About us

We provide knowledge and insights to improve corporate governance.

Good governance is fundamental for the proper functioning of markets from a global perspective. By promoting credibility and stability, it helps drive companies’ long-term growth and wealth creation whilst balancing and safeguarding the interests of all stakeholders.

The Centre for Corporate Governance aims to become a comprehensive leader in the field, contributing knowledge and actively promoting good governance in the Spanish market.

Areas of interest

Good governance

The proper functioning of administrative and governing bodies and correct delimitation of their roles, duties and responsibilities, from a perspective of utmost transparency and rigour, are key to sustainably maximising the economic value and competitiveness of any company.

The Centre for Corporate Governance is firmly committed to promoting and leading continuous progress in this area.

Ethics and compliance

Transparency, ethics and regulatory compliance are the foundation for trust in any business relationship.

Acting according to a set of strong values to ensure ethical and responsible management increases a business’s capacity to create value.

Sustainability and socially responsible investment

We are convinced that creating value in an economically, environmentally and socially sustainable way is not only an obligation that we must all assume, but also the key to medium- and long-term value creation for any company.

Diversity, appointments and remuneration

A diversity of knowledge, backgrounds and gender ensures a broad vision of the company, which is essential to creating value.

Recruiting and retaining talent through attractive and adequate appointment and remuneration policies that guarantee such diversity is the key to any company’s success.

Investors, proxy advisors and stakeholders

Shareholder participation and control is one of the most important areas of good governance. Increasingly, however, relations not only with shareholders, but with all stakeholders have taken on a central role in business management.

The Centre for Corporate Governance aims to lead the way on the necessary path towards convergence of companies’ policies and action principles with the legitimate interests of all stakeholders.

Technology, digital transformation and innovation

In an increasingly changing environment, the ability to adapt to new realities is vital to any company’s long-term survival.

The Centre for Corporate Governance aims to be a pioneer in this regard, promoting new strategies for creating value through innovation.

Our team

Center Management

Retrato de Mario Lara
Director

Mario Lara

Director

Centro de Gobierno Corporativo de Esade, Director de Esade Madrid, Asesor Senior en Gobierno Corporativo y para el Tercer Sector en PwC España y Senior Advisor de Georgeson España

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Retrato de Suana Guerrero
Director

Susana Guerrero

Adjunta a la Dirección

Centro de Gobierno Corporativo de Esade, Responsable del Área de Opinión y Debate Público del CGC y Directora Jurídica y Vicesecretaria del Consejo de Lar España 

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Advisory board

Retrato de Ruth Aguilera
Director

Ruth Aguilera

Presidenta

Research Advisory Board del Centro y Esade Visiting Professor & Corporate Governance Researcher

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Retrato de Juan Arena
Director

Juan Arena

Consejero

Expresidente de Bankinter y Miembro del Consejo Profesional de Esade

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Retrato de Juan José Bruguera
Director

Juan José Bruguera

Presidente

Inmobiliaria Colonial

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Retrato de Emma Fernández
Director

Emma Fernández

Consejera independiente

Openbank, Gigas, Metrovacesa, Axway y AERTEC Solutions y Ex senior VP de Indra

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Retrato de Ana García Fau
Director

Ana García Fau

Co-directora de Programa

Programa de Estrategia Corporativa de Esade, Consejera independiente de Merlin Properties, Gestamp, Globalvia, DLA Piper y Eutelsat, y Non-executive director en Euskaltel y presidente no ejecutivo de Finerge

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Retrato de Helena Herrero
Director

Helena Herrero

Presidenta

HP España y Portugal y Consejera independiente de Naturgy

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Retrato de Marisa Jordá
Director

Marisa Jordá

Consejera independiente

Bankinter, Grupo Bimbo, Orange España y Merlin Properties

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Retrato de Carlos Losada
Director

Carlos Losada

Co-director de Programa

Programa para Consejeros de Esade, Profesor del Departamento de Dirección General y Estrategia de Esade y Consejero independiente

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Retrato de Isabela Pérez
Director

Isabela Pérez

VP Legal for Strategy

Coca-Cola European Partners Iberia, Consejera independiente de Holaluz.com y presidenta de Andbank Wealth Management y Abogado del Estado en excedencia

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Retrato de Ana Plaza Arregui
Director

Ana Plaza Arregui

Consejera independiente

Corporación Financiera Alba, Línea Directa Aseguradora, Group Renault España y Asociación Española Contra el Cáncer

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Research Team

Retrato de Ruth Aguilera
Director

Ruth Aguilera

Presidenta

Research Advisory Board del Centro y Esade Visiting Professor & Corporate Governance Researcher

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Néstor Salcedo
Director

Nestor U. Salcedo

Investigador Postdoctoral

Research fellow del Centro Corporate Governance Researcher

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Collaborators

Retrato de Gema Esteban
Director

Gema Esteban

Senior Fellow

Senior Fellow de ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) en el Centro de Gobierno Corporativo de Esade

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Alicia Muñoz Lombardía
Director

Alicia Muñoz Lombardía

Senior Fellow

Senior Fellow en el sector financiero del Centro de Gobierno Corporativo de Esade

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Management Committee

Partners

pwc mercer diligent
  georgeson esadealumni