spherical is a technological services company of Argentine origin, which is listed on the stock index. nasdaq It’s on Wall Street and is worth 8,000 million euros. In January 2020, it entered Spain by purchasing the financial services consultancy Bluecap, which employs 150 people. The undisclosed operation has once again placed Girona native Bluecap’s founder at the forefront of the news. Maite Barreraone of the promoters of the new Catalan entrepreneurial map at the turn of the century.
At that time, Barrera was already president of Esade Alumni, the association representing former students of this private school; Member of the board of the Cercle d’Economia and patron of the Fundación Princesa de Girona. He joined Globant’s board of directors with the sale of his company. Today, Barrera is the only candidate to succeed this summer. Aurora Kata As the head of one of the most influential Catalan non-governmental organizations: global Barcelona (BG).
Catà is the director of Banco Sabadell, Repsol, Atresmedia and the Cellnex Foundation. He was the managing partner of the talent hunting firm Seeliger & Conde. Presidency at Barcelona Global, America’s Cup Sail to Barcelona. His replacement for Barrera in BG surprised people outside of the slow but sure movements carried out by part of the Catalan bourgeois order to establish their own place. Some of Catalan Gotha’s most distinguished surnames were passed down from BG as president. from representatives famous families as Marc and Marian Puig, Emilio Cuatrecasas, Pau Guardans Cambó and Gonzalo Rodés; to Joaquim Coello, a senior executive at several companies and president of the Carulla Foundation (Gallina Blanca) since the eighties. BG’s founder was Andorran businesswoman Maria Reig.
Barrera is not of this world. spent his childhood awkwardnessShe is married to a Dutch man, right-hand man at Bluecap, and has four children, a close working relationship with major Spanish bankers.
Barrera’s breakthrough and his consensual arrival at BG will coincide with the appointment of the new president (or president). ApartmentAn influential institution that brings together relevant personalities as chairman and board members. 12 JulyWithin a month, 1,176 voters will decide to replace Javier Faus, the financier who controls the Meridia fund. The dispute is between Jaume Guardiola, former CEO of Banco Sabadell, and Rosa Cañadas, wife of the financier, head of the Tanja foundation and Trea fund. Carlos Tusquetswho also chaired Cercle in the past.
The duo began to explain that among the board members there would be young entrepreneurs, some of whom are far from the social order of Barcelona. They will be in Guardiola’s candidacy, among others, including Barrera. Rita Almela (also chairman of the council of the Spanish Association of Rulers in Catalonia) and Clara Campas. Alternatively, they lead mutual funds for digital transformation and bioscience. In Canada: Gerard Garcia Esteve (founder of digital agent of business operations) and Pep GomezIn May, he sold the electric scooter company Reby for 94 million.
These four names join entrepreneurs who make money by selling all or part of their companies. oscar pierre (Sold to Glovo, Delivery) and Enric AsuncionHe is the co-founder of Wallbox electric vehicle chargers, which are also traded on the Nasdaq and worth 1.5 billion. Active with them and in the employer association Foment del Treball marine alertFounder of Social Car. Charlotte P.I and Holaluz are also part of this new world that is transforming strategic industries.
They are the new party of a group of businessmen and investors who still want to play strongly in the new business scenario. Since Michael Vincentto the financier Barcelona Tech Hub and head of the Antai fund Joseph Sanfeliu, Asaby’s history; Laura UrquizuCEO of Red Points and Board Member of Cercle and CEO of venture capital fund, Luis Segui.
A group stands next to them potential heirs from famous companies. Celsa chairman, Francesc Rubiralta, is still a member of the Cercle board and wants to repeat with Guardiola. The steel company is waiting to be rescued. Marina López, the daughter of Amancio López, the corporate director and hotel manager of Hotusa, which the state also helped due to the pandemic, is taking part in the Cercle nomination proposed by Cañadas. Eloi Planes, president of Fluidra, the world leader in swimming pools, is also president of the Catalunya Cultura Foundation, another organization that brings together a segment of civil society. Jewelers Rosa Tous and Jordi Rabat are also starting to appear more frequently in different spaces and forums, Josep Ametller, founder of Casa Ametller; Mónica Ribé of insurance brokerage and Aina Juliol, head of engineering at PGI. More squatting are Hugo Serra (Catalana Occidente) and Jordi Mercader Barata (Miquel and Costas). The sons of two heavyweights, both in Catalan business history: Josep Maria Serra Farré and Jordi Mercader Miró, who presided over INI in the eighties.
Between business woman with more projections for years carmina gag, Corporate director of Colonial and director of Repsol, among other positions and Nuria Cabuti, CEO of Penguin Random House publishing group. Both are part of Cercle’s current board of directors and if Guardiola wins, Cabutí will become vice president. In three years, he would place himself in first place to take his place. Another woman, Ana Vallés, president of the Sorigué construction company from Lleida, also strengthens her evocative profile thanks to the recognition of the contemporary art foundation she heads. Along with the three of them, Ainhoa Grandes, the head of the Macba foundation, the organizer of the Ship2Be foundation, began to gain a public presence. This list of influential women still includes Anna Gener, the Spanish representative of real estate consulting firm Savills and recognized as a leader in discussions on future projects in the Catalan capital. New Yorker Michael Goldenberg (Value Retail/La Roca), hotel investor Alejandro Hernández Puértolas, and Risto Mejide’s After partner Marc Roca are discreet but timely in certain areas.
in the academic worldTeresa Garcia-Milà, the prestigious economist, will continue in the front row as another vice president of Cercle if Guardiola wins. Along with him, Iese professor Núria Mas and Jaime I Economics Prize winner, UPF professor José García Montalvo have stood out as academics with their presence on the forums. Against a stagnant background, another Iese teacher, Mireia Giné, headmaster of Banco Sabadell. From the scientific community, Lluis Torner, head of the Photonics Sciences Institute, stands out for his greater presence.
to doWhat about the Catalans in Madrid? While we await further moves, two stand out in particular: Marc Murtra, president of Indra and patron of Fundación Caixa, and Maurici Lucena, head of the Aena airport group. Its future also awaits who will be in charge of Moncloa from 2024.
Some of these names will hide, some will appear crouching today; but the Catalan bourgeoisie did not die. It just sheds its skin.