{"id":42333,"date":"2025-12-01T06:43:43","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T05:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/virtualwareco.com\/?p=42333"},"modified":"2026-03-27T16:16:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T15:16:38","slug":"refuerzo-consejo-administracion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/virtualwareco.com\/es\/news\/refuerzo-consejo-administracion\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtualware reforzar\u00e1 su Consejo con dos nuevos consejeros independientes, fortaleciendo el gobierno corporativo y la estrategia a largo plazo de la compa\u00f1ia"},"content":{"rendered":"&#13;\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Bilbao, 1 December.\u2014 Virtualware (EPA: ALVIR), a pioneer in 3D-driven enterprise software, will strengthen its Board of Directors with the appointment of two new independent directors, Sara Antu\u00f1ano Leicea and Carlos Polo Gil, both of whom bring extensive experience in business innovation and acceleration.<\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u><span lang=\"en-US\">\u00a0<\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>&#13;\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">As independent directors, they will enhance the Board\u2019s governance strength by bringing complementary expertise that directly supports the company\u2019s long-term vision. Their backgrounds in scaling technology-driven organizations, fostering global partnerships, and guiding the adoption of cutting-edge technologies align closely with Virtualware\u2019s strategic plan to expand internationally, channel-based growth, and targeted acquisitions.<\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u><span lang=\"en-US\">\u00a0<\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>&#13;\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">Sara Antu\u00f1ano Leicea holds a degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Deusto and advanced training in Business Administration. She has built a solid career at EROSKI, where she has occupied senior financial and treasury positions. EROSKI is part of MONDRAG\u00d3N Corporation, an association of cooperatives that today stands as one of Spain\u2019s leading business groups operating in different sectors.<\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u><span lang=\"en-US\">\u00a0<\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>&#13;\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">Carlos Polo Gil, also a Computer Engineer from the University of Deusto, is an investor with a proven track record in technology ventures and capital markets. He has founded and invested in multiple software and venture capital projects, including NTS, acquired by the technology consultancy Seidor, in 2024, Doocuments, Perpetuall, among others.<\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u><span lang=\"en-US\">\u00a0<\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>&#13;\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">This decision is subject to approval by the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders convened for 22 December 2025.<\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u><span lang=\"en-US\">\u00a0<\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>&#13;\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">\u201cThe reinforcement of our Board with the arrival of Sara and Carlos is a step forward in our career as a listed company. Their expertise will help us execute our growth roadmap, and we intend to continue growing, both inorganically and organically, in the next 24 months,&#8221; Unai Extremo, CEO of Virtualware, added.<\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u><span lang=\"en-US\">\u00a0<\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>&#13;\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">Last October, Virtualware celebrated the first anniversary of its acquisition of Simumatik, marking a year of successful integration, growth, and strategic alignment that has strengthened the company\u2019s industrial simulation and digital twin capabilities.<\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u><span lang=\"en-US\">\u00a0<\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>&#13;\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">The company also announced a multi-year agreement worth more than five million euros to deploy its VIROO platform across 66 Vocational Training Centres of Excellence under the Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports, the largest contract in its history.<\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u><span lang=\"en-US\">\u00a0<\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>&#13;\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">Virtualware, one of the leading experts in immersive and 3D technology solutions, has been listed on Euronext Growth Paris since June 2025 and recently achieved B Corp certification affirming its commitment to sustainable innovation and responsible growth.<\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u><span lang=\"en-US\">\u00a0<\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>&#13;\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">Founded in 2004, Virtualware serves global organizations and institutions including GE Vernova, Petronas, Volvo, Gestamp, Alstom, ADIF, Bosch, Biogen, Kessler Foundation, Invest WindsorEssex, McMaster University, the University of El Salvador, Ohio University, the Spanish Ministry of Defense and the Basque Government.<\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u><span lang=\"en-US\">\u00a0<\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>&#13;\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">The company\u2019s headquarters are in Bilbao, Spain, with offices in Orlando, US, Toronto, Canada, and Sk\u00f6vde, Sweden.<\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u><span lang=\"en-US\">\u00a0<\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>&#13;\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">All information regarding Virtualware&#8217;s next Extraordinary General Shareholders&#8217; Meeting can be accessed on this link:\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/virtualwareco.com\/investors\/meeting\/\" href=\"https:\/\/virtualwareco.com\/investors\/meeting\/\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"10\" data-ogsc=\"\">https:\/\/virtualwareco.com\/investors\/meeting\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>&#13;\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virtualware&#8217;s VIROO &#038; HTC Vive University Grant Program supports leading US universities in building XR-enabled innovation hubs with comprehensive hardware, software, and cloud platforms. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":42524,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[220,204],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-corporate-es","category-inversores"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/virtualwareco.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42333","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/virtualwareco.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/virtualwareco.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/virtualwareco.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/virtualwareco.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42333"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/virtualwareco.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42333\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43172,"href":"https:\/\/virtualwareco.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42333\/revisions\/43172"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/virtualwareco.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/virtualwareco.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/virtualwareco.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/virtualwareco.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}