Antoni Ventura-Ribal, Managing Director at Aigües de Manresa

About

Born in Barcelona in 1961, I hold three Bachelor’s Degrees in Economics, in History and in Law, as well as a Postgraduate Degrees in Private Infrastructure Management, in Regional and Local Development and in Industrial Foresight and Strategy.

Involved in the Water sector industry for nearly 30 years, I am currently the Managing Director at Aigües de Manresa, a regional water company in Central Catalonia. 

Author of several publications related to Foresight and Strategic Planning. Also a member of numerous professional and cultural associations, being interested in Strategic Thinking and Cultural Change.

Information

• Email: aventura@aiguesmanresa.cat
• Website: http://www.aiguesmanresa.cat
• Location: Manresa, Espanya
• X (formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/AVenturaRibal
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antoni-ventura-ribal-19803341

Industry experience

Education: Bachelor

Seniority: VP, Exec VP, MD, Dean, General Manager, Business Unit Manager

Years of experience: 20 years or above

Work experience

• Managing Director

  Aigües de Manresa, S.A. is a municipal company, created in 1982. It aims to manage the supply of drinking water and the evacuation, sanitation and treatment of waste water in Manresa and other municipalities in the surrounding area. 

  Aigües de Manresa

  2018-07  - Present

• Environment Deputy Director

  Area Metropolitana de Barcelona

  2018-06  - 2018-07

• Costs Control Responsible

  Costs Control

  Gesponssa

  1986-07  - 1987-09

• Assistant Financial Controller

  Financial Controlling and Reporting

  Nutrexpa

  1987-10  - 1989-04

• Controller

  Financial Controlling and Reporting

  APLICACIONES DEL AGUA

  1989-05  - 1992-02

• Controller

  Financial Controlling and Reporting

  Aigües de Barcelona

  1992-03  - 1995-03

• Planning Manager

  Strategic Planning Coordination, Asset Management Supervision, Efficiency Monitoring, Implementation of an Activity-based Control System.

  Aigües de Barcelona

  1995-04  - 2001-12

• New Products and Services Manager

  Commercial Development, Implementation of a Portfolio of New Products and Services.

  Aigües de Barcelona

  2002-01  - 2004-12

• Deputy Area Manager (Vallès Occ - Baix Llobregat - Alt Penedès)

  Supervision of Operational and Commercial Management for the public water supply and waste water treatment in several municipalities in the surroundings of Barcelona (Vallès Ocidental, Baix Llobregat and Alt Penedès).

  SOREA

  2005-01  - 2006-02

• Deputy Commercial Manager

  Responsible for Commercial Development in the public water supply and waste water treatment activity in Catalonia and Balearic Islands.

  SOREA

  2006-03  - 2008-01

• Commercial Manager

  Responsible for Commercial Development in the waste water treatment activity in Spain. International Projects in Chile and Algeria.

  AGBAR MEDIO AMBIENTE

  2008-02  - 2011-06

• Managing Director

  AQUALOGY SOLUCIONES INDUSTRIALES offer Products and Services linked to the water cycle: Process water treatment, Waste water treatment, Water reduction and Reuse solutions.

  AQUALOGY SOLUCIONES INDUSTRIALES

  2008-02  - 2012-08

• Managing Director - Suez Advanced Solutions UK

  Committed to provide solutions and technologies to manage the entire water cycle, including effective management of the network infrastructure, smart solutions and environmental quality monitoring to optimise usage and preserve water resources for the future.

  SUEZ- now Veolia North America

  2012-09  - 2017-08

Taxonomy

• Strategic Planning
• Innovation
• Business Development
• Executive
• Utility Provider
• Technology & Solution Provider