Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees is the highest body of government and representation of the Institut Guttmann. It is responsible for safeguarding, interpreting and developing the foundation’s aims expressed in its Articles of Association.
Members of the Fundació Institut Guttmann Board of Trustees:
Dr. Antoni Esteve Cruella
Chair
Ms. Mònica Terribas Sala
1st Vice Chair
Mr. Josep Giralt Lladanosa
2nd Vice Chair
Ms. Núria Basi Moré
Secretary
Mr. Josep Armas Pujol
Member
Mr. Enric Botí Castro de la Peña
Member
Mr. Albert Carbonell Quer
Member
Ms. Núria Mas Canal
Member
Ms. Irene Rigau Oliver
Member
Dr. Rosa M. Sebastián Pérez
Member
Dr. Jordi Sierra i Gil
Member
Mr. Josep M. Solé Chavero
Member
Social and Participation Council
The “Social and Participation Council” of the Institut Guttmann is an advisory body to the Board of Trustees which includes representatives of the major associations of people with disabilities to whom their care activity is directed, related government agencies and professional experts, as well as members of the management team of the institute and a representative of the company committee.
It is a pioneering initiative in the health sector which reinforces the institute’s social commitment, and facilitates movement towards democratic ways of working with greater transparency, control, participation and collective responsibility.
Members:
Representing associations:
Ms. Bibiana Bendicho Latre
Chair of ASPID, Associació de Paraplègics i Discapacitats Físics de Lleida (Lleida Association of Paraplegics and the Physically Disabled)
Mr. Albert Carbonell Quer
Vice-chair of the Council and Chair of MIFAS, Minusvàlids Físics Associats de Girona (Girona Association for the Physically Disabled)
Mr. Luciano Fernández Pintor
Chair of FEDACE, Federación Española de Daño Cerebral (Spanish Brain Damage Federation)
Ms. Agustina Grandvallet
Chair of AMIDA, Asociación de personas con diversidad funcional de Andorra (Association of People with Disabilities of Andorra)
Mr. Antonio Guillén Martínez
Chair of the Confederación ECOM Catalunya (ECOM Confederation Catalonia)
Mr. Abel Muñoz Fernández
Chair of the Asociación Catalana “LA LLAR” del afectado de Esclerosis Múltiple (Catalan Association “LA LLAR” for people affected by multiple sclerosis)
Ms. Elisabet Maldonado
Representative of ACAEBH, Asociación Catalana de Espina Bífida e Hidrocefalia (Catalan Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus)
Mr. Ignacio Osorio de Rebellón Villar
Director of PREDIF, Plataforma Representativa Estatal de Personas con Discapacidad Física (Representative State Platform for the Physically Disabled)
Mr. Anxo Queiruga Vila
Chair of COCEMFE, Confederación Española de Personas con Discapacidad Física y Orgánica (Spanish Confederation of People with Physical and Organic Disabilities)
Mr. Antonio Reyes Chica
Chair of ASPAYM Catalonia, Associació de Paraplègics i grans discapacitats de Catalunya (Association of Paraplegics and the Severely Disabled of Catalonia)
Ms. Joana Rodríguez Pérez
Chair of APPC, Associats de Pòlio i Post-pòlio de Catalunya (Polio and Post-Polio Association of Catalonia)
Ms. Rosa Sanvicens Oliveras
Chair of TRACE, Asociación Catalana de Traumáticos Craneoencefálicos y Daño Cerebral (Catalan Association of Cranioencephalic Trauma and Brain Injury)
As experts of civil society:
Mr. Quim Bonaventura Ayats
Expert, former member of the boards of MIFAS, ECOM, COCEMFE, CERMI, and ex-councillor of Girona
Mr. Josep M. Bosch Vidal
Secretary of the Council. Lawyer, expert in health law and personal data protection
Ms. Dolors Colom Masfret
Expert in social work and director of Agathos magazine
Ms. Asun Pié Balaguer
Disability researcher. Professor of Psychology and Educational Sciences at the UOC
Mr. Josep M. Solé i Chavero
President of the Council. Lawyer, expert on social affairs and director of the Fundació Tutelar (Guardianship Foundation) of Girona
Mr. Joan Subirats Humet
Political science professor and IGOP researcher
Representing the government agencies:
Ms. Cecilia Fábregues i Arbués
Head of Sectoral Programmes of the Department of Work, Social Welfare and Family of the Generalitat de Catalunya
Awaiting appointment
Servei Català de Salut. Department of Health of the Generalitat de Catalunya
Mr. Rubén Guijarro Palma
Mayor of Badalona
Ms. Carme Riu Pascual
Member of the Governing Council of the Institut Municipal de Persones amb Discapacitat, Ajuntament de Barcelona
Representing the Institut Guttmann:
Dra. Montserrat Bernabeu Guitart
Head of Medical Area
Ms. Ana Suñé
Empowerment and Quality of Life Department
Ms. Blanca Cegarra
Empowerment and Quality of Life Department
Ms. Elisabet González Martín
Head of the CSR and Communication Area
Mr. Xavier Pallàs García
In behalf of the Work Council
Dr. Josep M. Ramírez Ribas
Managing Director
Dr. Josep M. Tormos Muñoz
Research Director
Representing the Institut Guttmann:
Dra. Montserrat Bernabeu Guitart
Head of Medical Area
Ms. Ana Suñé
Empowerment and Quality of Life Department
Ms. Blanca Cegarra
Empowerment and Quality of Life Department
Management team
Joint Committee
The Institut Guttmann – UAB Joint Committee is the planning and monitoring body for the activities of the Guttmann University Institute of Neurorehabilitation, affiliated with the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
Formed by three representatives of the Institut Guttmann and three from the University, the Joint Committee coordinates the relationship between both parties and has various responsibilities:
- To ensure compliance with established goals.
- To establish the research and teaching lines of the University Institute.
- To promote the course offerings and guarantee the quality of all courses.
- To promote partnerships.
- To report on issues arising from the affiliation agreement.
Composition of the Institut Guttmann - UAB Joint Committee:
Armand Sánchez Bonastre
Vice Chancellor of Research and Transfer, UAB
Manel Armengol Carrasco
Delegate of the Rector for Relations with Health Institutions
Vicenç Fonollosa Pla
Dean of the Faculty of Medicine
Josep M. Ramirez Ribas
Managing Director, Institut Guttmann
Joan Vidal Samsó
Education Director, Institut Guttmann
Josep M Tormos Muñoz
Research Director, Institut Guttmann