The Board of Directors has been nominated the 25th May 2017 as a part of the restructuration process finalized on july 2017.
Corporate governance
Board of Directors
CHAIRMAN – Don David Prats Palomo
Executive director
He has an Executive MBA from the Craig School of Business at California State University, a BS in Technical Management from DeVry University (USA), and a PDD (Management Development Programme) from IESE.
He was CEO of Star Fine Foods Inc., as well as the general manager of OAO Kropotkinskiy Elevator (Russia). He sat on the boards of directors of Olive Glenn Orchards (USA) and ONO Catalunya. He was nominated as a European Dynamic Entrepreneur for Europe’s 500.
Over the last 27 years, he has developed his professional career at the Borges International Group. He is currently CEO of Borges International Group, S.L.U.
First appointment: 01/12/2014
BOARD MEMBER – Don José Pont Amenós
Proprietary director
Chartered accountant with an MBA from the University of Georgia (USA). He has over 50 years’ experience in various positions of responsibility at all levels in the Borges International Group.
He is the CEO of Pont Family Holding, S.L., head of the Pont family group of companies. He sits on the board of directors of Borges International Group, S.L.U.
First appointment: 18/08/1972
BOARD MEMBER– Don Antonio Pont Amenós
Proprietary director
Trading manager with a diploma from IESE – Universidad de Navarra. Permanent academician at the Real Academia de Ciencias Económicas y Financieras.
He has 50 years’ experience at the Borges International Group. Founding and honorary president of INC (International Nut and Dried Fruits Council). Honorary president of the Borges International Group.
First appointment: 11/07/1969
BOARD MEMBER – Don Antonio Pont Grau
Proprietary director
He has a diploma from the General Management Programme at the Instituto de Estudios Superiores de la Empresa – Universidad de Navarra (IESE Business School).
For over 50 years he has developed his professional career by holding a number of management positions in the different industrial divisions for transforming nuts at the Borges International Group. He sits on the board of directors at Borges Agricultural & Industrial Nuts, S.A., and the Borges International Group, S.L.U.
First appointment: 18/08/1972
BOARD MEMBER– Don Javier Torra Balcells
Independent director
Industrial engineer from the Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales de Barcelona – UPC. He has a master’s degree in marketing from ESADE and a master’s degree in financial management from Halbridge Business School (UK).
He was CEO of Simon Holding for 22 years. He previously held several executive positions at DuPont, British Petroleum and Unión Carbide (Argon).
He is a director of Encofrados Alsina, Roquet and Girbau, MTG, SECE, Girnet Internacional y Albath Company. He is chairman of the board of ESADE and Eurecat. He is a member of the board of directors of the Ship2B Foundation and Universitat Ramon Llull.
First appointment: 25/05/2017
SECRETARY BOARD MEMBER – Don Àngel Segarra i Ferré
Independent director
Bachelor’s degree in law and economic and business sciences.
Chartered accountant, member of the Official Registry of Accounting Auditors and the Registry of Expert Accountants at the Association of Economists of Catalonia.
He sits on the board of directors of Mutua Fiatc, Ipagsa Industrial, Chimigraf Holding and the public company Compañía Española de Viviendas en Alquiler (CEVASA). He is also a member of the Pension Plan Control Committee at CEC.
First appointment: 25/05/2017