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Alicia Gala Palacio

Critic · DISC type C
Head of Brand Activation, Campaigns & Event marketing at Lidl España
📍 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Alicia Gala Palacio is a marketing executive with over 12 years of experience in brand strategy and customer insights for the retail sector. As Head of Brand Activation at Lidl España, she leverages her international experience from Lidl Portugal and a Masters from EAE Business School to drive brand growth and innovation.

Outside of work, Alicia is a mother of two and a wife who recently completed a two-year family adventure as an expat in Portugal. She is passionate about authentic leadership, believing it requires not just strategy but also humanity, trust, and inspiration to build cohesive and motivated teams.

She recently returned to Spain after leading the entire marketing department for Lidl in Portugal.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Head of Brand Activation, Campaigns & Event marketing
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Personality Overview

How Alicia shows up

Negotiator
Critic
Information Seeker

Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features. It is very likely that they will negotiate pricing or other important terms. They choose to analyze logically and value facts to emotions.

Priorities

Topics Alicia cares about

Authentic Leadership
Considers authenticity her personal and professional "compass. " She frequently shares content on building trust and inspiring teams with humanity and heart.
Customer Insights
Passionate about turning consumer knowledge into a key growth driver, a central theme throughout her career in category and customer insights management.
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Career

Work history

9-2025
Head of Brand Activation, Campaigns & Event marketing
Lidl España
9-2023 - 9-2025
Head of Marketing & Digital
Lidl Portugal
6-2020 - 9-2023
Head of Customer Insights Management | Category Management
Lidl España
11-2017 - 11-2020
Head of Marketing
Lidl España
7-2014 - 10-2017
Social Media Team Lead
Lidl España
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Media appearances

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Education
9-2023 - 9-2025
Education details unavailable
Lidl Portugal
10-2016 - 6-2017
Master's degree
EAE Business School
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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