John Slof, DIRECTOR

John Slof is associate professor (professor agregat) in the area of Financial Economics and Accounting at the Department of Business of Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, after previous positions in academia and consulting at Universitat Pompeu Fabra and Health Outcomes Research Europe. He holds a M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering and Management Science from the Eindhoven University of Technology and a PhD in Business Administration from IESE Business School. His main research interests are health economics and management accounting and control. His latest publications have appeared in the European Journal of Health Economics, the International Journal of Cardiology, and Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research. He also served as reviewer for different academic journals. While Dr. Slof has teaching experience in different areas of accounting and finance, his current commitments concentrate mainly on cost accounting and management control.

 Linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnslof/ 

 

 

Joan Anton Camuñas 

Holds a MBA from ESADE Business School (Barcelona). He also holds a degree in Philosophy and Psychology from Universitat de Barcelona, and a doctoral degree in Law from Université de Montpellier (France).  He was professor at ESADE Business School and he has also taught at Universitat Autonòma de Barcelona (UAB) during more than 25 years. His areas of interest are Strategic Management and Organizational Behaviour. He combines university and management consultancy at his own company CRS CONSULTORES S.A., and during some years as Managing Partner at KPMG CRS Peat&Marwick S.L. He works for public and private organizations and also for governments. 

Linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joan-anton-camuñas-feijóo-b3157317/

 

Pablo Cebriá

Co-founder and CEO of Todoesdata. MS in Civil Engineering, post-graduate degree in Data Science and Machine Learning from UB, and Executive Master in Business Analytics from ESADE. Expert in growing analytical cultures and implementing Data Science processes, he founded Todoesdata; a strategy consultancy focused on transforming traditional companies into Data Driven ones. He balances managing his company with being an Academic Director and principal lecturer of Executive Data Science at ESADE.

LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pablocebriacortina/

 

David Cháves Villanueva

Adjunct lecturer at the Department of Business of Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Senior Engineer with extensive experience in the manufacturing of Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), specializing in Project and Operations Management. Proven track record in innovation, strategic planning, risk assessment, and team leadership. Highly competent in driving cost efficiencies, streamlining operations, and bringing complex products to market. 

LinkedIn profile: https://es.linkedin.com/in/davidchavezv 

 

Rafael Fernández Santor

Holds a Degree in Economics and Business from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, an MBA from IESE Business School and a Certificate Program in Corporate Governance and Board of Directors from ESADE.  Deep and large background on executive roles within multinational companies, has served as Managing Director in IGEI Corporate Partners focusing on Strategy, Restructuring and International Business Development. Involved as Independent Member of several Board of Directors he serves currently in Pushkar Capital and Argent SBI Capital as Strategy and Investments Advisor and Partner. Adjunct lecturer for graduate and post-graduate programs in Strategic Management at the Department of Business of Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and in Innovation & Entrepreneurship for technology-based corporations at the Department of Business of Universitat de Barcelona.

Linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rafael-fern%C3%A1ndez-santor/ 

 

Rosalía Gallo

Rosalía Gallo-Martínez holds a degree from the University of Barcelona, an MBA from IESE Business School, and a PhD in Business Administration and Management from the Polytechnic University of Barcelona. She is associate professor in the Department of Business at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), specializing in marketing and market research. She currently teaches in both undergraduate and master’s programs, focusing on marketing and managerial communication. Her research areas are related to Marketing, Family Business, and Teaching Methodology.

Linkedin profile: https://es.linkedin.com/in/rosal%C3%ADa-gallo-mart%C3%ADnez-86816113 

 

Miguel Angel Garcia Cestona

Professor of Managerial Economics at Universitat Autònoma of Barcelona (UAB). He graduated from Universidad de Zaragoza and holds an M.A. and a Ph.D. from Stanford University, GSB. He is currently the coordinator of the DEMO Doctoral Program at UAB. Visiting fellow in ITAM, Kobe University, and Copenhaguen Business School. His research interests are in the fields of corporate governance, comparative institutional analysis and the theory of the firm. Recent papers deal with the governance mechanisms and efficiency of the Spanish Banks, Ownership and Corporate Governance, CEO turnover and employee participation. He has published, among others, in Journal of Banking and Finance, European Journal of Operational Research and Strategic Management Journal, and several book chapters on Corporate Governance. He has served as a referee in more than 15 different journals. Among them: Academy of Management Journal, Economic Journal, Management Science, Corporate Governance International Review, Spanish Economic Review, Journal of Banking and Finance and Management Research. 

Linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/miguel-a-garc%C3%ADa-cestona-91614147/

 

Facundo Garcia

Holds a Ph.D. in Business from the Universitat de Barcelona. Prior to that, he obtained a BSc in Labor Relations from Universidad de Buenos Aires, a master's degree in Business Research from UB, and a postgraduate diploma in Management from the University of London. He has over eight years of experience working in HR roles in both national and global companies. His research primarily focuses on the application of social exchange theory to customer and patient services. He also possesses teaching experience in various fields, particularly marketing and HR.

Linkedin profile:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/facundo-garcia-pereyra/

 

Xavier Gassó

Holds a university degree in Entrepreneurship by UB (Barcelona), MBA International by La Salle (Barcelona) and Manhattan College (New York), PDG IESE (Barcelona), Executive Coach EEC/ICF (Barcelona). Professional activities: Chief Financial Officer for 28 years in diferent  multinational companies, CIRSA , Amway and Serunion (Elior Group). Executive coach. University professor in, European Business School, CEET, UAB,Toulouse Business School and IBEI.

Linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/xavier-gasso-b0b5819/

 

Montserrat Guerrero

Marketing Manager at Embalajes RAJA and adjunct lecturer of Marketing at UAB. She has large experience in strategic marketing, consumer centric and research in many sectors, such as FMCG, IT, B2B and Services. She combines work in private industry with teaching marketing at the University. She has a clear customer focus and she's involved in the strategy of the company. Experienced in digital environments, proven experience of website analytics tools. Experienced in managing CRM tools.  Currently she is marketing manager in RAJA, where she is responsible for all aspects of Customer & E-Business Marketing, developing and setting the customer marketing strategy for the growth of the company.

Linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/montserratguerrero/

 

Stefan Felix van Hemmen

Associate professor at the Department of Business of UAB. He Focusses on financial contracts and business insolvency, producing statistics on pre-bankruptcy and bankruptcy procedures of legal entities and natural persons (fresh start). Strong research interest in institutional analysis, digital transformation and platformization in finance and education. Advisorship to public institutions and in the professional and legal field, notably including the Spanish College of Registrars, Catalan Council of Lawyers and the General Council of Economists of Spain. Invited to give seminars in entities as the Bank of Spain and in bank study services (Caixabank Research).

 

Myriam Hikimura

Born in Mexico where she studied Industrial Engineering (Tec de Monterrey) and a Master in Business Administration at Escuela de Graduados en Administracion y Direccion de Empresas (EGADE).  She worked for the Expansion Department for Latin America for Tec de Monterrey, and in 2003 she moved to Barcelona for continuing studying.  At 2005, she got a Master in Research at the Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, and started teaching at the Bellatera Campus (UAB) in the field in Marketing.  Since 2007 she has been teaching at different universities (Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, CEA-University of New Haven, Arcadia University, Toulouse Business School, among others), specializing in Finance, Marketing, and Business, for undergraduate and graduate programs.

 

Gabriel Izard 

Holds a degree in Economics and a doctorate by the UAB. He also has a PDD degree from IESE Business School. He has taught at UAB since the 1990’s, on topics related to Distribution Channel Management, in the Marketing area of the Department of Business. He also teaches about Business in Action and International Marketing Strategies at the Study Abroad Program at UAB. He has a long professional career and activities related to the retail sector, the use of information technologies, and with the economic news and press. He was the first coordinator of the Master in Business Management program, when it was launched in 2008.

Linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gaizard/

 

Joan Llonch

Started his professional career working in the marketing area of multinationals firms as Unilever, Henkel and Bayer Group. From 1994, when he obtained a doctoral degree, he became associate professor in the Department of Business at UAB, teaching Strategic Marketing and Business Strategy. He has published more than 50 articles in highly regarded academic journals such as European Management Journal, Sustainability, Journal of Marketing Communications or Higher Education, among many others, several books and some articles of dissemination in the press on these topics. He has also been consultant for several companies, both medium sized ones and multinational companies. He has experience of more than 20 years as an independent director in listed companies such as Banco Sabadell, Banco Guipuzcoano, or Sopra-Steria (France; a multinational specialized in digital transformation), Grupo CASSA (integral cycle of water), and unlisted firms, in the sector of renewable energies, real estate, services, and mass consumption.

Linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joan-llonch-andreu-ph-d-24a79922/

 

Isabel Martínez Cosentino

Adjunct lecturer of International Business & Cross Cultural Management at UAB. Over fifteen years as Director of International Expansion at the multinational Silestone. Bachelor of Business Administration and Management and EMBA from the University of Tulane of Houston. Marketing Communications Certificate Program, University of Houston, Houston, TX. Founder and CEO of crossculturalsolutions.es. Consultancy on intercultural communication for the cohesion of multicultural teams, hospitals, companies and organizations in the process of internationalization. The most recent projects include the design of the Talent Integration process for companies in mergers and acquisitions processes. Participates in the boards of directors of Fundación Esplai, Cosentino, Surister and Tick Translations. Member of the Board of Counselors of l'ODEE.

Linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/isabelmartinezcosentino/

 

Pere Nicolas

Associate professor of Accounting and Finance with special interest in Management Accounting (Financial and Cost) and Business simulations. PhD in Business and Economics (UAB), MBA and MSc in Management Control (University of Pittsburgh). Former Director of the Department of Business of UAB and former Academic coordinator in the dual MBA program between HIBA (Syria) and UAB. Before joining academia he worked as area manager in manufacturing and service companies.

 

Pere Ortín

Full professor at the Department of Business of Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. He has lead several research projects and educative initiatives related with the economic analysis of organizations and more specifically the determinants and consequences of the adoption of different personnel practices.  Results of such initiatives have been published in top international journals as the Journal of Labor Economics, Industrial and Labor Relations Review, Journal of Economics and Management Strategy or Technovation.

Linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pedro-ort%C3%ADn-%C3%A1ngel-19510848/

 

Silvia Piqueras

Holds an undergraduate degree in Economics and Business from Universitat de Barcelona (UB), a master's degree in Public Administration and a doctorate from UAB. She has worked as a consultant in KPMG and Deloitte for many years, and was a CEO in the pharmaceutical industry in Barcelona. She has particular expertise in the creation and expansion of new operations and ventures together with the management of international market development strategies. 

Linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/silvia-p-17b6138/

  

Josep Rialp

Full Professor in Marketing and Market Research in the Department of Business at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. He is author and/or co-author of different books, chapter books or papers in both national and international academic journals such as International Business Review, Advances in International Marketing, Journal of World Business, Regional Studies, Journal of Advertising, and Journal of Small Business Management, among others. His research interests are: Marketing metrics, SME management and marketing, interorganizational collaboration, and research techniques. Dr. Josep Rialp also serves as reviewer for different academic journals.

Linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josep-rialp-2b9674b/

 

Mihee Seo

Entrepreneur and former student of UAB's Master in Business Management program. She holds a BA in Psychology and Business Administration, Ewha Women University, South Korea; US Certified Public Accountant, Vermont, USA. Expert in international strategic and project development consulting, founder of OASTA Consulting, formerly worked in the strategy team of Samsung Electronics HQ in the areas of business development, foreign alliances & investments and M&As.

Linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/miheeseo/

 

Joan Carles Suari

Professor at the University of Barcelona (UB). He is a Doctor in Economics. He specializes in International Trade Practice after nineteen years of collaboration in educational matters with the Barcelona Port Authority. After a trainee period at The European Commission in 1981, he has always been involved in European Union issues as a member of Team Europe (group of speakers supported by the European Commission on the objectives of the European Integration Process). In this field he specializes in Trade and Customs policies. He has teaching experience in Uzbekistan, Peru, Colombia, Morocco and in Syria.

Linkedin profile: https://es.linkedin.com/in/joan-carles-suari-aniorte-81113b57