Jordi Valls

Deputy Mayor Housing @ Barcelona City Council

About

With over 30 years of experience in executive managerial roles, I specialize in public-private partnerships across sectors such as urban development, food distribution, technology, health, ports, and water management. My expertise encompasses business strategy, legal and financial oversight, and long-term operational and budgetary planning. At a Barcelona City Council, I contribute to housing, tax, and economic promotion initiatives. My commitment to fostering sustainable development is supported by international experience and a nuanced understanding of European and Latin American markets.

Country

Spain

City

Barcelona

Industry

Government Administration

Skill

Estrategia empresarial, Administración y dirección de empresas, Liderazgo de equipos, Gestión de proyectos, Negociación, Gestión del agua, Planificación estratégica, Management, Business Strategy, Project Management, Public Private Partnership, Public Policy, Infrastructure Management, Water, Water Industry, Español, Plan de negocio, Consultoría de estrategia y operaciones, Planeamiento de proyectos, Estrategia

Experience

Deputy Mayor Housing

Barcelona City Council

2025-5 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos

Spain

Deputy Mayor Tax Office, Budget, Economic Promotion, Tourism Eixample

Barcelona City Council

2023-6 - Present · 3 yrs 4 mos

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

VicePresident Social & Economic Development

Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona (AMB)

2023-6 - Present · 3 yrs 4 mos

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Chairman Committee

Mobile World Capital Barcelona

2023-6 - Present · 3 yrs 4 mos

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Director General

Mercabarna

2020-10 - 2023-6 · 2 yrs 9 mos

Barcelona, Cataluña / Catalunya, España

Food.- Distribution Mercabarna is one of the main Wholesale Markets in Europe. It provides food to an area of more than 10 million people in Catalonia, Barcelona and its Metropolitan Area. Its an export center for South, Central and Eastern Europe. There are more than 600 companies, handle 2.5 millions of tons of fresh products, more thant 7.000 jobs and its logistic activity move 3 millions vehicles and trucks each year.

Board Member

Alimentaria Barcelona

2020-10 - 2023-6 · 2 yrs 9 mos

Food exhibitions

SUEZ LATAM North Director

SUEZ

2019-5 - 2020-9 · 1 yr 5 mos

Mexico City Area, Mexico

Environment.- Water & Waste In addition to my responsibilities in Mexico, on 2019 the company gave me the responsibility to increase my scope to Centro America, Panama, Colombia and Ecuador. We provide water services under different PPP schemes for more than 5 million inhabitants in Cartagena de Indias, Palmira, Ciudad David, Panama, San Salvador and industrial sites in Ecuador

CEO Suez Mexico

SUEZ

2016-3 - 2019-5 · 3 yrs 3 mos

México

Environment Water. We are in charge of different BU in México. We provide water services for 10.000.000 inhabitants in Mexico under different PPP schemes in Mexico City, Tijuana, Saltillo, Ciudad Juárez, San Luis Potosí, Salina Cruz, Via smart solutions we improve water efficiency in Mexico City developing advance & digital solutions to save water and to improve water quality to reuse it.

Vice Chairman Of The Board

Aguas De Cartagena S.A. E.S.P.

2019-5 - 2020-9 · 1 yr 5 mos

Cartagena De Indias, Bolívar, Colombia

Board Member

AGUAS DE SALTILLO

2016-3 - 2020-9 · 4 yrs 7 mos

Saltillo, Cohauila Mexico

Gerente General CEO

Aguas Andinas

2013-8 - 2016-3 · 2 yrs 8 mos

Santiago de Chile

Environment. Water.- Aguas Andinas is a water company which provides water services and wastewater collection and treatment to more than 7 millions people in Greater Santiago (Chile). Global revenues: 750 M €. We are focusing our efforts in improving our water production, enlarging our wastewater treatments plants and executing transformation plan that include a new concept in customer services using data and new IT platforms. My concern for the company´s resilient is about how it will cope with the Climate Change and built circular economy concept managing water production, recollection and wastewater treatment process.