Brazilian Social Housing Consultants Ltd. was formed in 2012 and will provide advisory services to the Brazilian Social Housing Fund and will work with the Property Consultant, Oak International Brazil Investimentos Imobiliarios Ltda and the Global Investment Manager in assessing investment opportunities.
A Brazilian local of Natal and an entrepreneurial executive and Director with years of professional experience in the Brazilian market and overseas investments into the Brazilian market in a variety of areas. A Fellow of the CRN/RN (the Regional Accounting Council of Rio Grande do Norte) and other Regional Accounting Councils in Brazil he brings invaluable accounting expertise to the Fund Advisor as well local knowledge and contacts.
A Brazilian living and working in Natal, he is a director of BRE – Brasil Empreendimentos Imobiliarios Ltda, a building company with many years' experience in building in the región and particularly existing experience of construction of Minha Casa Minha Vida social housing projects. He is a senior member and third generation of the Gosson family business, which focuses on both construction and tourism. It has built and owns two prestigious hotels and has also built commercial units including banks, shops and restaurants.
A United Kingdom based skilled financier with over 36 years' experience at Director level in the financial and leasing sector both in the UK and overseas. He has since 2009 been focused on Brazil and has set up an experienced team to work on the building and financing of social housing in Natal, Brazil under the 'Minha Casa Minha Vida' (My House My Life) Government program.
Property Consultant:
Oak International Brazil Investimentos Imobiliarios Ltda, formed in 2012 and based in Natal Brazil, will be the local project manager sourcing suitable social housing projects and the contractors to complete them and then making recommendations to the independent Fund Advisor and also monitoring the whole process for projects which go ahead. They will be the local liaison with the Caixa Bank and other authorities. The executives of Oak International Brazil are all experienced in the region and include:
He has been in real estate and property development since 2001, initially in Spain but since 2008 in South America and in particular Brazil. This has enabled him to forge excellent collaboration networks with several long standing Real Estate agencies and constructors in the Natal region. This now well-established team has been instrumental in the planning and development of numerous projects, both completed and on-going, in Brazil. He speaks fluent English and Spanish.
He is a native of Natal, Brazil and a Civil Engineering graduate with experience working for one of the largest homebuilders in Brazil. He then formed his own construction company, which has constructed several hundred properties within the My House My Life program in which he now specialises. He has also constructed several luxury condominiums and commercial premises such as offices for law firms, gymnasia and restaurants. He speaks fluent Portuguese, Spanish and English.
A United Kingdom based skilled financier with over 36 years' experience at Director level in the financial and leasing sector both in the UK and overseas. He has since 2009 been focused on Brazil and has set up an experienced team to work on the building and financing of social housing in Natal, Brazil under the 'Minha Casa Minha Vida' (My House My Life) Government program.
