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Fernando Rodés Vilà (born 1 August 1960, in
Barcelona Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ...
) is a businessman specialised in marketing, communications and sustainability, and invests and manages companies operating in those fields. Fernando is currently vice chairman of
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(ticker: HAV) after having been its CEO 2006-2011, and CEO of MPG Havas Media 1999-2006. He is founder, with his family, of the holding company ISP and several of its subsidiaries: Digilant, Acceso, In-Store Media and Antevenio (ticker: ALANT) among others. Fernando is founder and chairman of
Ara (newspaper) ''Ara'' (, meaning ''Now'' in English) is a Catalan language, Catalan daily Spanish newspaper that began publication on 28 November 2010, coinciding with the 2010 Catalan regional election. It is the third most read daily newspaper in Catalonia, a ...
the leading digital and print media platform launched in Barcelona in 2010; board member of
Acciona Acciona, S.A. () is a Spanish multinational conglomerate dedicated to the development and management of infrastructure (construction, water, industrial and services) and renewable energy. The company, via subsidiary Acciona Energía, produces 21 ...
(ticker: ANA) and chairman of its Appointments and Retribution Committee; and one of the Spanish members of the
Trilateral Commission The Trilateral Commission is a nongovernmental international organization aimed at fostering closer cooperation between Japan, Western Europe and North America. It was founded in July 1973, principally by American banker and philanthropist David ...
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He is also chairman of Advisory Board for Sustainable Development of the Catalan Government; is chairman of Fundació Creafutur; and a founder and board member of Fundació Natura/Acció Natura. Fernando lives in Barcelona, has five children named Joan, Sara, Manuela, Marc and Carlota and is married to Maria Macaya.


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