EDUCATION
UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA; Spain
Master in Coaching and Leadership (October 09 - July 10)
Master in Business Administration (September 90 - April 92)
Focused on International Management and Strategic Planning.
SCUOLA DI DIREZIONE AZIENDALE BOCCONI; Milan, Italy
International MBA Exchange Student (September 91 - December 91)
UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA; Canada
Graduate Diploma in Trilingual Translation (September 87 - September 88)
UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE BARCELONA; Spain
Undergraduate Degree in Translation (October 83 - June 86)
WORK EXPERIENCE
GLOBALIA SERVICIOS CORPORATIVOS; Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Corporate Procurement VP (June 01 – March 09)
Created and run the Corporate Procurement Department at Globalia. Globalia - which has consolidated annual sales of about € 3 billion - is the largest Spanish Corporation in the travel and leisure industry.
VALEO LIGHTING SYSTEMS SPAIN; Barcelona/Martos, Spain
Purchasing Director (April 00 – May 01 )
Managed the Spanish purchasing organisation of 30 people, split between two sites: Barcelona and Martos (Jaen).
JOHNSON CONTROLS ASG; Burscheid, Germany
Strategic Purchasing Manager (April 97 – April 00)
Responsible for the electronics and advanced product development purchasing groups and also for devising the purchasing strategy for plastic components across all European Business Units.
PROCTER & GAMBLE EUROPE GMBH; Schwalbach am Taunus, Germany
Purchasing Group Manager (July 92 - April 97)
Led various Supplier Business Development programs.
Managed multi-functional teams focused on identifying and implementing cost saving projects and eliminating non added-value activities.
BELL NORTHERN RESEARCH; Ottawa, Canada
Spanish Documentation Section Co-ordinator (January 89 - August 90)
Formulated the structure of the Spanish documentation department.
PERSONAL
Fluent in Spanish, English, French and Italian. Good knowledge of German.
Accredited translator for the Canadian Secretary of State and the Ministry of the Attorney General.
