Reynés leaves the board of Veolia

BarcelonaA week of departures into the business world, with Francisco Reynés leaving the board of directors of Veolia being the most notable, and several signings in human resources departments. There are also notable additions at Nestlé and Mediaset.

Francisco Reynés leaves the board of Veolia

The executive president of Naturgy, Francisco Reynés, left the board of directors of Veolia Environnement on his own initiative, once the acquisition by CriteriaCaixa of 5 percent of the French multinational was announced and with the right to appoint a director, according to Europa Press.

Reynés, who since April 27, 2023 held a seat on the company's board in independent quality, has chosen to leave the position because the investment holding of the La Caixa Foundation can give full freedom to the person who will serve as a proprietary director, meaning that no one can adduir that Criteria has a board of directors, because the holding company of La Caixa is the first shareholder of Naturgy.

Juan Borrell takes over as head of Nutrition at Nestlé

Barcelona native Juan Borrell is the new director of Nutrition—the division that encompasses infant nutrition and instant cocoa—at Nestlé in Spain. Borrell began his career at the multinational food company more than two decades ago and has held various sales and marketing positions in both Spain and France, managing brands such as Nescafé.

In the division he will now lead, the executive had previously been responsible for marketing infant formulas and supplements and, later, as head of the healthcare professionals area, where he was in charge of the medical visit team and pharmacy sales. Among the notable projects he will carry out is a program to produce baby food with cereals grown "locally and using regenerative agriculture practices," Borrell explained in a statement.

Dagmar Kolmann leaves Coca-Cola Europacific Partners

In addition to Reynés, Dagmar Kolmann has made another departure. The Austrian executive will step down as a non-executive director of the Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) bottler, effective May 22, when the company's shareholders' meeting is held. Kolmann was appointed to the position in May 2019, is a member of the group's audit committee, and also chairs the affiliated transactions committee. As a result of her tenure, CCEP's nominations committee will review the composition of the board's committees.

In a statement, CCEP highlighted her extensive experience in commercial, financial, supervisory, and investor relations matters, as well as her role in the acquisition of the company's business in the Philippines.

Míriam Sánchez, from Mercadona to Grupo 365

The Catalan bakery company Grupo 365 has appointed Míriam Sánchez as its new Director of People and Talent. The executive, who graduated from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, ​​joins the company from the Valencian supermarket chain Mercadona, where she was responsible for talent attraction and selection, according to Grupo 365.

T-Systems Iberia has a new vice president of people.

T-Systems, the digitalization services subsidiary of the German technology company Deutsche Telekom, will have Caroline Morales as its new CEO. vice president of the people for Spain and Portugal. Morales trained at the Federal University of Bahia, Brazil, and the University of Barcelona and has nearly twenty years of experience in the human resources world. She will also serve on the executive committee of T-Systems Iberia, which consolidates the female representation on the board at 42%, according to the company in a statement.

Francesc Fajula will advise Konsac

Still within the field of human resources, Francesc Fajula, CEO of the Mobile World Capital Foundation, has joined the advisory board of Konsac, a company specialized in headhunting of executives. The Catalan executive will contribute "his knowledge and experience in the field of digital and technological transformation, as well as the impact that these transformations and artificial intelligence have on organizations," according to a company statement.

Juan Baixeras, new director of Mediaset Spain's digital channels division

Madrid-based executive Juan Baixeras will lead the digital channels division of Mediaset España, a subsidiary of the Italian media company Mediaset, which owns television channels such as Telecinco and Cuatro, among others. The executive has "more than 25 years of experience in the digital industry" at companies such as Amazon and Planeta, according to a statement from the audiovisual multinational.