Barbara has more than 25 years of experience in the financial area, having worked in various sectors and in companies with different capital structures (listed companies, private/family-owned companies, private equity, start-ups, etc.). He has led three IPOs in the US and a multitude of debt and equity transactions in the US and Europe. Since January 2021, Barbara has been Global CFO of Selina Hospitality (NASDAQ: SLNA), operator of +100 hotels in 24 countries. Previously, Barbara was CFO of HAYA Real Estate (Cerberus portfolio) for 6 years, and spent 10 years at Abengoa Group, where she led the capital markets and investor relations and finance function of its subsidiary, Telvent (NASDAQ: TLVT). Barbara began her career at KPMG in the US and later at Deloitte. She holds a BA and MBA from Florida International University, CPA.
Women in Hospitality is a pioneering network of leading professionals in the hospitality sector. We are an ecosystem of female collaboration born out of passion, which will have a positive impact on the sector and serve as inspiration and support for future leaders. The mission of Women in Hospitality is to be a professional network made up of female executives with consolidated and successful careers in the hotel and tourism industry, which aims to be a benchmark and actively contribute to the evolution of the sector as well as to serve as inspiration and support for its members together with other women and men in the field of tourism. Based on closeness, friendship and trust, Women in Hospitality aims to promote the visibility of women managers in the hotel sector, gain relevance and prominence and inspire current and future leaders in the sector with interest and ambition in this field.
