Esther González-Arnedo

Lecturer and MBA director

Biography

HR Professional with more than 25 years of experience in Managerial positions. Extensive experience in multinational environments, accustomed to managing international HR projects: HR Development, Talent Management, Recruitment and Selection, Design and delivery of training and development programs in English and Spanish, implementation and monitoring of performance assessment programs, career plans and succession plans, RSC, Diversity Management, corporate volunteers. Used to managing international HR projects. My other great passion is teaching. I am a teacher at King Juan Carlos University (URJC) and other postgraduate schools (EAE, EOI, Ostelea), designing and providing training in English and Spanish in various subjects of Tourism, Strategic and HR Management, Entrepreneurs, Marketing and Communication, as well as management skills: leadership, high-performance teams, effective presentations, personal branding. Design of training programs. Since 2011, I am also Director of HR Masters Programs at EAE Business School (HR Directors and Trainers). Thanks to all my team, in 2015 we won the RH Digital award for the Best MASTER of HR and managed to position ourselves among the best European master’s degree in the Merco ranking. I am excited about the challenges and the possibility of making what seems impossible easy and feasible, and all from good humor and common sense. I sincerely believe that good leadership and teamwork make a big difference in a work environment and that people make a difference in any sector and in any business model.

Treat your workers well and they will treat your clients well (attributed to Richard Branson, but it’s the phrase of many successful leaders). There is no other formula for achieving the success of the organization. Only If we are able to attract and retain the best, we will succeed.

Interests

Human resources
Recruitment and selection
Training and development
Career plans

Education

MBA Business Administration and Management, 2012

Camilo José Cela University
American Literature and Composition, 1989

Westchester Community College, New York
Bachelor of Psychology, 1982

Autonomous University of Madrid

Skills

Human resources

Training

Recruitment and selection

Project management

Assesment

Career plans

Diversity management

On-line teaching

International projects

Tourism

Experience

Director of HR Programas - Madrid Campus

EAE Business School

Feb 2013 – Present Madrid, Spain

Lecturer

EAE Business School

Feb 2011 – Present Madrid, Spain

Lecturer

King Juan Carlos University

Oct 2017 – Present Madrid, Spain

Associate Director

BLC Group

Sep 2015 – Feb 2017 Madrid, Spain

Head of HR in company projects for BLC Consultores

HR Development Manager

Europcar Ib, SA

Feb 1991 – Feb 2015 Madrid, Spain

Area manager with several people in my charge. Responsible for the planning and implementation of all HR Development projects: Talent Purchasing and Talent management; design of development and succession plans; establishment of recruitment and selection strategies in a high-demand environment (average of 450 processes per year). Participation in international HR projects within the group: talent mapping, employer branding, development programs.

Head of Training and Selection

Europcar Ib, SA

Jan 1984 – Jan 1991 Madrid, Spain

Design and implementation of training and development plans. Planning selection and management of the company’s selection processes. Budget control of the area. Training grants management (Fund. Tripartite). Participation in various international projects (Design group competencies, design performance valuation, design international courses). Design and teaching of internal courses.

Accomplishments

EAE HR Master on European Top 45

Top 200 Best Masters on HR Management - Regional Ranking. Eduniversal Jan 2016 – Jan 2016

After receiving the Excellence Awards in 2015, EAE’s HR Masters are ranked in the European Top 45 this year. The EAE HR Master is also the third best HR master in Spain according to El Mundo.

Best HR Master Award

RH Digital May 2015 – May 2015

2015 award for the best HR master, in competition with the most prestigious masters from all over Spain. It is a vote award by all HR professionals.

Entry of the car rental sector to the Spanish III National Continuous Training Agreement

Boletín Oficial del Estado, Spain Mar 2001

Agreement of the car rental sector, with and without a driver, to join the Spanish III National Continuous Training Agreement. On behalf of the National Association of Car Rental Companies (FENEVAL).