Experience

Sherpa Capital

• Mexico
• Investment Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Presidente

  • sept. 2021 - - aujourd’hui

• CEO

  • oct. 2010 - déc. 2021



Urbanitae

• Spain
• Investment Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Investor

  • oct. 2017 - - aujourd’hui



Amento Capital

• Spain
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advisory Board Member

  • sept. 2017 - - aujourd’hui



Association for Corporate Growth

• United States
• Capital Markets
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member of the Board - Madrid Chapter

  • mai 2018 - - aujourd’hui

  Founded in 1954, ACG is a global organization with 56 chapters and over 14,000 members. Doing business is at the heart of the ACG membership experience. Chapters in the U.S., Canada, Europe and Asia bring dealmakers together to help them achieve their business and professional goals. Private equity professionals, investment bankers & intermediaries, attorneys, auditors & accountants, lenders, corporate development officers, company leaders and others focused on the middle market make ACG your resource for opportunities, capital and services. ACG brings together every segment of the growth community.

• Chairman at Madrid Chapter

  • janv. 2015 - mai 2018

  Founded in 1954, ACG is a global organization with 56 chapters and over 14,000 members. Doing business is at the heart of the ACG membership experience. Chapters in the U.S., Canada, Europe and Asia bring dealmakers together to help them achieve their business and professional goals. Private equity professionals, investment bankers & intermediaries, attorneys, auditors & accountants, lenders, corporate development officers, company leaders and others focused on the middle market make ACG your resource for opportunities, capital and services. ACG brings together every segment of the growth community.



NEXTIL Group

• Spain
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chairman

  • sept. 2014 - - aujourd’hui

  Dogi is one of the leaders in the elastic fabrics industry for intimates, active wear and swimwear clients through two mills: Elastic Fabrics of America (EFA), located in Greensboro, USA. and Dogi Spain, located in Barcelona, Spain.The company is listed in the Spanish Stock Exchange since 1998. Dogi is one of the leaders in the elastic fabrics industry for intimates, active wear and swimwear clients through two mills: Elastic Fabrics of America (EFA), located in Greensboro, USA. and Dogi Spain, located in Barcelona, Spain.The company is listed in the Spanish Stock Exchange since 1998.



IE Instituto de Empresa Business School

• Associate Professor

  • déc. 2013 - - aujourd’hui

  IE Business School is an international institution dedicated to educating business leaders through programs based on our core values of global focus, entrepreneurial spirit and a humanistic approach. Our 500-strong, international faculty teaches a student body composed of more than 90 nationalities on our Undergraduate (IE University), Master, and Doctorate degrees, and Executive Education programs. Our alumni, now numbering over 40,000, hold management positions in some 100 countries worldwide. IE Business School is an international institution dedicated to educating business leaders through programs based on our core values of global focus, entrepreneurial spirit and a humanistic approach. Our 500-strong, international faculty teaches a student body composed of more than 90 nationalities on our Undergraduate (IE University), Master, and Doctorate degrees, and Executive Education programs. Our alumni, now numbering over 40,000, hold management positions in some 100 countries worldwide.



IESE Business School

• Spain
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Guest Lecturer

  • janv. 2012 - - aujourd’hui

  For over fifty years, IESE, the graduate business school of the University of Navarra, has been at the forefront of management education, developing and inspiring business leaders who strive to make a deep, positive and lasting impact on the people, companies and society they serve.IESE’s success is built on a humanistic approach to business and leadership, complemented by a world class faculty producing ground-breaking research; the global scope of its programs, faculty, students and campuses; a practical and relevant teaching methodology; and a growing alumni network of 38,000 professionals world-wide prepared to take on today’s challenges and lead business into the future.



AIEI - Asociación de Inversores y Emprendedores de Internet

• Spain
• Technology, Information and Internet

• Member

  • avr. 2015 - - aujourd’hui

  La Asociación de Inversores y Emprendedores de Internet, en adelante AIEI, nace después de que los socios fundadores detectaran la necesidad de una agrupación relevante dentro del sector Internet, apoyando a los emprendedores que inician su andadura. La Asociación de Inversores y Emprendedores de Internet, en adelante AIEI, nace después de que los socios fundadores detectaran la necesidad de una agrupación relevante dentro del sector Internet, apoyando a los emprendedores que inician su andadura.



Ferreira de Sá Rugs

• Portugal
• Textile Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member Board Of Directors

  • oct. 2019 - déc. 2021

  Founded in 1946, Ferreira de Sá is currently one of the biggest and oldest existing companies producing hand-made rugs in Europe. Located in a small town in the north of Portugal, it started off as a small manufacture and quickly evolved into a large-scale organization.The company offers three different production techniques: the Hand-tufting, the Portuguese Hand-knotting (often called Beiriz Stitch) and the Hand-weaving. All of them are operated by talented artisans who share a passion for handcrafted and bespoke carpets and rugs.



OMEGA SPICE SL

• Spain
• Food & Beverages
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member Board Of Directors

  • août 2019 - déc. 2021

  Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Archena (Murcia), Omega Spice is a leading company in the spice sector with a clear international vocation, generating more than 95%of its sales overseas, of which Latin America represents around 65% of the total. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Archena (Murcia), Omega Spice is a leading company in the spice sector with a clear international vocation, generating more than 95%of its sales overseas, of which Latin America represents around 65% of the total.



LUXIONA

• Spain
• Design
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member Board Of Directors

  • avr. 2019 - déc. 2021



Indo Optical

• Spain
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Board Observer

  • août 2018 - déc. 2021

• Chairman

  • juil. 2014 - août 2018

  Indo is dedicated to the marketing of ophthalmic lenses and equipment for opticians and ophthalmologists. We have a broad portfolio of products, in which you can find several products of the latest technology. We are true leaders in the current market. All of us have created a team whose main motto is to work together, making the maximum efforts to achieve a leading position in the market. To do this, we work with a clear vocation of service and a constant search of consumer satisfaction, through the development and production of high added value products. Indo Optical is a company with strong commercial orientation and a strong innovative spirit.



Busining centro de negocios

• Spain
• Facilities Services

• Member of the Board of Directors

  • juil. 2018 - déc. 2021



Hedonai Centros Médico-Estéticos

• Spain
• Medical Practices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member Board Of Directors

  • sept. 2017 - déc. 2021

  Hedonai es una cadena de Centros Médico-Estéticos con presencia en las ciudades más importantes de España, además de Portugal. Nuestro origen se remonta a 1985; somos una empresa consolidada, con más de 25 años de experiencia en el sector y un éxito acreditado por más de 300.000 clientes. Hedonai es una cadena de Centros Médico-Estéticos con presencia en las ciudades más importantes de España, además de Portugal. Nuestro origen se remonta a 1985; somos una empresa consolidada, con más de 25 años de experiencia en el sector y un éxito acreditado por más de 300.000 clientes.



Unnox Group

• Spain
• Plastics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member Board Of Directors

  • juil. 2016 - déc. 2021

  Galloplast is a widely known company for the high-quality masterbatch in Europe. Galloplast is a widely known company for the high-quality masterbatch in Europe.



CEGASA Portable Energy, S.L.U.

• Member Board Of Directors

  • févr. 2015 - déc. 2021

  Energy Storage has been our core business since then and our team has accumulated a great deal of expertise in this field in combination with R&D Institutes and Universities. We are proud of our track record, the sacrifices and the hard work done.With all this experience, we have become a technological company based on our great capacity to apply advanced technologies to develop the best solution to any specific application.The result of our inheritance, experience and know-how make us a valuable partner in the Industrial Batteries and Energy Storage Systems market.



Improven

• Netherlands
• Business Consulting and Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Non Executive Chairman

  • sept. 2012 - juil. 2018

  After 12 years as CEO, I was appointed as Chairman in September, 2012 at Improven, a leading firm in resultoria, a new concept of service focused on the improvement of the strategic, operational and financial competitiveness of midsized companies with an average impact of 5.5 points in their P&L by a high level of commitment in change management.

• CEO

  • nov. 1999 - sept. 2012

  CEO and founder of Improven, a leading firm in resultoria, a new concept of service focused on the improvement of the strategic, operational and financial competitiveness of midsized companies with an average impact of 5.5 points in their P&L by a high level of commitment in change management.



SeedRocket

• Spain
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Mentor

  • nov. 2015 - mai 2018

  SeedRocket offers a complete Seed Funding Venture Program for Entrepreneurs with technology-based startups. SeedRocket offers a complete Seed Funding Venture Program for Entrepreneurs with technology-based startups.



Fundación Exit

• Spain
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member of the Advisory Board

  • avr. 2015 - mai 2018

  The mission of Fundación Exit is to work on the employment of young people at risk of social exclusion through innovative training projects that add value to companies and enhance networking. The mission of Fundación Exit is to work on the employment of young people at risk of social exclusion through innovative training projects that add value to companies and enhance networking.



ASCRI, Asociación Española de Capital, Crecimiento e Inversión

• Spain
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals

• Member of the Executive Committee

  • mai 2013 - mai 2018

  ASCRI (Asociación Española de Entidades de Capital Riesgo - Spanish Venture Capital Association) is a non profit entity born in 1986 whose principal mission is to develop and promote the temporal investment in the capital of unquoted companies, as well as the representation, management and defense of the professional interests of its partners. ASCRI (Asociación Española de Entidades de Capital Riesgo - Spanish Venture Capital Association) is a non profit entity born in 1986 whose principal mission is to develop and promote the temporal investment in the capital of unquoted companies, as well as the representation, management and defense of the professional interests of its partners.



ESADE Business & Law School

• Associate Professor

  • févr. 2013 - mai 2018

  Guest lecturer in the focused program "New Venture Creation" http://itemsweb.esade.edu/exed/Folletos/New_Venture_Creation.pdfESADE is an international academic institution with over fifty years of history. The main asset of this business school are people: faculty members and professionals who nurture reflection, dialogue, projects and initiatives to ensure excellent education, pioneering research and a valuable contribution to social debate and transformation.ESADE's key mission is to train individuals to become highly-competent professionals fully aware of their social responsibility. We promote education and research through our Law School and Business School with a firm commitment to intellectual rigour, critical analysis and academic excellence.



APD

• Singapore
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member of the Board of Directors

  • févr. 2012 - mai 2018

  APD was established in 1956 with the aim of contributing to the development of companies, through the development of their managers. APD is a private, independent, nonprofit, international organization, with a mission: to promote and upgrade the training and information to business managers and entrepreneurs by knowledge diffusion activities, training and professional improvement . APD was established in 1956 with the aim of contributing to the development of companies, through the development of their managers. APD is a private, independent, nonprofit, international organization, with a mission: to promote and upgrade the training and information to business managers and entrepreneurs by knowledge diffusion activities, training and professional improvement .



Unidad Editorial

• Spain
• Media Production
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Blogger at Expansion.com with the blog named "Managing with optimism"

  • oct. 2010 - mai 2018

  Since October 2010 I write in the blog at Expansion.com "Managing with Optimism" http://www.expansion.com/blogs/gestionandoconoptimismo/. The purpose of this blog is to share the best management practices to improve the competitiveness of companies in turbulent times. Since October 2010 I write in the blog at Expansion.com "Managing with Optimism" http://www.expansion.com/blogs/gestionandoconoptimismo/. The purpose of this blog is to share the best management practices to improve the competitiveness of companies in turbulent times.



Grupo Planeta

• Spain
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Author of the book "¿Quieres salvar tu empresa?" (Do you want to save your business?)

  • oct. 2009 - mai 2018

  On October 15, 2009 I published with Editorial Planeta (Management 2000) the book titled " Do you want to save your business?" which aims to help entrepreneurs and managers to improve the management of their businesses in the complex environment of crisis. It is a practical book with more than 100 business cases of companies from different sectors and sizes. You can find more information in the official website of Planeta http://www.e-deusto.com/libro/quieres-salvar-tu-empresa.html On October 15, 2009 I published with Editorial Planeta (Management 2000) the book titled " Do you want to save your business?" which aims to help entrepreneurs and managers to improve the management of their businesses in the complex environment of crisis. It is a practical book with more than 100 business cases of companies from different sectors and sizes. You can find more information in the official website of Planeta http://www.e-deusto.com/libro/quieres-salvar-tu-empresa.html



Tandem Capital Gestión

• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals

• CEO

  • oct. 2006 - mai 2018

  From the beginning of 2007, I am Founder and CEO of Tandem Capital Management, Private Equity firm focused on mid-size companies in Spain From the beginning of 2007, I am Founder and CEO of Tandem Capital Management, Private Equity firm focused on mid-size companies in Spain