José M. Rodríguez Silva
Updated Monday, February 5, 2024-18:24
The blows of the Gotham case continue to shake Grifols, which has changed its management structure, removing the last two members of the Catalan family who remained on the committee, Raimon Grifols and Víctor Grifols Deu, and has signed Nacho Abia as the new CEO.
Both Raimon Grifols and Víctor Grifols have decided to resign from their positions as Corporate Director and Director of Operations in a movement that they frame in the progressive separation of the ownership and management of the company.
"These changes are part of a long-planned and carefully designed evolution strategy for Grifols' corporate governance, which Raimon Grifols and Víctor Grifols Deu initiated in 2022, together with the Board, to progressively separate ownership from management. company, establishing a new standard for family businesses listed on the Spanish Stock Exchange," the company points out in a statement.
Both Raimon and Víctor will continue to sit on the Board of Directors of the firm, where Albert Grifols Coma-Cros also has a seat, which replaced Víctor Grifols as executive director in December, so there are still members of the saga who have weight. formal in group decision making.
In parallel, the company has announced the appointment of Nacho Abia as CEO. The manager, with 25 years of experience, joins from the Japanese company Olympus Corporation, also linked to the health sector, specifically to the world of diagnosis and minimally invasive treatments.
The appointment will take effect on February 26 and he will take office on April 1. "The transition will be carried out in an orderly manner to guarantee adequate transfer of knowledge, organizational adaptation and fluid continuity without impact on operations," the company assures.