We provide a global vision thanks to our team of high-level advisors. In our work, we are supported by an advisory board made up of important names from the business world in Executive Search, in addition to being part of the W Executive Group at the European level.
As a headhunting company in Spain, our goal is to keep our eyes wide open and not miss anything that happens in the national and international markets, in order to keep improving our quality and service standards.
Currently, we operate in the Italian market and we are working on European expansion.
CEO & Business Owner, W-Group
Advisory Board W Executive
Partner, ProA Capital
Después de 6 años como consultor en Accenture, Tomás fundó Rate and Grade, empresa dedicada a la implementación de soluciones avanzadas de reporting para grandes multinacionales y pymes con el objetivo de potenciar ventas, productividad y eficiencia.
Con un máster en International Management por el IE Business School, Tomás lleva más de 7 años atendiendo las necesidades de organizaciones como Vodafone, Heineken, Repsol, DIA, Microsoft, Carrefour y Pernod Ricard, entre otras.
Ha creado y desarrollado ecosistemas de clientes, partners y hubs para más de 20 clientes de multinacionales y grandes pymes y tiene más de 10 partners multi-industria. Y es experto en cocrear soluciones punteras para la mejora de la experiencia de cliente y empleado.
Tras más de 30 años de carrera profesional en la industria del Packaging, ostentando responsabilidades globales como VP de ventas y marketing, direcciones generales en distintas geografías del mundo y otros cargos de primer nivel en multinacionales de referencia en la industria, Javier asume el rol de Senior Advisor en W Executive.
Está habituado a gestionar cuentas de resultados millonarias, abordar fusiones y adquisiciones y dirigir equipos globales y multidisciplinares.
Actualmente, compatibiliza su cargo en W Executive con la dirección como CEO de su propia empresa de consultoría estratégica. Además, es miembro de varios consejos de administración del sector y empresario de la industria vitivinícola.
Miguel cuenta con más de 20 años de experiencia en gestión internacional en la Industria del Packaging liderando proyectos de reestructuración e iniciativas estratégicas de crecimiento a través de diferentes geografías dentro de Europa, América Latina, América del Norte, África del Norte y Asia-Pacífico.
Ingeniero de formación, es actualmente CEO de una compañía nacional del sector y profesor asociado de la escuela de negocios International Business School (IE).
Asume el rol de Senior Advisor en W Executive para, junto a Javier Rojo, contribuir a desarrollar el segmento executive search a nivel global en la industria del Packaging.
After 6 years as a consultant at Accenture, Tomás founded Rate & Grade, a company dedicated to the implementation of advanced reporting solutions for large multinationals and SMEs with the aim of boosting sales, productivity, and efficiency.
Tomás has a Master’s Degree in International Management from IE Business School and has been tending to the needs of organizations such as Vodafone, Heineken, Repsol, DIA, Microsoft, Carrefour, and Pernod Ricard, among others, for over 7 years.
He has created and developed ecosystems of clients, partners, and hubs for more than 20 multinational clients and large SMEs and has more than 10 multi-industry partners. He is also an expert in co-creating cutting-edge solutions to improve customer experience and employee experience.
After more than 30 years as a professional in the Packaging industry, holding global responsibilities as VP of Sales and Marketing, general management in different regions of the world, and other top-level positions in leading multinationals in the industry, Javier assumed the role of Senior Advisor at W Executive.
He is used to managing seven- and eight-figure income statements, addressing mergers and acquisitions, and leading global and multidisciplinary teams.
Currently, he combines his position at W Executive with his work as CEO of his own strategic consulting company. In addition, he is a member of several Boards of Directors in the sector and an entrepreneur in the wine industry.
Miguel has over 20 years of international management experience in the Packaging Industry, leading restructuring projects and strategic growth initiatives across different regions in Europe, Latin America, North America, North Africa, and the Asia-Pacific region.
A trained engineer, he is currently CEO of a national company in the industry and associate professor at the International Business School (IE).
He took on the role of Senior Advisor at W Executive in order to develop the executive search segment globally in the Packaging industry along with Javier Rojo.
He holds a Degree in Law from the Complutense University of Madrid and the University of Fribourg in Switzerland, in addition to TOEFL training in Atlanta (GA), USA, at a school associated with the Georgia TECH University.
With 20 years of experience in specialized Search and Selection Companies, his professional career began in 2004 at Page Group where he ended up managing the Finance Division after 5 years.
Later he joined the relaunch project in Spain of the Robert Walters Consulting Firm, assuming different responsibilities in the development of Divisions such as Finance and IT, as a member of the Board.
After 5 years he takes on the challenge of creating, positioning, and launching the Experis Verticales project, the Middle, Middle Up and Top Management brand of ManpowerGroup, where he is able to create and lead the Finance, Banking & Insurance, Sales & Insurance, Marketing, HR, and Healthcare Divisions.
Once the project was developed, he returned to Robert Walters to consolidate his leadership in the Pharma, Healthcare & Biotech and Sales & Marketing Divisions.
Currently, at W Executive, Santiago is an Equity Partner for the development of the brand’s strategy in the market, its positioning and the development of high-performance teams that believe in excellence and, along that path, to connect excellent people to excellent companies, promoting the growth of projects that have a positive impact on society.
Jaime has a Degree in Business Administration and Management from ESADE and his passion is people.
For 14 years, he has worked as a 360 consultant in the selection of management positions at PageGroup and ended up managing different divisions, brands, and cities. He assisted in the development of businesses, collaborators, and information systems and was involved in different areas of the selection process.
In 2021, he joined Claire Joster, a Eurofirms Group company specialized in the selection of executives and middle managers, to manage and develop the talent of the Barcelona office, in addition to managing tailored services such as salary benchmarking processes, mapping, and market analysis.
Rafael has a degree in Economics from the Autonomous University of Madrid and is committed to providing more value every day to companies and therefore to society.
In his almost 20 years of professional career dedicated to executive search, international activity has been a main focus for Rafael. For 15 years at IHR Consultancy, he participated in the firm’s international development, both in Europe and North Africa. In 2012, he moved to Latin America where he held the position of Country Manager of the Colombian subsidiary followed by Head of the LatAm region.
Rafael has accumulated extensive experience in international settings, being international director at Claire Joster just before joining the team, which has given him key insights on the present and future of W Executive.
With a Degree in Business Management from the University of Leeds, Javier has been involved in the HR field since 2009 in business development management and project management positions at large multinationals in recent years. In addition, he has 8 years of experience as a teacher at the Instituto de Estudios Cajasol and a Master’s Degree in Human Resources.
He began his career in the world of financial auditing for SMEs and large corporations in Andalusia.
Subsequently, he spent 12 years at Michael Page, where he worked at the southern Spain office (Andalusia, Extremadura, Ciudad Real) based in Seville, leading the finance, legal and HR divisions. During this period, his success in the generation of business for other divisions stood out.
In 2021, he joined Aon, a leader in talent acquisition and retention solutions, as director of Health & Benefits with the aim of setting up and developing this area from scratch in Andalusia.
Currently, as an equity partner at W Executive, Javier contributes with his market knowledge, both of companies and candidates, so that corporations have the greatest management talent at the national level.
With a Degree in Law from the University of Zaragoza, a Master’s Degree in Human Resources, Compensation and Benefits from the Garrigues & Andersen European Studies Center, and a PDD degree from IESE, Gonzalo has more than 20 years of experience in the HR sector in business development management, and project and team management positions in large multinationals.
He began his career at Adecco Group as Branch Manager, marketing HR services to companies and managing multidisciplinary teams.
Subsequently, he spent 13 years at Michael Page, contributing to the growth of industries such as FMCG and Retail and managing multi-industry teams. As part of Page Group, he took on the challenge of creating the Large Accounts division, promoting cross-selling of all brands to key clients, achieving a best practice acknowledgment in Europe and integrating into the global team.
In 2018, he joined Mercer to lead the business development of the Health & Benefits area, where he spent 3 years involved in the management and development of teams and projects in the field of compensations and benefits.
In 2021, he joined Gympass as Client Sales Director to collaborate in the development of clients in Spain, helping companies to reinforce their proposal for holistic well-being, talent attraction, and talent loyalty.
Currently, as an equity partner at W Executive, Gonzalo helps companies attract the best talent and improve their employer brand.
With 20 years of professional experience in Executive Selection and HR Advisory firms such as Page Group, Villarroel&Hunter, and Hays Executive, creating and leading different businesses, including FMCG, Retail, and Financial and Business Services, as well as in PricewaterhouseCoopers as national head of Outplacement.
He has been a collaborator and Associate Professor at prestigious business schools such as ICEMD, IE, and ESADE, where he shares his experience and knowledge of the labor market and accompanies the professional transition of his students.
José is passionate about people, teamwork, and the search for excellence, based on trust, with a decision-making approach based on the well-being of everyone involved and on creative solutions that help clients in their growth and organization strategies by detecting the best talent, and helping candidates to decide the next steps of their professional career.
He has a degree in Business Administration and Management and Marketing from CESMA Business School.
After 18 years of professional experience in multiple cities in Spain, including Madrid, Valencia, Alicante, and Murcia, and abroad in Portugal and England, Javier has extensive experience in multiple industries. He has held management positions in the areas of projects, products, and business development in the strategic and operations consulting sector, in real estate development, marketing consulting, and technology start-ups.
Over the last 13 years, Javier has honed his experience in the field of selecting middle managers and executives. He has held positions as Regional Head of Michael Page in various industries, managing teams specialized in the selection of profiles from different fields: Finances, Human Resources, Engineering, Sales, Marketing, and Technology. During these years, he has combined his professional activity with teaching in several business schools.
Javier Falcó is an Industrial Engineer from the Polytechnic University of Valencia, a Master of Science (MSc) from Cranfield University (UK), and has completed both the Higher Sales Management Program (PSDV) at ESIC and the Digital Transformation Program in HR at ICEMD, among other postgraduate degrees.
Javier is passionate about helping change the lives of professionals looking for new challenges. He connects talent and organizations by cultivating relationships based on trust and with the aim of helping companies and candidates find their professional path.
Manuel held a senior management position at Michael Page for15 years, where he was developing people and businesses in several cities and countries. In 2023, Manuel decided to invest together with other partners in the creation of W Executive Spain and took the position of Managing Director.
His over 17-year-long journey in headhunting companies with a multidisciplinary approach began in the banking industry in Madrid, Barcelona and Andorra, followed by his career in finances with a global vision, acquired above all in Istanbul, and finally delving into Sales, including all products and verticals, along with Digital Marketing in Valencia and Madrid.
In addition to having held several positions as managing director within the Eurofirms Group, a leading Spanish HR services company, Manuel is also an independent director in several companies.
His passion for human resources, sports, and the digital world has led him to be a guest professor at ISDE-DreamHack and a lecturer at several universities.
He is currently a director of an eSports company and, in his free time, he manages the Digital Pals podcast, a place to explore the digital world, entrepreneurship, HR, and many other topics related to his daily life.
Manuel is always open to starting conversations with people who seek excellence from a kind and sincere approach to life and this is the premise with which he leads the headhunting company W Executive España.
