Glovo signs Raül Blanco, García-Margallo, and Natàlia Mas to its advisory board.

Glovo has created an advisory board with the aim of surrounding itself with figures from the Spanish political and business world. The home delivery platform has secured the support of Raül Blanco, former president of Renfe and former general secretary of industry at the Ministry of Industry under the PSOE government; José Manuel García-Margallo, former foreign minister under the PP government from 2011 to 2016, former MEP and vice president of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs in the European Parliament; Natàlia Mas, former regional minister of Economy and Finance of the Catalan government from 2022 to 2024 under the ERC government and current general director of Respira Energía; Marta Pascal, former general secretary of the PDeCAT (2016-2018), former senator, political scientist, historian, and professor of political science at the UPF; Anna Miralles Jaime, Director of Information Systems and Technology at Pro a Pro, a company part of the Metro group; and Manel Arroyo, former CEO and shareholder of Dorna Sports and former Vice President of FC Barcelona.

The initiative is in its initial phase, and company sources say that more professionals will "most likely" join the advisory board. This is the first time Glovo has established a body with such high-profile names. Years ago, the company had a similar structure, but it focused solely on governance issues.

The objective is to create a forum for strategic consultation and knowledge

The goal of the new board is to become a forum for strategic consultation and insight for the management team, led by founders Oscar Pierre and Sacha Michaud. The company hopes to leverage the advisors' influence and experience to address the challenges and strategic decisions facing the delivery platform.

Among them, the most notable are the payment of fines and social security contributions for the thousands of delivery drivers who have operated as false self-employed workers for years. Two weeks ago, the company's owner, the German group Delivery Hero, warned in a report that Glovo's continued existence was threatened, as the company could face payments of between €520 million and €860 million. Despite this warning, the group emphasized that it "is in a strong financial position" and remains committed "to Glovo's operations in Spain."

Glovo is also facing an unfair competition case against its rival Just Eat. Earlier this week, the Dutch-based group announced it had appealed to the Barcelona Provincial Court against the ruling in favor of Glovo and dismissed the €295 million compensation award for operating with a fleet of self-employed delivery drivers while Just Eat operated with salaried delivery drivers.

At the beginning of the summer, the Barcelona-based company began working with fleets of salaried delivery drivers with the goal of ending the conflict surrounding this self-employed model. In its tenth anniversary in the market, Glovo also faces the challenges of achieving net profits and expanding its business beyond food delivery. The platform aims to strengthen its presence in the delivery of supermarket products, especially.