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
Vocal
Mr. Enric Botí Castro de la Peña
Member on behalf of Fundación ONCE
Mr. Rubén Guijarro Palma
Member on behalf of the Ajuntament Badalona
Ms. Núria Mas Canal
Member
Mr. Anxo Queiruga Vila
Member on behalf of the Social Council of the Institut Guttmann
Ms. Irene Rigau Oliver
Member
Dr. Rosa M. Sebastián Pérez
Member
Mr. Antoni Vilà Mancebo
Member on behalf of the Social Council of the Institut Guttmann
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
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
Vice-chair of the Council. 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. David Bonvehí i Torras
Lawyer. Former mayor of Fonollosa. Former deputy of the Parliament of Catalonia
Mr. Josep M. Bosch Vidal
Secretary of the Council. Lawyer, expert in health law and personal data protection
Mr. Joan Pahisa
Doctor of Computer Science. Accessibility Expert
Ms. Maria Teresa Palahí Juan
Regional CERMIS Commissioner
Mr. Joan Subirats Humet
Professor of Political Science and IGOP researcher
Mr. Antoni Vilà Mancebo
Chair of the Council. Degree in Law. Expert in Social Policies.
Representing the government agencies:
Ms. Cecilia Fábregues i Arbués
Head of Sectoral Programmes of the Department of Social Rights of the Generalitat de Catalunya
Dr. Anna Puente
Executive Director of the North Barcelona and Maresme Sector. Catalan Health Service. Department of Health of the Generalitat de Catalunya
Mr. David Torrents Mingarro
Councilor for the Protection of Persons and the Promotion of Trade, Ajuntament de 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
Co-director and Head of Medical Area
Dr. Josep M. Tormos Muñoz
Research Director
Ms. Elisabet González Martín
CSR and Communication
Ms. Ana Suñé Peremiquel
Empowerment and Quality of Life
Ms. Blanca Cegarra Dueñas
Empowerment and Quality of Life
Ms. Jana Arimany Cañas
Empowerment and Quality of Life
Mr. Xavier Pallàs García
In behalf of Works Council
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
Joan Vidal Samsó
Education Director, Institut Guttmann
Josep M Tormos Muñoz
Research Director, Institut Guttmann