AFM - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Advisor to the Board of Directors
Ms. Alexandra Alves Gaspar holds a Degree in Law, specialized in International Law from the Universidade Lusíada de Lisboa and a Postgraduate Degree in Commercial Law from the Universidade Católica Portuguesa de Lisboa. Since 2001, she is also a member of the Portuguese Bar Association.
Ms. Alexandra Alves Gaspar join the group in 2016 as the CEO of Harbour Wealth Management Limited. She has over 20 years of experience, and possesses a comprehensive depth of experience and knowledge across financial services incorporating asset management, wealth management, private banking and investment experience throughout Europe and the Middle East.
Mr. Andrew Steven Roy graduated from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, in which he was a faculty member in 1983. During his career, he was an auditor in several accounting and audit companies until he founded Bennet Roy & Co, Isle of Man, an accountancy public practice that in 2005 became Baker Tilly Isle of Man. He was principal in Baker Tilly Isle of Man until retirement in 2018.
Currently, Mr. Andrew Steven Roy holds a board position in some of the group companies. With a background in audit and expertise in corporate governance, he has gained wide experience of the business world at a senior level.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Board of Directors
- Founder
Mr. Carlos de Menezes Falcão graduated in Law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon in 1973, and developed its law practice amongst several international clients in the financial, insurance and oil sectors. Mr. Falcão is the chairman of the group. In 1991 founded Títulos Lusitanos to provide executive consulting services and develop investment projects under the Portuguese Government's privatization program.
Particularly in Angola, Mr. Falcão has been leading the development of the Groups' projects and in rendering executive management services to well established international entities, such as Exxon Mobile, BP Total, BAI and Sonangol.
Today, Mr. Carlos de Menezes Falcão also holds the positions of Chairman of the Board of Directors of several companies operating in Angola, which develop its activity in the areas of the operation and management of integrated infrastructures, logistics and engineering services to oil companies in Angola and other entities, as well as in the provision of executive advisory services.
Leonor Farrajota graduated in Law at the Law School from Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Lisbon, in 2010.
In 2011, she completed the LL.M. "Law in a European and Global Context" from Católica Global School of Law in Lisbon.
In 2011, she joined Títulos Lusitanos and since the incorporation of AFM International, she has been providing the company assistance in a wide range of areas, including legal advice, in particular relating to Corporate Governance and Foreign Investment. In addition, Leonor Farrajota provides for the coordination and communication between AFM International Limited, its subsidiaries and other entities of the group.
Marion Beck is AFM International Limited office coordinator and assistant.
With a vast experience in secretarial positions both in the public and private sphere, Marion Beck is responsible for office organisation, managing the company's phone and email contacts and general secretarial duties. In addition, she assists in the communication with the accounting team and the public authorities.
Mr. Alfred Triganza is the Founder, Managing Consultant and Director in Atriga Consult.
In 2007, Mr. Alfred Triganza was conferred with a Master‘s degree in Business Administration and prior to that he read for a Bachelor's Degree in Accountancy at the University of Malta as well as for an Advanced Diploma in Marketing at The Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK).
Mr. Alfred Triganza was until recently a Council Member of both the Maltese Italian Chamber of Commerce and of the Maltese Chapter of The Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK).
His major areas of expertise are EU funding, project management, business start-ups, business turnarounds, business planning, marketing, foreign direct investment, international business development, event management, public procurement.
Mr. Chris Quinn graduated from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales in 2010. Mr. Chris Quinn has been working for Baker Tilly Isle of Man since 2005, qualifying first as an Accounting Technician in 2007 before going on to complete his Chartered Accountancy exams in 2010.
He has several years of experience in managing and now leading large group audits, and has been in his current role as Associate since 2018 meaning he is responsible for an ever increasing number of practice clients across different business facets - Audit, Assurance, Accountancy, Tax compliance and VAT.
Mr. José Francisco Figueira Verdelho graduated in Law from the University of Lisbon in 1989, and in 1990 obtained the diploma of Advanced European Studies from the College of Europe in Bruges. Mr. Verdelho began his professional life in consultancy and international taxation department at Ernst & Young, and served as member of the legal staff in the Portuguese government. He also lectured in the Lisbon University Faculty of Law and other Portuguese universities.
Since the mid 90's, Mr. Verdelho holds senior management positions in Títulos Lusitanos, with particular involvement in the international activity of the group. Through the development of the Group's projects and also providing executive management services to well established international entities such as Exxon Mobile, BP Total, BAI and Sonangol.
Today, Mr. José Francisco Figueira Verdelho is also a director of several companies operating in Angola, which develop its activity in the areas of the operation and management of integrated infrastructures, logistics and engineering services to oil companies in Angola and other entities, as well as in the provision of executive advisory services.
Job Titles:
- Senior Advisor to the Board
Mr. Philip Cilia has a broad and solid education after having completed studies at the Malta Institute of Accountants, ACCA, Malta Institute of Management, Institute of Internal Auditors (Malta Chapter) and Malta Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators. He began his career in Audit but soon started holding positions involving management and finance controlling skills in a number of different sector companies. From 1994 to 2009 he was Country Manager of International Air Transport Association in Malta, where he developed valuable business skills and the knowledge of the global business world..
Job Titles:
- CEO of Harbour Wealth Management Limited