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Spanish Business Council

About Us

Find out more about the Spanish Business Council

The Spanish Business Council is a private non-profit organization whose aim is to establish a corporate platform to strengthen business and cultural ties between Spain and the United Arab Emirates, by linking Spanish companies to Emirati public and private entities.

 

It was founded in 2005, and it is supported by the Minister of Economy, Commerce and Business, the Embassy of Spain to the United Arab Emirates, and the Economic and Trade Office of Spain to the United Arab Emirates.

 

The Spanish Business Council gathers Spanish companies/individuals or foreign companies/individuals, which want to establish business relations in the United Arab Emirates.

 

Decisions are made by a Board of Directors, led by the Chairman and the Vice Chairman, and carried out by the General Secretary.

Our Vision is to improve commercial relations between Spain and UAE playing a leading role in the expansion of the bilateral relationship

Mission

  • To promote Spanish commercial and business interests in the UAE and encourage economic and commercial activities, investments and other initiatives between the UAE and Spain.
  • To offer to the members of the SBC a platform to exchange information and experiences and to communicate and interact with Public and Private entities and persons in the UAE by means of meetings, gatherings, seminars, conferences and receptions.
  • To strengthen commercial, economic and cultural ties and promote mutual awareness between the UAE and Spain.
  • To reinforce the image of Spain in the United Arab Emirates.

Organization

Chairman of the
Spanish Business Council

Guillermo Cobelo
CIRO & Global Head of Commercial Affairs at Técnicas Reunidas

Vice Chairman of the Spanish Business Council

Ramón Merino
CEO and General Manager at Royal Arrow Management Services

Honorary Vice Chairman of the Spanish Business Council

Christian Garma
Economic and Trade Counsellor at the Embassy of Spain to the UAE

Member of the Board

Alfonso Sasselli
Director Industry Alliances at Amadeus

Miriam Llano
Amphora Founder and Managing Director

Pablo Ferreira
Founder of Augusta Capital

Pradeep Bhargava
Regional Manager EMEA at CaixaBank

Ángel Sánchez de Movellán
Managing Director MEA at FAAC Technologies

Jaime Castañeda
CEO at Ninety Nine Investment

Jose Francisco Fernández Serna
Board Member at Halal Safety

Eduardo Espiritusanto Marrero
Regional Director of Operations at Barceló Hotel Group

Team

Secretary General

Fernando Curiel
info@spanishbusinesscouncil.ae

Marketing and Events Manager

Beatriz Busto
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Marketing and Events Executive

Silvia Sanz
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Funded by the European Union - NextGenerationEU

With the support and recognition of

Contact

info@spanishbusinesscouncil.ae

+971 04-3300110 Ext: 54

Emirates Towers – Level 26 – PO Box 504929

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