Management Committee

Miguel Carmelo

President of Universidad Europea de Madrid and President for the Mediterranean Region of Laureate International Universities.

Professional career

  • Graduated in Economics and Business Administration at Universidad Complutense, Madrid and received a PhD at Universidad Autónoma, Madrid.
  • From 1982 to 2000, he worked at Unilever Spain, where he held a number of management positions in the company: Director of Marketing in 1990; Director of a European division in England responsible for 17 countries in 1993; and President and Managing Director of Unilever Spain in 1997.
  • For more than 15 years he has worked in the field of education collaborating with several universities in Madrid as well as with Kingston University.
  • He is an Honorary Professor at Universidad Autónoma, Madrid.

Águeda Benito

Rector of Universidad Europea de Madrid

Professional career

  • Graduated in Physical Science at Universidad Complutense, Madrid and received a PhD in Education Science. She also holds Master's Degrees in Human Resource Management, Environmental Management, Theoretical and Applied Meteorology.
  • In 1996 she began to focus her career on teaching. She worked as a Physics teacher while carrying out extensive research, which resulted in her obtaining a PhD in Education Science in 1998.
  • In the same year, she joined the faculty at Universidad Europea de Madrid, where she has held a number of positions. She was a Physics Professor from 1998 to 2007 while at the same time holding a number of administrative positions, such as Director of the Academic Quality Department, Vice Rector of Academic Organization and Extracurricular Activities, Vice Rector of Academic Quality, European Convergence and Student Affairs, and Vice Rector of Academic Innovation.
  • In April 2007 she was appointed Dean of the School of Business and Law.
  • In January 2009 she was appointed Rector of Universidad Europea de Madrid.

Otilia de la Fuente

Managing Director of Universidad Europea de Madrid

Professional career

  • Graduated in Law and Business (with a Specialization in Sales and Commerce) at Universidad Pontificia Comillas (ICADE). She has also completed the Senior Executive Program at ESADE and BABSON University.
  • From 1991 to 2007 she held several positions in marketing and sales at Unilever Spain.
  • In 2002 she was appointed European Director for Auchan International and in 2004 she was appointed Sales Director and member of its Strategic European Committee for Customer Management.
  • In 2007 she joined Universidad Europea de Madrid as Vice-President of Marketing and Sales.

Itxaso Larrañaga

VP of Human Resources, Universidad Europea de Madrid.


Professional career

  • Bachelor's Degree in Economics and Business Science, Universidad de Deusto. Successfully completed the Program in Performance Management at IESE Business School (University of Navarra).

  • From 1993 until the end of 2010, she held positions in Continente supermarkets and later Carrefour, where she took on responsibilities in both sales and human resources, culminating in her appointment as Director of Human Resources for Carrefour Spain.

  • At the end of 2010 she joined Universidad Europea de Madrid as Manager of Human Resources and Talent, and in May 2011 was named VP of HR for the University.


Carmen Rebollo

Vice-President of Operations for Universidad Europea de Madrid


Professional career

  • Graduate in Business Studies at Institución Empresarial Europea.
  • For eight years she performed various roles in the financial departments of several multinational companies such as Georg Fischer, Scala y PC&C Ibérica.
  • Universidad Europea de Madrid in the Planning and Financial Analysis Department, which she has headed since 2005.

Estíbaliz Barranco

Vice-President of Marketing for Universidad Europea de Madrid


Professional career

  • Master's Degree (in progress) and Graduate in Business Administration, Universidad Comercial de Deusto.
  • From 2002 to 2007 Estíbaliz worked in the Marketing Department at Unilever España, overseeing the marketing of several brands.
  • In 2007 she joined Universidad Europea de Madrid as Marketing Manager and later as Director of New Projects and Expansion.  She currently holds the position of Director of Marketing.

Aitor García Bilbao

Vice-President of Finances for Universidad Europea de Madrid.


Professional career

  • Bachelor's Degree in Economics and Business Studies from Universidad Pontificia de Comillas (ICADE).
  • From 1994 to 2009 he held various managerial positions at Unilever España acting as National and European Manager for Finance and Logistics thus gaining international experience.
  • From 2009 to 2010 he served as Chief Financial Officer at Bergé Infraestructuras y Servicios Logísticos. In 2010 he joined Universidad Europea de Madrid as Vice-President of Finance.

Roberto González Solá

VP Sales, Universidad Europea de Madrid.


Professional career

  • He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Economics from Universidad Complutense de Madrid. From 1998 to 2006 he worked for LeverFabergé, part of the Unilever Group, where he held a variety of positions of responsibility within the Marketing and Sales Departments, especially in sales. In 2006 he was appointed Director of National Accounts, and in 2008 was also named VP of Operations.

  • He joined Universidad Europea de Madrid in 2011 where he currently holds the position VP of Sales.