Borja Raventós

Borja develops his professional activity as an Executive Coach and consultant to Business Families. He is an executive coach in the IESE Business School (Barcelona), where he works with high level international directors. He is also a visiting Professor at IE Business School (Madrid) and ESADE Business School (Barcelona).

He combines this activity with that of a shareholder (17th generation) of Raventós Codorniu, a company with over 460 years and considered the oldest family business in Spain and one of the oldest in the world. He was a member of its Board of Directors for over 8 years.

Borja has also been a member of the Board of Directors of the FFI. In addition he is an international lecturer in subjects relating to leadership and conflict management within family businesses. He has done conferences in various countries in Europe, Asia, South America and USA (FBN).

Prior to this, he worked for more than 15 years in multinationals such as Sara Lee and Ferrero, occupying management positions and leading international teams.

Education & Certifications

• Professional Certified Coach with the International Coach Federation
• MBA from Instituto de Empresa, Madrid
• Degree in Law, University of Barcelona

Professional Experience & Clients

• Recent clients include: L´Oreal, CaixaBank, Shell, Telefonica, Fundación Coca Cola, Boehringer Ingelheim, Perfetti Van Melle, JTI, Desigual, Banco Sabadell, Emirates NBD.

• Member of the Board of Directors, The Family Firm Institute (Oct 2016 – Present)

• Executive Coaching Team, IESE Business School (Oct 2012 – Present)

• Family Business Consultant & Coach. Independent Director, Freelance (May 2010 – Present)

• Visiting Professor, IE Business School (Jan 2008 – Present)

• Member of the Board, Grupo Codorniu (Oct 2006 – Jan 2015)