Equipo

rpozo@azti.es

Descripción:

PhD in Sciences. CEO of AZTI since 2004. Member of the boards of companies in the food sector (New Food Spray, Roboconcept, Apaprocesing) as well as several related foundations in food innovation and safety, quality and excellence (Basque Culinary Center, Euskalit Euskampus, Aquarium of San Sebastiany Elika).
Over 100 scientific publications, spoken at over 50 conferences, inventor on 8 patents, directed 5 doctoral thesis and has also participated in 6 books.
It also has extensive teaching experience as a professor in Master in European Studies at the University of Deusto, Master of Quality Management School engineers, Madrid, professor at Master Food Safety, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid and the Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition.

xirigoien@azti.es

Descripción:

Since 1994 successively worked in “Instituto de Ciencias del Mar” (CSIC, Barcelona), “Plymouth Marine Laboratory” (NERC, Plymouth) and “Southampton Oceanography Center” (NERC, Southampton) and AZTI from 2002 to 2011 before joining King Abdullah University for Science and Technology (KAUST) in 2011. Head of the Biological Oceanography & living resources section in the Marine Research Division of AZTI foundation from 2004 to 2011.and Director of the Red Sea Research Center in KAUST from 2011 to 2016. Member of the editorial council of Journal Plankton Research, editorial board of Scientific Data, associate editor in Marine Biology and Frontiers in Marine Ecology.

Publicaciones:

652.649.049

cnajar@azti.es

Descripción:

Entrepreneur and business connector specialized in the food industry and gastronomy of the national, European and Latin American markets.

My professional career has been developed in the GMCP (Gross Market Consumption Products) sector, throughout the last 20 or more years, 16 of which are dedicated to one of the first national distribution companies whilst fulfilling different positions within the Management team of the Commercial and Marketing areas.

Founding partner of www.baiba.es and investor in different start-ups in the sector. I have also mentored for national, European incubation and acceleration programs and am a professor of Marketing at the Cámarabilbao University Business School.

I have an International Masters in Open Innovation, Intrapreneurship and New Businesses (2017) and Program for Executives and Managers of Retail companies (2006), both from the University of Mondragón. As well as a Degree in Business Sciences from the University of the Basque Country. (1999)

Since 2021 I have been part of the AZTI Value team.

msanturtun@azti.es

Descripción:

Back ground: Ocean Sciences
Generalist competences: Fisheries: Assessment and Management.
Specialist competences: Fleet & Fisheries dynamics; Discards, Common Fisheries Management, Governance.
Experience:
From 1999 to 2012, she coordinated the assessment of Northern Megrim in ICES WGBIE (previously WGHMM). Actually she is the Chair of the WG of ICES on Cephalopods Biology and Life History. She has participated in EU Projects (VI & VII FP) as WP coordinator since 1999, leading the international research project AFRAME (2007-2009): A framework for fish and fisheries Management (VI FP). She has participated in several EU Tenders (IP/B/PECH/IC/2013_088), INTERREG and on going H2020 Projects. In the International context, she participates in Consultancy Projects in Saudi Arabia in relation to a Fisheries Program establishment in the Gulf and trap fisheries in the Red Sea. Since 2009 participates regularly to the Regional Advisory Committees from the EU, specially AC SWW and AC NWW.

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celorriaga@azti.es

Descripción:

BSc in Biology (UPV-EHU), postgraduate in Project and Innovation Management (UCM-Madrid and AMA-USA). DEA-Food Industries Management-Instituto Int. San Telmo (Spain)
20 years of experience in the Food sector: 10 years focused on the fields of R&D, Quality Assurance and Production in different factories (national and international) and, since 2006, specialized in Team, project, budgets and technical resources Management in AZTI.

Currently focused on organisational and cultural transformation processes, implementation of new ways of working, leading the AGILE transformation process at AZTI.

eoleaga@azti.es

Descripción:

With a background of a BSc in Physics and a Master in Oceanography and Marine Resources, my career has developed to the management field.

With more than 8 years of experience in AZTI, I currently hold the Operations Manager position, fully oriented to plan and achieve the Management Plan Objectives.

Member of AZTI Board of Directors ,as well as both internal Divisions Boards.

jormaetxea@azti.es

Descripción:

He has worked at AZTI since 1987, occupying various positions in the Administration and Finance area, and is currently in charge of it.

Graduate in Business Administration and Management and Master’s Degree in Financial Management.

balberdi@azti.es

Descripción:

Background: Agricultural Engineering (Spain).
Experience:
He has over 15-year experience in the field of R + D. He began his career in the branch of the Institute of Food Quality Vasco Argentino in Buenos Aires (Argentina) and later, in July 2002 joined the AZTI Foundation, specializing in issues related to food security and management consultancy .
Since joining AZTI, has participated in the development of projects of various kinds, among which processes of strategic thinking, implementation of an integrated management system for quality, environment and R & D and adopting the EFQM business model within the organization.
Currently, he is member of AZTI Board of Directors and member of the EARTO Excellence & Quality Management Working Group, an organization that brings together the leading research centers in Europe.

Descripción:

She organises and directs the tasks of the members of the communication department. Her activity is focused on defining and implementing AZTI’s communication strategy, both off and online She is member of the Steering Committee.

She holds a degree on Communication (Journalism and Advertising specialties) and has completed an MBA. She has over 20 years of professional experience in various media and economic, cultural and scientific organizations at the international level, including the United Nations. Since joining the AZTI technological center in 2007, she has focused her work in corporate and scientific communication.

abarrena@azti.es

Descripción:

The Projects Office supports AZTI researchers and client companies with the administrative and economic management of our R&D projects. We support the entire life cycle, from the identification of the most appropriate funding programme to the preparation and presentation of the proposal, as well as the management and reporting of the project.

I organize and manage the tasks of the Project Office Team members. My activity is also focused on the management of European programmes and proposals, as well as European tenders.

I am a member of the Steering Committee and I participate in the BRTA group of European programmes of which AZTI is a member.

earango@azti.es