2023-07-19 19:22:43
BarcelonaIn the middle of summer, human resources departments do not rest. The Catalan entity Caixa d’Enginyers is launching a deputy general manager, who has signed from Abacus, with the aim of strengthening the member services area. At the same time, the Mémora funeral group is launching a CEO after the current one, Juan Jesús Domingo, submitted his resignation. But there are also failed signings: Economist Fiona Scott has turned down the post of Chief Economist for Competition in Brussels, leaving Margrethe Vestager and Ursula von der Leyen in a position of weakness.
Caixa d’Enginyers signs Salva Garcia-Ruiz as new deputy general manager
The Catalan credit cooperative Caixa d’Enginyers has signed the current general manager of Abacus Cooperativa, Salva Garcia-Ruiz, as deputy general manager of the bank led by Joan Cavallé. The entity has three other managers at this second corporate level. Salva Garcia has held several positions in the business world: he was director of operations at Caixa Manresa, director of knowledge and research at the Fundació Catalunya La Pedrera and also CEO of the newspaper ARA until 2019, among others.
Fiona Scott resigns to accept the position of Chief Economist of Competition in Brussels
The one who was to be the new chief economist of Competence in Brussels, theeconomist Fiona Scott (Lexington, USA, 1967), has finally chosen to resign from the position. The reluctance of some states of the European Union has been the trigger for the decision. Some European commissioners asked the Commissioner for Competition, Margrethe Vestager, to reconsider the decision. They did not see well that this position was occupied by an American, especially having worked for some big technologies such as Microsoft and Apple. Exactly them big tech they are one of the main subjects that should be regulated. Scott holds a degree in economics from Yale University (1989) and a PhD from MIT (1994). She is a professor at Yale, where she was dean between 2007 and 2010, and between 2011 and 2012 she served as an economist.
The Mémora group appoints Augusto Huesca as its new CEO
The main Spanish funeral group, Grupo Mémora, has accepted the resignation submitted by its CEO, Juan Jesús Domingo, and has approved the appointment of Augusto Huesca as his replacement. Huesca holds a degree in economic and business sciences from the University of Alicante and attended the management development program at IESE. In 1988 he joined GCO (Grup Catalana Occident), where he has held positions of responsibility for more than thirty years. In 2001 he was appointed CEO of NorteHispana Seguros, belonging to GCO, and in 2016 he took charge of Previsora Bilbaína, after its acquisition by the insurance group, as well as the Asistea Group’s funeral business. The purchase of Mémora by Catalana Occident explains the relief.
AXA appoints Elena Flores as the new director of Health in Spain
The insurer AXA has appointed Elena Flores as the new director of Health in Spain, replacing Ángela Milla, who will become the business development director of collective social security, as indicated by the company in a statement. Flores joins Axa from Groupe Assurances du Crédit Mutuel España (GACME), whose acquisition closed last week. Flores has a degree in law and economics from the University of Barcelona and has more than twenty-five years of experience in the sector.
Montserrat Cerqueda, new president of the Council of Social Graduate Colleges of Catalonia
Montserrat Cerqueda has been appointed president of the Council of Colleges of Social Graduates of Catalonia. During the two years of presidency, she will also continue to carry out her usual duties as dean of the College of Social Graduates of Barcelona, Girona and Lleida. Cerqueda has been a social graduate for more than thirty years, with a diploma in labor relations and law, a master’s degree in administrative management and president of the board of trustees of the school of labor relations and human resources attached to the University of Lleida. He also teaches at the same university in the Master’s in Management and Labor Management. In addition, she is a partner and director of SMEs and institutional relations at Teixidó Associats, a firm with offices in Lleida, Balaguer, Tàrrega and Ponts.
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