About

Founder and Managing Director

Jose E. Almeida Araujo

The well-travelled creative thinker was born in Portugal and raised in The Netherlands, where he owned a large real estate company. Jose Almeida is a multilingual entrepreneur, business development expert and professional football manager with strong personal and professional connections across five continents, developed through his understanding of the ever-changing world of modern business, organization and relationships.

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A former business development director for Simply Abu Dhabi an invitation-only magazine in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and UK for mega-millionaires, Almeida Araujo was instrumental in its strategic growth, bringing in luxury brands from around the world, such Dolce and Gabbana, Chanel, Rolls-Royce, Richard Mile, Gulfstream, Oceanco and many more. He led the company in signing several multinational-dollar deals and partnerships during his tenure.

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Almeida Araujo was also chief communication officer of a Sustainable Energy Transitions (SET) initiative, which has seen him structuring and implementing a plan to roll out four plants in an orderly and timely manner, meeting financial and marketing targets for Germany and Romanian markets.

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Almeida Araujo is the 2021 recipient of the Sir Anthony Ritossa's Global Family Office Investment Conference's LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD for Outstanding Vision, Dedication and Success.

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Business Development Director

Drs. Marcus Bakker

Marcus is an entrepreneur with a vast experience in the Cryptocurrency and NFT space.

He also set up several other successful business models in the past among being an exclusive distributor of several food products in Thailand, master distributor of an Implant system in the Netherlands and currently involved as consultant and mastermind in different projects in South East Asia as well as in UAE and Europe. Marcus was introduced in the gold and financial world and currently is actively involved in different projects dealing with gold and financial transactions.

Marcus has a real eye for detail and is a strong observer with his above average communication skills. He motivates people to get the best out of themselves

with a pleasant and respectful approach. This makes him a respected and valued owner/manager

Back Office Manager

Natascha Sluijter 

Natascha is our most important key in our organization. As our Back Office Manager she organize and coordinate office administration and procedures, in order to ensure organizational effectiveness, efficiency, and safety. She is also responsible for developing intra-office communication protocols, streamlining administrative procedures, inventory control, office staff supervision, and task delegation.

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Natascha is an energetic professional who doesn't mind wearing multiple hats. Experienced in handling a wide range of administrative duties and executive support-related tasks and able to work independently with little or no supervision. She is well organized, flexible, and enjoys the administrative challenges of supporting our office of diverse people.