This last December 15, we participated at the now traditional General Assembly of the Circulo Fortuny , the Spanish not for profit association of cultural and creative prestigious brands, of which we are a apart since its inception several years ago.
The principal conclusion of this General Assembly was that the luxury secotr has been consolidated as it sets forth the mucch needed grounds for economic recovery in Europe.
According to the 2010-2013 figures the value of goods and services produced by the sector has grown 28%, additionally it has created close to 200,000 jobs. We are very proud to be able to contribute to economic recovery in our country.
We leave you with this wonderful photograph titled "The Magnificent 40 of the Circulo Fortuny" taken by Pepe Botella.
The Members: From left to the right and from bottm and up
1st row:: D. Fernando Caruncho (Founding Member - Estudio Fernando Caruncho); D. Joaquín Serra (Senior Executive Vicepresident – Natura Bissé); Dña. Xandra Falcó (Managing Director – Pagos Marqués de Griñón); D. Manuel Louzada (Estate Director – Numanthia); Dña. Paloma Castro (Group Director of Global Corporate Affairs – LVMH); D. Carlos Falcó (Executive President – Círculo Fortuny); D. Enrique Loewe (Hon. President – Círculo Fortuny) – Dña. Almudena Arpón de Mendívil (General Secretary, Círculo Fortuny, Partner at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo); D. Pedro Gómez de Baeza (President – LA Organic); Dña. Ida Gutierrez de Escofet (SVP Corporate Affairs & Communications - NH Hotel Group); D. Alejandro Bataller (Vicepresident - Sha Wellness Clinic); D. Tomás Osborne (President – Osborne);
2nd row: Dña. Lisa Montague (board member/president – Loewe); Dña. Rosa Lladró (President – Lladró);
3rd row: D. Simón Pedro Barceló (President – Grupo Barceló); D. Christian Tavelli (General Manager – Hotel Ritz); D. Jaime Wakonigg (President – Gastón y Daniela); D. Miguel Eguren (President - Viñedos y Bodegas Sierra Cantabria); D. Manuel Serrano (SVP Finances & Operations – Loewe); Dña. Marisa Vázquez-Shelly (Directora de RRII y Patrocinio – Teatro Real); Dña. Teresa Morán (Business & cultural collaborator – Gran Teatre del Liceu); D. José Gandía-Blasco (Business & cultural collaborator – Gandia Blasco); Dña. Sara Ramis (Chief Marketing Officer – Barceló Hotels&Resorts); D. Salvador Aparisi (Director General – Hotel Barceló Formentor); D. Javier Arellano (Director – Círculo Fortuny);
4th row: D. Vincenzo Pujia (Managing Director – Bvlgari España); D. Joan Oliveras Bagués (Presidente - Bagués-Masriera); D. Christophe Arminjon (Finance Director – Louis Vuitton Spain); D. Emilio Álvarez (Consejero Delegado – Bodegas Vega Sicilia); D. José María Pasquín (Country Manager Spain, Portugal and Latin America – Hackett London); D. Fernando Falcó (Consejero - Viñedos y Bodegas Sierra Cantabria); D. Jaime Tresserra (Presidente – Tresserra Collection); D. Juan Pedro Abeniacar (CEO – Perfumes Loewe); D. Carlos Delso (Director General – Suárez); D. Carlos Urroz (Director – ARCOmadrid); Dña. Anna Goixens (Sales Manager – Tresserra Collection);
5ª fila: D. José Luis Usobiaga (President – Grulla Armas); D. Olivier Gay (Director General – Cartier España); D. José Mª Folache (Consejero Delegado – Rosa Oriol Atelier Tous); Dña. Rosa Tous (Vicepresidenta Corporativa – Rosa Oriol Atelier Tous); D. Alejandro Aranzabal (Consejero Delegado – Aguirre y Aranzabal); D. Bela Abellán (Director General - Aguirre y Aranzabal); D. Luis Eduardo Cortés (President – IFEMA); D. Álvaro Gandía- Blasco (Vicepresidente – Gandiablasco) 6ª fila: Dña. Svetlana Kuprianova (CEO – Carrera y Carrera); D. Carlos Gutiérrez- Maturana-Larios Altuna (Presidente – Grupo Mazacruz); D. Julián Illán (Director General – Dehesa de los Llanos); D. Felipe Conde (Propietario – Guitarras Felipe Conde); Dña. María Conde (Guitarras Felipe Conde); Dña. Cristina Martínez-Pardo Cobían (Propietaria – Navascués)
