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Rajan Sahay – Group Chairman 
Rajan graduated in Economics and History from Oxford University before joining a consultancy firm in London UK working in Mergers and Acquisitions.  Rajan subsequently moved to Boston USA where he advised Fortune 500 companies in marketing strategy.  In 1994 he acquired a small building company, Obrana Construction, in Portugal.  Over a 20 year period Obrana has built and renovated over 300 properties and is now recognized as a leading real estate company on the Silver Coast.  The past 5 years has seen Obrana Group expanding its activities both on a national and international level through a series of joint ventures and partnerships.

 



Rui Bennett – Advisor to the Board 
Clive is Global CEO of MGI Worldwide, a top 20 network of audit, tax and accounting firms operating in over 100 countries. Before this role he was a founding partner of a highly successful executive search firm in Lisbon; Country Manager of the global shipping group CMA-CGM; and a senior official in the UK House of Commons. He holds an MA from Oxford, an MBA from Cranfield and is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Linguists in London.

  Obrana Board Advisor - Clive Bennett

João Caiado Guerreiro – Advisor to the Board 
João heads one of Portugal’s largest and most respected law companies. João assists Obrana as its principle legal counsel and is a cofounder of the Portuguese Indian Chamber of Commerce. He completed his LLM at Kings College and in addition to his commercial activities he is Professor of Real Estate Law at the ISCTE University Lisbon

 

Humberto Leal – Advisor to the Board 
Humberto headed one of the largest Tourism Consulting companies in Europe and has over 30 years of experience working in the tourism sector worldwide.  He has held countless key roles including: Chief Advisor to the Secretary of State of Tourism (Guinea-Bissau); President of the Board of Directors (Portuguese Tourism Forum); Board Member (APECA); Board of Directors (CNET).  Humberto assists Obrana Group on resort, hotel and tourism related activities.