Corporate Governance

Marco Colomer Barrigón is the Chairman and Managing Director of Grupo Pryconsa, a group of property and construction companies. Founded in 1965, Pryconsa is one of the most important groups in the sector, among the leaders in rental property management and urban planning management, providing comprehensive property services of every kind including housing cooperative management, and is involved in developing renewable energies in Spain and abroad.
He is also Chairman of Grupo Coivisa, which is also a group of property development and construction companies that also manage rental property. He is the Chairman and Managing Director of Isla Canela, S.A., a company specialising in property development and urban planning management within the tourism sector. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Law and Business Studies from ICADE and is a member of the Regional Advisory Board of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.

He has been a Board member of other companies in different industries, including the food industry (from 1985 to 1990), such as Jamones de Montánchez (Jamosa), Icomost and Vegajardin; he was a member of the Board of Banco Popular Español from 1989 to 1991; and a member of the Global Advisory Council for investors of Chase Manhattan Private Bank, now J. P. Morgan.

José Luis Colomer Barrigón holds a Bachelor’s degree in Spanish Philology from the University of Salamanca, a doctorate in Comparative Literature from the University of Bologna, and a Bachelor’s degree in History of Art from the Sorbonne. He has held research scholarships in the Collège de France in Paris, the Warburg Institute in London, and the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton.

After teaching Spanish literature and history as a senior lecturer at the University of Lyon 2 (1993-1998), he became a member of Casa de Velázquez in Madrid (2000-2002) and took part in projects with the Public Corporation for Spanish Cultural Action Abroad (SEACEX). In 2005 he became the Director of the Centre for Hispanic European Studies (CEEH), a private body which carries out cultural initiatives – publications, documentaries, conferences and exhibitions – to promote Hispanic Studies internationally. His publications have mainly examined the Spanish presence in 17th century Europe and cultural relations between Spain and Italy. 
This research has earned him the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. José Luis Colomer is the Chairman of the Pryconsa Foundation, which works in collaboration with other bodies or on its own initiative in social and cultural projects in Spain.

In addition, José Luis Colomer Barrigón, as a Director of a large number of companies, has developed knowledge and skills and has sufficient experience in accounting, administration and annual accounts.