Marc Pullés Llopis
About Marc Pullés Llopis
Marc Pullés Llopis is the Director of Basketball Operations Team Leader for the NBA in Mexico, with extensive experience in sports marketing and management.
Current Role at NBA
Marc Pullés Llopis serves as the Director - Basketball Operations Team Leader for the NBA in Mexico. Since 2017, he has been instrumental in expanding the league's presence in the region, focusing on brand activation projects and sports sponsorships. His role capitalizes on his extensive experience in sports marketing and management, demonstrating strong leadership and decision-making skills in the execution of strategic initiatives.
Previous Experience in Sports Marketing
Before joining the NBA, Marc Pullés Llopis held various roles in sports marketing and consulting. From 2015 to 2017, he worked as an Account Director at Be Water Sports Consulting in Madrid, Spain. Prior to that, he served as an Account and Project Manager at POC3 in Barcelona and Madrid from 2014 to 2015. These roles allowed him to amass significant experience managing brand activation projects and engaging in sports sponsorships, particularly in the context of large-scale events.
Education and Expertise in Sports Management
Marc Pullés Llopis has an educational background that underpins his expertise in sports management and marketing. He holds a Master's degree in Sport Marketing from ESIC Business & Marketing School (2012) and a Master's in International Sports Management from Johan Cruyff Institute (2008-2009). His foundational studies were completed at Universitat de Barcelona and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Additionally, he has specialized in Esports studies at the University of California, Irvine Division of Continuing Education, and has completed a course on the Foundations of Everyday Leadership from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Teaching and Coaching Background
Marc Pullés Llopis brings a rich background in teaching and coaching to his professional experience. From 2020 to 2022, he worked as a Guest Professor in Sports Marketing at ESIC Business & Marketing School in Mumbai, India. He also spent five years as a Physical Education Teacher at Departament d'Educació in Barcelona. Additionally, Marc has extensive coaching experience, having served as a Basketball Coach for different teams in Spain from 1997 to 2016. His coaching and teaching roles emphasize his strong understanding of teamwork dynamics, which he effectively applies in his current role.
Roles in Technical and Project Management
Marc Pullés Llopis has also held several technical and project management roles throughout his career. He was the Technical Director at Federació Catalana d’Esports de Persones amb Discapacitat Física in Barcelona from 2013 to 2014. Additionally, he served as an Account and Project Manager at Play Off Consulting from 2012 to 2013. These positions helped him develop a comprehensive skill set in project management and technical leadership, which he leverages in his current role at the NBA.