- Practitioner Member
PhD Fernando Casado
Biography
Fernando Casado is President of Asepeyo and has a wide experience as business consultant.
He graduated in Economics and Business Administration and Actuarial Sciences in 1967 and received his PhD Cum Laude at the University of Barcelona (Spain) in 1976. In 1984 he was awarded the Chair of Economics and Business Administration, in 1986 the Chair of Accounting and Finance, and the Chair of Marketing and Market Research in 1987.
He has been involved in a number of academic activities. From 1989 to 1993 he was Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration at the University of Barcelona. Since 1991 he is a full member of the Spanish Royal Academy of Economics and Finance, and since 2005, full member of the Royal Academy of Doctors in Barcelona. In 2002 he was appointed guest lecturer by IESE.
Fernando Casado has hold positions of responsibility in various organizations. From 1993 to 2010 was the Managing Director of the Family Enterprise Institute (IEF). During several months has been the Chairman of Catalunya Caixa Saving Bank. From 2011 to 2018 he was CEO of the Business Council for the Competitiveness.
Until 2002 he was General Secretary of the European Group of Family Enterprises, member of the Board of Trustees of Bosch i Gimpera Foundation, of the Executive Board of Family Business Network International (Switzerland), of the Executive Board of the Family Firm Institute (USA), of the Board of Directors of Alba Corporación Financiera S.A. and of La Caixa de Pensions’Assembley
He currently serves on a number of business and professional boards, among others; he is the Chairman of the Foundation Formation and Future, member of the Board of Frigicoll S.A., of Laboratories Ordesa SA and of the Advisory Board of Havas Media.