Emi Boix, CEO de EMAC® Group, elected President of Valencian Family Businesses

The general assembly of the Instituto Valenciano para el Estudio de la Empresa Familiar (IVEFA) has elected Emi Boix, CEO of our company, as its new president. Emi Boix, who has been the vice president of the entity since 2020, has succeeded Francisco Vallejo, becoming the first woman to hold the presidency of IVEFA.

"Emi, I knew from the moment you joined the board that you would be my successor. Your company, EMAC® Grupo, is a worthy example of a family business, with well-executed generational transition and the female leadership so necessary in these times. I didn't come here to make friends, but I am leaving with over 300, some very special ones. Emi, you know you can always count on me," stated the outgoing president of the Valencian institution, Francisco Vallejo, during Emi Boix's appointment.

Emi Boix, for her part, has stated that she would like to lead with the vision that family businesses are a social good and exemplary promoters of sustainability criteria. “I intend to foster teamwork with the board of directors and the IVEFA staff, creating an environment where family businesses and business families can thrive, innovate, and significantly contribute to the economic and social development of Valencia,” she added.

Emi Boix's Project

Emi Boix's project will focus primarily on three pillars: innovation, ensuring that family businesses not only survive but thrive in the changing economic landscape; sustainable practices; and education, through training and mentoring for the professionalization of the governance bodies of family businesses.

Boix has described the board of directors that will accompany her over the next four years as "committed, balanced, and inclusive." The board includes Jorge Tarazona, executive at Antonio Tarazona; Euri Nácher, executive at Valoffice; Pedro Ballester, CEO at Logifruit; Pablo Serratosa, executive chairman of Grupo Zriser; Alfonso Zamorano, chairman of Grupo AZA; César Claramonte, CEO of Grupo Clasol; Juan Carlos García, managing director of Leonardo; Laura López, CEO of Tesela; Charo Albert, chairwoman of Aceites Albert; Javier Peirats, product manager at Reunión Industrial; Natalia Fuentes, manager of Gesvending Group; Carmen Serrano, director of Institutional Relations and board member of Cárnicas Serrano; and Maite Marín, general director at Colegios Internacionales Mas Camarena.

Emi Boix was accompanied during her appointment by her sister, Nuria Boix, manager of EMAC® Grupo, her mother, Emilia García, and her husband, Vicente Ajenjo, who have shown her their unconditional support. From EMAC, we want to extend our heartfelt congratulations to our CEO for this new challenge, which she undertakes with great enthusiasm, passion, and commitment.