Jordi Balsells

Jordi Balsells

President / CEO / Chief Business & Strategy Officer / Board Member & Senior Advisor

Grifols

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Experience23+ Years
LevelCXO

Executive Overview

C-Level / President / CEO / Manging Director / Vice President with skills to build high performance teams and achieve positive results, with a long international experience in the retail, fashion, sports and biopharma industries. Passionate about international business, lived in Barcelona, London and Hong Kond, where he opened several subsidiaries in Asia (Hong Kong, China, Japan & Singapore) as strategic markets. Jordi managed a wide range of business types in NAM, LATAM, EMEA & APAC. Jordi developed omnichannel strategies (retail, franchise, ecommerce, marketplaces, wholesale, licensing) with the focus on the final consumer, from designing stores to loyalty programs and creating new business models. Jordi's strenghts: - Good balance of strategic vision and results oriented. Development of Strategic plans - Full P&L responsibility - Managing high performance teams globally C-Level / President / CEO / Director General / Vice President con habilidad para construir equipos y conseguir resultados positivos, con una extensa experiencia internacional en el retail, la moda, el deporte y en Biopharma. Apasionado de los negocios internacionales, Jordi ha vivido en Barcelona, Londres y Hong Kong, donde abrió varias filiales en Asia (Hong Kong, China, Japón y Singapur). Ha llevado una gran diversidad de negocios en los 5 continentes (NAM, LATAM, EMEA, APAC) y ha gestionado situaciones muy diferentes: crecimiento y expansión, gestión del cambio, restructuración y transformación, nuevos negocios y negocios maduros, siempre con una responsabilidad completa del P&L. Jordi ha desarrollado estrategias omnicanal (retail, franquicias, ecommerce, marketplaces, wholesale, licencias), con la experiencia del cliente en el centro, diseñando conceptos de tienda y nuevos negocios. Sus fortalezas más destacadas: - Equilibra la visión estratégica con una clara orientación a resultados. Desarrollo de planes estratégicos y nuevos negocios así como el diseño y ejecución de Country Plans. - Gestión de la P&L, con foco en conseguir resultados - Gestión de personas y equipos de alto rendimiento a nivel global. Creación de entornos de confianza con partners en toda la cadena de valor.

Career Timeline

Professional employment history
  • GrifolsCurrent
    Oct 2022–Present· 3 yrs 11 mos
    • President, Plasma and Biosupplies DivisionsCurrent
      Jun 2024–Present
    • President Plasma Division
      Oct 2022–Jun 2024
  • May 2022–Oct 2022· 5 mos
    • Co-Founder & Advisor
      May 2022–Oct 2022
  • Jul 2021–Apr 2022· 9 mos
    • Managing Director at Barça Licensing & Merchandising (FC Barcelona)
      Jul 2021–Apr 2022
  • Mar 2011–Jul 2021· 10 yrs 4 mos
    • Chief Strategy & Channels Officer and Board Member
      May 2020–Jul 2021
    • Vice President Asia, Americas & Ceemea and Board Member
      Sep 2018–May 2020
    • Vice President. Asia & Americas and Board Member
      Nov 2015–Sep 2018
    • Vice President Asia Pacific and Board Member
      Mar 2011–Nov 2015
    • Member Of The Board Of Advisors
      Feb 2010–Apr 2011
  • Feb 2007–Mar 2011· 4 yrs 1 mo
    • Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Board Member
      Feb 2007–Mar 2011
  • 2003–2007· 4 yrs
    • Commercial Director and Board Member
      2003–2007

Education

Leading Matrix Organizations, Strategy & Leadership

International/Global Studies

IESE Business School

Leading Global Businesses

Harvard Business School

Management skills for international business

INSEAD

PDG. Programa Dirección General

IESE Business School

Executive MBA

Esade

Economics and Business Administration

Economics

Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Accredited. Ecommerce for International Business

ACCIO

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Jordi Balsells
Vice Chair & President
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Operating Officer

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Skills & Expertise

19 of 19 skills
HR TransformationTeam LeadershipLeadershipMarketing StrategyMarketing ManagementE-commerceDigital StrategySales ManagementFranchisingFashionSportsInternational BusinessCross-cultural TeamsStrategic PlanningApparelBusiness StrategyRetailCross Cultural ManagementTextiles