Marcelo Catala Espinosa

Honored to lead CEMEX's Urbanization Solutions Teams (admixtures, asphalt, concrete products, mortars, paving, precast...) operating across Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia. All of us devoted to enhancing the portfolio of Sustainable Innovative Solutions to build a better Future for Cities/Citizens (circular economy, urban development, modular construction...). Moreover, as member of the Global R&D Committee contributing to sustain CEMEX’s innovation leadership. Current Board President of CX Spain GyS and Board Member of CX Latam (CLH). Former Board President of CX France and CX Poland; previously held Supervisory Board positions (CX Germany and CX Austria) and participated in Industry Associations Boards (UNICEM in France, SPC in Poland). Prior Customer Centricity Foundations Global Leader, proud of having contributed to accelerate our Digital Transformation in Europe leading the Digital Innovation (CX GO, CRM, UX, Data…), Marketing and Customer Experience Teams. Former CEMEX France’s Président, privileged to have Teamed up with 2,000 extraordinary professionals operating 350 facilities across France, together having succeeded in resuming agile growth. Previously CEMEX Polska’s President, thankful to a great Team of 1,200 Experts successfully managing an integrated portfolio of cement, aggregates and concrete operations throughout Poland. Preceding responsibilities at CEMEX include Northern Europe Strategic Planning Vice-Presidency and Corporate Strategic Planning Director role. Before joining CEMEX, as Project Leader, Consultant and Associate at The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) contributed to strategic endeavors of several multinationals across sectors. Other professional experience includes internships in investment banking (JP Morgan) and marketing (Procter & Gamble). Privileged to have been invited to lecture at London Business School (LBS), Instituto de Empresa (IE) and CIFF. As educational background, fortunate to have participated in CEMEX’s Executive Programs: Digital Transformation (MIT), Envision (UK/India), Leader2L, Achieve and CIMP (Stanford/Insead/MT). Earlier graduated as Fulbright scholar from Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Sloan MBA, having chaired MIT's Alumni Association in Spain. Bachelor degrees in Business (ICADE E3, Erasmus at EDHEC), Law and Political Sciences (UNED). Blessed with a wonderful wife and five children with whom i adore spending time. We love nurturing good friends and enjoy skiing, basketball, running, traveling, mus, movies and scuba diving. i value much volunteering and sharing.

Board Member, Customer Experience, Digital Transformation, General Management, Leadership, Strategy, Sustainable Innovation