Gloria Fluxà

Gloria Fluxà
Fluxà in 2019
Born	June 1981 (age 43)
Nationality	Spanish
Education	Villanova University (BA, MBA)
Occupation	Businessperson
Title	Vice-chairman and chief sustainability officer, Iberostar Hotels & Resorts
Father	Miguel Fluxà Rosselló
Relatives	Sabina Fluxà (sister) Llorenç Fluxà Figuerola [ca] (grandfather)

Gloria Fluxà Thienemann (born June 1981) is a Spanish businessperson. She is vice-chairman and chief sustainability officer of the family business, Iberostar Hotels & Resorts.[1]

Education

Fluxà has degrees in Business Administration from Villanova University and Accelerated Executive Development Program at IMD Business School.^[citation needed] She participated in the Owner/President Management Program, Harvard Business School, Boston, US.^[citation needed]

Career

In January 2005, Fluxà joined the family business, Iberostar Group.^[citation needed] Since 2018 she holds the position of vice-chairman and chief sustainability officer.^[citation needed] She is a trustee and the chairman of Iberostar Foundation, member of the board at Endeavor Spain and member of the international advisory board at the Swiss Hospitality Management School in Lausanne.^[citation needed]

In May 2018, she was named a “Young Global Leader”[2][3][4] by the World Economic Forum[5][6] due to her efforts in advancing the company's approach to sustainable tourism, particularly in the area of marine and oceans preservation with the movement “Wave of Change”.[7] This project is focused on three areas: reducing plastic[8][9] consumption, promoting sustainable[10] fishing and improving coastal health.

References

1. "Iberostar GROUP » About us » Grupo Iberostar". www.grupoiberostar.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
2. Gálvez, José María Jiménez (2018-05-09). "El Foro de Davos concede a Rivera la distinción de 'Joven líder mundial' 2018". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
3. "Gloria Fluxá, entre los cien jóvenes líderes mundiales del WEF y la única española con Albert Rivera | Noticias de Hoteles, rss2 | Revista de turismo Preferente.com". Preferente.com. 2018-05-10. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
4. "Albert Rivera, entre nuevos jóvenes líderes del Foro Económico Mundial". elperiodico. May 9, 2018.
5. "Gloria Fluxa Thienemann - Agenda Contributor". World Economic Forum.
6. "These 5 amazing people are fighting to save our oceans". World Economic Forum. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
7. "Join our Wave of Change movement for the oceans". Wave of Change.
8. "Plastic Pollution: An End in Sight? Part 1". CNN Money Switzerland. 2019-01-23. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
9. "Iberostar eliminates 200 tons of plastic from its hotels per year as part of a sustainable development project". Tourism News | Tourist News | Digital Diary of Tourism (in European Spanish). 2018-06-11. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
10. Williams, DeMarco. "What Makes Iberostar's Sustainability Charge So Special". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-03-06.