Placido Arango García-Urtiaga

Chairman at Grupo VIPS Franchising SL

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Placido Arango García-Urtiaga is currently the Chairman of Grupo VIPS Franchising SL and was previously the Chairman of Sigla SA. He was also the Chief Executive Officer & Director of El Dorado Marketing Group, Inc. from 2011 to 2013 and worked as a Partner at Starbucks Corp.
Mr. Arango García-Urtiaga completed his undergraduate degree at Tufts University.

Placido Arango García-Urtiaga active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Grupo VIPS Franchising SL Grupo VIPS Franchising SL RestaurantsConsumer Services Grupo VIPS Franchising SL operates restaurants and food retail outlets. It operates establishments in major cities in Spain and France. Its restaurants brand portfolio includes VIPS, Ginos, Tio Pepe, The Work, Starbucks, and TGI Friday's. It also operates bars such as El Bodegón, Iroco, Bice, Teatriz, Lucca, Tattaglia, Rugantino, Paparazzi, and Mood and Root. The company was founded by Plácido Arango Arias in 1969 and is headquartered in Madrid, Spain.	Chairman	-
Sigla SA Sigla SA RestaurantsConsumer Services Sigla SA owns and operates a chain of restaurants. Its portfolio includes restaurants, cafeterias, shops, dining restaurants, and sandwich and salads factory. It manages the following brands: Vips, VIPSmart, Ginos, The WOK, Starbucks, and Fridays. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Madrid, Spain.	Chairman	1983-12-31

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Former positions of Placido Arango García-Urtiaga

Companies	Position	End
El Dorado Marketing Group, Inc. El Dorado Marketing Group, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services El Dorado Marketing Group, Inc. provides marketing services. It offers business management and consulting services. It focuses on reaching the Hispanic-American community with direct-to-consumer messaging services. The company was founded in 2004 by John Christian Hessler and is headquartered in Wellesley, MA.	President	2013-01-27
STARBUCKS CORPORATION	Corporate Officer/Principal	-

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Listed companies	1
STARBUCKS CORPORATION	Consumer Services

Private companies	3
El Dorado Marketing Group, Inc. El Dorado Marketing Group, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services El Dorado Marketing Group, Inc. provides marketing services. It offers business management and consulting services. It focuses on reaching the Hispanic-American community with direct-to-consumer messaging services. The company was founded in 2004 by John Christian Hessler and is headquartered in Wellesley, MA.	Commercial Services
Grupo VIPS Franchising SL Grupo VIPS Franchising SL RestaurantsConsumer Services Grupo VIPS Franchising SL operates restaurants and food retail outlets. It operates establishments in major cities in Spain and France. Its restaurants brand portfolio includes VIPS, Ginos, Tio Pepe, The Work, Starbucks, and TGI Friday's. It also operates bars such as El Bodegón, Iroco, Bice, Teatriz, Lucca, Tattaglia, Rugantino, Paparazzi, and Mood and Root. The company was founded by Plácido Arango Arias in 1969 and is headquartered in Madrid, Spain.	Consumer Services
Sigla SA Sigla SA RestaurantsConsumer Services Sigla SA owns and operates a chain of restaurants. Its portfolio includes restaurants, cafeterias, shops, dining restaurants, and sandwich and salads factory. It manages the following brands: Vips, VIPSmart, Ginos, The WOK, Starbucks, and Fridays. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Madrid, Spain.	Consumer Services

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