Joan Planes Vila will step down as Chairman of Fluidra’s Board of Directors on 1st January 2016 and become the company’s Honorary Chairman. Joan Planes (Estamariu, 1941) founded the Fluidra group’s first company, “Astral Construcciones Metálicas”, in Barcelona in 1969 together with three partners (the Serra, Corbera and Garrigós families). For 37 years, he ran the group, leading its growth and overseeing its national and international expansion until 2006 when he became the Chairman of the Board.
As Honorary Chairman, Joan Planes will continue to have ties with Fluidra and bring to bear his considerable business experience on matters of corporate social responsibility as well as initiatives to support entrepreneurs.
Eloi Planes (Barcelona, 1969), Fluidra’s CEO since 2006, has been appointed as the company’s Executive President, which will further add to his current responsibilities. Eloi Planes is taking on this role at a key moment in the expansion of the company, which has just presented its 2018 strategic plan, setting its sights on a turnover of 750 million euros.
The Board also approved the appointment of Óscar Serra, currently a propietory director, as Vice-Chairman of Fluidra’s Board of Directors. Likewise, Gabriel López, currently an independent director, has been appointed Co-ordinator for the outside directors.
