Overview
- The club announced his death in Barcelona and issued condolences, prompting tributes from figures in sport, business and politics.
- A key architect of Catalan media, he helped launch Catalunya Ràdio in the 1980s and later co-founded RAC1, serving on the board of Radiocat XXI.
- His career included senior roles in public administration and business, including director general of Catalonia's lotteries, first CEO of what became PortAventura, vice chairman in Spain at Rothschild, and a board seat at Cobega.
- He served as FC Barcelona vice president from 2010 to 2017 and resigned on October 1, 2017 in protest over the decision to play a league match during the referendum unrest.
- He led the Acadèmia Catalana de Gastronomia i Nutrició for nearly a decade, received the Creu de Sant Jordi in 2015, was married to Sol Daurella, and had been investigated in the Pujol case by Spain's Audiencia Nacional.