Our team
José Paulo Carvalho
Founding Partner
Founding Partner and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Hope Care, SA. He assumed the position of CEO of a Portuguese NGO coordinating various social and health care projects. Recently he is Co-founder of an Association called Mansarda.
Francisco Xavier Villar
Co-founder
Founding Partner and Administrator of Hope Care, S.A .; President of the Heart Institute and Executive Director; Vice-president of the LIGA Foundation – Portuguese League of Disabled People.
Vasco Luis Novais Branco
Director
Administrator of Hope Care, S.A., Chairman of the Board of Directors of Manobra, SGPS, S.A .; Administrator of Nobrimo, Sociedade Imobiliária; Administrator of Energia Priva, SGPS, S.A .; Vice-Provider of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Almeirim; Member of the Fiscal Council of the D. Pedro V Association; Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Porsche Club 356 Portugal.
Pedro Nuno Ferreira
Founding Partner
Founding Partner and Chairman of the General Assembly of Hope Care, S.A., Automotive Director at BNP Paribas Personal Finance. He was a Member of the Board of Directors and General Manager of Societé Generale Consumer Finance d.o.o. and Member of the Board of Directors and General Manager of CREDIAGORA IFIC – Societé Generale Group
Simão Pedro Dores Calado
Founding partner
Founding Partner and Secretary of the General Assembly of Hope Care, S.A. Strategic Advisor in the Hospitality Department at the INATEL Foundation and Consultant at Partis Consulting, collaborating in the Business Development area.
Mónica Rufino
Board Advisor
Experience as General Manager at Seur in Portugal, a multinational company of the DPD Group, in the express delivery industry. Human resources director in multinational companies during eleven years.