Javier Ruiz de Azcarate Varela

Chairman at Catenon Group

2000 - Current

CATENON is listed on Madrid Stock Exchange Market (BME-Growth). IBEX15 MAB . [Quotes COM.MC] Madrid (ESP) - Lisbon (PRT) - Barcelona (ESP) - Amsterdam (NL) - Paris (FR) - Brussels (BEL) - Copenhagen (DNK) -Munich (DE) - Hamburg (DE) - Dusseldorf (DE)- Moscow (RUS) - Istanbul (TR) - Singapore (SGP) - Dubai (UAE) - Riyadh (KSA) -Jeddah (KSA) -Pune (IND) - Mumbai (IND) - Hong Kong (CHN) - Sao Paulo (BR) - Rio de Janeiro (BR) - Bogota (COL) - Curitiba (BR) - Mexico DF (MEX) - Lima (PER)- Buenos Aires (ARG)-Montevideo (URY)- Quito (ECU)- Santiago de Chile (CHL) - Shanghai (CHN) - Swiss (SWZ) -Warsaw (POL) - Kuwait (KW) - Doha (QA) - Ljubljana(SI) - Luxembourg (LU)- Manila (PHL)- Bratislava (SVK)- Praga (CZE)- Jakarta (IDN) - Dublin (IRL)- Milan (ITA). Cátenon is the technology-based headhunter , global search & selection / recruiting corporation which operates under the web2 model globally. Operating as a single, worldwide office searching, assessing and introducing candidates from around the world to our clients, no matter where they are. In a totally objective way, using proprietary, web2 multimedia technology introducing candidates IN REAL TIME. We have a team of multilingual recruiter s from over 35 countries, all of whom participate in domestic and international search and recruiting processes in different countries and cultural settings. They couple their local expertise with advanced information systems, assessment methodologies and Cátenon's knowledge management process to ensure uniform quality and successful search and recruit results on a global scale. Our team of recruiter s performs searches for professionals, either for one position in several countries simultaneously, or to create local teams for the implementation of strategic outsourcing decisions.

Chairman & CEO

2000 - 2018

Chairman & CEO

2020

TalentHackers is the sourcing technology platform for the search and recruitment of professionals based on paid professional references, applying the most developed techniques of Inbound recruiting, branded content, gamification and analytics. It is a project developed by Catenon Ventures, the innovation hub of the Catenon Group. Catenon Ventures is an initiative of the Catenon Group to develop digital solutions applicable to the world of recruitment, which give our customers a puzzle of possibilities to make their solution unique, personalized and with a high innovation component. Thus, Catenon Ventures is a hub of ideas and projects with disruptive models potentially applicable to the world of talent, which stand out for their digital expertise; They are initiatives that we develop internally within the Group or the hand of other players who have an untapped know-how and development in some of the target areas for our clients. It is a truly innovative environment where cultures, ideas, generations coexist, support diversity in its broadest sense and continuously generate new solutions. This innovative hub seeks not only to develop new solutions for our customers, but also promotes the culture of innovation among our company members. Blockchain, AI, API Management, Golang, Zuul, Docker, Heroku, kubernetes, openshift, terraform, concourse ci, Google Cloud Stack, Scala, NodeJs, FluentD, Prometheus, OpenTracing, ElasticSearch, Java, Spring, Scala, Python, Hadoop, Spark, Angular, Vue, React, Swagger, MongoDB, Oracle, Salesforce, Bots, Git, Scrum, Kanban, Java 1.8 y 1.11, Spring Core, Spring Cloud, Spring Boot, AOP, Dagger 2, Hystrix, JUnit, Mockito, Android, Swift, J2objc, Maven, Tomcat, Jenkins, Nexus, Sonar, Jira, Javascript, NodeJs, Angular 1.X, FluentD...

Member Board Of Trustees

2017

JSF T&T School is promoted by a selected group of companies in the travel & tourism industry with connections in different sectors and geographic areas. World Travel & Tourism Council’s latest annual research shows Travel & Tourism’s contribution to world GDP grew for the fifth consecutive year in 2015, rising to a total of 9.8% of world GDP (US$7.2 trillion). In total, Travel & Tourism supported 284 million jobs in 2015 (1 in 11 of the world’s total). The total impact of talent gaps and deficiencies, including indirect and induced impacts, could cost the global economy approximately 14 million jobs and nearly US$610 billion in GDP. We all need a strong basis of knowledge & talent to anticipate the continuous changes in our business that will undoubtedly accelerate over time. We all want for travel & tourism to play a role in international education according to its relevance in the world economy. Similarly, we all travel & tourism should actively impact social and political decisions.

Member of the Board of Advisors

2023

La Confederación Empresarial Navarra (CEN) representa y defiende los intereses de las empresas, poniendo en valor su contribución a la sociedad. Además, es la organización empresarial más representativa de la Comunidad Foral, lo que la convierte en una interlocutora acreditada ante las instituciones. Esta representación se basa en la adhesión a CEN de las principales asociaciones empresariales de Navarra, que suman a más de 12.000 empresas de la región, procedentes de todos los sectores.

Fund Investor

2016

Alma Mundi is a B2B tech venture fund. We invest between 500K and 5M in each startup. Our headquarters are in Madrid and we have an operational presence in Barcelona, London, Seattle & New York. We bring value added to entrepreneurs by leveraging our global network, called the Mundi Club, which groups more than 500 members in 41 cities worldwide. We have investors based in Palo Alto, New York, London, Paris, Barcelona, Madrid, and many other cities. Both investors in the fund and club members (holds positions as President , CEO , Managing Director )participate actively in deal flow analysis, due diligence, commercial and operational scale-up of the invested companies, bringing new customers to the startups, and opening new markets for them. Club members are passionate about supporting Spanish / Latin American diaspora entrepreneurs worldwide.

Vice President CLUSTER de "Transformación Digital"

2024

Panel Member

2021

Por iniciativa de Martín Hernández-Palacios, nace la idea de premiar a un profesional que represente y esté liderando el Management en España. Nos referimos a un coach, mentor, profesor, escritor, ensayista, que, a lo largo de su trayectoria profesional haya destacado en las siguientes facetas: Ética, humanismo, conferencias, dotes de comunicación, marca personal en redes sociales, publicaciones, formación, docencia, empatía, proyección internacional, línea de pensamiento propia y aportación al management español.

Advisory Board Member

2017

Associate Professor

1999 - 2009

Global and Human Resources Strategy . Headhunter , recruiter and talent acquisition skills.

Managing Director (Day care Hospitals)

1996 - 2000

HR Director (Sanitas Subsidiaries)

1994 - 1996