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Núria Casamitjana – Deputy Director and Academic Coordinator, CRESIB
Dr Núria Casamitjana Badia is Deputy Director and Academic Coordinator at the
Barcelona Centre for International Health Research (CRESIB). She holds a BA in
Pharmacy form the University of Barcelona, a Masters in Occupational Health from
the University of Barcelona - University Pompeu Fabra, and a Doctorate from the
University of Barcelona.
Dr Casamitjana has over 25 years experience as a teacher and researcher at the Faculty of Pharmacy, University
of Barcelona; as a BA, MSc and PhD lecturer in Spain and Africa; and as a senior manager at the
University of Barcelona. In 2006 she was responsible, together with Dr Pedro Alonso, for the creation of the
Barcelona Centre for International Health Research (CRESIB), the first research centre for global health in
Spain.
She has held key senior management positions at the University of Barcelona, such as Vice-presidency and
Presidency of the Health Sciences Division, and University Vice-chancellor between 2002 and 2005. She has
undertaken numerous outreach activities in Spain, Latin America and Africa to promote global health among
the scientific community, academia, the Spanish government, the civil society and Spanish foundations.
Macarena Cassinello – Product Vice-President, FIAT Industrial
Mrs. Cassinello has been Product Vice-President at Case New Holland (FIAT Industrial)
for the last four years; she was previously General Manager at Nissan Europe. She earned
her degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, and
then completed her education in General Management and Risk Taking at CEDEP (INSEAD) and IESE Business
School.
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