Mr. Joan Renart Cava

JOAN RENART CAVA

• Born in Balaguer (Lleida), on 22 October 1936.

UNIVERSITY DEGREES

• Law Degree from the University of Barcelona.
• Certified Auditor registered in the Official Registry of Auditors of Accounts.

TEACHING AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY

• Certified Professor of Commerce from the School of Advanced Commercial Studies of Barcelona.
• Chairman of the Board of Directors of Vichy Catalán S.A.
• President of the Association for the Promotion of Technicians and Business Leaders (1971).
• President of the Junior Chamber of Commerce of Barcelona (1973).
• President of the Barcelona Marketing Club (1982–1986).
• President–Grand Master of Waters of the Gastronomic Brotherhood of Water and Water Tasters (1995).
• Member of the Basque Academy of Gastronomy (1999).
• Founder of the Higher School of Marketing and Administration (ESMA), with 39,733 graduates in 1995.
• Consultant and promoter of 47 companies.
• Delivered over 200 lectures and published more than 100 articles on business topics.

PUBLICATIONS

• Promoter of the publication of more than 50 books on natural mineral water.
• Author of three books and one manual.

AWARDS AND HONOURS

• Grand Prix Littéraire, International Academy of Gastronomy, Paris (2001).
• President Francesc Macià Medal, Government of Catalonia (2003).
• The Key of Barcelona (2004).
• Medal of Gastronomic Merit of Catalonia (2005).
• Concord Award, Spanish Federation of Hospitality (FEHR), Madrid (2009).
• Honorary Ambassador of Catalan Cuisine (2010).
• Euro-Toques Commitment Award, European Community of Chefs (2010).