The Retail Executive MBA at EAE Business School Madrid brings together more than 20 CEO's and experts from the Retail sector.
On Monday, November 21, EAE Business School Madrid welcomed more than 20 CEOs and experts from the retail sector who make up the faculty of the MBA Retail Executive with the purpose of getting to know each other in order to be aligned on the main objectives of the program.
The MBA presentation was led by Laureano Turienzo, President of the Spanish Retail Association and Director of the MBA Retail Executive; Antonio Rodríguez Ruibal, Dean of EAE Business School Madrid; Ramón Sole, Managing Partner-Founder at Instituto Retail; and Javier Arrevola, CEO of La Casa del Libro.
Antonio Rodríguez Ruibal, Dean of EAE Business School Madrid, explained that "this MBA places EAE Business School Madrid at the forefront of higher education in Spain. A unique master's degree for a strategic sector."
Laureano Turienzo also said that the main objective of the MBA is "to be a training benchmark in Spain for middle management aspiring to become executives, and that the main companies come to us to find their future executives".
The MBA Retail Executive responds to a current need of Retail, as a suprasector that encompasses fashion companies, perfumeries, opticians, hotels, dealers, etc. It is also considered one of the largest employers in Spain and is home to many of the professions with the brightest future.
Para cubrir esta demanda de talento surge este MBA, considerado como el primer programa de sus características en Europa. Haciendo hincapié en la transformación digital del sector, el customer journey, sostenibilidad y logística.
Laureano explained that "it is a specialized program, aimed at retail professionals who want to take a step forward in their professional career and who have the ambition to be part of senior management positions".
In addition, the Retail Executive MBA has a disruptive, functional, pragmatic and innovative vision, where senior executives and CEOs from numerous companies train students by fusing theory with the experiences they have lived in their companies and which have led them to their current management positions.
During the program you will see examples of how some of your professors have revived businesses through hyper-personalization or how they have elevated a brand with a slogan to a company with a universe of services.
Through this approach, many participative sessions will be supported by the participation of executives from leading companies in different sectors to provide their 360º vision of Retail, among them: Carmen Salamero, HR Director at LVMH; Ignacio Acha, Chief Operating Officer (COO) & Head of Transactions / Leasing at Retail Co; Rodrigo Cadarso Controlling Director at LVMH Iberia; Alberto Suárez Finance & Administration Manager at Bulgari; Stephane Pitoy, e-Commerce BU Director Spain; Guillermo Rius; Yvonne Boysen expert in Merchandising, Buying and Operations; Amaia Álvarez, Country Manager Spain at Samy Alliance and Juan Garicano, COO at Navele.r.
Also giving classes will be professionals from the world of Retail as Domingos Esteves CEO, General Manager, Advisor and Business Advisor, Retail Advisor. International Retail Director: People Leader, Intrapreneur, Innovation, Transformation and Business Reengineering. Carlos Cocheteux, Country Selling Manager at Ikea; Jaime Pfretzschner, General Manager at Phone House; Enrique Mazón, Regional Vice President Commerce Cloud at Salesforce Spain; Eduardo Pisa, Head of Business Development and Strategic Alliance at AliExpress Southern Europe at Alibaba; Andrés Contreras, CEO Spain, Portual & Latin America at Bestseller; Alfonso Sebastián, Retail expert, co-founder and Vice President of the Spanish Retail Association at AER; Antonio Arribas; head of New Business at Media Markt; Eva Ivars CEO at Alain Afflelou Spain; Fran Ares, CEO at Glocally Medi; Marcos Ruao CEO at IskayPet; Jose Luís Carceller CEO at Kiabi Spain; Juan Pablo Argüelles, Financial and Operations Director at Casa del Libro; Coral Sánchez, Executive and Team Coach. Mentor and Trainer in Leadership skills and Jose Luis Gonzalo, Retail Business and Sales Manager at Sociedad Textil Lonia; among many others.