Team - ACTEC

DANIEL TURIEL

Director

Masters in Economic and Management Sciences

Every person has a diamond buried deep inside them. It’s the source of their talent and their energy. Together with our partners, I really like helping to awaken people’s talents so that they can make their dreams a reality: pride in a job well done and people working together with their families, friends and communities. Their progress is the oxygen that feeds my passion.”

MURIEL BISSIERES

Financial director

Master's degree in bioengineering

After ten years of consultancy in the agricultural sector and sixteen years of project management in the European institutions, my path has led me to ACTEC, where I work as part of a crack team and with exceptional partners to bring to life projects that are both simple and incredible: that’s what makes me wake up with a smile in the morning!

CHRISTOPHE DEPRETER

Project Director

Master’s degree in law

Christophe holds a Master’s degree in Law and is a former para-commando reserve officer. He has held various management and general management positions in a number of Belgian and foreign service and industrial companies. Founder of a temporary management company, trainer and coach in Virtuous Leadership ® and management, he offers his services to various companies around the world. The development of individuals through self-knowledge (temperament and character) and the discovery of their talents and those of their team members form the core of his motivation, which he puts at the service of ACTEC and its partners.

BELÉN VALENZUELA

Representative, Spain

Masters in NGO Management, Innovation and Leadership

I’m grateful for the freedom I enjoy as a European citizen and knowing that thousands of people live in poverty convinced me that it’s necessary to work on and commit to building a more human world. We have to provoke an “earthquake of solidarity”. I fully share ACTEC’s insistence on the value of every person and its vision that providing decent work is the best way to fight against poverty.

MIGUEL ALBARRÁN

ACTEC’s representative in Spain and co-director of the ACTEC Academy

Master degree in sociology

I hold a degree in Sociology from the University of Salamanca and have over 22 years’ experience in international cooperation in Latin America and Africa. Specialising in training and technical support for entrepreneurship and business development services, I have led projects focusing on innovation, appropriate technologies and adaptation to climate change. With a practical and strategic approach, I am dedicated to seeking international funding and advising local teams to promote human and sustainable development. I am also responsible for identifying, formulating and monitoring projects in countries such as Guatemala, Colombia, Ecuador and El Salvador. I am currently ACTEC’s representative in Spain and co-director of the ACTEC Academy.

MARIANA GONZÁLEZ

Project manager

MBA

Ever since I was a child, I have felt a deep calling to help create fairer conditions for those most in need, especially having grown up in Mexico, where social inequality affects many families. ACTEC has given me the opportunity to put into practice the skills I have acquired over more than 12 years of an international professional career, leading projects for multinational companies such as Unilever and L’Oréal, and I am delighted to be able to dedicate these skills to making a positive impact on people’s quality of life.