Introducing Francisco Roque de Pinho

𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼 co-founded 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 following a circuitous career path spanning banking, capital markets, strategic consulting, asset management, and infrastructure development. In doing so, he unwittingly continued a family tradition of managing extensive farmland holdings in Portugal and South America initiated by his maternal great-grandfather over a century ago.

Previously, Francisco led Union Group, a London-based investment firm focused on real assets in South America. He also co-founded Union Energy Group, a Peruvian run-of-river hydropower project developer, later acquired by TSX-listed Polaris Renewable Energy.

Before these ventures, Francisco founded Plane Tree Capital, a UK Financial Conduct Authority-regulated investment firm specialising in renewable energy and carbon markets. His earlier career includes roles at Carbon Capital Markets, Booz Allen & Hamilton, Edmond de Rothschild Group, and Banco Icatu in London, Geneva, and Rio de Janeiro.

Since 2017, Francisco has been letting off steam by surfing giant waves in Nazaré, Portugal. This passion led him to co-found Associação 𝗥𝗲𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀, a big wave surfing team dedicated to developing talent, supporting ocean-related educational initiatives, providing water patrol services, and organising management training and team-building events for professional sports teams and companies.

Francisco holds an MBA from INSEAD and a Bachelor’s degree in Business and Economics from École des Hautes Études Commerciales de Lausanne, Switzerland. He is fluent in English, Portuguese, Spanish, and French.

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