We strengthen your company’s governance, strategy and sustainability.

HB Global Corporate is a Spanish firm with international projection and reach that seeks to comprehensively meet the needs for strategic guidance and the requirements of regulatory compliance of companies’ governing bodies.

 

At the BUSINESS level, we provide strategic support and specialized professional assistance to directors, boards and senior management of companies in the planning and strategic development of their businesses, as well as in operations related to investment, internationalization, transformation, restructuring, acquisition and merger.

 

At the REGULATORY level, we implement good governance practices, provide advice on corporate governance and support companies in their relations with public authorities and in public-private cooperation projects. This area includes, among others, the following services:

  • Strategic Advisory: Helping boards and senior management align governance with the overall strategy and ESG objectives.
  • Framework Implementation: Designing and implementing structures (committees, policies, codes of conduct) that ensure transparency and ethics.
  • Risk Management: Identifying, assessing and mitigating risks, improving corporate resilience.
  • Reporting and Transparency: Advising on information disclosure and compliance with international standards (OECD, etc.).
  • Corporate Culture: Promoting a culture of integrity and accountability from management.

 

CONTRACTING MODALITIES

 

Corporate projects.

We accept, subject to prior review, projects in the following areas of activity (according to proposal conditions):

  • Corporate governance.
  • Restructurings, mergers and acquisitions.
  • Investments and international business.
  • Strategic planning and support.

 

Premium Consulting.

We provide expert consulting services under a fixed-fee model, for handling inquiries and advising on corporate governance and business matters (subject to terms of engagement).

  • 1:1 Business consulting and advisory
  • 1:1 Corporate governance consulting and advisory
  • 1:1 Corporate mentoring and support

 

Governia Hub.

GOVERNIA HUB, HB GLOBAL CORPORATE’s ecosystem of services accessible via subscription, allows the directors, board members, secretaries and senior executives of subscribing entities to have on-demand access to expert corporate governance services aimed at meeting the practical needs of companies’ governing bodies (subject to subscription terms).

  • Analysis and diagnosis of corporate and international maturity.
  • Express audit of corporate governance structures.
  • Express audit of risks for directors and senior executives.
  • Access to resources, manuals, templates, reports and models.
  • Regulatory updates with the most relevant legal changes.
  • Expert reports and publications on corporate governance.
  • Short training capsules on corporate governance.
  • Forums and relational and knowledge communities.

 

CEO HB GLOBAL CORPORATE

Dr. Juan Carlos Hernández Buades

  • PhD in Business Administration and Management.
  • Degree in Law.
  • Master’s in Research in Business Administration and Management.
  • Master’s in Corporate Financial Management.
  • International Executive Program (Sant Gallen University- Switzerland).
  • Social and Public Policy Program (Harvard Kennedy School-IESE BS).
  • Strategic Management and Social Leadership Program (IESE BS).
  • Senior Management AD1 (San Telmo BS) and Executive Development (Otto Walter).

Professional experience

  • Registered lawyer and economist (HB Global Corporate).
  • Expert in Corporate Governance (General Council of Economists of Spain).
  • Partner of the Institute of Directors and Administrators of Spain.
  • Director and founding partner of International Lawyers Worldwide (ILW).
  • University professor in Business Administration and Management and Law.
  • Trustee of Fundación MAPFRE.
  • Honorary Consul of the Republic of Lithuania in the Kingdom of Spain.
  • Academic and Honorary Vice President, Academy of Diplomacy of the Kingdom of Spain.
  • Honorary Advisor of the Moroccan Youth Council for Diplomatic and International Cooperation (MYCDIC).
  • Corporate Advisor at Unikemia Learning Experience.
  • Member of boards, trustees, governing boards and commissions in employers’ associations and business associations: Ibero-American Association of Chambers of Commerce (AICO); Spanish Confederation of Business Organizations (CEOE); Confederation of Employers of Andalusia (CEA); Association of Andalusian Foundations (AFA); Spanish Confederation of Education Centers (CECE); Chamber of Commerce of Seville.
  • General Director of Fundación CEU San Pablo Andalucía and of its university, school, vocational training and postgraduate centers (2012-2023).
  • President, External Evaluation Council, European QA Network of the European Higher Education Area (ENQA-Brussels) (2018-2020).
  • President and member of the European Quality Assurance Forum (EQAF-Brussels) (2015-2019).
  • President of the Quality Group and advisor of the European Association of Institutions in Higher Education (EURASHE-Brussels, member of the Bologna Follow-up Group, of the Committee for Educational Policy Practice of the Council of Europe, of the Council of the European Quality Assurance Register, of the E4 Group and of the European Commission Expert Group on VET) (2015-2021).
  • E4 Delegate at the Conferences of Education Ministers of the European Higher Education Area (Paris-2018, Rome-2020).
  • International university quality evaluator of the European Higher Education Area (A3ES, SKVC, etc.).
  • Member of the Latin American Council of Schools of Administration (CLADEA-Lima) (2015-2023).
  • Executive Vice President and Trustee of FSPA-CEU (2008-2012).
  • Previous experience (1988-2012) in executive positions in the insurance sector at multinational companies.

Honors

  • Commander Grand Plaque of the Imperial Order of Charles V.
  • Order of Knighthood of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (Noble Chapter Castile and León).
  • Knight of Croce Reale and member of its Honorary Council (Turin).
  • Count Palatine of the Sacred Palace of Lateran (Rome).
  • Medals of Charles V.
  • Medal of Merit of the Cross of Burgundy.
  • Medal of the Spanish Heraldic Society.
  • Army Brand Ambassador (Ministry of Defense – Spain)
  • Cross of Military Merit with white badge (Ministry of Defense – Spain).
  • Governing Council, General Castaños Chair (Ministry of Defense – Spain).
Dr. Juan Carlos Hernández Buades

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