David Fillat is a Managing Partner at STATUS EMA Partners in Barcelona, an executive search and talent management firm that is a member of EMA Partners International. With over 21 years of experience in retained executive search, he specializes in domestic and cross-border assignments for national and multinational corporations. He has successfully completed senior management and Board-level appointments across diverse sectors, including manufacturing, consumer goods, electronics, telecom, biotech, and the internet. In addition to his leadership role at STATUS EMA Partners, David has served as a Career Advisor for IESE Business School since 2017, providing professional guidance to the alumni network. His early career was rooted in the technology and telecommunications sectors, where he worked as a Service Manager at Ricoh España, a Pre-sales Engineer at al-pi telecomunicacions (France Telecom), and an IN Systems Integration Engineer at Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise. David holds an MBA from IESE Business School and a degree in Telecommunications Engineering from Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya.