José Antonio Llorente Herrero, founding companion and Government President of LLYC, dies

José Antonio Llorente, founding companion and Government President of LLYC, died on December 31 in Madrid on the age of 63. The Board of Administrators {and professional} companions of LLYC have expressed their deep disappointment and solidarity with José Antonio Llorente’s spouse, Irene Rodríguez, together with his daughter, Mara, and together with his mom and siblings, to whom they’ve conveyed all their affection. .

Born in 1960, José Antonio based LLYC in 1995. He had begun his profession within the Efe Company and the communications division of the CEOE and, earlier than creating his personal agency, he grew to become CEO of Burson Marsteller in Spain, at the moment the chief of the sector. In 2021 he was acknowledged as an Illustrious Pupil of the School of Data Sciences of the Complutense College, the place he had graduated in Journalism.

At LLYC, he made his imaginative and prescient of an organization {of professional} companions a actuality, centered on offering outcomes for its shoppers and obsessive about innovation and producing true development alternatives for one of the best professionals. In a short while, his drive and dedication positioned LLORENTE & CUENCA as a pacesetter in communication, advertising and public affairs consulting in Spain, Portugal and Latin America. As we speak, José Antonio Llorente’s undertaking is a listed firm, which is among the many 40 largest on the earth and has greater than 1,200 collaborators. In 2015, he put an excellent a part of his expertise and profession into the e book “The Eighth Sense.”

Lengthy earlier than he grew to become sick with most cancers, José Antonio anticipated a future for LLYC that transcended individuals. He promoted the companion mannequin, our IPO on BME Progress and a stable company governance mannequin.

“José Antonio, JALL for the complete LLYC staff, leaves us a terrific legacy to maintain and develop. All of us who’ve had the immense fortune to know, work and be taught with him will at all times thank him for his generosity, his audacity and his brilliance, however above all his kindness. He leaves us a trainer, a mentor and a good friend. “We’ll proceed to make his immense legacy higher,” he expressed on behalf of the complete LLYC staff. Alejandro Romerocompanion and International CEO.

Enthusiastic about modern artwork and a collector centered on Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American artwork, he was a Patron of the Museo del Barrio in New York, a member of the Worldwide Patronage Council of the Reina Sofía Museum Basis and a member of the Advisory Council of the ARCO Basis, which had knowledgeable him of the award to the Spanish Collector of the 12 months within the 2024 version of the honest. His philanthropic work additionally highlights his dedication to the LLYC Basis, whose board of trustees he presided over till 2022, and his everlasting collaboration with the Spanish Affiliation for the Combat in opposition to Most cancers.