 In 2009, EuroLeague Basketball appointed him to the position of Chairman of the Board, and in 2011, EuroLeague Basketball appointed him to the position of President.On November 25, 2008, Lithuania's government gave Bertomeu the Order of the Republic of Lithuania award, for his contribution to the development and promotion of sports in the country.Bertomeu is the father of Marc Bertomeu Goixens, who is a Catalan political scientist.