Vanessa Servera i Planas

CEO of the Institut Català de Finances since January 2023. Executive member of the Supervisory Board and member of the Executive Council. Chair of the boards of directors of ICF subsidiaries and investees (IFEM, ICF Capital and AVALIS SGR).

Responsibilities:

  • Member of the Board of Trustees of the Institut d’Estudis Financers (IEF).
  • Member of the Board of Trustees of the Fundació Catalunya Cultura.
  • Member of the Board of Directors of Change2Grow (C2G).
  • Member of the Board of Directors of Barcelona Centre Financer Europeu (BCFE).

Education:

  • Executive Program in Strategy & Operations, Stanford Business School.
  • Financial Risk Manager certification, Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP).
  • General Management programme, IESE University of Navarra.
  • Postgraduate certificate in Insolvency Law, Pompeu Fabra University.
  • Master’s degree in Finance, Escuela de Finanzas Aplicadas (AFI) - Institut d’Estudis Financers (IEF).
  • Degree in Physics, University of Barcelona.

Employment:

  • General Director of Finance & Operations, Institut Català de Finances (2017-2023).
  • Director of Finance, Control, Operations and Processes, Institut Català de Finances (2012-2017).
  • Director General of Finance and Risk, Instituto del Crédito Oficial (2009-2012).
  • Financial Director, Institut Català de Finances (2008-2009).
  • Head of Lending, Institut Català de Finances (2004-2008).
  • Financial Analyst, Institut Català de Finances (2001-2004).