Fernando Cuadra

Fernando Cuadra holds a Law Degree and a Business Administration Diploma (Universidad de Deusto), MBA by the Alliance Manchester Business School and a masters degree in Learning and ITC (UOC). He is an ICF accredited coach, ORSC, APMG Change Mgt., and NLP Practitioner.

He is also certified in MBTI™ and Human Synergistics tools: OCI™/ OEI™, LWS™, LSI™ and M/I, L/I. With over 20 years experience as an HR professional and consultant, he has developed his career in several global bluechip organizations such as PepsiCo, Ford Motor Co., Baxter Healthcare, Sun Microsystems, BMC Software and Novartis AG. As a people and team development professional, he has held relevant positions related to most of the HR specialties: comp. & ben., learning, business partnering and talent & organizational development in several locations such as Spain, the Netherlands, Asiapac and the US. He currently helps organizations realize their full leadership and organizational potential in the European (Spain, Switzerland, Italy, Turkey, Hungary, France, Poland, etc.) and global markets (Argentina, Brazil, Panamá).

He is working with diverse, internationally recognized organizations such as Novartis, Alcon, Shire, Gilead, GSK, BMS, Astra Zeneca, Straumann, Syngenta, Iberdrola, BBVA, Caixabank, Coca Cola, Repsol, India Gas, etc. His areas of expertise are Change Management, HR process Design and Implementation, Organizational, Talent and Leadership Development. He is also associate professor at ESADE Business School.

Education

• MBA Manchester Business School (1993 — 1995)
• Master's Degree Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (2011 — 2014)
• Diploma Universidad de Deusto (1988 — 1993)
• Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) Universidad de Deusto (Bilbao) (1988 — 1993)
• ORSC - Organization & Relationship Systems Coaching Program CRR - Center for Right Relationships (2013 — 2013)
• Human Synergistics development tools accreditation Human Synergistics (2014 — 2015)
• Practitioner NLP Institut Gestalt Barcelona (2011 — 2012)
• Diploma CTI - Coaches Training Institute (2007 — 2007)

Companies

• Chief People Officer Vueling Airlines (2018)
• Associate Professor ESADE Business & Law School (2014)
• Organizational Development Consultant HaRtisans (2014 — 2018)
• Associate Consultant Changefirst (2015 — 2018)
• Talent & Organisational Development Manager Novartis (2013 — 2014)
• HR Business Partner Novartis (2010 — 2013)
• Rewards and HR Operations Manager Spain Novartis (2007 — 2010)
• Independent Consultant Self-employed (2006 — 2007)
• Comp & Benefits Manager EMEA & AP BMC Software (2002 — 2005)