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Joaquim Bretcha

Judge · DISC type Dc
Director General at Esomar
📍 Greater Barcelona Metropolitan Area, Spain

Joaquim is an experienced international manager in the data, insights, and market research industry, currently serving as Director General at ESOMAR. He is a skilled public speaker and focuses on connecting people and businesses. People who have worked with him describe him as insightful, analytical, and highly professional.

His personal motto is "Building bridges, " reflecting his passion for connecting with people. He has combined his love for public speaking with his childrens interest in field hockey to become a Master of Ceremonies for European field hockey tournaments, which he does in English, Catalan, and Spanish.

He gave a TEDx talk on how to discover the city you find yourself in for business travel, emphasizing connection with people.

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Current Role
Director General
Location
Greater Barcelona Metropolitan Area, Spain
Personality Overview

How Joaquim shows up

Features Driven
Generally Skeptic
Fast But Wary

They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms. They like to move fast and expect the same from others. They are not always relationship oriented.

Priorities

Topics Joaquim cares about

Global Market Research
As Director General of ESOMAR and a frequent speaker at international insights events, he is a key figure in the global research community.
Data & Insights
His entire career, from Netquest to ESOMAR, has been dedicated to providing genuine and insightful data to the market research industry.
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Career

Work history

2-2023 - 1-2026
Director General
Esomar
8-2022 - 1-2023
Creator and Curator
Podcast People, Data & Insights
4-2022 - 12-2025
Field Hockey Tournaments' Master of Ceremonies and Speaker (English | Catalan | Spanish)
Club Egara | Catalan Field Hockey Federation | Spanish Field Hockey Federation
7-2021 - 5-2024
Board Member - Membre Comité Executiu
Cecot
4-2021 - 12-2022
President ex Officio
ESOMAR
In the press

Media appearances

Joaquim Bretcha, Director General of ESOMAR - Insight Platforms. Featured in Insight Platforms
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Bretcha tritt als Generaldirektor von ESOMAR zurück. Featured in Marktforschung.de
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Education
2004 - 2004
Education details unavailable
IESE Business School
1997 - 1997
Graduate Course
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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