Marcel Planellas Arán

He is a member of the Strategic Management Society, of the Academy of Management and of the Iberoamerican Academy of Management. He has taken part in congresses and published articles in national and international journals.

He has been President of ESADE''s Faculty and Secretary General of ESADE.

The most recent books he has published are: "De la idea a la empresa" (Gestión 2000, 2003),"Creación de empresa: los mejores textos" (Ariel Empresa, 2003), "Acción social estratégica" (LID editorial, 2009). and "Emprender es posible" (Planeta, 2012).

As a consultant, he has led strategic reflection processes both in private companies and in public organizations. He is an independent director on the boards of directors of various Spanish companies.

Before joining ESADE in 1986, he was an expert of the Chamber of Commerce of Barcelona, and previously a member of parliament in the first term of the Catalan Parliament (1980-1984).

Education

• Doctor en Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
• Licenciado en Filosofía y Letras - Historia Moderna. Universitat de Barcelona

Areas of interest

• Business policy (strategy) and Entrepreneurship
• History of ideas in management policy
• Business strategies and their implementation
• Factors of success in new business creation
• Rapid-growth companies
• Management of the family business
• Corporate Entrepreneurship