Guilherme started his career close to 40 years ago as an assistant in a navigation and transport company and later on became the sales director. He then went on to became the president adviser to Portuguese football team S.L. Benfica regarding relations with UEFA, and internal and external Organizations. He then became the general manager at one of the biggest ICT companies in Portugal. He took a turn towards real estate since the year 2000 and has since been the CEO of BWA Group. He is very passionate about football and arts such as classic music and theater. He also enjoys playing golf in his spare time.
Movies:
1) Vencedores e Vencidos
2) Gladiator
3) 2001: A space Odyssey
Books:
1) Love in the Time of Cholera
2) The Mayans
3) The little prince
About Us
Developers, innovators and at the end of the day, just people making buildings with art.
As the name suggests, we are a group of Lisbon based companies dedicated to modernizing the city while maintaining its charming and authentic identity. There are 6 brands that fall under the umbrella of BWA Group and each brand operates in a different segment of the real estate market. We have an experienced team, cutting edge technology and a network of associates within Portugal that enables us to operate in many sectors of the real estate market; From project management and construction all the way up to fiscal auditing, sales and post-sales services.
Mission
To revitalize a traditional city without erasing the history or compromising the architectural value and authenticity.
A talented group of property experts who did not abandon modernizing the city as modern life demands convenience and functionality.
Development
Lisbon has one of the highest growth potentials in all of Europe, we aim to develop properties based on that potential.
Quality
We have an extensive portfolio of domestic and international investors, it is essential that our quality of work is up to the highest standards.
Innovation
We look at each obstacle as an opportunity to improve, the word “problem” does not exist in our dictionary.
Client orientation
At the core of our business model stands client orientation, a satisfied client is better than any advertisement.
Vision
To achieve and maintain the status of market leaders through commitment, rigorous effort and trust.
Values
Our team
After spending 12 years in the Salesians school of Estoril, where he would still be if it was up to him, he graduated in Economics from the Catolica University of Lisbon and worked in one of the biggest consulting firms in Portugal before joining BWA Group and becoming the CFO.
When he is not working or training for Marathons, he likes to read and re-read The Mayans, and watch football, handball, ice hockey, NBA, American football...it doesn't matter... got a ball? Then its Antonio's game!
Matilde holds a master’s degree in real estate law and has previously worked in some of the most renowned and well known Portuguese law firms. She joined BWA Group in 2016 where she is responsible for the legal department.
Movies:
1) Django( Quentin Tarantino)
2) Inception (Christopher Nolan)
3) Les petits mouchoirs((Guillaume Canet)
Books:
1) A pequena Abelha (Chris Cleave)
2) Oh Jerusalém (Dominique Lapierre)
José Maria graduated in business management. He began his professional career in 1991 when he joined Shell in Lisbon. In 1999 he joined Banco Comercial Português. For more than 15 years he has been involved in the Portuguese real estate market, mainly in the management of Real Estate Investment Funds (MGA – Millennium Gestão de Ativos and Interfundos – Sociedade Gestora de Fundos de Investimento Imobiliário). In July of 2018, he joined BWA. He enjoys spending his free time writing (he has already published four books) and seeking or organizing new additions to his hunting books collection. During the hunting season he loves to go hunting, specially partridge and woodcock.
His favorite movies are :
Casablanca with Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman and Rear Window, one of the best thrillers of Alfred Hitchcock with James Stewart and Grace Kelly.
Duarte holds a masters degree in Project management, he started his career as a project coordinator in one of the biggest energy companies in Brazil, where he lead several major projects for years. He joined BWA Group in 2016 as the sales manager and later on became the general manager of BWA Across. He spends his spare time at the beach with his surf board!
Ines holds a bachelors of Business management as well as an integrated masters degree of agro-industrial engineering. She spent the first half of her career as a senior researcher and a lead project developer in the university of Lisbon with multiple publications. She later on became a director at a professional training company. In 2012 she stated her real estate career as a consultant and later on became a pivotal member of the real estate investment management team of BWA Group, leading domestic sales. She is a proud full time mother of two and enjoys spending her spare time in reading and cinematography related to social events and their impacts, she is also an enthusiast of portrait photography.
Movies:
1) Whose life is it anyway
2) Ryan's daughter
Books:
1) The Thorn Birds
Carolina was born in Coimbra where she graduated in Civil Engineering in 2006. She began her professional life in an internationally renowned General Contractor. After 4 years she became a member of the project management team in the largest public investment in Portugal up to that date, where she discovered her interest. In 2016 she joined BWA Group where she was responsible for the Project Management department. Challenges, ambition and pro-activity are things that Carolina is known for in both professional and personal life. She loves traveling, not a year goes by without her going on an adventure. She is very sociable and therefore she places great value on the moments that she spends with her friends and family.
Francisco holds a degree in civil engineering, post-graduation in project management and post-graduation in real estate evaluation and management. He started his career in 2003 at an engineering company as a Junior construction site manager and within a year he climbed up the ranks and became a project manager, where he lead many real estate projects up until 2008. In 2009 he joined Caixa Geral de Depósitos SA (CGD / Real Estate Business Management) where he has developed strategy asset management as the Real Estate Project Manager & Investments Analyst. In 2017 he became Head of Real Estate & Construction Development at BWA Group, Lisbon. Before his professional career, he used to be a tennis player, which he played for 15 years in various clubs in Lisbon. He is a proud father of two kids and enjoys spending his spare time traveling, being with his family, reading, watching football, surfing, running and he is also an enthusiast of indie rock music and concerts. When he retires, he wants to move to the Alentejo Beach Coast!
Movies:
1) Point break
2) Modern times
Books:
1) No teu deserto
2) Open (Biography of André Agassi)
Pedro was born in Lisbon in 1978, he graduated in Civil Engineering from Universidade Nova de Lisboa in 2001. Immediately he began working in nationally renowned construction projects having participated in several high profile projects such as, Leiria municipal stadium for Euro 2004, the international bridge of Quintanilha and the cruise terminal of Lisbon. In 2013 he worked abroad for three years, more specifically in Angola, managing several projects, and then returned to Portugal to manage mainly real estate rehabilitation projects. In 2018, he began the next chapter of his life and joined BWA construction.
Outside of the office, he is a very active person who enjoys practicing a lot of sport, from football with friends to kite surfing and enjoys spending his holidays in snowy destinations.
List of countries with partners
- UAE
- Jordan
- China
- Egypt
- Austria
- Turkey
- Iran
- Saudi Arabia
- Spain
- France
- Brazil
- Mexico
