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Pepe Serret Borda
Born
José Serret Borda

(1941-06-01)June 1, 1941.
Vallfogona de Balaguer, Lérida, Spain
DiedJanuary 25, 1993(1993-01-25) (aged 51)
Barcelona
EducationEngineer Escuela de Ingeniería de Tarrasa

Program in ESADE

PADE IESE Business School
OccupationBusinessman
EmployerManaging Director "Lecherías del Noroeste"

Managing Director "Leche El Castillo"

Managing Director "Productos del Café S.A."

José Serret Borda, known as Pepe Serret Borda (Vallfogona de Balaguer, Lleida, June 17, 1941 - Barcelona, January 25, 1993), was a Spanish economist and entrepreneur.[1] He served as the director of various companies in the food sector, was involved in the promotion of Opus Dei's schools, and managed some agricultural schools (EFA).[2][3]

Background and education

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Academic background

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He pursued his initial studies at the school in Vallfogona de Balaguer (Lleida) and continued them at the Brothers of La Salle school in Reus. In Terrassa, he pursued studies in Industrial Technical Engineering, complementing his academic background with a master's degree from Esade and the Senior Management Program (PADE) at IESE (Barcelona).[4][5]

Professional trajectory

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His professional career began at the companies Agut S.A.[6] (Terrassa) and Samí (Balaguer). In 1969, he joined Granja Castelló (Mollerusa),[7] and later was appointed director of the factory at Lecherías del Noroeste S.A (LENOSA) in León, where he worked for nine years.[8][9] In 1977, he returned to Mollerussa as the Managing Director of Leche el Castillo, a position he held until 1991.[10] On January 1, 1992, he joined Nestlé AEPA and took on the role of Managing Director of Productos del Café S.A. (Reus).[11]

Parallel to his professional work, in 1979 he became part of the founding group of the Arabell school, which at that time belonged to Opus Dei's Fomento de Centros de Enseñanza.[12] He was actively involved in launching the educational institution, which began its journey (September 15, 1979) provisionally in Raimat, an elegant modernist building that had been used for years as the school for girls in the town. The school moved to its permanent location on October 2, 1980, on the road from Lleida to Huesca.[2][13]

Personal life

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In 1965, he married Roser Simó Cima, with whom he had eleven children: María de los Ángeles, María del Carmen, Roser, Jaime, Toni, Josep, Jordi, Kiko, Rafa, Mariona, and Joan.[14]

In May 1980, he applied for admission to Opus Dei as a Supernumerary member. Upon his passing, his friends and colleagues compiled about a hundred tributes in a book titled "Pepe Serret: Recuerdos de sus amigos" (Pepe Serret: Memories from his friends).[13] Years later, the first biography of Pepe Serret would be published: "Himno a la vida, 1ª ed., 2000. Biografía del empresario Josep Serret Borda (1941-1993)" (Hymn to Life, 1st ed., 2000. Biography of the businessman Josep Serret Borda (1941-1993)).[15][16][17]

He died in a traffic accident on January 25, 1993, while returning from Madrid and heading to a parent meeting at his children's school.[18]

Official bibliographies

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  • Coverdale, John F, "Encounters: Finding God in All Walks of Life", Scepter, 2023, 1st edition, 187-209 pp.[19]
  • Rico Romero, Octavio - Xandri, Juan (eds.), "Pepe Serret: Recuerdos de sus amigos" (Pepe Serret: Memories from his Friends). Lleida, 1994, 1st edition, 371 pp.[13]
  • Raventós Artés, Lluís, "Himne a la vida: Una semblança de Josep Serret" (Hymn to Life: A Portrait of Josep Serret). Terrassa, Albada, 1998, 1st edition, 112 pp.[5]
  • Raventós Artés, Lluís, "Pepe Serret: Himno a la Vida" (Pepe Serret: Hymn to Life). Madrid, Palabra, 2000, 1st Spanish edition, 122 pp. (2nd edition, 2000).[2][20]

References

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  1. ^ "Obituaries" (PDF). La Vanguardia. 27 January 1993. p. 47. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Raventós Artés, Lluís (2000). Pepe Serret: Himno a la Vida (in Spanish) (2nd ed.). Madrid: Palabra. ISBN 8482394843.
  3. ^ Redacción. "Fallece el director de Productos del Café". Diari de Tarragona. p. 3.
  4. ^ Atienza, Maria José (2022-11-21). "Pepe Serret. The inspiring memory of a great friend". Omnes. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  5. ^ a b Raventós Artés, Lluís (1998). Himne a la vida: Una semblança de Josep Serret (in Catalan). Barcelona: Albada. ISBN 978-84-87027-44-4.
  6. ^ "FONS - Resultado página 1". sibhilla.uab.cat. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  7. ^ Moreno, Enrique y Lucas, Jose Luis (1997). "Granja Castelló". Instituto Internacional SAN TELMO (in Spanish) – via DGI-83.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "BOE-A-1987-23460 «Lecherías del Noroeste, Sociedad Anónima» (LENOSA)". www.boe.es. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  9. ^ "Una empresa acostumbrada a los cambios". Diario de León | Noticias de León, Bierzo y Ponferrada (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  10. ^ "Entrevista Pepe Serret". Revista de Fomento Social. 1983-08-03. ISSN 0015-6035.
  11. ^ Punt, El. "Brasilia fa 50 anys - 28 nov 2010". El Punt Avui (in Catalan). Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  12. ^ Redacción (2006-01-05). "El col·legi Arabell compleix 25 anys". La Mañana.
  13. ^ a b c Rico Romero, Octavio (1994). Pepe Serret: recuerdos de sus amigos (in Spanish and Catalan). Lleida: Arts ACG Gràf. Dalmau. p. 371. ISBN 846048159X.
  14. ^ Torreciudad, Comunicación (2023-01-29). "En el 30 aniversario de Pepe Serret". Santuario de Torreciudad (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  15. ^ Pou i Sabaté, Llucià (1999). "Recensión sobre: Himne a la vida: una semblança de Josep Serret". Temes d'avui: Revista de teologia i pastoral. 5: 100–101. ISSN 2014-1165.
  16. ^ Xandri, Juan (2022-11-21). "Pepe Serret. El recuerdo inspirador de un gran amigo". Omnes (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  17. ^ Bardón, Eliseo (2001). "Recensión sobre: Pepe Serret: himno a la vida". Religión y Cultura. XLVII: 27. ISSN 0212-5838.
  18. ^ "ABC MADRID 27-01-1993 página 95 - Archivo ABC". abc. 2019-08-27. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  19. ^ Coverdale, John (2023). Encounters: Finding God in All Walks of Life. Scepter. pp. 187–209. ISBN 9781594175114.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  20. ^ "Pepe Serret. Himno a la vida | Delibris". www.delibris.org. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
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