Organization
The Association is governed by the General Assembly, highest decision-making body of the association comprising all the membership, and by the Board that develops the strategies approved by the General Assembly.
About Círculo Fortuny
Círculo Fortuny is a non-profit organization with the aim of bringing together the Spanish prestigious cultural and creative brands in a common forum to collectively promote and defend their shared values.
In addition, the association enhances the image of Spanish luxury brands beyond their borders, and represents and defends the particularity of this sector as a powerful engine of the Spanish economy.
Círculo Fortuny members are a balanced representation of different sectors that make up the Spanish high-end industry based on the highest standards of excellence in their productive processes and in the services offered.
Current sectors represented in Círculo Fortuny are: Design & Furniture, Fashion, Gastronomy, Health & Wellness, Hotels & Resorts, Jewels & Watches, Leather Goods, Perfumes & Cosmetics, Wines & Spirits, Craftsmanship Gunmakers.
Círculo Fortuny currently gathers 61 brands and institutions.
Organizational structure
_Honorary Chairman
Mr. Enrique Loewe
_Executive Chairwoman
Ms. Xandra Falcó
_Secretary General and General Counsel
Ms. Almudena Arpón de Mendívil (Gómez- Acebo & Pombo)
_Managing Director
Ms. Patricia Gil Pérez-Ullivarri
_Board Chairs
Ms. Xandra Falcó
Mr. Enrique Valero – Managing Director, Abadía Retuerta LeDomaine
Mr. Álex Aranzabal – CEO, AYA-Aguirre y Aranzábal
Mr. Ignacio Osborne – President, Grupo Osborne
Mr. Pablo del Pozo – CEO & President, Grupo Nuba
Mr. Pedro Gómez de Baeza – President, LA Organic
Mr. Alexander Wit – Owner, Lladró
Ms. Eva Baquedano – Chief Omnichannel & Client Officer, Loewe
Mr. Vicente Cebrián-Sagarriga – President, Marqués de Murrieta Estates And Wines
Mr. Joaquín Serra – Vice President, Natura Bissé
Mr. Juan Nuñez-Insausti – CEO, Puerto Banús
Ms. Rosa Tous – Corporate Vice President, Rosa Oriol Atelier Tous
Mr. Isidoro Mínguez – Sotogrande
Mr. Eduardo Laviña – Counselor, Bodegas y Viñedos Sierra Cantabria
Mr. Antonio Menéndez – Managing Director, Vega Sicilia
Mr. Jacobo Cestino – CEO, Zagaleta
Work Commissions
_Executive Commission
Ms. Xandra Falcó, Executive Chairwoman
Ms. Almudena Arpón de Mendívil, Secretary General
Mr. Pedro Gómez de Baeza, Board Member
Mr. Alexander Wit, Board Member
Ms. Beatriz González-Cristóbal, President of the International Commission
Ms. Elena Serra, President of the Communication Commission
Ms. Eva Baquedano, Board Member
Mr. Joaquín Serra, Board Member
Mr. Pablo del Pozo, Board Member
Mr. Fernando Caruncho, President of the Craftsmanship and New Talents Comission
Mr. Evelio Acevedo, Co-President of the Craftsmanship and New Talents Comission
_Communication Commission
Ms. Elena Serra, President of the Commission
Ms. Rosa Tous, Board Member
Mr. Enrique Valero, Board Member
Mr. Evelio Acevedo, Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza
_Fortuny Club Commission
Mr. Joaquín Serra, President of the Commission
Mr. Isidoro Mínguez, Board Member
Ms. Rosa Tous, Board Member
Mr. Fernando Caruncho, Caruncho Gardener & Architecture
_Sponsorship Commission
Mr. Alexander Wit, President of the Commission
Mr. Pablo del Pozo, Board Member
_Finance Commission
Mr. Pedro Gómez de Baeza, President of the Commission
Mr. Ignacio Osborne, Board Member
Mr. Eduardo Laviña, Board Member
_New members Commission
Mr. Pedro Gómez de Baeza, President of the Commission
Mr. Enrique Valero, Board Member
Mr. Antonio Menéndez, Board Member
_Commission of Studies
Ms. Eva Baquedano, President of the Commission
Mr. Alexander Wit, Board Member
Ms. Beatriz González-Cristóbal, Rosa Oriol Atelier Tous
Mr. Enrique Valero, Board Member
_International Commission
Ms. Beatriz González-Cristóbal, President of the Commission
Ms. Caterina Geremei, LVMH
Mr. Joaquín Serra, Board Member
Mr. Alejandro Aranzabal, Board Member
Mr. Antonio Menéndez, Board Member
_Craftsmanship and New Talents Commission
Mr. Fernando Caruncho, President of the Commission
Mr. Evelio Acevedo, Co-President of the Commission
_Tourism and New Consumers Commission
Mr. Pablo del Pozo, President of the Commission
Mr. Juan Núñez-Insausti, Board Member
Mr. Jacobo Cestino, Board Member
Mr. Javier Fernández Andrino, El Corte Inglés