Ivan is an ambitious and talented sports management expert with a Masters in Sports Management from The Johan Cruyff Institute, and is a double degree holder of Business Administration and Sports Management from Ramón Llull, a prestigious university in Spain. He has over 15 years of experience in the Sports Industry, with the past 9 years being in Asia. He has succeeded in different roles in FC Barcelona, Sport SG, and agencies like Dentsu and Red Card, and is currently heading the regional office for SEA, Aus, Japan; S.Korea. His extensive experience also included helping global brands such as Toyota, Panasonic and General Motors navigate the intricacies of sports marketing.

He is crazy about sports, where he first developed himself as a professional athlete and later in the areas of Sports marketing, events and sponsorship. He was a former professional ice hockey player and captain of the Spanish National Team, having represented Spain at the World Cup level.