Maria Àngels Vallvé Ribera is a former stockbroker and Catalan notary. She is known for being the first ever woman stockbroker in Spain, in 1971, and founder of the stock exchange company GVC in 1986.[1]
Maria Angels Vallvé | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1942 (age 81–82) Barcelona |
| Other names | Mari Àngels Vallvé |
| Occupation(s) | stockbroker and notary |
| Known for | first woman stockbroker in Spain |
Biography edit
Born in Barcelona in 1942, she holds a degree in Economics and Law from the University of Barcelona. She is the daughter of the industrial engineer, entrepreneur and cultural promoter Joan Vallvé i Creus and Mercè Ribera Rovira.
She became the first event woman stockbroker agent in Spain, getting her license in 1971.[2] After her degree in Economics and Law, she specialized as an insurance actuary and financial analyst.[1]
Once the Stock Market Reform Law was approved in 1989, she worked as a trading broker and, from 2000 until 2012, as a notary in Barcelona. In 1986 she was a founding partner of GVC, an investment services company dedicated to stock and asset management. In 2007 GVC bought the company Gaesco.[3][4]
She was one of the first ten women who, in 2001, applied to join the Cercle del Liceu in Barcelona, then a male-only organization.[5] She finally became part of its governing board.[6] In 2009, she became part of the board of directors of the Orfeó Català, together with Leopoldo Rodés and Ignasi García Nieto.[7][8] She retired as notary in 2012.[9]
She is married to economic theory professor, economist and politician Joan Hortalà Arau, and is mother of five children: Joan, Carme, Mercè, Rafael and Joaquim.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c Mourelos, Adriana (2022-03-10). "María Angels Vallvé, primera agente de bolsa en España: "Me miraban con una sonrisa burlona diciendo: ¿esta chica qué va a hacer aquí?"". cadena SER (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-26.
- ^ "Maria Àngels Vallvé: "Hay muchas mujeres en el mundo financiero, pero hay margen para que entren muchas más". Estrategias de Inversion (in Spanish). 2022-09-29. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
- ^ "Maria Angels Vallve, GVC Gaesco Holding SL: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
- ^ Carreras, David Valero (2020-12-12). "La transgressora de les finances catalanes". Ara.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 2024-04-26.
- ^ Press, Europa (2001-02-26). "El Cercle del Liceu rebutja les dones que demanen ingressar-hi". www.dbalears.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 2024-04-26.
- ^ Pagès, Mònica (April 2014). "Maria Àngels Vallvé Ribera, Presidenta del Grupo GVC Gaesco i membre de la Junta de Govern del Cercle" (PDF). Cercle del Liceu. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
- ^ "Orfeó Català-Palau de La Música Catalana – Coordinadora Catalana de Fundacions" (in Catalan). Retrieved 2024-04-26.
- ^ "El Palau se persona como perjudicado en el caso Millet y releva a la cúpula directiva". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2009-09-04. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
- ^ "Resolución de 21 de diciembre de 2012, de la Dirección General de los Registros y del Notariado, por la que se jubila a la notaria de Barcelona doña María Angels Vallvé Ribera. | Colegio Notarial de Cataluña". www.colegionotarial.org. Retrieved 2024-04-26.