OPTIMIZE INVESTMENT PARTNERS - Key Persons


Nuno Santos - Chief Commercial Officer

Job Titles:
  • Commercial Director
  • Director
Nuno started his career in 1992 as a Technical Consultant for Insurance at "Trabalho Vida". In 1996, he moved to BNC - Banco Nacional de Crédito Imobiliário (now Banco Santander), assuming the role of Account Manager for corporate and private customers. From 2000 to 2008, he was Head of the Commercial Department at SGF- Sociedade Gestora Fundos de Pensões. Since 2008, Nuno Santos has been the Commercial Director at Optimize Investment Partners, and in 2018 was elected Executive Director. He has a degree in Business Organization and Management and a postgraduate degree in Markets and Financial Assets from ISCTE.

Pedro Lino - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
From an early age Pedro became interested about financial markets, and started to invest at the age of 16 years when he opened his first brokerage account. In 2002 he was elected Director of DIF Broker - Sociedade Financeira de Corretagem SA, and currently holds the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors. He was Director of DIF Markets - Agente de Valores, headquartered in Uruguay, acquired by DIF Broker from Saxo Bank A/S, between 2017 and August 2021. In October 2018 he joined Optimize Investment Partners as Executive Director and is currently Chairman of the Board of Directors. Already in 2020 he was elected President of Optimize SICAV, based in Luxembourg. He holds a Degree in Economics from the Nova School of Business and Economics in 1998.

Philippe Esser

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Managing Director in Andbank Asset Management Luxembourg
Philippe is Managing Director in Andbank Asset Management Luxembourg, the Management Company of the SICAV, since 2009. Previously, he was Associate Managing Director in Degroof Conseil Luxembourg and Managing Director from PrivatBank Patrimonio SGIIC.