Degree in Business Studies and MBA in Business Administration (ESADE Business School).

Professional experiencie

Main activity: Management of a family-run business handling Coca-Cola concessions on the Iberian Peninsula and in Africa.

• COBEGA, S.A., Vice-Chair and CEO.
  • Concession and Bottling of Coca-Cola in Catalonia, Aragon, the Balearic Isles and the Canaries. Head Office in Barcelona.
  • Brings together the participation and management of the Coca-Cola concession in Morocco, Algeria and several countries in Western Africa. Member of the Board of Directors of ECCBC, The Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company.
  • Agrupa la participación y gestión de concesión y embotelladora de Coca-Cola en Portugal.

• CASBEGA, S.A., Member of the Board of Directors.
  • Concession and Bottling of Coca-Cola in Castile (Spain) and in the central area of Spain. Head Office in Madrid.

• NORBEGA, S.A., Member of the Board of Directors.
  • Concession and Bottling of Coca-Cola in the Basque Country. Head Office in Bilbao.

• REFRIGE, S.A., Member of the Board of Directors.
  • Concession and Bottling of Coca-Cola in Portugal.

• BANCO DE SABADELL, S.A., External Independent Director. Member of the Audit and Control Committee.
  • Spain's number 4 banking group.

• EBRO FOODS, S.A., External Independent Director. Chairperson of the Audit and Control Committee and member of the Appointments and Remuneration Committee.
  • A foodstuffs multinational operating in the rice, pasta and sauces sector.

• BANCO GUIPUZCOANO, S.A., Member of the Board of Directors
  
  • Bank belonging to the Banco Sabadell Group.

• Teatre Nacional de Catalunya (TNC), Chairperson

• Member of the following institutions and foundations:
  • Member of the Governing Body of APD Mediterránea. A training and information organization, dedicated to providing orientation and contacts for top tier managers.
  • Trustee - Fundación ESADE.
  • Trustee - Fundación FERO - VHIO. Leading cancer research foundations, headed by Dr. Josep Baselga.
  • Trustee - Fundación SHE (Science, Health and Education) A foundation led Dr. Valentín Fuster, based on basic and clinical research aimed at promoting health by continuous communication and education for the public at large.
  • Trustee - Fundación Empieza por Educar. A foundation aimed at eliminating educational inequalities by training leader-educators.
  • Trustee - Fundación Guttmann. A foundation for the rehabilitation of patients with bone marrow disorders and brain damage.
  • International Trustee - Fundación Amigos Museo del Prado.

• Icelandic Consul General in Barcelona, since 1992.