Maria Angels Vallvé Explained

Birth Place:Barcelona, Spain
Other Names:Mari Àngels Vallvé
Occupation:stockbroker and notary
Known For:first woman stockbroker in Spain
Spouse:Joan Hortalà Arau
Children:5

Maria Àngels Vallvé Ribera is a former Spanish 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]

Early life and education

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.

Career

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.

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]

Personal life

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 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?” . 2024-04-26 . cadena SER . es-ES.
  2. Web site: 2022-09-29 . Maria Àngels Vallvé: “Hay muchas mujeres en el mundo financiero, pero hay margen para que entren muchas más . 2024-04-26 . Estrategias de Inversion . es.
  3. Web site: Maria Angels Vallve, GVC Gaesco Holding SL: Profile and Biography . 2024-04-26 . Bloomberg.com . en.
  4. Web site: Carreras . David Valero . 2020-12-12 . La transgressora de les finances catalanes . 2024-04-26 . Ara.cat . ca.
  5. Web site: Press . Europa . 2001-02-26 . El Cercle del Liceu rebutja les dones que demanen ingressar-hi . 2024-04-26 . www.dbalears.cat . ca.
  6. Web site: Pagès . Mònica . April 2014 . Maria Àngels Vallvé Ribera, Presidenta del Grupo GVC Gaesco i membre de la Junta de Govern del Cercle . 2024-04-26 . Cercle del Liceu.
  7. Web site: Orfeó Català-Palau de La Música Catalana – Coordinadora Catalana de Fundacions . 2024-04-26 . ca.
  8. Web site: 2009-09-04 . El Palau se persona como perjudicado en el caso Millet y releva a la cúpula directiva . 2024-04-26 . La Vanguardia . es.
  9. Web site: 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 . 2024-04-26 . www.colegionotarial.org.