[vc_row full_width=»stretch_row» gap=»30″ parallax=»content-moving» parallax_image=»2371″ p_top=»0″ m_bottom=»0″ css=».vc_custom_1563478649628{padding-top: 180px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;background-color: #1c1c1c !important;}» el_class=»parallax-opacity-50″][vc_column][vc_row_inner css=».vc_custom_1503426052659{margin-right: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;}»][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space height=»40px»][vc_column_text c_id=».vc_1570704541579″]

Honorary Members

[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=»40px»][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_column animation=»fadeInUp» animation_iteration=»1″ offset=»vc_col-lg-offset-1 vc_col-lg-10 vc_col-md-offset-1 vc_col-md-10″][vc_empty_space height=»40px»][/vc_column][ivan_title title_tag=»h2″ animation_iteration=»1″ c_id=».vc_1711980355958″]Supporting the EVOO culture[/ivan_title][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text c_id=».vc_1711979878667″]QvExtra! International puts the spotlight members, both people and on-profit organisations, who throughout their professional careers have positively influenced the promotion of Extra Virgin Olive Oil. In what follows, get to know our honorary members, who were appointed as such for their longstanding work in the cultural dissemination, promotion and defence of our olive heritage.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=»1/3″][vc_single_image image=»4721″ img_size=»medium» css=».vc_custom_1666628381129{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}»][vc_column_text c_id=».vc_1666629562588″ css=».vc_custom_1666629562588{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}»]

Doña Brígida Jiménez Herrera

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text c_id=».vc_1711978883248″ css=».vc_custom_1711978883247{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}»]Expert Olive Oil Taster with a long professional career in the world of Virgin Olive Oil, a great connoisseur and researcher of the sector in which she has spent her whole life developing her knowledge in Pharmacy, with a High Specialisation Diploma in fats. She draws upon this vast knowledge and transmits it into her important training and informative work. She is an excellent role model for women in the rural world.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=»1/3″][vc_single_image image=»4723″ img_size=»medium» css=».vc_custom_1666628430680{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}»][vc_column_text c_id=».vc_1666629590213″ css=».vc_custom_1666629590213{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}»]

Don Francisco Casero Rodríguez

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text c_id=».vc_1711979031485″ css=».vc_custom_1711979031485{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}»]President of the Savia Foundation for Compromise and Values – a foundation which supports the rural environment, promoting the protection of the environment alongside ecological production, and helping to promote R&D projects in the rural sector, among other objectives.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=»1/3″][vc_single_image image=»4725″ img_size=»medium» css=».vc_custom_1666628466957{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}»][vc_column_text c_id=».vc_1666629615264″ css=».vc_custom_1666629615264{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}»]

Don José María Penco

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text c_id=».vc_1711979059677″ css=».vc_custom_1711979059677{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}»]Director of the Spanish Olive Tree Municipalities Association (AEMO), Agricultural Engineer for the University of Cordoba (UCO), Master in Olive Growing and Olive Oil Technology for UCO and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and Participant in numerous awards and tastings. He has first-hand knowledge of the place of Extra Virgin Olive Oil in society and supports both the product and the search for innovative alternatives for this traditional crop.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=»1/3″][vc_single_image image=»4727″ img_size=»medium» css=».vc_custom_1666628550223{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}»][vc_column_text c_id=».vc_1666629654335″ css=».vc_custom_1666629654335{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}»]

Don José Miguel Herrrero

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text c_id=».vc_1711979090757″ css=».vc_custom_1711979090757{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}»]Agricultural Engineer who specialised in Agrarian Economy for the Polytechnic University of Madrid and subsequently studied a Master’s degree in Foreign Trade in the Chamber of Commerce in Valladolid, and is now a University Expert in “Data analysis in social and market research" at the Complutense University of Madrid, and most recently, he studied an Introductory Course to Marketing Research at the Faculty of Economic and Business Sciences at the Complutense University of Madrid.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=»1/3″][vc_single_image image=»4729″ img_size=»medium» css=».vc_custom_1666628578311{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}»][vc_column_text c_id=».vc_1666629695233″ css=».vc_custom_1666629695232{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}»]

Don Periko Ortega

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text c_id=».vc_1711979346026″ css=».vc_custom_1711979346026{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}»]Highly-skilled Chef and owner of the restaurant “ReComiendo” – one of the top six restaurants in Spanish and winner of a Travellers Choice award. He is a representative for the association QvExtra! across the world, having delivered classes in the United States, promoting the value of Extra Virgin Olive Oil in the catering industry.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=»1/3″][vc_single_image image=»4731″ img_size=»medium» css=».vc_custom_1666628606309{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}»][vc_column_text c_id=».vc_1666629728680″ css=».vc_custom_1666629728680{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}»]

Doña Anunciación Carpio Dueñas

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text c_id=».vc_1711979368840″ css=».vc_custom_1711979368840{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}»]International Olive Oil Taster, trained as a biologist with a specialisation in Fats and Oils by the Spanish National Research Council (Institute of Fats), with an important presence in the sector of Virgin Olive Oil tastings, participating in the categorising of these oils within the market.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=»1/3″][vc_single_image image=»4733″ img_size=»medium» css=».vc_custom_1666628672898{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}»][vc_column_text c_id=».vc_1666629764569″ css=».vc_custom_1666629764569{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}»]

Don Firo Vázquez de Parga

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text c_id=».vc_1711979428609″ css=».vc_custom_1711979428609{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}»]Expert adviser for the association QvExtra! International, and a renowned chef with numerous awards throughout his professional career – such as two ‘Sun’ awards from the
Repsol Guide among many others – and is the owner of El Olivar, a restaurant located in the mountain in Murcia. He is an avid supporter of SIQEV-certified Extra Virgin Olive Oil, not only in his restaurant’s kitchen but also in national and international contexts where he has delivered culinary classes.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=»1/3″][vc_single_image image=»4735″ img_size=»medium» css=».vc_custom_1666628714051{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}»][vc_column_text c_id=».vc_1666629793780″ css=».vc_custom_1666629793779{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}»]

Doctor Fernando López Segura

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text c_id=».vc_1711979503704″ css=».vc_custom_1711979503703{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}»]Internal Medicine Specialist at the Reina Sofia University Hospital in Cordoba, and researcher at the Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute (IMIBIC). Through the many important studies that he has carried out during his professional career, he has proven the many benefits that olive oil brings to one’s health, especially in terms of cardiovascular diseases.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=»1/3″][vc_single_image image=»4737″ img_size=»medium» css=».vc_custom_1666628773017{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}»][vc_column_text c_id=».vc_1666629835508″ css=».vc_custom_1666629835508{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}»]

Doctor José Juan Gaforio

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text c_id=».vc_1711979526671″ css=».vc_custom_1711979526671{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}»]Professor in the Department of Health Sciences at the University of Jaén, Doctor in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Granada and specialised in Clinical Analysis and Immunology at the University Hospital Virgen de las Nieves in Granada. He is an avid supporter of Extra Virgin Olive Oil as the main source of vegetable fats, in order to lead a healthy diet and lifestyle which helps to fight illnesses, such as Covid-19.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=»1/3″][vc_single_image image=»4741″ img_size=»medium» css=».vc_custom_1666629327193{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}»][vc_column_text c_id=».vc_1666629869740″ css=».vc_custom_1666629869740{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}»]

Juan Peñamil

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text c_id=».vc_1711979551591″ css=».vc_custom_1711979551590{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}»]CEO and Editor of the Editorial Gorup MERCACEI, a magazine which specialises in the oil sector. Thanks to Peñamil’s important work in the market, he has allowed for a global diffusion of the benefits of EVOO, innovative technology, and general improvements in the olive sector. His work has been fundamental in this field, providing a greater and more extensive knowledge of the sector to those within it and to amateurs.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=»1/3″][vc_single_image image=»4743″ img_size=»medium» css=».vc_custom_1666629357009{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}»][vc_column_text c_id=».vc_1666629909679″ css=».vc_custom_1666629909678{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}»]

María Gómez del Campo

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text c_id=».vc_1711979571087″ css=».vc_custom_1711979571087{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}»]Lecturer at the Polytechnic University of Madrid, who has written an array of scientific publications on the value and importance of olive trees and their fruit.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=»1/3″][vc_single_image image=»4745″ img_size=»medium» css=».vc_custom_1666629412448{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}»][vc_column_text c_id=».vc_1666629948143″ css=».vc_custom_1666629948143{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}»]

Doctor Miguel Ángel Martínez

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text c_id=».vc_1711979653565″ css=».vc_custom_1711979653565{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}»]Doctor in Medicine, Epidemiologist, Professor in Preventative Medicine and Public Health at the University of Navarra, and Researcher and Guest Professor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He defends the Mediterranean diet on an international level, such as in the Culinary Institute of America alongside Walter Willet – the US government’s top advisor on nutritional issues.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=»1/3″][vc_single_image image=»4747″ img_size=»medium» css=».vc_custom_1666629468410{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}»][vc_column_text c_id=».vc_1666629987265″ css=».vc_custom_1666629987265{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}»]

Doctor Pérez Jiménez

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text c_id=».vc_1711979684741″ css=».vc_custom_1711979684741{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}»]Professor in Medicine at the University of Cordoba and Researcher at IMIBIC. He was also Head of Internal Medicine at the Reina Sofia University Hospital and was the first scientific director of the IMIBIC. In July 2003, his successful career was recognised with the 10th Andalusian Maimonides Research Prize, awarded by the Junta de Andalucía. He has also received the ‘Premio Gastronómico Primera Plana’, awarded annually by the restaurant El Caballo Rojo.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=»1/3″][vc_single_image image=»4749″ img_size=»medium» css=».vc_custom_1666629497022{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}»][vc_column_text c_id=».vc_1666630020177″ css=».vc_custom_1666630020177{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}»]

Doctor Ramón Estruch

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text c_id=».vc_1711979704860″ css=».vc_custom_1711979704860{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}»]Lecturer at the University of Barcelona and Internal Medicine Consultant in the Department of the Clinical Hospital of Barcelona. He developed lines of research in various fields related to nutrition, including studies on the relationship between cardiovascular problems and the Mediterranean diet.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=»1/3″][vc_single_image image=»4751″ img_size=»medium» css=».vc_custom_1666629530459{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}»][vc_column_text c_id=».vc_1666630048619″ css=».vc_custom_1666630048619{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}»]

Don Juan Ramón Izquierdo

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text c_id=».vc_1711979728269″ css=».vc_custom_1711979728269{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}»]Olive grower, who was a civil servant for the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and the Environment, Head of the Department of Analysis and Fats at the Laboratorio Arbitral Agroalimentario and Head of the Panel of Virgin Olive Oil Tasters in the Ministry of Agriculture. He is also a member of the group of experts for the Olive Oil Commission and the IOC, where he represents Spain.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]