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Industrial operations · Business transformation · Barcelona
Eduard Carulla
Chief Operating Officer
Turning operational complexity into clarity, alignment and performance.
Industrial executive with 20+ years of experience leading operations, teams and transformation in manufacturing businesses. I combine strategic vision with hands-on execution to make organisations work better — and results follow.
Based in Barcelona · Open to building the next chapter
Selected impact
Change that reaches the P&L.
At JVV, I have led the transition from fragmented information and reactive management to a structured operating system built around clear governance, reliable data and shared accountability.
People in the organisation
Gross margin improvement
EBITDA improvement
Experience
A career built close to the business.
01
2025 — Today
JVV Grup
Chief Operating Officer
€12M revenue · 70+ employees · Industrial SMELeading an end-to-end operational and organisational transformation after a period of rapid growth: a leaner governance model, a three-year roadmap and a disciplined management cadence connecting strategy to weekly execution.
- Implemented reliable management information and led the migration to a new ERP.
- Built a cohesive seven-person management team through structured group coaching.
- Improved gross margin by 3%, EBITDA by 4%, delivery times by 35% and inventory by 15%.
02
2024
Vergara Group · AERF
Operations Director & Interim CEO
€5M revenue · 30 employeesLed the business during a critical transition, strengthening the organisation and its management foundations while accelerating product development and preparing the company for its next stage under a new CEO.
- Developed and launched two new products.
- Reinforced the team with key hires and reorganised commercial and product functions.
03
2023 — 2024
Teknics
Business Unit Manager
€18M business unit · Team of 14Owned the business unit’s commercial and operational performance, aligning the team, customer priorities and delivery capacity in a demanding industrial environment.
04
2017 — 2023
Carpel Min
Operations Director
25+ multidisciplinary teamLed industrial operations, efficiency improvement and cross-functional communication, building the operational experience and business judgement that underpin my current leadership approach.
Earlier experience
Tallers Ter · Alstom · Stalactite 3D (Founder) · Fundació CIM · Monlau
Leadership approach
Structure. People. Performance.
“Transformation becomes real when the organisation can see clearly, decide together and execute consistently.”
Structure
Create visibility, simplify governance and translate strategy into a rhythm the organisation can execute.
People
Build trust, productive conflict and shared accountability so managers act for the whole company.
Performance
Connect operational choices to customer service, cash and profitability — with measurable outcomes.
Beyond the office
Endurance is also a leadership skill.
Ultramarathon running has shaped how I approach long transformations: set a direction, manage energy, adapt to reality and keep moving when the result is still far away.
Let’s connect
Ready to build what comes next.
I enjoy solving complex operational challenges with teams that want to grow, evolve and deliver better results.