On January 18, the Universidad Europea organized the General Assembly of the association Multinationals for marca España. The event was held at the HUB Emprende accelerator space at the Alcobendas Campus and gathered representatives from the 42 member companies of the association. The meeting began with a summary of the activities carried out in 2016, such as creating the Advisory Council, comprised of top executives in Spain from the members of Multinationals for marca España. The assembly approved the annual accounts for 2016, the 2017 budget and the activities scheduled for this year.
At the Assembly, the representatives also formally welcomed the new member companies that have joined the association since the last General Assembly held on July 7, 2016, which include Laureate International Universities, Stihl, New Holland, P&G and Discovery Networks. Adolfo Aguilar, President of Multinationals for marca España, stressed the work carried out by the association over its two and a half years of activity. He highlighted the constant growth of Multinationals for marca España, which has incorporated new sector companies, organized top-level activities and meetings with institutional and business representatives, etc. Aguilar closed his speech by congratulating member companies for their loyal commitment to projecting Spain as a preferential destination for generating wealth and employment.
The Universidad Europea has been a member since 2016 and José María Palomares, Director of Communication and International Relations of Laureate International Universities Spain and Portugal, is a member of the Governing Board. Other member companies include Weber Shandwick, Thales, Accenture, Google Spain, Siemens, ING Bank, Deloitte, AON, Bureau Veritas, Diageo, EY, Facebook Spain, Heineken España, HomeAway, HSBC Bank, Huawei, Ketchum and L’Oréal.