GMV received the Aster Lifetime Business Achievement Award at a ceremony held in Madrid on 29 February.  

Organized every year since 1982 by ESIC, Spain’s leading business, marketing, and digital economy school, the Aster Awards recognize the merits of individuals and organizations that have excelled in their professional pursuits and have advanced the integration of academic training and business work. Winners include outstanding professionals, companies, and institutions, making these awards some of the most prestigious in the Spanish business world. 

The Aster Lifetime Business Achievement Award recognizes the achievements of private and public companies that have done remarkable work throughout their history. With this award, the ESIC celebrates the path that GMV has taken over its 40-year history: from a small project born of the entrepreneurial initiative of Dr Juan José Martínez García, professor of Flight Mechanics at the School of Aeronautical Engineering (ETSIA), to a robust company that today employs more than 3,000 people, operates in Europe, America and Asia, and is making its mark in a wide range of high-tech sectors. 

According to Pedro J. Schoch, GMV’s Corporate Development, Marketing and Communication Director, who accepted the award from ESIC Vice-President María Teresa Freire: “It is an honor to receive this lifetime achievement award for our business performance. This prestigious award is a clear recognition of GMV’s commitment to talent, excellence, and technological leadership in the areas in which we operate. It also coincides with the company’s 40th anniversary, which we will be celebrating throughout 2024, with pride in our history and our sights set on the future.”