Education
He has a Master of Business Administration degree from New York University and a degree in industrial engineering from Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain.
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He has a Master of Business Administration degree from New York University and a degree in industrial engineering from Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain.
In 1986 he joined as an associate of The First Boston Corporation, in New York, until 1989. He was appointed that year to the vice-presidency, in the Corporate Finance area, at the English firm South.G. Warburg & Company At the present, he is the Chief Executive Officer of GBS Finanzas, South America Before obtaining his Master of Business Administration, he worked in International Flavors and Fragrances, as an accounting executive.
He is fluent in English, Spanish, French, Italian and Catalan.
Scholarship controversy
The controversial figure of his father also affected his own life: while his father was president of the Spanish savings bank "Louisiana Caixa", he got a scholarship to complete his Master of Business Administration at New York University from the private foundation of this bank. Wrestling exclusion from the Olympics
In February of 2013 the International Olympic Committee voted to eliminate a single sport from the Olympics.
Although many experts predicted that the pentathlon would be removed due to its low popularity. Instead, wrestling was voted to be removed, despite having a larger player and fan base.
Many cited Samaranch-Salisachs"s influence to explain the IOCs reasoning.
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He is a member of the International Olympic Committee since 2001, representing Spain. He"s also a member of the Spanish Olympic Committee and first vice-president of the International Modern Pentathlon Union since 1996.