Economist Antoni Serra Ramoneda (Barcelona, ​​1933), former president of Caixa Catalunya and former rector of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), has died at the age of 92, the university announced in a statement on Thursday. A professor in the Department of Business, Serra Ramoneda was a member of the UAB's founding team and served as its rector for five years, from 1980 to 1985, a period that briefly overlapped with his presidency of Caixa Catalunya, a position he held for 21 years, until 2005. He was appointed to the position of head of a textile company whose production center was located in L'Ametlla de Merola (Bages).official and chevalier He was awarded the Order of National Merit of the French Republic, and received the Narcís Monturiol Medal and the Cross of Saint George from the Generalitat of Catalonia. In 2024, he was awarded a doctorate.honorary causeby the University of the Balearic Islands.