José F. Vivancos MacHimbarrena

Jose F. Vivancos Machimbarrena, MEng, MBA, and PhD, is the Managing Director of International Development Management Española since June 1986, specializing in strategic consulting within international development and commercial due diligence for industrial and private equity groups. Notable clients include 3i Plc and Morgan Stanley. Additionally, since June 2017, Jose has served as an Advisory and Board of Director member for BICIMARKET, a cycling equipment marketplace, significantly increasing its revenues. Prior roles include consultant positions at Bain & Company, where strategic planning and acquisitions were a focus, and a summer internship at Boston Consulting Group. Jose's early engineering experience includes a project engineer role at Repsol, contributing to the design of the first FCC Unit for the Puertollano refinery. Academic credentials include an MBA from The Wharton School, an MEng from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, and a PhD in Mining and Geology Economics from Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED).