Academic Background:
Degree in Business Studies from Universidad de Barcelona. Master’s Degree in Family Therapy from Hospital San Pablo de Barcelona (Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona). Certified Public Accountant (non-practicing).

Areas of Expertise:
Family Business Consulting, Family Succession Plans, Boards of Directors at Family Businesses, Strategic Plans for Family Businesses, Family Business Organization.

Professional Experience:
Founding Partner of PAVON, Asesores Legales y Tributarios, and an advisor to Family Businesses for 20 years. Partner at Garrigues in charge of the Family Business Consulting Department.

Teaching Experience:
ESADE, Escuela de Administración de Empresas de Barcelona, EADA Barcelona, Instituto de la Empresa de Madrid.

Professional/Other Membership:
Member no. 4432 of the Barcelona Business Studies Association.
Member of the Spanish Association of Tax Advisers (non-practicing since 2003). Certified Public Accountant (non-practicing since 2003).
Member of the U.S. Family Firm Institute since 2000.

Additional information:
Publications, seminars and conferences:

- Family Succession Plans and the Board of Directors of Family Businesses* Diari de Tarragona 12/17/2006.

- Parent-offspring relationships at family businesses*, La Verdad de Murcia 09/25/2005.

- Parents and their offspring at family businesses*, Expansión Catalunya 30/06/2005.

- Family loyalty*, Cinco Días 06/25/2005.

- Key factors for an efficient board of directors*, Actualidad Económica 10/01/2004.

- Transparency and listed family companies,* ABC 10/03/04.

(*) originally published in Spanish. For further information, see Spanish version of CV