mamba Foods, a growing brand with a strong social and environmental ethos based in Eswatini that manufactures and distributes Specialty food products in Southern Africa and overseas.

Claudia has over 12 years of experience working as a marketing consultant for several businesses and NGOs in Eswatini and overseas, and as a lecturer for international Universities such as the European School of Economics (www.eselondon.ac.uk) in Italy, and Mananga Business College in Eswatini. Previously Claudia worked as Regional Manager for SAIWA SpA (www.saiwa.it) a former company of the Danone Group, in charge of trade marketing and sales activities with the main retailers of Central Italy. Claudia has also been involved as a trainer and mentor for Technoserve in Eswatini, and also for several business accelerator programmes (such as VVGROW from Vital Voices) locally and internationally.

Claudia holds a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) with specialisation in Marketing from ESADE Business School and a major in Finance and International Relations from Universidad Externado de Colombia (Bogota, Colombia). Since 2016 Claudia is a fellow of Vital Voices, an American NGO that works with women entrepreneurs from around the world supporting their growth. Since 2019 she is also an active member of ECCo (Eswatini Climate Coalition), a grassroots organization promoting awareness, action and civic engagement around
climate change and pollution in Eswatini. In 2020 Claudia was awarded the WIA (Women in Africa) Award as the Eswatini Laureate for her work with Black Mamba, promoting and developing regenerative agriculture and inclusive value chains.

Claudia is passionate about Africa and finding ways to develop the continent through sustainable projects that take into consideration the uplifment of women, the inclusion of grassroots communities and the protection of the environment.

Javier López Martínez

An Industrial Engineer from Universitat Politécnica de Catalunya and ESADE MBA, Javier has developed his entire professional career through leading multi-national companies in the Energy sector, holding varied responsibilities. 

Based in France since 2007, he is currently business development manager for automation systems at Hitachi ABB Power Grids. This work requires in-depth knowledge about the electricity grid market, latest technologies and, specially, the current expectations of grid operators facing the necessary digital transformation and its determining role in succeeding the energy transition, for which Javier brings more than 25 years of experience in the sector.  

Previously, he has worked between Spain and France for companies such as ABB, General Electric, Alstom and Areva, in numerous international positions ranging from product management and marketing through to strategy or technical sales. Javier began his professional career, ​​as an engineer in the company Endesa Distribución Eléctrica in Barcelona, and it was after completing his MBA at ESADE in 1998 that he decided to move from mostly technical jobs to developing a commercial career within the Grid sector.  

Javier is married and has two children, with whom he lives in the Paris region. He is member of Alumni's Paris chapter since more than 12 years and has been collaborating as a board member since 2015. 

Raúl Izquierdo Cabezudo

I am a co-active coach, in that I try to help the person, management team or company to find their best strategy and capacity to solve whatever professional-development and business challenges may arise. From an existential point of view, it is about guiding the person or company in their pursuit of a goal to achieve transformation.

Languages: Spanish, English, Italian and Portuguese

Certification: EC Coach (EISMEA)

Claudia Muñoz Fresquet

Claudia has been a Finance Club board member since 2021 and chair of the Young Commission since September 2020. She has spent most of her career in finance and consulting.

In addition to her degree from Esade, she has a Master in Corporate Finance and several qualifications in social and environmental innovation. She participates in various pro bono projects for national and international organisations.

Claudia has extensive international experience, having spent one year in Colombia and two years in Chile. She currently works at BNP Paribas CIB, where she specialises in guarantees and facilities for EMEA. She is based in Madrid.

Claudia Muñoz Fresquet

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

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

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

Francisco Javier Loperena

Javier es un apasionado por las últimas tecnologías, la creación de impacto mediante estrategias corporativas que creen valor a largo plazo para la sociedad así como la evolución de los mercados financieros y de una economía cada vez más interconectada. Actual alumno del último año del grado en Administración y Dirección de Empresas en ESADE,está realizando su program exchange en la Washington University en San Luis. Ha estado colaborando en proyectos de consultoría con instituciones y empresas como la ONG Clinton Health Access Initiative, el Clúster de Servicios Financieros de Ecuador o el grupo de restauración americano Niche Food Group. 

Ramon Garcia Gay

Ramon has been extensively involved in values education, strategy, digital platforms and socially responsible investment.

He is a board member or trustee for several non-governmental organisations, including the Esplai Foundation, the Adsis Foundation and Acció Solidària Contra l’Atur. He founded Spain’s first socially responsible investment fund, which is currently managed by CaixaBank.

He has served as general administrator of Esade and director of the Bachelor of Business Administration and Master of Science in Management programmes.

Before spending the last 20 years at Esade, his long career included stints as Project Director at Oxfam Intermon and Director of Internal Management at Esteve Química.

He directs the Programme for Discerning Leadership, which is organised by the Curia of the Society of Jesus and designed for senior executives of the Vatican and Catholic religious institutions.

Jaume Polo-Torné

CEO de Twilomedia, una agencia de comunicación y publicidad especializada en el sector hostelero, que ayuda a sus clientes con las técnicas más innovadoras. Con más de 10 años de experiencia en el mundo del marketing y el marketing digital, ha ayudado a empresas a crecer en el mundo digital multiplicando X2 sus ventas en menos de 3 años. Ahora tiene su propio videoblog en YouTube, donde habla de marketing, publicidad, ventas, negocios y el mundo digital.

Maria Cudeiro

Maria earned a Bachelor in Pharmacy at the University of Santiago de Compostela and began her career in the pharmaceutical industry 18 years ago, mainly in marketing and sales positions. She continued her studies at Esade, where she earned an MBA. She entered senior management at the age of 30 and continued her training at IESE, where she completed the General Management Programme. At age 35, she decided to embark on her greatest professional adventure yet: leading the implementation in Spain and Portugal of a leading Austrian multinational third-party manufacturer that decided to change its strategic direction and create its own brand. During this process, Maria had the good fortune to study at Esade once again, this time in the Promociona programme, where she gained a real understanding of the need for women to be united, to help each other, and most importantly, to not put up professional barriers to other women. Serving on the WE Club board is therefore, in some sense, a return to the origins of Maria’s career. She is thrilled to give something back to the Esade community, which helped her become the person she is.

Julio Balaguer

Julio es licenciado en Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales por la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, PDD por el Instituto de Empresa y ha realizado el Programa de Consejeros de ESADE

Cuenta con una experiencia de más de 34 años en el sector de Auditoría y Consultoría, desarrollando toda su carrera en PwC. En junio de 2021 se prejubiló, y actualmente su lema es "Disfrutar y Contribuir", tratando de devolver a la Sociedad una parte de lo que ha recibido en el pasado.

María Fanjul

TBD

Argentina Prieto

Dirección Financiera en IMNASA (Importaciones Náuticas S.A.)

Guillermo Valles

Director General en Saica Natur

Lutz Ellermann

​​​​​​UNTERNEHMEN. GANZHEITLICH. ENTWICKELN. Für mehr Flow, Lebensfreude und nachhaltigen Erfolg. - ecofeel.eu

Adriana Del Solar

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)

Carlos Oliveras

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.

Alberto Baños

Deputy director at Ebroacero

Wesam Abuznadah

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
 

Filippo Zani

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.

Daniel Coloma Agné

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.

Montse Caellas

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Alba Rubio Rodriguez

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.

Acisclo Pérez

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 Ortiz

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

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.

Aleksandre Metreveli

I currently works as a Financial Officer at the World Bank in Washington DC. Originally, he is from Georgia and he has 10 years of experience in the banking and finance industry. Previously he worked for a while in Georgia and briefly in Nepal. He is always eager to try new things and ready to experiment. He joined the ESADE DC chapter in 2023.

I completed Master of Science in Finance from ESADE in 2011.

Adela Jimenez

Adela Jimenez Roldan holds a bachelor’s in Business Administration from the Universidad Pablo de Olvide (Seville). Her postgraduate training includes the Executive Program in Public Sector Governance, Esade (2020-2021), the International Business Executive Program, Georgetown University (Washington, DC, 2019), and the International Business Program, Boston University (Massachusetts, USA 2006-2007).

She is a professional with more than 14 years of experience. During her career, she has worked in different business consulting sectors and in different international markets. She has done company internationalization projects, fundraising, trading and broker project coordination and jobs for management, consulting, advice and launching them.

Her experience in the public sector coupled with her strong knowledge of the paperwork involved in European funds has led her to currently work as a Public Funds consultant at Écija Advisory, where she is the national coordinator of all the assistance for companies.

Olga Wendling

I’m a speaker, coach and a business growth advisor to startup founders and CEOs. I apply best corporate strategies and frameworks to help companies scale successfully. Favorite quote: “It always seems impossible until it’s done” (N. Mandela).

My early career coincided with the fall of the “iron curtain”, propelling Olga towards international opportunities. Having left Russia for Latin America and the US, I’ve learned 3 more languages, graduated from a top MBA in Paris and moved to Geneva, Switzerland. 

During 15 years, I’ve worked for a wide range of companies, from Fortune 500 multinationals to startups in food production, commodity trading, IT and technology. I built my expertise in the full cycle of business growth, including:

· Strategy

· Market access

· Sales and business development

· Mergers & Acquisitions

· Joint ventures and partnerships

· Asset acquisition and divestiture 

· Commercial negotiations and deal closures

I’ve been a strong believer in partnerships as a way to achieve strategic objectives. I have created, managed and dissolved numerous corporate-startup alliances.

Hence I experienced first-hand major benefits, risks and key success factors for business partnerships. Further, I conducted a global study interviewing >100 joint venture partners to collect best practices and create a JV management tool-kit. I implemented this knowledge in my signature trainings, workshops and most recent on-line course. `

When pandemic triggered change, I moved to San Francisco, California. I founded ex-change, an experience sharing platform for entrepreneurs. Check it out for useful resources, expert advice, Vlog interviews, on-line courses, as well as collaboration opportunities at 

Olga Wendling: business growth services

Currently based in Geneva, Switzerland, I provide advisory services for entrepreneurs and business owners looking for a step change in their business.

I write and speak on the topics of leadership, innovation, business growth and transformation.

Floris Ruys

Floris Ruys is currently a Senior Marketing Partnerships Executive at TEAM Marketing AG, working on delivering the sponsorship rights of the UEFA Champions League for FedEx, Heineken and PepsiCo. An avid football fan fascinated by all things 'sports business' he is targeting a long and successful career in the sports business world.

After joining Samsung Electronics UK in 2015 on the Graduate Scheme, he worked within the Product Management and Channel Marketing teams, leaving the company in July 2021 to pursue an MBA at Esade Business School.

During the MBA Floris joined the student board to take on the role of VP of Events and Student & Alumni Relations, to help bring the cohort together through a series of initiatives and events. In his spare time Floris enjoys travelling the world, learning languages (Italian & Spanish) and playing padel, tennis and ping pong.

Very happy to contribute to and learn from the fantastic Esade network; reach out if you would to connect!

Josep Viladot

Hard-core into sport and physical activity with a passion for numbers. Driving force behind high-performance work teams.

Education:

MBA ‘93

Bachelor’s in Physical Education and Sport

Advanced Studies Diploma - DEA

Diploma from the Spanish Ski School

Professional Experience:

More than 25 years of experience managing sports organizations: for-profit, non-profit, multinationals, and foundations.

Currently:

General Manager of Clubes Eurofitness

Board member of Trib3 Spain

President of the Catalan Association of Managers of Public Sports Facilities

Founding patron of España Activa

Bander Al Junaidi

Bander is a transformative executive with sharp business acumen, embodying innovation, entrepreneurship, and a growth mindset. With expertise in shared services, leading teams, change management, business improvement, and organizational development, Bander offers a holistic approach to corporate transformation. In addition to the large corporate world, he excels in spearheading innovative projects and launching startups. He is passionate about empowering people and organizations to thrive. With nearly two decades of experience across government and private sectors, Bander consistently delivers positive impacts to clients, stakeholders, shareholders, and the wider community.

Kim Faura

I am a senior business leader with a passion for growing and developing high performing teams. Marketing, Product, Experience, Commerce and Digital expert. Listed in MarketingWeek Top 50 CX professionals. Regular speaker at business schools and industry events.

Proud to be one of the founders of giffgaff, a unique business that runs in collaboration with its members. Which? Recommended provider from 2013 to 2019 and 2016 to 2019 uSwitch Award for Network of the year.

Originally from Barcelona, studied at Esade business school. I was a Brand Manager at PepsiCo before joining giffgaff.

Javier Torres

Soy Business Angel y me considero un impulsador de proyectos e ideas. Me dedico a conectar personas y proyectos que creo que pueden estar relacionados entre sí y ayudo al establecimiento aquí en Colombia de empresas extranjeras. Soy mentor en la aceleradora Rockstart

Juan Manuel Peña

Juan Manuel’s long career has been dedicated to the healthcare and hospital sectors, including posts in hospital management, national and international hospital consultancy, comprehensive project management for new health centres in Europe, Africa, Asia and America, and the management of service suppliers for the design, construction, fitting-out, maintenance and running of hospitals

Periklis Tsoulos

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.

Maansa Garmella

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

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

Ying-Chih Chiu

Ying-Chih (Tiffany) Chiu, ESADE MBA Class of 2015 with exchange program in McCombs School of Business.

During the MBA, Tiffany was the vice president of Operations Club and had her summer internship in Vodafone Espana.

She now works as Product Marketing Manager in Microsoft Taiwan, in charge of Microsoft 365 Productivity Platform Go-To-Market strategy in Taiwan market. 

Pedro Martinho

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 Ramírez

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 Mayola

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.

Alejandra Pérez Velandia

I am Alejandra, from Colombia. I came to Barcelona 3 years ago to do the MSc in Marketing Management at ESADE and fell in love with this city. After completing my studies, I joined the automotive industry as a trainee of the Volkswagen Graduate Program. Now I am the Remarketing Project Manager in the Used Cars Department.

In my professional path I have worked in many sectors, from banking, consultancy, insurance to FMCG. Every step is a new chapter and I am taking the most out of my current one in Barcelona.

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

See you soon!

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alejapeve

José Quevedo

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.

Joan Riera

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. 
 

Marta Moreta

Industrial Engineer and Executive MBA. Professional in the area of sub-chain management amb antecedents in the prevention of Occupational Hazards. Experience in the large consumer and chemical sector. Remarkable connection in export management, Demand planning and Requirements materials planning. Currently, it is focused on the implementation of projects for the management and execution of transport to Europe, Orient Mitjà and Nord d’Àfrica.

Jerome Trochet

Jerome has worked in consulting for more than 10 years. He specialises in accelerating the transformation of organisations. He is the Business Director at Nexe and co-founder of a company dedicated to improving the quality of life of people affected by migraines. He also participated in the ideation of the Migraine Adaptive Brain Center. He is the Vice President of the Esade Alumni

Automotive and Mobility Club and occasionally collaborates with Esade as an Academic Assistant (Marketing, Operations) and as a consultant for Esade Alumni (BIT Club, Young Committee).

He previously worked as a manager at the PSA Peugeot Citroen Group for Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula in sales, marketing and business excellence positions. His long career at multinationals and in consultancy has led him to conclude that equality between men and women is the only path towards our best possible future.

Alexander Chekanov

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.

Marcos Sauquet

Graduado en ADE y en Derecho. Desarrolló su pasión por las finanzas y por el derecho durante el intercambio en la Universidad de Columbia. 

Como graduado del Departamento de Mercado de Capitales, Marcos participa en el asesoramiento jurídico de operaciones bursátiles y fusiones y adquisiciones de las principales empresas españolas. Anteriormente, realizó prácticas en el Departamento de Relaciones con los Inversores de un banco londinense.

Jorge Monclús

Jorge is an attorney in the Intellectual Property and New Technologies Department at Cuatrecasas. He has extensive experience advising clients in the entertainment, life sciences and e-commerce industries.

He holds a Bachelor in Law from the University of Navarra and a Master in Intellectual Property and the Information Society from Esade. He has also completed various programmes at Harvard Law School and IE Law School.

He is the author of numerous articles on legal doctrine and other publications, including the book Aspectos legales de las redes sociales (Editorial Bosch, 2016).

Javier Navarro

Socio director de Vinca Capital Corporate Finance.

José Francisco Rodríguez

José Francisco is the president of Capital magazine. He collaborates on executive programmes at Esade and is passionate about photography, travel and innovation.

Panaita García

Panaita began her career in the consumer-goods industry in the Cosmetics Division of Henkel. She has subsequently held executive positions in marketing, sales, organisation and management in consumer-goods and online companies, at both the national and international levels, in Spain, Germany and France. Specialising in online and offline marketing and sales, she currently holds the position of Marketing Director for Iberia at the De’Longhi Group. She is a member of the Esade Alumni Marketing Club.

Eduardo Vidal

Eduardo has enjoyed an long career at MC Mutual, first as Director of Human Resources, later as Deputy General Manager leading the internal area, and since 2014 as General Manager. His extensive experience gives him a global vision of the industry and enables him to fulfil the company’s mission: responsibly taking care of people’s occupational health.

Eduardo’s main management skills include his transparency, his closeness to the more than 1,900 people who work every day for the progress of the organisation, and his leadership skills, which have helped MC Mutual to manage a turnover of nearly €1 billion.

MC Mutual’s good results are reflected in the improvement of the social protection system and have helped the organisation become a benchmark partner for its members, with the aim of caring for people’s health and well-being while also reducing their occupational risks; jointly developing innovative value proposals; and maintaining a long-term relationship based on trust.

Mercè Saura

Mercè is passionate about cultural manifestations of all sorts – theatre, music, painting, architecture, popular traditions, etc. – especially those which explain and contextualise history.

She is an ardent advocate of diversified lifelong learning, regardless of age, as a means of understanding other aspects of our own culture and others. As a result, she has been seeking further education for as long as she can remember, acquiring various qualifications related to the field of international trade, becoming a qualified customs agent, receiving training in protocol, and earning a Diploma in Education Sciences, a Bachelor in Educational Psychology and a Master in Marketing Management.

Cristina Ortega

Third-Party Equipment Operations Manager for EMEA in the Personalisation and Industrial Division of HP. With experience in services, retail, supply chain and marketing at Desigual and Inoxcrom, Cristina holds an MSc in Marketing Management and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Esade. She is currently in her last year of a law degree at the Open University of Catalonia (UOC). She also holds a black belt in judo from the Spanish Federation of Judo and Associated Disciplines and is a founding member and president of the Association for Women’s Self-Defence (ADPM). She sits on the board of the Esade Alumni Operations Club.

Pilar Feliz Barrio

Over the course of our lives, we all encounter critical moments – periods of uncertainty and change that force us to modify our way of doing things. As an executive and personal coach, I guide people in their comprehensive development, with the aim of identifying and understanding the exponential resources they already possess within themselves so that they can use their strengths and capacities to feel, think and act in ways that enable them to achieve their goals.

Languages: Spanish and French 

Specialities: I am an ontological coach trained at Escuela Europea de Coaching (EEC) in 2014. I offer the following processes: 

• Executive coaching, with extensive experience in leadership development for women and career-transition processes
• Personal coaching 

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

Justyna Charytoniuk

Justyna Charytoniuk graduated from ESADE as part of the MBA class of 2015. During her time there, she was of the board of the consulting club and did an exchange at HEC Paris. Post MBA, Justyna followed her passion to join a strategy consulting  organization, which then led to her current career in program management in the technology industry. Justyna is looking forward to growing the ESADE network in Houston and continuing to build friendships and professional contacts in the ESADE community globally. Email: justynacharytoniuk@sbcglobal.net

Jose Antonio González Moreno

More than 25 years of experience as a human resources executive with international responsibilities at market-leading American and Spanish multinational IT companies. Extensive in-company training in coaching, mentoring, leadership, careers, competency development, emotional and relational intelligence, and conflict management, among other areas. 

Expert in positive intelligence, career development and redesign, leadership skill development, emotional and relational management, and conflict management. 

Current member of the coach community for Esade's Lead Programme.

Languages: Spanish and English

Laia Antonijoan

Over 15 years of international experience in the world of strategy, investment and branding in a variety of sectors. Currently living in Vancouver and enjoying the west coast beauty.

Jiayi Shi

I'm Jiayi Shi, from Shanghai. I had a wonderful experience in MIM program 17-18. Now I work in Shanghai Ocean University as an international student admission officer. Apart from Chinese, I have learnt Spanish and English, now trying to learn Russian.

I love to communicate with people from different backgrounds and exchange ideas for inspirations. In my spare time, I love travelling, gyms and playing music.

Ketevan Sidamonidze

Ms. Ketevan (Keti) Sidamonidze manages the $3 million Partnership Development Fund at DAI Global for the 5-year $23 million USAID Georgia Economic Security program. Keti was the Country Coordinator/ SME Finance Expert at EBRD Georgia’s Trade Ready project implemented by DAI Europe. She also served as a Mentor for the first edition of U.S. Embassy’s Business Mentorship Program. Ms. Sidamonidze is the Founding Director of Versatile KS Consulting. She was a Partner in two additional boutique-consulting firms. Prior to those engagements, Keti was the Chief Advisor to the Director of the Georgian National Investment Agency as well as the Private Investment and Financing Consultant for USAID EC-LEDS Clean Energy Program.

Keti holds a Full-Time MBA degree from ESADE Business School (class of 2014). During her studies, she served as the ESADE MBA Student Association Welcoming Committee Director. As a Consultant of the Momentum Project, a social entrepreneurship initiative of ESADE, BBVA and PwC in Spain, she aided Grupo Sacendi in devising a replicable sustainable growth strategy that resulted in obtaining a €0.5 million Impact Loan from BBVA Bank. Up until the ESADE MBA, Keti was the Focal Point of the United Nations Global Compact Georgia Network. She served as a Project Team Leader/Manager for the American Chamber of Commerce in Georgia for over 7 years, leading dozens of projects funded by USAID, as well as two US-Georgia Business Summits and USDA Trade and Investment Mission to Georgia. Ms. Sidamonidze was the founding Board Member of the Georgian SME Association and a member of the Advisory Board of www.PRExchange.ge.

Lupe Sánchez Jiménez

Professional development coaching: I work with people who want to kick-start, develop or reinvent their career. Throughout the coaching process, I guide the coachee in their professional development in order to enhance their ability to learn about who they are, what attributes they possess, what their emotions are and what they want to do to achieve their professional goals.

I have 11 years of experience as a coach at multinational companies, family businesses, startups, non-profits and the United Nations.

Languages: Spanish, English and Catalan

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

Moisés Barceló

Actualmente cursando el grado en Administración y Dirección de Empresas en ESADE, Moisès es Co-Presidente de la asociación estudiantil EsTalent (ESADE Students for Talent), desde la que impulsa el talento mediante la organización de eventos y partnerships que tienen como finalidad el fundraising para el Programa de Becas de la Fundación ESADE. Además, ha colaborado como consultor externo en proyectos para SINGA Barcelona, Laboratorios ORDESA o Fundació Migra Studium. Su área de interés profesional es el Marketing de gran consumo y cursará su international exchange en la Università Bocconi, en Milán. 

Elisabet Moragas

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Paula Teixidor Bustins

I am a Finance professional with more than 15 years of international experience within controlling, performance management, business partnering, sales force efficiency, accounting and audit.

After completing the Lic&MBA at ESADE, I started my career back home, in Barcelona, working for PricewaterhouseCoopers as Auditor and Financial Transactions Analyst. Looking for an international experience, I moved to London to join Medtronic's Internal Audit team, working in more than 14 different countries while obtaining the ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) certification.

Looking to broaden my horizons, I completed the full time MBA at the London Business School, specializing in Finance and being a board member of its Healthcare club. Upon graduation, I joined the Finance Development Program at Novartis in their headquarters in Basel, Switzerland, where I worked in five different Finance departments, from accounting, to treasury and including controlling and performance management.

I have lived and worked for the past six years in Oslo, working first as Finance and Sales Force Efficiency Manager at Novartis and currently for JDE (Friele coffee), leading its Finance team.

I speak Catalan, Spanish, English and Norwegian and enjoy learning new languages.

I am married, have three kids and I love modern dance, jazz and tap dancing.

Yago Fernández-Cervera

Yago has more than 12 years of experience in finance, having worked for institutions such as the Bank of Spain and the Spanish Securities and Investments Board (CNMV). While working as an advisor to the Regional Minister of Economy in the Galician Government, he earned an Executive Master at Esade. He later joined the board of the Esade Alumni Finance Club.

His experience revolves around the supervision of credit institutions and investment services. He has collaborated with international working groups and taken part in the regulatory promotion of the sector.

He holds a Bachelor in Law with a minor in business law, a Bachelor of Business Studies and a Master of Corporate Finance.

Paula Gual

Desde 2017 co-fundadora de Kalcetin.es, marca de calcetines que diseña, y fabrica 100% en España. Calcetines de compresión y calcetines de algodón estampados y de colores exclusivos.

Maria Lecinena

Soy María Leciñena y a nivel profesional, creo que me caracterizo por el aprendizaje continuo. Mi primera formación es ESADE, data de 2011 y ha continuado desde entonces.

Hace ya varios años que formo parte de la Junta de ESADE ALUMNI ARAGÓN, y estoy encantada de ello.

Soy economista de formación y tengo amplia experiencia sectorial, desde el sector formación, metal, sanitario, y ya desde hace varios años, trabajo en GRUPO ARTAL, grupo empresarial aragonés, dedicado a Concesionarios de Automoción y Sector Promoción Inmobiliaria.

A lo largo de los años, además de dedicarme a la dirección financiera y de administración, me he especializado en procesos de organización empresarial, y me he formado en la gestión, administración y sucesión de la empresa familiar, lo que es muy enriquecedor profesional y personalmente.

Como miembro de la Junta de ESADE ALUMNI, intento poner mi granito de arena en potenciar su conocimiento en particular, en Aragón, comunidad a la que pertenecemos.

Pedro Capitao

Ana María Díaz

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Jaume Borràs

 Director de Negocio en Culmia

Juan Huguet

Secretario autonómico de Innovación y Transformación Digital en Generalitat Valenciana

Francesc Fons

​​​​​​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.

Jesus Castell

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.

Inmaculada Infante

Profesional con más de 20 años participando en la definición y seguimiento de la Estrategia de Crecimiento de Grupos de Empresas Multinacionales del sector industrial, servicios e inmobiliario principalmente.

Trayectoria desarrollada principalmente en, Arthur Andersen (Auditoría), Grupo Lar (Real Estate), Grupo Alibérico (Transformación de Aluminio), Grupo Cuñado (Tubería-Válvula-Bridas-Accesorios de Acero/Industrias Bienes de Equipo y Energía) desde las áreas de Finanzas Corporativas, Organización, TI& Comunicaciones, M&A, Expansión Internacional y Desarrollo de Negocio.

Como perfil ejecutivo se caracteriza por ser “El Motor que hace que las cosas se muevan”.

Consejera Dominical en compañías manufactureras del sector del metal (Periodo 2004 – 2011) destacando su visión de negocio, capacidad de análisis fiable y preciso, habilidades de comunicación y negociación.

Es licenciada en Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales por la Universidad de Valladolid (1990-1994) y Loughborough University Reino Unido (1995) con formación de postgrado EMBA IESE Business School (2002-2004).

Ha participado en el Executive PDI Icex 2ª Edición (2017-2018) y más recientemente en el Programa de Consejeros de ESADE (Feb 2022).

Lluis Planchat

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.

Juan Rovira de Ossó

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.

Juan Rovira de Ossó

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 Mc Mahon

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.

Patricia Rebelo

Lifelong learner, passionate about leadership and a true believer that more diversity in senior executive positions will be key to achieving sustained business growth and high-performance teams in a VUCA world.
I graduated with an MBA in July 2017 and, since then, have been actively engaged with ESADE Alumni. In 2022, I co-founded the initiative SHEpharma - Inspiring, connecting & empowering future leaders in pharma, launched in close collaboration with Women Empowerment and Health & Pharma Esade Alumni Clubs.

Currently, in a post-MBA rotational program in Novartis Spain, a +2-year tailored program for future leaders to rotate across different functions of the organization. Prior to this experience, I had several strategic roles both in marketing and sales in the healthcare sector, with local and regional scope.
Outside of professional life, I love travelling and learning about new places and cultures. Two of my other favourite hobbies are reading and spending time with my family and friends.

Piotr Opacki

Since graduating with an MBA in 2022, Piotr has transitioned into tech. He now works at Uber’s EMEA headquarters in Amsterdam, where he manages B2B projects, operationalises global initiatives in the region and provides strategic advice to senior leadership.

Prior to moving to Barcelona, Piotr used to live in the United Kingdom, where he completed a Master in Engineering. He then worked as a consulting engineer in London alongside architects and large property developers.

In his spare time, Piotr enjoys skiing, cycling and getting to know new and inspiring people.

Enric R. Bartlett

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.

Damian Vallejo

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

Peggy Vilarrubís

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.

Ada Luz Esquivel Cruz

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. 

Alison Diehl

Leading and doing business through ownership and collaboration; having the courage to take action and achieve goals through the power of togetherness. Thanks to my international and multicultural profile, I have learned to lead in unknown environments. Through 5 different countries as both an intrapreneur and entrepreneur, I learned to share and connect with people to deliver results and lead projects from ideas to end results. As a nimble leader with almost 15 years of global experience, I am eager to keep trying, testing, and learning in a new and fast-paced environment with a strategic vision and a growth mindset to make both our people and our business prosper.

Sebastian Ponce

I have ten years of experience leading strategic planning, financial analysis, and project evaluation departments in multinational companies in several sectors (retail, testing-inspection-certification, and healthcare).

I love to travel and discover new places, people, and cultures. Undoubtedly, one of the most valued experiences in my career has been the opportunity to work with multicultural teams.

Now, I am back in Santiago after spending four years living in Peru and Spain.

Patricia Díaz-Tendero

With a PhD cum laude in Psychology, she specializes in team performance and leadership and has more than 13 years of experience in maximum performance, leadership, and talent development. She advises on the development of leadership, helping leaders and teams in different sectors and industries. Poets&Quants For Executives has included her on its list of the 101 best and brightest executive MBAs in the world in 2022. She has participated as a high-performance psychologist in two of the most important sporting events in the world: the Olympics and the Real Madrid Club de Fútbol, and has achieved outstanding results, like several World Cups and an Olympic medal.

Pedro Amador

As a technology enthusiast and expert in optimizing business solutions with a solid foundation in Business Intelligence (BI) and Artificial Intelligence (AI), I've dedicated my career to assisting leading companies around the globe in reaching their goals. With over 25 years of experience in international corporations, including Microsoft, Baan-Infor-SSA Global, and Software AG, I've led projects in various countries. This has equipped me with invaluable adaptability and problem-solving skills that are crucial in any business setting.

Originally from Spain, I've lived and worked in the Netherlands, Uruguay, United Arab Emirates, Spain, and Portugal, and I've journeyed to 42 countries. I currently reside in Dublin, Ireland. This global exposure has granted me a unique insight into diverse cultures and lifestyles, honing my adaptability and problem-solving skills. As an avid traveler, having circumnavigated the globe over 13 times, I've gained an unparalleled perspective on different cultures.

I have worked with over 100 international companies such as Indra, Airbus, Accenture, PwC, Real Madrid, Everis, Oracle, Nivea, Esade, Microsoft, Matsa, Celgene, Otis, Sa Nostra, Kaiku, ITP, Living Forever, Gas Natural, and Las Rozas Village, among others.

My approach is rooted in the Autocoaching methodology, and I'm renowned as the "happiness expert", nominated for the world's most prestigious well-being award, the United Nations Executive Education Initiative, for my innovative solution, Happiness Play. Additionally, as an international speaker in 11 countries and having virtual speaking experience in 13 countries, I've addressed audiences of up to 5,000 individuals.

My educational background includes an Executive MBA from Esade and certifications in coaching, NLP, and Spiral Dynamics. This empowers me to apply critical thinking to my research and to foster collaborative processes for sustainable environments. I'm the creator of a new happiness technology, HappinessPlay, with an AI focus, enabling individuals to take control of their lives and find greater joy. I'm also the author of several books, including "Autocoaching: How to Get the Best Out of Yourself" published in 7 languages, "Autocoaching to Awaken" (Ed. LID), "AchievingHappiness.com", and “Zero Stress: 20 Days in the Life of a Happiness Expert”.

Roger Forns

Telecommunications engineer (UPC) + MBA (ESADE / UCLA) with more than 10 years of experience in business consulting and more than 2 in the world of sports (including FC Barcelona).
He is currently a Senior Account Executive of Sports & Entertainment at Microsoft, where he manages the relationship with LaLiga, with which we have a partnership agreement.

Melissa Nebot

Ingeniera Comercial. Master en Digital Business. Life Coach. Business Development Manager de Girls in Tech Ecuador (organización que nació en Silicon Valley y está en 60 ciudades del mundo educando a niñas y mujeres en tecnología), Co- founder de Revista Awake, coordinadora general de Empower Ecuador (un evento con conferencistas internacionales de educación en temas digitales avalado por IBM, Microsoft y Girls in Tech Global). 10 años de experiencia trabajando en proyectos de innovación social y educación.

Azucena Roldán

Azucena (EMOI 2017) joined the board of the Zürich Chapter in August 2017. Since then, she has led multiple events focused on the continuous development of the Alumni as well as on ESADE's positioning in the local labor market, organizing both Speed Meeting sessions and Career Fairs amongside chapters of other business schools. She was recognized as Board Member of the Month in June 2018 for her great involvement and commitment.

José Manuel Casasnovas

José Manuel spent most of his career in the paint division of AkzoNobel (1976-2012), apart from a short period as export manager at Merquinsa (1987-1990). Since 2012, CEO at Roldós Media, an advertising media company founded by his great grandfather in 1872.

Patron of several Jesuit foundations.
 

Sandro Ferraro

Corporate Finance and Supply Chain Management

ESADE MBA, EU Supply Chain Manager at Amazon Luxembourg. Broad 13-year career path with two years at Amazon MBA Pathways Program in EU Customer Service operations, and nine years as CFO & Supply Chain Manager in the steel industry. Completed the FT International MBA in Class 2016, and holds an MSc in International Economics and Management from SDA Bocconi. Experience in Corporate Finance, Strategic Planning, Supply Chain Mgmnt, Leadership, Business Development, Negotiation, and Change Management. Passionate about golf, action sports, social activities, and travelling. Member of the Board of the ESADE Alumni Luxembourg Chapter since 2017.

InHwa Jeon

I am an expert in financial evaluation, credit review of corporations, credit rating adjustment for companies, and credit rating system development with over 15 years experiences in the guarantee insurance industry and now I am invlolved in underwriting of surety line and Bond XoL in the reinsurance department"

Christian Rodrigo Muro

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.

Joao Rebelo Rebelo

Sonae Indústria - Sales Manager

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

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

Vicente Vento

Vicente Vento is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of DTCP, an investment management group with c. $1.6 billion assets under management and advisory from Deutsche Telekom and other institutional investors, and a portfolio of over 60 companies. The group provides venture and growth capital, special situation investments, and advisory services to the technology, media and telecommunication sectors. It operates and invests in Europe, the US and Israel.

Mr. Vento is a member of Deutsche Telekom’s top leadership team, a Board Director at Stroeer Media and smarkets, and a Board Observer at Swiss Towers, Cloudreach and keepler. In the past, he served as a Board Director at Scout24, Strato, InteractiveMedia and Nexmo.

Prior to founding DTCP, Mr. Vento had been the Head of M&A and a Senior Vice President at Deutsche Telekom after having held various advisory and asset management positions at Morgan Stanley, Blackstone and Royal Capital Management.

Mr. Vento earned an MSc and an MBA in Business Administration from ESADE Business School.

Mrdjan Uzelac

I am originally from Belgrade, and grew up in Yugoslavia, Germany and Canada. Different cultures have always been a key part of my life, which attracted me to ESADE in the first place. Now I am keen to foster the ESADE spirit in Hamburg by helping create a vibrant local alumni community.

I have been working for various technology companies in Canada and Germany for over 15 years.  As a business developer I specialize in setting up strategic partnerships for software products and services, such as payment, accounting & HR, and ecommerce solutions.

I graduated in Computer Science from the University of Toronto, where I also completed a Master in German Literature.  I moved back to Europe for the ESADE MBA which then brought me to Hamburg in 2012, where I’ve been since.

I enjoy discovering different places near and far, and especially the many things Hamburg has to offer - whether eating, socializing or checking out the many happenings in the city.  I play tennis and the cajon, and try to sail and ski whenever time permits.

Thomas Gehard Pfenning

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.

Miguel Rovira

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

Núria Agell

Director of the Department of Operations, Innovation and Data Sciences and professor of the ESADE Busines School. Degree in Mathematical Sciences. University of Barcelona (UB) and PhD in Mathematics Applied by the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC). His research areas focus on Artificial Intelligence, in particular in ways of reasoning and his relationship with multi-criteria decision making. He has been president of the Catalan Association of Artificial Intelligence (2006-2010). He has led several research projects with both public and private funding. He has more than 50 publications in international magazines of recognized impact. He is currently participating in the editorial board of the international Journal "Information Fusion Journal".

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nuria_Agell 

Eugenia Bieto

She has served as CEO of Esade for 8 years (2010–2018). She is currently a full professor in the Department of Directorate-General and Strategy. She is a doctor of the Ramon Llull University, a graduate in Business and Master's Sciences in Business Direction by Esade and the Polytechnic University of Catalonia.

Lluís Farràs

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. 

Gustavo-Pedro Jean-Mairet

Gustavo is a Financial Services Manager at KPMG. He is a board member of the Esade Alumni Young Finance Club and is passionate about finance and the banking industry.

After completing his studies at Esade, he joined KPMG and specialised in the financial sector. There, he gained extensive experience in audits of international banking groups such as Deutsche Bank. He has also carried out other specialised work in the financial industry, having participated in the asset quality review led by the Bank of Spain and the European Central Bank. Over the course of his career at KPMG, he has gained experience in the implementation of new regulations in the industry and has worked on various projects related to the restructuring of the Spanish financial sector, in addition to consulting work and transaction services for banks.

Montse Rius

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

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

Además, es presidenta del Urban Land Institute en Barcelona.

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

Dr. Adriano Mones

Business Development Director Spain & LATAM en Phoenix Contact E-Mobility GmbH

Fernando A. Rivero

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

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

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

Carlos Pérez

Soy un profesional del marketing con más de 10 años de experiencia. Tras 7 años viviendo en Barcelona y con experiencia en marketing tanto en Henkel Ibérica como en Bimbo, me mudé a Madrid donde seguí mi carrera en Johnson & Johnson. Posteriormente,  me mudé a Ciudad de México donde reingresé a Grupo Bimbo y después me destinaron a Bimbo Latin Centro (Centroamérica, con sede en Costa Rica). Desde Junio 2018 trabajo en Bimbo Donuts Canarias como Category Manager con responsabilidades.

Meritxell Hereu

Meritxell has more than 15 years of experience in supply-chain management, specifically planning, purchasing, stock management, third-party manufacturing and logistics. She holds a Bachelor in Industrial Engineering as well as an MBA from Esade.

Being a member of the Esade Alumni Operations Club has allowed her to gain access to a network of contacts with whom she can discuss opinions, share experiences and make good friends, all while staying up to date on the latest trends and getting to know other environments within the operations field in order to broaden her knowledge of the market.

J. Álvaro Villanueva

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

Carlos Cuatrecasas

Carlos has a Bachelor in Telecommunications Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) and an MBA from Esade Business School.

He has more than 20 years of experience in strategy and business consulting in the financial, insurance, wealth and asset management, and fintech sectors. In 2009, he joined KPMG’s Financial Sector Strategy Group, where he leads strategic-thinking projects, market and commercial due diligence, and complex transformations for senior management.

He previously worked at the boutique strategic consulting firm Roland Berger and at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Neli Caldentey Marí

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

Specialities: 

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

Languages: Spanish, Catalan and English

Certifications:

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

Josep Lluís Cano

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

He holds a PhD in Business Administration with a European mention from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) and a Bachelor and Master in Business Administration from Esade. He has long been involved in consulting on information systems projects, combining his teaching responsibilities with his professional pursuits. He specialises in projects involving management information systems and strategic plans for information systems. He has written and published several case studies in the field of information systems, including Aventis, RACC, Aguirre Newman, Government Intelligence in Catalan Public Universities, SAP (A): from Value to Volume, SAP (B): The DG Barcelona Hub, Raventos i Blanc, MIS América Grupo Santander, Bodegas Torres and Sociedad Española de Patologías Digestivas. His work has appeared in scientific journals such as Organization Science. He is also the author of the book Business intelligence: competir con información. He is a visiting lecturer at Católica Porto Business School, a member of the advisory group to BigData CoE and track chair for case studies in Spanish at the North American Case Research Association (NACRA). He has served as Director of E-learning at Esade and has taught at the school since 1989.

Sagar Gwalani

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

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

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

Esade Program: MSc Marketing management, 2016-17

Giuliana Robles

Como experta en marketing he ocupado posiciones directivas y regionales, atendiendo los mercados de EEUU, Sudamérica y Europa y en multinacionales en Perú como IBM, Avianca, Subaru y en España en Random House Mondadori, L’Oreal y Louis Vuitton y Sara Lee Europa. Hoy me dedico a la consultoría independiente en marketing y a la docencia en programas de post grados. 

Escribo en el portal de negocios Semana Económica con mi blog “MarTech Lover” porque me apasiona el impacto de la tecnología en el marketing de hoy y del futuro.  Soy muy curiosa y me encanta aprender, por eso estoy estudiando una Maestría en Coaching y Liderazgo en la Universidad de Barcelona – OBS.

Me divierte estar en la naturaleza y salir de excursiones al aire libre.  Disfruto mucho de un buen libro y de la jardinería.

Phillip Ozaki

Phillip Ozaki is currently the Development Director at a national civil rights NGO and graduated from the Esade MBA in 2018. He is the founder of Esade's LGBTQ+ Business Club. Phillip was working at startups in Barcelona and Berlin before moving back to San Francisco in 2019.

Japanese American Citizens League, Development Director

Alex Pérez

Attorney at law specialized in corporate law, startups, data protection, compliance and non-profit organizations. A constantly updated lawyer, with great capacity to adapt to new environments; always flexible, motivated and committed, making the company’s values and vision his own. 

Carmen Vallhonesta

Profesional con más de 18 años de experiencia en posiciones directivas en desarrollo de negocio a nivel internacional en empresas de diferentes tamaños y sectores. Como Coach Ejecutivo acompaño a líderes en su desarrollo personal y profesional en sus momentos de cambio/incertidumbre para alcanzar sus objetivos. Parar para avanzar.

Idiomas: Español, Catalán, Inglés, Francés. 

Certificaciones: 

• ACC por ICF 
• Coaching sistémico 

Santy Monteys

Socio fundador y director de Estrategia de la agencia de branding The Mood Project. En su día a día, participa directamente en la creación y activación de marcas, en un proceso de trabajo que va desde la visión hasta la acción. Durante su carrera profesional de más de 25 años, ha ejercido de analista, profesor y consultor en los ámbitos de los negocios, el marketing y la comunicación, lo cual le ha llevado a entender la importancia que tiene una correcta definición, gestión e implementación de la marca para generar interés, confianza y resultados. Es entusiasta, apasionado e impulsor nato, siempre dispuesto a reflexionar, descubrir nuevas perspectivas y colaborar en diferentes proyectos del sector social.

Claudia Cornella

Ha viscut i treballat en diferents països, parla 5 idiomes i ha liderat i negociat amb equips multiculturals. La distingeix la seva experiència internacional com a líder en el sector financer, a nivell públic i privat, especialment durant els seus darrers anys al Govern d’Andorra com a Secretaria d’Estat d’Assumptes Financers Internacionals, que li ha donat una visió i un enfocament complets sobre qualsevol situació.  Després de gairebé 25 anys en el món de les finances, al maig del 2019 va decidir donar un tomb a la seva vida per començar un nou projecte fent el que li apassiona: dedicar-se a les persones.

Especialitzada en Coaching Personal, Executiu i d’Equips, amb Coaching Sistèmic, PNL (Master Practitioner), Neurociència i Intel.ligència Emocional. MBA ESADE (Màster en Finances & International Management) i Programa a ESADE en Influential Leadership Up & Across. Programa Expertos de Raimón Samsó i Mentoria en comunicació amb Esther Nguema.

Iván Prieto

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

José Andrés De Lorenzo-Cáceres Apolinario

Cofundé y soy Co-CEO de la agencia de Marketing Digital Klawter. He asesorado a diferentes empresas e instituciones públicas en marketing digital y derecho de las nuevas tecnologías. Particularmente, estoy especializado en social ads, brand safety y smart data. He trabajado para diferentes marcas como la Unión Deportiva Las Palmas, Hospitales San Roque o instituciones como la Universidad de Salamanca, diferentes cabildos insulares o para el Gobierno de las Islas Canarias.

En el ámbito académico realizo estudios de doctorado en el área de derecho procesal de la Universidad de Salamanca. El objeto de la investigación es el estudio de los mecanismos de protección y control frente a la inteligencia artificial.

Juan José Suárez

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

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

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Xisco Mateu

Director en Agència de Estratègia Turística de les Illes Balears (AETIB)

Javier Borja

Interim Management & Independent Advisor - Council Member

Marta Grañó

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.

Ignasi Ferrer

Founder & Executive Partner en Seastainable Ventures

Álvaro Cárcel

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

Pilar Feliz Barrio

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

Magdalena Kucharska

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 Oliver

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"..

Abdullah Althukair

Mariana de la Rosa

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.

Alberto Dell’Anna

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.

Laura Tapias

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

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

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

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

Frederic Albinyana

• Highly qualified and results-oriented senior B2B business development and marketing manager passionate about increasing revenue by driving innovation to market.
• My professional experience encompasses responsibilities in technical, marketing and commercial roles which puts me in a unique position to bridge the gap between business and engineering teams.
• I have found particular satisfaction in creating value, business edge and delivering on demanding goals. Reliable, energetic, thoughtful consultant and leader of cross functional teams, I put particular emphasis on the development of trustful relationships. Perseverant and determined, I am demanding of myself and others. Analytical and methodical, people find me pragmatic.
• Motivated by learning, I have worked in the FMCG, Automotive, Real Estate, Building Materials and Chemicals and Information Technology industries and have done consulting on brand protection solutions and track and trace systems in the Pharmaceuticals, Consumer Electronics, FMCG, Luxury, Cosmetics, Agrifood, Collectibles, Standards and Explosives industries.

Gerard Alcántar

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

Javier Sánchez

Director for Brazil, and Academic Collaborator of the Strategy and General Management Department, at ESADE Business School. Expert in the areas of Leadership and Strategy with a behavioral perspective. More than two decades of successful experience managing, teaching, and consulting, companies, governments, and top leaders, globally.

Marcos Verburgh Rivera

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

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

Alessandro Marcello

Originally from Cagliari, I now live in Milan after experiences in Spain, the UK and China. I am proud father of a 2 year old boy and soon to be (December) of a girl.

I have started my career in marketing at Sony in Barcelona and then moved to the UK where I pursued product marketing roles for an additional 2 years. In 2015 I decided to switch careers to e-commerce and moved to Amazon before joining Alibaba Group in Hangzhou the next year.

Since 2018 I am back to Milan where I was part of the founding team of Alibaba locally. I currently lead the European Customer Success team to support European SMEs exporting through Alibaba.com platform.

I hold a Master of Science (MSc) in Marketing Management from ESADE Business School in Barcelona and a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Management from Bocconi University in Milan.

María José Prieto Falcón

Licenciada en Ciencias de la Información por la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, en la rama de la Imagen y Sonido, con más de 30 años de experiencia laboral en producción y gestión audiovisual tanto en la empresa pública y privada.

Trayectoria laboral en diferentes medios de comunicación como MEDIASET, RTVE, Grupo Secuoya, Real Madrid TV y vinculada a la información deportiva desde los inicios de su carrera profesional. Posee un Master en Dirección y Administración de Empresas en la Escuela de Negocios EAE y realizó el Programa Promociona de Esade, proyecto ejecutivo destinado a mujeres en puestos en alta dirección.

Durante su experiencia laboral se ha especializado en la organización de personal y en la búsqueda de soluciones tecnológicas en medios de comunicación. Además, tiene experiencia en la planificación y elaboración presupuestaria y en procesos negociadores de asuntos vinculados con las relaciones laborales.

Paris Makriyannis

Senior Consultant

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

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

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

David Rico Pousada

Abogado. Licenciado en Derecho por la Universidade da Coruña en 2009, ha cursado parte del plan de estudios en la Università Alma Mater Studiorum di Bologna (ITALIA). Con posterioridad completó su formación cursando el Máster en Derecho Internacional de los Negocios por ESADE en 2010, universidad donde adquirió una formación práctica y especializada en materia mercantil e internacional.

Con despacho profesional en A Coruña, miembro del Club Territorial ESADE Alumni Galicia y miembro del Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de A Coruña, David ha venido desarrollando su actividad en la especialización del Derecho Mercantil, adquiriendo una gran experiencia en el asesoramiento de las PYMES, (creación de pactos para-sociales, contratación de transferencia de tecnología, joint venture, intervención en procedimientos de concurso de acreedores, propiedad intelectual, etc.).

“La especialización y la actualización de conocimientos son fundamentales en todo ejerciente, máxime en una materia como el Derecho Mercantil, donde las relaciones comerciales cambian cada vez más a pasos agigantados, y donde un conocimiento transfronterizo de estas relaciones se antoja más necesario”.

Enrique Morey

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.

Rishi Shroff

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

Instagram: rishi.shroff

Karine Selma Laronze

Bachelor&MBA at ESADE, I also completed my CEMS Master's in International Management at ESADE and Stockholm School of Economics in 2007.

After graduating, I worked more than 6 years in Business Consulting in Spain, South Africa and Colombia. I moved to Austria in 2014, where I have started a family. I am currently working as Project Manager at AEI, Agency for European Integration and Economic Development, in Vienna.

I am a Spanish, French and Catalan native speaker, and also speak English and German fluently.
I am involved in the Austria Chapter since its launch.  

Laura Gil

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.

Marc Castañé

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.

Joan Miquel Malagelada

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/

Irakli Rogava

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

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.

Antonio Alés

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!
 

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Javier Mencía Gutiérrez

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 Oranias

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 Novoa

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.

Manuel Gancedo

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

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

Marc Camarasa

Experienced Chief Financial Officer with a demonstrated track record in the digital, tech, e-commerce, FMCG and automotive industry. Skilled in Financial Strategic Planning, Fundraising and fast growing Start-ups. Strong finance professional graduated from Esade Business School. Companies: Pans&Company, Gallina Blanca, Agrolimen, Groupalia, Silence Urban Ecomobility...

Said Sawaf

Following an undergraduate degree in the United States, Said joined his family business group with a view of evolving it into the next generation. Having experienced the golden years of Dubai’s evolution between 2002 and 2007, he elected to join ESADE’s accelerated year-long MBA program. Since graduating, Said subsequently established two additional subsidiaries within his family’s Middle East, European and Latin American architectural lighting conglomerate.  Said is an entrepreneur who operates at the nexus of negotiating strategic partnerships, accessing new markets and propelling value creation by leveraging opportunities within the realms of lighting, architecture, construction and IoT.

Andrea Oriol

“I’m the daughter of a diplomat, born in Brussels where I spent the first two years of my life, before moving every few years. I’ve lived in Spain, Vietnam, Australia and Bulgaria, I studied in Spain at Esade, then did my Master CEMS in Canada, an internship in Nicaragua and worked for five years in a consultancy company that allowed me to live between Africa and Latin America. I’ve been in Brussels since 2017. I’m the local representative of La Liga, the Spanish professional football league. I support its work in the institutional field: collaboration with Spanish authorities and European institutions in matters such as integrity and security, the fight against piracy, the regulatory framework that e-sports are taking, the impact of Brexit on player transfers, CSR projects, and even the fight against gender inequality in the sports industry. I love sports, so try to go to the gym every day and, should the weather allow, workout outdoors. I really enjoy the cultural scene of Brussels, so will head to any new art exhibition or launch. Brussels is ideal for networking and it’s perfect for weekend getaways. To me it’s a very cosy and easy city and it’s at the heart of everything that involves and impacts Europe; I think it’s
fascinating!”

Juan José Suárez

Su carrera profesional ha estado ligada a la consultoría estratégica y actualmente es brand manager en DIAMANTO 1881. 
Como integrante del club de marketing de Madrid, busca los mejores profesionales y temáticas para compartir conocimiento en Alumni y generar networking y oportunidades entre los asociados.

Manel Peiró

Manel’s main professional activity is in the academic world, but he has also held executive positions at public and private health institutions. He is an advisor to public and private health institutions as well as institutions in the public services area. He has worked as a consultant for the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in Washington and has collaborated with various consulting firms specialised in the healthcare industry. He is the author of several publications and has spoken at various national and international conferences and meetings. He is a member of the scientific committee of the Top 20 Hospitals conference. He has been a member of the scientific subcommittee of the European Association of Hospital Managers for six years. He is also the vice chair of the economic committee of the Red Cross in Catalonia. He currently directs the Integrated Health Services Management programme in Barcelona and Madrid and coordinates Esade’s activities in the health sector. He has taught in Esade’s Department of Human Resources Management since 1989.

Xavier Llobera

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

Andreia Camichel

Andreia has a portfolio career, built around the topics of Strategy, Leadership and Marketing. She founded her own company SEABRAND International in 2015 and since has consulted and coached numerous clients from various areas. She also embarked on an entrepreneurial journey by founding the sustainable fashion label Sexy Little Bag – “while it did bring a real financial reward it provided me with a priceless bag of experience and learning” she says about it.
Today she is advisory board member, active investor in start-ups, lecturer at 2 business schools, regularly invited to speak at events around her work in leadership and strategy as well as her core work as workshop facilitator, consultant and coach.
Born in Portugal, she grew up in Switzerland and while having both nationalities she feels more like a global citizen, having lived and worked in 4 countries and visited more than 67. She lives in Winterthur with her daughter, cats and husband.

Iñigo Nagore

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

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

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

César Fernández Llano

I work with professionals in challenging environments (large multinationals and IBEX 35 companies) who need to develop new resources or skills. My approach is very practical and results-oriented. 

Languages: Spanish and Catalan

Certification: International Coaching Federation. I have served as president of ICF Spain and have more than 15 years of experience. 

Luis Fernando Rodríguez

Luis Fernando is currently the CEO of Watch&Act. He has more than 20 years of experience in organisational transformation and change. He has held executive posts at PwC, KPMG and Disney, always leading human-resources and organisational efficiency areas. He is trained as a civil engineer and as a sociologist. He holds a PDG from Esade, a PDG from IESE and a TMP from INSEAD. He teaches at Francisco Marroquín University and at Acton MBA.

Felipe Afanador Cortés

I have +10 years of work experience in commercial and digital transformation projects in companies such as Cencosud, Oracle and Uber across Latam. I am passionate about helping companies to develop new omnichannel capabilities to increase revenue and challenge status quo. As a cross functional digital commercial manager, I believe companies should develop projects and initiatives with the 4 Ps approach: people (always first), planet, purpose and last not least profit. I have had the opportunity to live and work in Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Spain, France, Canada and USA. 

Claudia Castellanos

Claudia Castellanos, a Colombian that came as a volunteer to Eswatini and fell in love with Africa and made it her home, is the co-Founder and Managing Director of Black Mamba Foods, a growing brand with a strong social and environmental ethos based in Eswatini that manufactures and distributes Specialty food products in Southern Africa and overseas.

Claudia has over 12 years of experience working as a marketing consultant for several businesses and NGOs in Eswatini and overseas, and as a lecturer for international Universities such as the European School of Economics (www.eselondon.ac.uk) in Italy, and Mananga Business College in Eswatini. Previously Claudia worked as Regional Manager for SAIWA SpA (www.saiwa.it) a former company of the Danone Group, in charge of trade marketing and sales activities with the main retailers of Central Italy. Claudia has also been involved as a trainer and mentor for Technoserve in Eswatini, and also for several business accelerator programmes (such as VVGROW from Vital Voices) locally and internationally.

Claudia holds a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) with specialisation in Marketing from ESADE Business School and a major in Finance and International Relations from Universidad Externado de Colombia (Bogota, Colombia). Since 2016 Claudia is a fellow of Vital Voices, an American NGO that works with women entrepreneurs from around the world supporting their growth. Since 2019 she is also an active member of ECCo (Eswatini Climate Coalition), a grassroots organization promoting awareness, action and civic engagement around
climate change and pollution in Eswatini. In 2020 Claudia was awarded the WIA (Women in Africa) Award as the Eswatini Laureate for her work with Black Mamba, promoting and developing regenerative agriculture and inclusive value chains.

Claudia is passionate about Africa and finding ways to develop the continent through sustainable projects that take into consideration the uplifment of women, the inclusion of grassroots communities and the protection of the environment.

Cristina Bergua Llena

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

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

Raúl Izquierdo Cabezudo

I am a co-active coach, in that I try to help the person, management team or company to find their best strategy and capacity to solve whatever professional-development and business challenges may arise. From an existential point of view, it is about guiding the person or company in their pursuit of a goal to achieve transformation.

Languages: Spanish, English, Italian and Portuguese

Certification: EC Coach (EISMEA)

Claudia Muñoz Fresquet

Claudia has been a Finance Club board member since 2021 and chair of the Young Commission since September 2020. She has spent most of her career in finance and consulting.

In addition to her degree from Esade, she has a Master in Corporate Finance and several qualifications in social and environmental innovation. She participates in various pro bono projects for national and international organisations.

Claudia has extensive international experience, having spent one year in Colombia and two years in Chile. She currently works at BNP Paribas CIB, where she specialises in guarantees and facilities for EMEA. She is based in Madrid.

Claudia Muñoz Fresquet

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

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

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

Francisco Javier Loperena

Javier es un apasionado por las últimas tecnologías, la creación de impacto mediante estrategias corporativas que creen valor a largo plazo para la sociedad así como la evolución de los mercados financieros y de una economía cada vez más interconectada. Actual alumno del último año del grado en Administración y Dirección de Empresas en ESADE,está realizando su program exchange en la Washington University en San Luis. Ha estado colaborando en proyectos de consultoría con instituciones y empresas como la ONG Clinton Health Access Initiative, el Clúster de Servicios Financieros de Ecuador o el grupo de restauración americano Niche Food Group. 

Ramon Garcia Gay

Ramon has been extensively involved in values education, strategy, digital platforms and socially responsible investment.

He is a board member or trustee for several non-governmental organisations, including the Esplai Foundation, the Adsis Foundation and Acció Solidària Contra l’Atur. He founded Spain’s first socially responsible investment fund, which is currently managed by CaixaBank.

He has served as general administrator of Esade and director of the Bachelor of Business Administration and Master of Science in Management programmes.

Before spending the last 20 years at Esade, his long career included stints as Project Director at Oxfam Intermon and Director of Internal Management at Esteve Química.

He directs the Programme for Discerning Leadership, which is organised by the Curia of the Society of Jesus and designed for senior executives of the Vatican and Catholic religious institutions.

Manuel Ferrer

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

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

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

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

Jaume Polo-Torné

CEO de Twilomedia, una agencia de comunicación y publicidad especializada en el sector hostelero, que ayuda a sus clientes con las técnicas más innovadoras. Con más de 10 años de experiencia en el mundo del marketing y el marketing digital, ha ayudado a empresas a crecer en el mundo digital multiplicando X2 sus ventas en menos de 3 años. Ahora tiene su propio videoblog en YouTube, donde habla de marketing, publicidad, ventas, negocios y el mundo digital.

Maria Cudeiro

Maria earned a Bachelor in Pharmacy at the University of Santiago de Compostela and began her career in the pharmaceutical industry 18 years ago, mainly in marketing and sales positions. She continued her studies at Esade, where she earned an MBA. She entered senior management at the age of 30 and continued her training at IESE, where she completed the General Management Programme. At age 35, she decided to embark on her greatest professional adventure yet: leading the implementation in Spain and Portugal of a leading Austrian multinational third-party manufacturer that decided to change its strategic direction and create its own brand. During this process, Maria had the good fortune to study at Esade once again, this time in the Promociona programme, where she gained a real understanding of the need for women to be united, to help each other, and most importantly, to not put up professional barriers to other women. Serving on the WE Club board is therefore, in some sense, a return to the origins of Maria’s career. She is thrilled to give something back to the Esade community, which helped her become the person she is.

Julio Balaguer

Julio es licenciado en Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales por la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, PDD por el Instituto de Empresa y ha realizado el Programa de Consejeros de ESADE

Cuenta con una experiencia de más de 34 años en el sector de Auditoría y Consultoría, desarrollando toda su carrera en PwC. En junio de 2021 se prejubiló, y actualmente su lema es "Disfrutar y Contribuir", tratando de devolver a la Sociedad una parte de lo que ha recibido en el pasado.

María Fanjul

TBD

Argentina Prieto

Dirección Financiera en IMNASA (Importaciones Náuticas S.A.)

Lutz Ellermann

​​​​​​UNTERNEHMEN. GANZHEITLICH. ENTWICKELN. Für mehr Flow, Lebensfreude und nachhaltigen Erfolg. - ecofeel.eu

Adriana Del Solar

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)

Carlos Oliveras

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.

Alberto Baños

Deputy director at Ebroacero

Chetan Anand

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

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

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

Filippo Zani

I live in Milan, my hometown, with my wife and my 1-year-old son.

My passion for sales and finance led me to work in the financial services industry for over 15 years, where i could collaborate with institutions such as Santander Consumer Bank Italy, Hoist Finance and Banca Mediolanum among others.

In 2022 i co-founded a digital services company, IrBox, based in Milan that offers multilingual Web & Graphic Design services for companies working with foreign markets.

I hold an Executive Master in Marketing and Sales EMMS, a double degree joint program from Esade Business School and SDA Bocconi. I studied both at Politecnico di Milano and at Marconi University in Rome, where i graduated in industrial engineering, bachelor’s degree, in 2008.

I enjoy sports, particularly sailing, skiing and hiking.

Daniel Coloma Agné

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.

Sofia Vega de Seoane

Managing Director Medinvest Asset Management.

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

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

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

Alba Rubio Rodriguez

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.

Lorena Ortiz

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

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.

Joat Henrich

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

Adela Jimenez

Adela Jimenez Roldan holds a bachelor’s in Business Administration from the Universidad Pablo de Olvide (Seville). Her postgraduate training includes the Executive Program in Public Sector Governance, Esade (2020-2021), the International Business Executive Program, Georgetown University (Washington, DC, 2019), and the International Business Program, Boston University (Massachusetts, USA 2006-2007).

She is a professional with more than 14 years of experience. During her career, she has worked in different business consulting sectors and in different international markets. She has done company internationalization projects, fundraising, trading and broker project coordination and jobs for management, consulting, advice and launching them.

Her experience in the public sector coupled with her strong knowledge of the paperwork involved in European funds has led her to currently work as a Public Funds consultant at Écija Advisory, where she is the national coordinator of all the assistance for companies.

Jiang Li

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

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

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

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

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

Floris Ruys

Floris Ruys is currently a Senior Marketing Partnerships Executive at TEAM Marketing AG, working on delivering the sponsorship rights of the UEFA Champions League for FedEx, Heineken and PepsiCo. An avid football fan fascinated by all things 'sports business' he is targeting a long and successful career in the sports business world.

After joining Samsung Electronics UK in 2015 on the Graduate Scheme, he worked within the Product Management and Channel Marketing teams, leaving the company in July 2021 to pursue an MBA at Esade Business School.

During the MBA Floris joined the student board to take on the role of VP of Events and Student & Alumni Relations, to help bring the cohort together through a series of initiatives and events. In his spare time Floris enjoys travelling the world, learning languages (Italian & Spanish) and playing padel, tennis and ping pong.

Very happy to contribute to and learn from the fantastic Esade network; reach out if you would to connect!

Josep Viladot

Hard-core into sport and physical activity with a passion for numbers. Driving force behind high-performance work teams.

Education:

MBA ‘93

Bachelor’s in Physical Education and Sport

Advanced Studies Diploma - DEA

Diploma from the Spanish Ski School

Professional Experience:

More than 25 years of experience managing sports organizations: for-profit, non-profit, multinationals, and foundations.

Currently:

General Manager of Clubes Eurofitness

Board member of Trib3 Spain

President of the Catalan Association of Managers of Public Sports Facilities

Founding patron of España Activa

Alejandro Lara

Alejandro is a seasoned professional with 15 years of global project and program management experience across diverse sectors. He excels in strategic planning, business management, and contracts administration, demonstrating a unique blend of skills in people management and innovative technology solutions. Alejandro has successfully launched global initiatives, collaborated with major multilateral organizations, and built partnerships on five continents. His academic background includes a joint MBA and International Business master's degree and a Doctorate in Global Education. As a dedicated people manager, he prioritizes transparency and cohesive teamwork. Alejandro's career spans roles such as Program Management Specialist at The World Bank Group and Research and Development Lead at Brain and You.org. Currently a Contractor at the American Clean Power Association, he brings a wealth of experience to complex global projects, emphasizing efficiency and sustainability.

Kim Faura

I am a senior business leader with a passion for growing and developing high performing teams. Marketing, Product, Experience, Commerce and Digital expert. Listed in MarketingWeek Top 50 CX professionals. Regular speaker at business schools and industry events.

Proud to be one of the founders of giffgaff, a unique business that runs in collaboration with its members. Which? Recommended provider from 2013 to 2019 and 2016 to 2019 uSwitch Award for Network of the year.

Originally from Barcelona, studied at Esade business school. I was a Brand Manager at PepsiCo before joining giffgaff.

Javier Torres

Soy Business Angel y me considero un impulsador de proyectos e ideas. Me dedico a conectar personas y proyectos que creo que pueden estar relacionados entre sí y ayudo al establecimiento aquí en Colombia de empresas extranjeras. Soy mentor en la aceleradora Rockstart

Juan Manuel Peña

Juan Manuel’s long career has been dedicated to the healthcare and hospital sectors, including posts in hospital management, national and international hospital consultancy, comprehensive project management for new health centres in Europe, Africa, Asia and America, and the management of service suppliers for the design, construction, fitting-out, maintenance and running of hospitals

Thomas Widdershoven

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

Instagram: thomwiddershoven

Facebook: thom.widdershoven

Maansa Garmella

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

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

André Sousa Cruz

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

Pedro Martinho

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 Ramírez

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 Mayola

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.

Alessio Cusin

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

José Quevedo

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.

Joan Riera

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. 
 

Jerome Trochet

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

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

Anna Ventosa

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

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

Alexander Chekanov

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.

Marcos Sauquet

Graduado en ADE y en Derecho. Desarrolló su pasión por las finanzas y por el derecho durante el intercambio en la Universidad de Columbia. 

Como graduado del Departamento de Mercado de Capitales, Marcos participa en el asesoramiento jurídico de operaciones bursátiles y fusiones y adquisiciones de las principales empresas españolas. Anteriormente, realizó prácticas en el Departamento de Relaciones con los Inversores de un banco londinense.

Javier Navarro

Socio director de Vinca Capital Corporate Finance.

Panaita García

Panaita began her career in the consumer-goods industry in the Cosmetics Division of Henkel. She has subsequently held executive positions in marketing, sales, organisation and management in consumer-goods and online companies, at both the national and international levels, in Spain, Germany and France. Specialising in online and offline marketing and sales, she currently holds the position of Marketing Director for Iberia at the De’Longhi Group. She is a member of the Esade Alumni Marketing Club.

Eduardo Vidal

Eduardo has enjoyed an long career at MC Mutual, first as Director of Human Resources, later as Deputy General Manager leading the internal area, and since 2014 as General Manager. His extensive experience gives him a global vision of the industry and enables him to fulfil the company’s mission: responsibly taking care of people’s occupational health.

Eduardo’s main management skills include his transparency, his closeness to the more than 1,900 people who work every day for the progress of the organisation, and his leadership skills, which have helped MC Mutual to manage a turnover of nearly €1 billion.

MC Mutual’s good results are reflected in the improvement of the social protection system and have helped the organisation become a benchmark partner for its members, with the aim of caring for people’s health and well-being while also reducing their occupational risks; jointly developing innovative value proposals; and maintaining a long-term relationship based on trust.

Josep M. Costa

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

Mercè Saura

Mercè is passionate about cultural manifestations of all sorts – theatre, music, painting, architecture, popular traditions, etc. – especially those which explain and contextualise history.

She is an ardent advocate of diversified lifelong learning, regardless of age, as a means of understanding other aspects of our own culture and others. As a result, she has been seeking further education for as long as she can remember, acquiring various qualifications related to the field of international trade, becoming a qualified customs agent, receiving training in protocol, and earning a Diploma in Education Sciences, a Bachelor in Educational Psychology and a Master in Marketing Management.

Raimon Mirosa

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

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

Pilar Feliz Barrio

Over the course of our lives, we all encounter critical moments – periods of uncertainty and change that force us to modify our way of doing things. As an executive and personal coach, I guide people in their comprehensive development, with the aim of identifying and understanding the exponential resources they already possess within themselves so that they can use their strengths and capacities to feel, think and act in ways that enable them to achieve their goals.

Languages: Spanish and French 

Specialities: I am an ontological coach trained at Escuela Europea de Coaching (EEC) in 2014. I offer the following processes: 

• Executive coaching, with extensive experience in leadership development for women and career-transition processes
• Personal coaching 

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

Justyna Charytoniuk

Justyna Charytoniuk graduated from ESADE as part of the MBA class of 2015. During her time there, she was of the board of the consulting club and did an exchange at HEC Paris. Post MBA, Justyna followed her passion to join a strategy consulting  organization, which then led to her current career in program management in the technology industry. Justyna is looking forward to growing the ESADE network in Houston and continuing to build friendships and professional contacts in the ESADE community globally. Email: justynacharytoniuk@sbcglobal.net

Carles Altès

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

Specialities:

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

Languages: English, Spanish, Italian and Catalan

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

Laia Antonijoan

Over 15 years of international experience in the world of strategy, investment and branding in a variety of sectors. Currently living in Vancouver and enjoying the west coast beauty.

Xavier Roca

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

Ketevan Sidamonidze

Ms. Ketevan (Keti) Sidamonidze manages the $3 million Partnership Development Fund at DAI Global for the 5-year $23 million USAID Georgia Economic Security program. Keti was the Country Coordinator/ SME Finance Expert at EBRD Georgia’s Trade Ready project implemented by DAI Europe. She also served as a Mentor for the first edition of U.S. Embassy’s Business Mentorship Program. Ms. Sidamonidze is the Founding Director of Versatile KS Consulting. She was a Partner in two additional boutique-consulting firms. Prior to those engagements, Keti was the Chief Advisor to the Director of the Georgian National Investment Agency as well as the Private Investment and Financing Consultant for USAID EC-LEDS Clean Energy Program.

Keti holds a Full-Time MBA degree from ESADE Business School (class of 2014). During her studies, she served as the ESADE MBA Student Association Welcoming Committee Director. As a Consultant of the Momentum Project, a social entrepreneurship initiative of ESADE, BBVA and PwC in Spain, she aided Grupo Sacendi in devising a replicable sustainable growth strategy that resulted in obtaining a €0.5 million Impact Loan from BBVA Bank. Up until the ESADE MBA, Keti was the Focal Point of the United Nations Global Compact Georgia Network. She served as a Project Team Leader/Manager for the American Chamber of Commerce in Georgia for over 7 years, leading dozens of projects funded by USAID, as well as two US-Georgia Business Summits and USDA Trade and Investment Mission to Georgia. Ms. Sidamonidze was the founding Board Member of the Georgian SME Association and a member of the Advisory Board of www.PRExchange.ge.

Lupe Sánchez Jiménez

Professional development coaching: I work with people who want to kick-start, develop or reinvent their career. Throughout the coaching process, I guide the coachee in their professional development in order to enhance their ability to learn about who they are, what attributes they possess, what their emotions are and what they want to do to achieve their professional goals.

I have 11 years of experience as a coach at multinational companies, family businesses, startups, non-profits and the United Nations.

Languages: Spanish, English and Catalan

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

Moisés Barceló

Actualmente cursando el grado en Administración y Dirección de Empresas en ESADE, Moisès es Co-Presidente de la asociación estudiantil EsTalent (ESADE Students for Talent), desde la que impulsa el talento mediante la organización de eventos y partnerships que tienen como finalidad el fundraising para el Programa de Becas de la Fundación ESADE. Además, ha colaborado como consultor externo en proyectos para SINGA Barcelona, Laboratorios ORDESA o Fundació Migra Studium. Su área de interés profesional es el Marketing de gran consumo y cursará su international exchange en la Università Bocconi, en Milán. 

Joan Basseda

Licenciado en el Doble Grado de Esade en ADE y Derecho (promoción 2018). 
 
En la actualidad, Joan Basseda es consultor estratégico en KPMG (dispone de más de 3 años de experiencia en la empresa). 
 
Miembro de la junta directiva del Club Turismo y Ocio, así como miembro de la Comisión Young.

Paula Teixidor Bustins

I am a Finance professional with more than 15 years of international experience within controlling, performance management, business partnering, sales force efficiency, accounting and audit.

After completing the Lic&MBA at ESADE, I started my career back home, in Barcelona, working for PricewaterhouseCoopers as Auditor and Financial Transactions Analyst. Looking for an international experience, I moved to London to join Medtronic's Internal Audit team, working in more than 14 different countries while obtaining the ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) certification.

Looking to broaden my horizons, I completed the full time MBA at the London Business School, specializing in Finance and being a board member of its Healthcare club. Upon graduation, I joined the Finance Development Program at Novartis in their headquarters in Basel, Switzerland, where I worked in five different Finance departments, from accounting, to treasury and including controlling and performance management.

I have lived and worked for the past six years in Oslo, working first as Finance and Sales Force Efficiency Manager at Novartis and currently for JDE (Friele coffee), leading its Finance team.

I speak Catalan, Spanish, English and Norwegian and enjoy learning new languages.

I am married, have three kids and I love modern dance, jazz and tap dancing.

Rafael Sueiro

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

Paula Gual

Desde 2017 co-fundadora de Kalcetin.es, marca de calcetines que diseña, y fabrica 100% en España. Calcetines de compresión y calcetines de algodón estampados y de colores exclusivos.

Maria Lecinena

Soy María Leciñena y a nivel profesional, creo que me caracterizo por el aprendizaje continuo. Mi primera formación es ESADE, data de 2011 y ha continuado desde entonces.

Hace ya varios años que formo parte de la Junta de ESADE ALUMNI ARAGÓN, y estoy encantada de ello.

Soy economista de formación y tengo amplia experiencia sectorial, desde el sector formación, metal, sanitario, y ya desde hace varios años, trabajo en GRUPO ARTAL, grupo empresarial aragonés, dedicado a Concesionarios de Automoción y Sector Promoción Inmobiliaria.

A lo largo de los años, además de dedicarme a la dirección financiera y de administración, me he especializado en procesos de organización empresarial, y me he formado en la gestión, administración y sucesión de la empresa familiar, lo que es muy enriquecedor profesional y personalmente.

Como miembro de la Junta de ESADE ALUMNI, intento poner mi granito de arena en potenciar su conocimiento en particular, en Aragón, comunidad a la que pertenecemos.

Lutz Ellermann

Nicole Sopko

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

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

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

Jaume Borràs

 Director de Negocio en Culmia

Vicent Diego

CEO en Novacasa Valencia

Albert Enguix

Senior Investment Advisor at Crèdit Andorrà

Jesus Castell

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.

Inmaculada Infante

Profesional con más de 20 años participando en la definición y seguimiento de la Estrategia de Crecimiento de Grupos de Empresas Multinacionales del sector industrial, servicios e inmobiliario principalmente.

Trayectoria desarrollada principalmente en, Arthur Andersen (Auditoría), Grupo Lar (Real Estate), Grupo Alibérico (Transformación de Aluminio), Grupo Cuñado (Tubería-Válvula-Bridas-Accesorios de Acero/Industrias Bienes de Equipo y Energía) desde las áreas de Finanzas Corporativas, Organización, TI& Comunicaciones, M&A, Expansión Internacional y Desarrollo de Negocio.

Como perfil ejecutivo se caracteriza por ser “El Motor que hace que las cosas se muevan”.

Consejera Dominical en compañías manufactureras del sector del metal (Periodo 2004 – 2011) destacando su visión de negocio, capacidad de análisis fiable y preciso, habilidades de comunicación y negociación.

Es licenciada en Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales por la Universidad de Valladolid (1990-1994) y Loughborough University Reino Unido (1995) con formación de postgrado EMBA IESE Business School (2002-2004).

Ha participado en el Executive PDI Icex 2ª Edición (2017-2018) y más recientemente en el Programa de Consejeros de ESADE (Feb 2022).

Lluis Planchat

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.

Joan Ramon Mas Navarro

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

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

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

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

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

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

Joaquin Roca

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

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

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

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

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

Samuel Pimentel

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

Patricia Rebelo

Lifelong learner, passionate about leadership and a true believer that more diversity in senior executive positions will be key to achieving sustained business growth and high-performance teams in a VUCA world.
I graduated with an MBA in July 2017 and, since then, have been actively engaged with ESADE Alumni. In 2022, I co-founded the initiative SHEpharma - Inspiring, connecting & empowering future leaders in pharma, launched in close collaboration with Women Empowerment and Health & Pharma Esade Alumni Clubs.

Currently, in a post-MBA rotational program in Novartis Spain, a +2-year tailored program for future leaders to rotate across different functions of the organization. Prior to this experience, I had several strategic roles both in marketing and sales in the healthcare sector, with local and regional scope.
Outside of professional life, I love travelling and learning about new places and cultures. Two of my other favourite hobbies are reading and spending time with my family and friends.

Jordí Vila

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

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

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

Enric R. Bartlett

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.

Luigi Marín

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

Peggy Vilarrubís

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.

Ada Luz Esquivel Cruz

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

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.

Alison Diehl

Leading and doing business through ownership and collaboration; having the courage to take action and achieve goals through the power of togetherness. Thanks to my international and multicultural profile, I have learned to lead in unknown environments. Through 5 different countries as both an intrapreneur and entrepreneur, I learned to share and connect with people to deliver results and lead projects from ideas to end results. As a nimble leader with almost 15 years of global experience, I am eager to keep trying, testing, and learning in a new and fast-paced environment with a strategic vision and a growth mindset to make both our people and our business prosper.

Pedro Kaplan

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

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

Committed to delivering outstanding results and consistently improving business performance.

Key activities:

Business management and business strategic development at Technology Companies.

B2B sales.

Management consulting and corporate restructuring.

Go-to-market strategies.

Channel sales.

Company start-up and turnaround management.

Operations management, including cost reduction and business efficiency.

Budget planning and P&L management.

Business intelligence and revenue management.

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

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

Fluent in Portuguese, English and Spanish.

Patricia Díaz-Tendero

With a PhD cum laude in Psychology, she specializes in team performance and leadership and has more than 13 years of experience in maximum performance, leadership, and talent development. She advises on the development of leadership, helping leaders and teams in different sectors and industries. Poets&Quants For Executives has included her on its list of the 101 best and brightest executive MBAs in the world in 2022. She has participated as a high-performance psychologist in two of the most important sporting events in the world: the Olympics and the Real Madrid Club de Fútbol, and has achieved outstanding results, like several World Cups and an Olympic medal.

Pedro Amador

As a technology enthusiast and expert in optimizing business solutions with a solid foundation in Business Intelligence (BI) and Artificial Intelligence (AI), I've dedicated my career to assisting leading companies around the globe in reaching their goals. With over 25 years of experience in international corporations, including Microsoft, Baan-Infor-SSA Global, and Software AG, I've led projects in various countries. This has equipped me with invaluable adaptability and problem-solving skills that are crucial in any business setting.

Originally from Spain, I've lived and worked in the Netherlands, Uruguay, United Arab Emirates, Spain, and Portugal, and I've journeyed to 42 countries. I currently reside in Dublin, Ireland. This global exposure has granted me a unique insight into diverse cultures and lifestyles, honing my adaptability and problem-solving skills. As an avid traveler, having circumnavigated the globe over 13 times, I've gained an unparalleled perspective on different cultures.

I have worked with over 100 international companies such as Indra, Airbus, Accenture, PwC, Real Madrid, Everis, Oracle, Nivea, Esade, Microsoft, Matsa, Celgene, Otis, Sa Nostra, Kaiku, ITP, Living Forever, Gas Natural, and Las Rozas Village, among others.

My approach is rooted in the Autocoaching methodology, and I'm renowned as the "happiness expert", nominated for the world's most prestigious well-being award, the United Nations Executive Education Initiative, for my innovative solution, Happiness Play. Additionally, as an international speaker in 11 countries and having virtual speaking experience in 13 countries, I've addressed audiences of up to 5,000 individuals.

My educational background includes an Executive MBA from Esade and certifications in coaching, NLP, and Spiral Dynamics. This empowers me to apply critical thinking to my research and to foster collaborative processes for sustainable environments. I'm the creator of a new happiness technology, HappinessPlay, with an AI focus, enabling individuals to take control of their lives and find greater joy. I'm also the author of several books, including "Autocoaching: How to Get the Best Out of Yourself" published in 7 languages, "Autocoaching to Awaken" (Ed. LID), "AchievingHappiness.com", and “Zero Stress: 20 Days in the Life of a Happiness Expert”.

Roger Forns

Telecommunications engineer (UPC) + MBA (ESADE / UCLA) with more than 10 years of experience in business consulting and more than 2 in the world of sports (including FC Barcelona).
He is currently a Senior Account Executive of Sports & Entertainment at Microsoft, where he manages the relationship with LaLiga, with which we have a partnership agreement.

Saurabh Mishra

Saurabh is the founder and managing partner at Farmantra S.L. . His areas of expertise include corporate finance, biotech product valuation and macroeconomic analysis. 

He along with partners ,works as Interim CFO for young biotech/med-tech companies and assists the CEO on both financial and non-financial metrics.In addition, he is also an Independent expert on fast track investments for Horizon 2020 projects at European Commission.

He is an MBA from ESADE business school and currently enrolled in CFA program.

He is originally from India, has worked in United States before shifting his base to Barcelona, Spain.

When he is not busy working, he spends time with his wife and daughter. He is a voracious reader, has strong interest in gourmet cooking and hiking on mountains.

His life motto : Be humble, its free

Azucena Roldán

Azucena (EMOI 2017) joined the board of the Zürich Chapter in August 2017. Since then, she has led multiple events focused on the continuous development of the Alumni as well as on ESADE's positioning in the local labor market, organizing both Speed Meeting sessions and Career Fairs amongside chapters of other business schools. She was recognized as Board Member of the Month in June 2018 for her great involvement and commitment.

Maria Luisa Vila

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

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

Sandro Ferraro

Corporate Finance and Supply Chain Management

ESADE MBA, EU Supply Chain Manager at Amazon Luxembourg. Broad 13-year career path with two years at Amazon MBA Pathways Program in EU Customer Service operations, and nine years as CFO & Supply Chain Manager in the steel industry. Completed the FT International MBA in Class 2016, and holds an MSc in International Economics and Management from SDA Bocconi. Experience in Corporate Finance, Strategic Planning, Supply Chain Mgmnt, Leadership, Business Development, Negotiation, and Change Management. Passionate about golf, action sports, social activities, and travelling. Member of the Board of the ESADE Alumni Luxembourg Chapter since 2017.

Clare Zhong

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

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

Christian Rodrigo Muro

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.

Joao Rebelo Rebelo

Sonae Indústria - Sales Manager

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

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

Jaime Schmidt

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

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

Amante de la tecnología y el deporte.

Ramon Serrallonga

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

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

Thomas Gehard Pfenning

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.

Miguel Rovira

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

Sara Pastor

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

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

Lluís Farràs

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

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

Lluís Farràs

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. 

Cristina Barcons

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

Gustavo-Pedro Jean-Mairet

Gustavo is a Financial Services Manager at KPMG. He is a board member of the Esade Alumni Young Finance Club and is passionate about finance and the banking industry.

After completing his studies at Esade, he joined KPMG and specialised in the financial sector. There, he gained extensive experience in audits of international banking groups such as Deutsche Bank. He has also carried out other specialised work in the financial industry, having participated in the asset quality review led by the Bank of Spain and the European Central Bank. Over the course of his career at KPMG, he has gained experience in the implementation of new regulations in the industry and has worked on various projects related to the restructuring of the Spanish financial sector, in addition to consulting work and transaction services for banks.

Montse Rius

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

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

Además, es presidenta del Urban Land Institute en Barcelona.

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

Roberto Ballester

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

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

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

Fernando A. Rivero

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

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

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

Maria Gutiérrez-San Miguel

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

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

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

Jaime Tarrazon

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

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

Meritxell Hereu

Meritxell has more than 15 years of experience in supply-chain management, specifically planning, purchasing, stock management, third-party manufacturing and logistics. She holds a Bachelor in Industrial Engineering as well as an MBA from Esade.

Being a member of the Esade Alumni Operations Club has allowed her to gain access to a network of contacts with whom she can discuss opinions, share experiences and make good friends, all while staying up to date on the latest trends and getting to know other environments within the operations field in order to broaden her knowledge of the market.

J. Álvaro Villanueva

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

Stefano Audone

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

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

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

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

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

Carlos Cuatrecasas

Carlos has a Bachelor in Telecommunications Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) and an MBA from Esade Business School.

He has more than 20 years of experience in strategy and business consulting in the financial, insurance, wealth and asset management, and fintech sectors. In 2009, he joined KPMG’s Financial Sector Strategy Group, where he leads strategic-thinking projects, market and commercial due diligence, and complex transformations for senior management.

He previously worked at the boutique strategic consulting firm Roland Berger and at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Neli Caldentey Marí

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

Specialities: 

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

Languages: Spanish, Catalan and English

Certifications:

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

Carles Roig Navarro

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

He is the director of the Master in Operations Management.

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

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

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

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

He has taught at Esade since 1998.

Sagar Gwalani

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

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

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

Esade Program: MSc Marketing management, 2016-17

Luciana Victorio

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

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

Phillip Ozaki

Phillip Ozaki is currently the Development Director at a national civil rights NGO and graduated from the Esade MBA in 2018. He is the founder of Esade's LGBTQ+ Business Club. Phillip was working at startups in Barcelona and Berlin before moving back to San Francisco in 2019.

Japanese American Citizens League, Development Director

Alfredo Saenger

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

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

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

Antonio Sala

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

Claudia Cornella

Ha viscut i treballat en diferents països, parla 5 idiomes i ha liderat i negociat amb equips multiculturals. La distingeix la seva experiència internacional com a líder en el sector financer, a nivell públic i privat, especialment durant els seus darrers anys al Govern d’Andorra com a Secretaria d’Estat d’Assumptes Financers Internacionals, que li ha donat una visió i un enfocament complets sobre qualsevol situació.  Després de gairebé 25 anys en el món de les finances, al maig del 2019 va decidir donar un tomb a la seva vida per començar un nou projecte fent el que li apassiona: dedicar-se a les persones.

Especialitzada en Coaching Personal, Executiu i d’Equips, amb Coaching Sistèmic, PNL (Master Practitioner), Neurociència i Intel.ligència Emocional. MBA ESADE (Màster en Finances & International Management) i Programa a ESADE en Influential Leadership Up & Across. Programa Expertos de Raimón Samsó i Mentoria en comunicació amb Esther Nguema.

Iván Prieto

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

Shireen Husain

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

Juan José Suárez

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

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

Ana Plaza

TBD

Inés Pons

Portfolio Catalogue & Support - Petcare at Mars

Javier Borja

Interim Management & Independent Advisor - Council Member

Ricardo San Marcos de la Torre

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

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

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

Ignasi Ferrer

Founder & Executive Partner en Seastainable Ventures

Arnau Grifoll

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

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

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

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

Montserrat Palencia

Montserrat is a tax Lawyer.

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

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

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

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

Magdalena Kucharska

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.

Laura Cespedosa Cañada

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

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

Languages: Spanish, Catalan

Certification: ICF, with more than 4,500 hours

Abdullah Althukair

Ernest Morales

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

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

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

Alberto Dell’Anna

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.

Laura Tapias

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

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

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

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

Joe Schneider

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

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

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

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

Gerard Alcántar

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

Javier Sánchez

Director for Brazil, and Academic Collaborator of the Strategy and General Management Department, at ESADE Business School. Expert in the areas of Leadership and Strategy with a behavioral perspective. More than two decades of successful experience managing, teaching, and consulting, companies, governments, and top leaders, globally.

Jaime Schmidt

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Marcos Verburgh Rivera

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

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

Alessandro Marcello

Originally from Cagliari, I now live in Milan after experiences in Spain, the UK and China. I am proud father of a 2 year old boy and soon to be (December) of a girl.

I have started my career in marketing at Sony in Barcelona and then moved to the UK where I pursued product marketing roles for an additional 2 years. In 2015 I decided to switch careers to e-commerce and moved to Amazon before joining Alibaba Group in Hangzhou the next year.

Since 2018 I am back to Milan where I was part of the founding team of Alibaba locally. I currently lead the European Customer Success team to support European SMEs exporting through Alibaba.com platform.

I hold a Master of Science (MSc) in Marketing Management from ESADE Business School in Barcelona and a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Management from Bocconi University in Milan.

María José Prieto Falcón

Licenciada en Ciencias de la Información por la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, en la rama de la Imagen y Sonido, con más de 30 años de experiencia laboral en producción y gestión audiovisual tanto en la empresa pública y privada.

Trayectoria laboral en diferentes medios de comunicación como MEDIASET, RTVE, Grupo Secuoya, Real Madrid TV y vinculada a la información deportiva desde los inicios de su carrera profesional. Posee un Master en Dirección y Administración de Empresas en la Escuela de Negocios EAE y realizó el Programa Promociona de Esade, proyecto ejecutivo destinado a mujeres en puestos en alta dirección.

Durante su experiencia laboral se ha especializado en la organización de personal y en la búsqueda de soluciones tecnológicas en medios de comunicación. Además, tiene experiencia en la planificación y elaboración presupuestaria y en procesos negociadores de asuntos vinculados con las relaciones laborales.

Paris Makriyannis

Senior Consultant

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

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

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

Diego Fernando Cardona Madariaga

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

Enrique Morey

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.

Rishi Shroff

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

Instagram: rishi.shroff

Sebastian Sandler

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

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

Laura Gil

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.

Marco Büehler

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

Joan Miquel Malagelada

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 Molero

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

Lorena Sánchez

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

Eloi Noya

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

Javier Mencía Gutiérrez

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 Oranias

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.

Francesc Farnell

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

Manuel Gancedo

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

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

Robert Navarro

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

Marc Camarasa

Experienced Chief Financial Officer with a demonstrated track record in the digital, tech, e-commerce, FMCG and automotive industry. Skilled in Financial Strategic Planning, Fundraising and fast growing Start-ups. Strong finance professional graduated from Esade Business School. Companies: Pans&Company, Gallina Blanca, Agrolimen, Groupalia, Silence Urban Ecomobility...

Birkás-Kováts Szabolcs

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

Andrea Oriol

“I’m the daughter of a diplomat, born in Brussels where I spent the first two years of my life, before moving every few years. I’ve lived in Spain, Vietnam, Australia and Bulgaria, I studied in Spain at Esade, then did my Master CEMS in Canada, an internship in Nicaragua and worked for five years in a consultancy company that allowed me to live between Africa and Latin America. I’ve been in Brussels since 2017. I’m the local representative of La Liga, the Spanish professional football league. I support its work in the institutional field: collaboration with Spanish authorities and European institutions in matters such as integrity and security, the fight against piracy, the regulatory framework that e-sports are taking, the impact of Brexit on player transfers, CSR projects, and even the fight against gender inequality in the sports industry. I love sports, so try to go to the gym every day and, should the weather allow, workout outdoors. I really enjoy the cultural scene of Brussels, so will head to any new art exhibition or launch. Brussels is ideal for networking and it’s perfect for weekend getaways. To me it’s a very cosy and easy city and it’s at the heart of everything that involves and impacts Europe; I think it’s
fascinating!”

Manel Peiró

Manel’s main professional activity is in the academic world, but he has also held executive positions at public and private health institutions. He is an advisor to public and private health institutions as well as institutions in the public services area. He has worked as a consultant for the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in Washington and has collaborated with various consulting firms specialised in the healthcare industry. He is the author of several publications and has spoken at various national and international conferences and meetings. He is a member of the scientific committee of the Top 20 Hospitals conference. He has been a member of the scientific subcommittee of the European Association of Hospital Managers for six years. He is also the vice chair of the economic committee of the Red Cross in Catalonia. He currently directs the Integrated Health Services Management programme in Barcelona and Madrid and coordinates Esade’s activities in the health sector. He has taught in Esade’s Department of Human Resources Management since 1989.

Xavier Llobera

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

Olivia Bosch

Communications & Brand Director en Esade Alumni.

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

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

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

Iñigo Nagore

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

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

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

Carlos de Barnola Torres

Specialities:

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

 
Languages: Spanish, English, Portuguese and Catalan
 
Certifications: 

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

Luis Fernando Rodríguez

Luis Fernando is currently the CEO of Watch&Act. He has more than 20 years of experience in organisational transformation and change. He has held executive posts at PwC, KPMG and Disney, always leading human-resources and organisational efficiency areas. He is trained as a civil engineer and as a sociologist. He holds a PDG from Esade, a PDG from IESE and a TMP from INSEAD. He teaches at Francisco Marroquín University and at Acton MBA.

Igor Nishimura’s Ikigai

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

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

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

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

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

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

Claudia Castellanos

Claudia Castellanos, a Colombian that came as a volunteer to Eswatini and fell in love with Africa and made it her home, is the co-Founder and Managing Director of Black Mamba Foods, a growing brand with a strong social and environmental ethos based in Eswatini that manufactures and distributes Specialty food products in Southern Africa and overseas.

Claudia has over 12 years of experience working as a marketing consultant for several businesses and NGOs in Eswatini and overseas, and as a lecturer for international Universities such as the European School of Economics (www.eselondon.ac.uk) in Italy, and Mananga Business College in Eswatini. Previously Claudia worked as Regional Manager for SAIWA SpA (www.saiwa.it) a former company of the Danone Group, in charge of trade marketing and sales activities with the main retailers of Central Italy. Claudia has also been involved as a trainer and mentor for Technoserve in Eswatini, and also for several business accelerator programmes (such as VVGROW from Vital Voices) locally and internationally.

Claudia holds a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) with specialisation in Marketing from ESADE Business School and a major in Finance and International Relations from Universidad Externado de Colombia (Bogota, Colombia). Since 2016 Claudia is a fellow of Vital Voices, an American NGO that works with women entrepreneurs from around the world supporting their growth. Since 2019 she is also an active member of ECCo (Eswatini Climate Coalition), a grassroots organization promoting awareness, action and civic engagement around
climate change and pollution in Eswatini. In 2020 Claudia was awarded the WIA (Women in Africa) Award as the Eswatini Laureate for her work with Black Mamba, promoting and developing regenerative agriculture and inclusive value chains.

Claudia is passionate about Africa and finding ways to develop the continent through sustainable projects that take into consideration the uplifment of women, the inclusion of grassroots communities and the protection of the environment.

Cristina Bergua Llena

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

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

Javier Bécares Barbosa

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

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

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

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

Languages: Spanish and English

Associate Certified Coach (ACC), International Coaching Federation

Claudia Muñoz Fresquet

Claudia has been a Finance Club board member since 2021 and chair of the Young Commission since September 2020. She has spent most of her career in finance and consulting.

In addition to her degree from Esade, she has a Master in Corporate Finance and several qualifications in social and environmental innovation. She participates in various pro bono projects for national and international organisations.

Claudia has extensive international experience, having spent one year in Colombia and two years in Chile. She currently works at BNP Paribas CIB, where she specialises in guarantees and facilities for EMEA. She is based in Madrid.

Claudia Muñoz Fresquet

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

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

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

Esteban Mogas

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

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

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

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

Ramon Garcia Gay

Ramon has been extensively involved in values education, strategy, digital platforms and socially responsible investment.

He is a board member or trustee for several non-governmental organisations, including the Esplai Foundation, the Adsis Foundation and Acció Solidària Contra l’Atur. He founded Spain’s first socially responsible investment fund, which is currently managed by CaixaBank.

He has served as general administrator of Esade and director of the Bachelor of Business Administration and Master of Science in Management programmes.

Before spending the last 20 years at Esade, his long career included stints as Project Director at Oxfam Intermon and Director of Internal Management at Esteve Química.

He directs the Programme for Discerning Leadership, which is organised by the Curia of the Society of Jesus and designed for senior executives of the Vatican and Catholic religious institutions.

Manuel Ferrer

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

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

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

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

Xavier Torres

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

Maria Cudeiro

Maria earned a Bachelor in Pharmacy at the University of Santiago de Compostela and began her career in the pharmaceutical industry 18 years ago, mainly in marketing and sales positions. She continued her studies at Esade, where she earned an MBA. She entered senior management at the age of 30 and continued her training at IESE, where she completed the General Management Programme. At age 35, she decided to embark on her greatest professional adventure yet: leading the implementation in Spain and Portugal of a leading Austrian multinational third-party manufacturer that decided to change its strategic direction and create its own brand. During this process, Maria had the good fortune to study at Esade once again, this time in the Promociona programme, where she gained a real understanding of the need for women to be united, to help each other, and most importantly, to not put up professional barriers to other women. Serving on the WE Club board is therefore, in some sense, a return to the origins of Maria’s career. She is thrilled to give something back to the Esade community, which helped her become the person she is.

Eulalia Planes

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

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

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

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

María Fanjul

TBD

Argentina Prieto

Dirección Financiera en IMNASA (Importaciones Náuticas S.A.)

Lutz Ellermann

​​​​​​UNTERNEHMEN. GANZHEITLICH. ENTWICKELN. Für mehr Flow, Lebensfreude und nachhaltigen Erfolg. - ecofeel.eu

Carlos Oliveras

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.

Alberto Baños

Deputy director at Ebroacero

Chetan Anand

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

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

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

Zuzana Krbilova

TBD

Daniel Coloma Agné

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.

Sofia Vega de Seoane

Managing Director Medinvest Asset Management.

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

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

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

Alba Rubio Rodriguez

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.

Ajay Singh

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

María Domingo

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.

Joat Henrich

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

Jiang Li

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

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

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

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

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

Floris Ruys

Floris Ruys is currently a Senior Marketing Partnerships Executive at TEAM Marketing AG, working on delivering the sponsorship rights of the UEFA Champions League for FedEx, Heineken and PepsiCo. An avid football fan fascinated by all things 'sports business' he is targeting a long and successful career in the sports business world.

After joining Samsung Electronics UK in 2015 on the Graduate Scheme, he worked within the Product Management and Channel Marketing teams, leaving the company in July 2021 to pursue an MBA at Esade Business School.

During the MBA Floris joined the student board to take on the role of VP of Events and Student & Alumni Relations, to help bring the cohort together through a series of initiatives and events. In his spare time Floris enjoys travelling the world, learning languages (Italian & Spanish) and playing padel, tennis and ping pong.

Very happy to contribute to and learn from the fantastic Esade network; reach out if you would to connect!

Lourdes Márquez Bencano

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

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

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

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

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

Lolanda Latorre

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

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

Coordinator of the sports sector at PIMEC.

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

Julia Sokolova

Professor of Accounting & Finance at EU Business School

Life motto: "Fortune favours the brave!"

Javier Torres

Soy Business Angel y me considero un impulsador de proyectos e ideas. Me dedico a conectar personas y proyectos que creo que pueden estar relacionados entre sí y ayudo al establecimiento aquí en Colombia de empresas extranjeras. Soy mentor en la aceleradora Rockstart

Juan Manuel Peña

Juan Manuel’s long career has been dedicated to the healthcare and hospital sectors, including posts in hospital management, national and international hospital consultancy, comprehensive project management for new health centres in Europe, Africa, Asia and America, and the management of service suppliers for the design, construction, fitting-out, maintenance and running of hospitals

Thomas Widdershoven

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

Instagram: thomwiddershoven

Facebook: thom.widdershoven

Roberto Castro-Tomé

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

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

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

Manasa Garemella

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

André Sousa Cruz

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

Pedro Martinho

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 Mayola

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.

Alessio Cusin

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

Giuliana Robles

MArketing Consultant

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

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

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

Joan Riera

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. 
 

Jerome Trochet

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

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

Anna Ventosa

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

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

Carles Altés

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

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

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

Enrique Martínez

Vice president MBA ‘93

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

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

Javier Navarro

Socio director de Vinca Capital Corporate Finance.

Evarist Juncosa

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

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

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

Eduardo Vidal

Eduardo has enjoyed an long career at MC Mutual, first as Director of Human Resources, later as Deputy General Manager leading the internal area, and since 2014 as General Manager. His extensive experience gives him a global vision of the industry and enables him to fulfil the company’s mission: responsibly taking care of people’s occupational health.

Eduardo’s main management skills include his transparency, his closeness to the more than 1,900 people who work every day for the progress of the organisation, and his leadership skills, which have helped MC Mutual to manage a turnover of nearly €1 billion.

MC Mutual’s good results are reflected in the improvement of the social protection system and have helped the organisation become a benchmark partner for its members, with the aim of caring for people’s health and well-being while also reducing their occupational risks; jointly developing innovative value proposals; and maintaining a long-term relationship based on trust.

Josep M. Costa

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

Mercè Saura

Mercè is passionate about cultural manifestations of all sorts – theatre, music, painting, architecture, popular traditions, etc. – especially those which explain and contextualise history.

She is an ardent advocate of diversified lifelong learning, regardless of age, as a means of understanding other aspects of our own culture and others. As a result, she has been seeking further education for as long as she can remember, acquiring various qualifications related to the field of international trade, becoming a qualified customs agent, receiving training in protocol, and earning a Diploma in Education Sciences, a Bachelor in Educational Psychology and a Master in Marketing Management.

Raimon Mirosa

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

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

Maite Usón

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

Language: Spanish 

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

Justyna Charytoniuk

Justyna Charytoniuk graduated from ESADE as part of the MBA class of 2015. During her time there, she was of the board of the consulting club and did an exchange at HEC Paris. Post MBA, Justyna followed her passion to join a strategy consulting  organization, which then led to her current career in program management in the technology industry. Justyna is looking forward to growing the ESADE network in Houston and continuing to build friendships and professional contacts in the ESADE community globally. Email: justynacharytoniuk@sbcglobal.net