Experience

EESC Employers' Group

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

• Member of the EESC

  • Dec 2022 - Present

  The Employers Group (Group I) make the voice of business heard at European level The EESC Employers Group brings together entrepreneurs and representatives of entrepreneur associations working in a vast array of business sectors, from industry to retail and from agriculture to services, representing all enterprises from SMEs to large businesses. Our members are active in the business world and bring the day to day reality of business in all EU Member States to the European level. As member of the EESC, I actively participate in its INT (Single Market, Production and Consumption) and SOC (Employment, Social Affairs and Citizenship) sections. Show less



BusinessEurope

• Belgium
• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chair of the State Aid Working Group

  • Dec 2022 - Present

  The BusinessEurope’s State Aid Working Group leads the activities related to the EU state aid setting, both on procedural and substantial aspects, to ensure a level playing field across the single market and consistent application of the rules, with appropriate procedures and enforcement. The group also looks into the need to ensure a sensible European approach to subsidies that takes EU’s global competitiveness into account and enables the achievement of European targets in terms, for example, of R&D spending, energy efficiency and regional development. Show less



CEOE

• Spain
• Government Relations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Head of EU Affairs and Permanent Delegate to the EU

  • Jul 2022 - Present

  CEOE (Spanish Confederation of Business Organisations) brings together two million businesses of all sizes (multinational companies, SMEs and self-employed) from all sectors of activity, linked to the Confederation via more than 4500 grass-roots associations. As Head of EU affairs and Delegate in Brussels, I coordinate CEOE's representation before the EU institutions and with BusinessEurope. I head a team of 8, monitoring, reporting and advocating on the main policy developments of relevance for our membership in coordination with our headquarters in Madrid. I ensure the secretariat of CEOE's EU affairs consultative commission, where we coordinate and draft position papers and political priorities, and I organise and take part in missions, meetings and events to advocate and communicate on them. Show less


EBSA - European Business Services Alliance
• Vice Chair

  • Nov 2019 - Jul 2022

EFCI - European Cleaning and Facility Services Industry
• Belgium
• Facilities Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Director General

  • Jun 2018 - Jun 2022


European Commission

• Belgium
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Advisor to the Hearing Officers for Competition Proceedings

  • Nov 2016 - Nov 2017

• Case Handler, State Aid (DG COMP)

  • Feb 2012 - Oct 2016

• Policy Officer, European Competition Network, DG COMP

  • Jan 2010 - Feb 2012


Uría Menéndez
• Spain
• Legal Services
• 700 & Above Employee
• Lawyer

  • Sep 2006 - Nov 2009
• "Blue Book" Trainee (Secretariat General, Relations with the Council)

  • Apr 2006 - Jul 2006

EWEA - Wind Europe
• Trainee (Policy and Events)

  • Sep 2005 - Mar 2006

Simulation du Parlement européen Canada-Québec-Europe (SPECQUE)
• Canada
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee
• President

  • Sep 2004 - Sep 2005

European Parliament
• Belgium
• Political Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee
• Trainee, European Parliament, Cabinet of Vice-President Joan Colom i Naval

  • Sep 2002 - Jun 2003