The Institut Català de Finances (ICF) has renewed four independent members of its Supervisory Board. The former CEO of Pronovias, Cristina Alba; the Human Resources Director of Ricoh Spain and Portugal, Gloria Ausió; the independent director of Andbank and Estabanell, Albert Rosés; and the former CEO of Andbank, Ricard Tubau, have been appointed by the Government of Catalonia as new independent members of the highest decision-making body of the public development bank.

Their appointment coincides with the end of the terms of Joan B. Casas, José Luis Peydró, Xavier Puig and Pilar Soldevila, whom the institution thanks for their dedication, commitment and decisive contribution to consolidating the ICF as a key instrument for supporting Catalonia’s business and social fabric.

The ICF thus maintains a majority of independent members on its highest decision-making body, as required by the Spanish and European credit institution regulations. The majority of independent members guarantees the ICF’s “organisational, financial, asset, functional and management autonomy”, and the ICF acts “with full independence from public administrations”, in accordance with the ICF Act. The ICF’s Supervisory Board is equivalent to the board of directors of a financial institution incorporated as a capital company.

The appointment of the four members, carried out in line with internal procedures to ensure the candidates’ independence, was approved following a prior favourable report from the Supervisory Board’s Appointments and Remuneration Committee on their suitability, knowledge and experience.

As a result, the ICF’s Supervisory Board, chaired by Juli Fernández Iruela, Secretary General of the Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Government of Catalonia, continues to comprise a total of eleven members, with a majority of six independent members and with Vanessa Servera i Planas as CEO.

Cristina Alba, Gloria Ausió, Albert Rosés and Ricard Tubau join independent members Pere Cots and Carme Hortalà. The proprietary members, who represent the Government of Catalonia, are, in addition to Fernández Iruela, Eva Giménez Corrons, Secretary General of the Ministry of the Presidency; Francesc Trillas Jané, Secretary for Economic Affairs and European Funds; and Jaume Baró Torres, Secretary for Business and Competitiveness.

Cristina Alba, over 25 years of experience in finance and banking

Cristina Alba Ochoa is an executive with over 25 years of experience in finance, credit risk and business transformation. She began her career in 1999 at GE Money Bank and remained within the General Electric group until 2017, rising to Chief Financial Officer of GE Capital Corporate Finance Bank. Between 2017 and 2021 she was Chief Financial Officer and a member of the board of directors of OakNorth Bank, during a period of strong growth for the bank.

She later served as interim CEO and a member of the advisory board of Atitlan Grupo (2021-2022), where she sat on the board of directors until 2025, and as interim CFO of Metro Bank (2024). Between August 2025 and January 2026 she was CEO of the Pronovias Group. She currently sits on the boards of directors of Metro Bank and doValue and works as a business advisor.

She holds a degree in Economics and Business Studies from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and a master’s degree in Finance and Retail Banking from Universitat Pompeu Fabra.

Gloria Ausió, a career of over 35 years focused on business transformation and human resources

Gloria Ausió is an executive with over 35 years of experience in business transformation, change management and people strategy. She began her career in 1989 at Accenture, where she became senior manager of change management services. In 1997 she joined Caixa Catalunya as Corporate Director of Human Resources, and between 2005 and 2008 she was its Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Vice President, heading the technology, organisation, operations, innovation and human resources areas. She subsequently served as the group’s Vice President of People and Corporate Services (2008-2010).

Since 2010 she has been Human Resources Director of Ricoh Spain and Portugal and a member of its management committee, where she has driven the company’s transformation towards digital services and the integration of seven acquisitions. Between 2025 and 2026 she was also Director of Strategic Business Partnering and Transformation for EMEA at Ricoh Europe.

She has completed the Advanced Management Program at The Wharton School, two Esade programmes for board members (one of them focused on ESG criteria), the Executive Program at Singularity University and the MIT Sloan programme on artificial intelligence and business strategy.

Albert Rosés, more than four decades in auditing and finance

Albert Rosés is an audit expert specialising in the financial sector, with over 40 years of professional experience. He joined KPMG in 1985 and was a partner between 1997 and 2021. During this period he was head of financial sector audit for Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and Andorra, head of the Andorra office and, in recent years, head of audit for the entire region. Between 2022 and 2026 he was General Manager of RSBiz, a RibeSalat group company, where he currently chairs the advisory board.

He is currently an independent director of Andbank and Estabanell. Between 2024 and 2026 he was also an independent director of Eurofirms Group. He holds a degree in Economics and Business Studies from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and has completed an IESE and KPMG programme for board directors.

Ricard Tubau, over 25 years devoted to banking and strategy consulting

Ricard Tubau is an executive with over 25 years of experience in banking and strategy consulting. Between 1997 and 2008 he was a partner and managing director at The Boston Consulting Group. In 2008 he joined Andbank, where he was CEO until 2021, leading the bank’s international expansion.

He currently sits on the boards of directors of Grup Peralada, Grup MAT, LARSA and the Abbey of Montserrat, and is a member of the advisory boards of Ukio and COLEO and of the investment committee of the Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO). He holds a degree in Business Studies and a master’s degree in Business Management from Esade, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.