Sixteen alumni of the University of Navarra are among the 100 most promising Spanish leaders in the country, according to the Choiseul 100 Spain ranking.

The study "has sought to highlight the potential of the Spanish economy and the young leaders who participate in it," says the president of the Choiseul Spain Institute, Eduardo Olier, who assures that being on this list is "a guarantee of undoubted talent and proven executive capacity, each one in his or her specialty.

In the top ten of the list are five alumni of the University: Bárbara Navarro, Dimas Gimeno, Javier Oliván, Fernando Riaño and Didac Lee.

Bárbara Navarro, director of Public Policy and Institutional Affairs at Google Asia, Pacific, Middle East, Africa and Russia, ranks third. She studied the Executive MBA at IESE. Dimas Gimeno, chairman of the board of directors of El Corte Inglés, who is ranked number five, also holds a master's degree.

He is followed in sixth place by Javier Oliván, Vice President Growth at Facebook, who studied Industrial Automation and Electronics Engineering and Industrial Engineering at the University of Navarra.

Fernando Riaño, director of communications at Ilunion, ranked No. 9, holds a law degree from the University of Navarra. Number 10 on the list is Didac Lee, an IESE alumnus and CEO of Inspirit.

Also appearing in the study is Ricardo Olabarri, founding partner of Sastrería Financiera (82nd place), an alumnus of the School of Law and IESE.

Other IESE alumni include: Ruth Díaz, Director Spain and Italy at Amazon.com (12); Fuencisla Clemares, Sales Director and Mobile Lead (30); Sira Pérez, CEO and Founder of Shazua and Shot & Shop (36); Carlos García, Global Head of Business Development (46); Federico Ávila, CEO at Isolux Corsan North America (49).

Also studying at IESE were Gonzalo Martín-Villa, Strategy & Transformation Director CS&PI at Telefónica (57); Elena Betés, CEO of Rastreator.com (83); Luis Baon, partner at Egon Zehnder (85) and Luis Vega, CEO at Gestiona-Inviértelos (86).

On the other hand, Izanami Martínez, Managing Director at Doctor 24 (63), belongs to the ISEM Fashion Business of the University of Navarra.

The study, which was conducted between January and November 2015, selected candidates between the ages of 30 and 42 based on their skills, career path, power and function, influence, relationships, potential and leadership. However, some young people under the age of 30 have been included for presenting "uniquely excellent" professional results.

Choiseul 100 responds, according to the study presented, to an initiative launched three years ago by the Choiseul Institute in France, which focused on leaders of French nationality and later from Africa. This latest edition evaluates young talents from Spain.

The Choiseul Institute is an independent think tank dedicated to the analysis of international strategic issues as well as global economic governance.