Joan Planella

Experienced Executive Director in Sales, Business & Strategy areas (Sales, Strategy office, Business development, Business and Digital transformation) and Corporate Areas (Organization, Processes, IT, Procurement, Operations, RE,...). Thinker and problem solver enabling to create new busines units. I have proven experience in multinational and large business environments as well as in the medium-sized business environment. Having worked with Private Equity Funds participation. Leader with a clear focus on results and customer service with strategic view (new business units development achieving x2 EBITDA). Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills in complex environments achieving operating and organization models transformation & digital transf, providing holistic approaches. 2016 CIO Award. Leadearship Digital Award, 2016 (CIONET); European CIO of the Year 2017 finalist (Amsterdam); Premi DonaTIC por Oracle4Teachers, 2022 (Generalitat de Catalunya); Premi Talent Digital 2022 (Fundació Impulsa Talentum) "The biggest risk is not taking any risk... in a world that changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks." Mark Zuckerberg. “Simply having information won t offer a competitive edge, knowing what to do with it will.” Bill Gates. "El hombre de pensamiento que no va a actuar es ineficaz; el hombre de acción que no piensa es peligroso." Richard M. Nixon. "La estrategia es una mercancía, la ejecución, un arte." Peter Drucker.