According to Sport, Barcelona's new board under Laporta will add 5 new members, bringing the total to 22.

The first meeting of the new board will be held at the club's office before Joan Laporta officially takes office as Barcelona president. This board will manage Barça for the next five seasons. The first step involves the resignation of the current directors—seven directors who have continued managing the club after others stepped down to participate in the re-election. Rafa Yuste, who served as interim president in recent months, along with Josep Cubells, Alfons Castro, Josep Ignasi Macià, Xisco Pujol, Joan Soler, and Àngel Riudalbàs will resign to join Laporta's winning slate, which previously defeated the candidate slate led by Víctor Font.

These seven will be appointed as directors by Laporta, but they must have their positions confirmed at the first general assembly meeting convened by the new board. The general assembly will also discuss other important matters related to the club's future.

In addition to these seven directors, Elena Fort, Antonio Escudero, Ferran Olivé, Xavier Barbany, Xavier Puig, Josep Maria Albert, Miquel Camps, Aureli Mas, and Joan Soler will remain in their positions.

There will also be 5 new faces—five directors already announced by Laporta during his campaign. They are Carme Hortalà, Carles Ayats, Xavier Barniol, Jaume Santiveri, and Jaume Nícolas.

Carme Hortalà previously served as president of Barcelona's economic commission, a position that will be taken over by economist Oriol Amat. Carme Hortalà is the daughter of Joan Hortalà, former president of the Barcelona Stock Exchange and city councilor and member of parliament for Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya. She is an economist who spent much of her career in the family business GVC. She also serves as president of the Barcelona Financial Cluster, director of the Catalan Institute of Finance and the pharmaceutical company Labiana, and board member of Parlem. She will likely join the board's economic team, which Laporta expects to strengthen during his term.

Carles Ayats, a graduate in economics and business science from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, is no stranger to Barcelona circles, as he was part of Jaume Ferrer's candidate slate in the 2010 presidential election, won by Sandro Rosell. At that time, Jaume Ferrer was the continuity candidate for the outgoing board previously led by Laporta. Ayats is a property developer and will also strengthen the economic department of FC Barcelona.

Another new member is Xavier Barniol. He is the owner of Berga Resort, a luxury campsite in Girona province. He also manages nursing homes.

Jaume Santiveri is a prominent executive in the real estate sector, managing several hotels in Castelldefels and Sitges. Another Jaume, Jaume Nícolas, is an entrepreneur from Vilafranca del Penedès with extensive experience in the automotive sector, managing car dealerships. He is the owner of Nima Group and met Laporta during the previous election campaign in 2021.

Barcelona's board membership will increase to 22. According to club statutes, the current board can have a maximum of 25 members. This provision has been in effect since the general assembly approved an increase in the board member limit from 21 to 25 in October 2021. The minimum number of board members is 14.

Beyond the new faces, the new board will also allocate new responsibilities. Rafa Yuste will remain first vice president and will be responsible for sports, as in the previous period. Elena Fort and Antonio Escudero will remain as vice presidents, and Joan Soler and Ferran Olivé will also become vice presidents. The first will be responsible for marketing, and the latter for the economic department. Both of these vice president positions have been vacant since the resignations of Jordi Guiu and Eduard Romeu.

Xavier Puig will continue to be responsible for women's football. As for who will head the basketball department, that remains to be seen. This position was previously held by Josep Cubells until Laporta's resignation. Xisco Pujol oversaw this department during the transition and may continue in this role, which hopes to rise again after years without a title.

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