Xavier Ordeñana, Dean of ESPAE, ESPOL Business School, was appointed President of the Latin American Council of Management Schools – CLADEA for the period 2021-2023 within the framework of the 56th CLADEA 2021 International Congress, led by the outgoing president, Andrés Toledo, Director of International Relations at the Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Chile.
It should be noted that CLADEA is the most important network of Universities and Business Schools in Latin America at a global level, with member institutions belonging to countries in Latin America, North America, Europe and Oceania. CLADEA promotes interaction between Business Schools to strengthen Higher Education in each region.
Along the same lines, the Dean of ESPAE remarked when assuming functions that: “At this time of economic recovery in the region, Business Schools face various challenges to train students who contribute to the development of the country where they reside and of society in general. . CLADEA becomes a key partner for the achievement of its objectives in different areas of action ”.
CLADEA and ESPAE congratulate Dr. Xavier Ordeñana for his commitment to Quality Higher Education and research aligned to the particularities of Latin America and each continent. We trust that its management will mark great milestones for the benefit of the CLADEA member Business Schools.