Background
Vilaplana, Emilio Jose was born on March 19, 1946 in Barcelona, Spain. Son of Jose and Margarita (Bennasar) Vilaplana.
Refractories company executive
Vilaplana, Emilio Jose was born on March 19, 1946 in Barcelona, Spain. Son of Jose and Margarita (Bennasar) Vilaplana.
Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering, Engineer's School of Barcelona, Spain, 1968. Engineer, British Refractory Institute, England, 1985.
Sales export manager, Kaiser Electro Refractaire, Paris, 1972-1981; managing director, T.R.B., Neufchatel, France, 1982-1990; European development manager, Morganite, Paris, 1991; managing director, Plibrico, Paris, since 1991.
Foreign trade counsellor for France, 1988. 2d class Pionneers, W. Germany, 1969.
Married Yannick Madeleine Galavielle, July 3, 1981. Children: Benedicte, Julien, Camille, Chloe.