Ramón Armengol was born in Ledia, Spain in 1959 into a farming family. He went on to study Law and business and took over his father's pigmeat farm in 1978. With the ambition of ensuring the growth and sustainability of his farming enterprise he became very involved in his cooperative d’Ivars. With his dedicated work and strong belief in the value of cooperation, he became a Member of the board of his cooperative, but also of Spanish Pigmeat Interbranch Organization, Regional Cooperative Federation of Catalunya and the Board of Spanish Agrifood Cooperatives. He is also very active in the promotion of the agri-cooperative model in Europe, as the President of Cogeca. Today he manages his farm together with his son, continuing together the sustainable growth of the enterprise. Ramon is happily married with 3 grown up children.