Dr.Víctor Canivell

Advisor

Education

• Esade - MBA

• Universitat de Barcelona - PhD in physics

• IESE/INSEAD - executive courses

​Experience

• Co-Founder of Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech, SL, a quantum computing start-up, spinoff of the Barcelona Supercomputer Center (BSC), the Institut of High Energy Physics (IFAE) and the University of Barcelona (UB)

• EMEA & India Director of PerkinElmer Inc (NYSE:PKI) for software & services business

• CEO and Chairman of the Board of Integromics SL SL (acquired by PerkinElmer)

• Chairman of the Board of Directors of ERA Biotech SL

• CEO of Safelayer SL (later acquired by Entrust DatakeyCorp)

• EMEA Vice-president for Aspective Ltd (later acquired by Vodafone)

• EMEA Vice-president for 3Com Inc (later acquired by HP)

• EMEA Vice-president for Silicon Graphics Inc (later acquired by HP)

• Hewlett Packard Inc (HP), several executive positions at the European headquarters in Geneva, at its global headquarters in California and in Spain, managing all the software and service businesses in EMEA 

• Participated in numerous forums linked with sectorial initiatives (ASCAD presidency), business innovation (CEO Collaborative Forum) and universities

• Member of the Board of the Polytechnical University of Catalunya (UPC)“Innova” program for startups, the UB 2020 Strategic Plan and the new Law for High Level Education and Research in Catalonia.