Juan Pablo Castells

Juan Pablo Castells
E-mail
juanpablo.castells@salle.url.edu
Telephone
34 932 902 400
Building
Sant Miquel Febres
Address
C. Sant Joan de La Salle 42, 08022, Barcelona
Floor
2
Office
MF2.17
Section
Department of Management and Technology
Position
Professor

Academic Background

  • International MBA in Business Management and Technological Innovation Management, Universitat Ramon Llull – La Salle, Barcelona, 2022
  • Diploma in Compliance and Corporate Corruption Prevention, Universidad Empresarial Siglo 21, Argentina, 2019
  • Diploma in Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing, Universidad Nacional de San Martín, Argentina, 2018
  • Specialist in Advanced Accounting and Auditing, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina, 2016
  • Certified Public Accountant, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina, 2008

Teaching Activity

  • Full-time lecturer since 2023 in the field of business and technology, teaching in the Bachelor in Management of Business and Technology and the Full-Time MBA, where he delivers courses such as Principles of Finance, Corporate and International Finance, Investment Finance, and Cost Management and Control.
  • Lecturer in Advanced Accounting at Actiuhumà, Terrassa, during 2023.
  • In-company training in Compliance, Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing, inflation-adjusted financial statements, taxation, and related areas.

Research and Knowledge Transfer Activity

  • Specialist thesis (2015–2016): Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing: The Role of the Auditor.

Previous Professional Experience

  • Partner and Director of the Accounting and Auditing Area at EPYA S.R.L., Public Accountants (2008–2022).
  • Treasurer of the Fundación Inclusión Social Sustentable (2003–2022).
  • Independent professional providing financial, tax, accounting, and labour advisory services (2002–2008).

Awards and Recognition

  • Awarded through a competitive selection process to present at the 22nd National Congress of Economics Professionals, San Juan, 2018. Paper presented: The Independent External Reviewer: A New Opportunity for Professional Practice.
  • Awarded through a competitive selection process to present at the 21st National Congress of Economics Professionals, Tucumán, 2016. Paper presented: Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing: The Role of the Auditor.

Transfer, Leadership and Management

  • Academic Coordinator of the University Master’s Degree in International Management and Technological Innovation Management (MBA), La Salle, since 2023.