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Five Thousand Miles is an internationalization services agency that helps companies with all aspects of expanding to new markets.
Five Thousand Miles is an internationalization services agency that helps companies with all aspects of expanding to new markets.
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OFFICES IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES
NATIONALITIES
CLIENTS
AVERAGE AGE
DOCUMENTED SATISFACTION
COUNTRIES WITH ONGOING PROJECTS
Five Thousand Miles’ Lisbon office is responsible for coordinating all of our company’s efforts worldwide.
Five Thousand Miles’ headquarters is based in Lisbon, Portugal. Portugal is a member of the Schengen area and Lisbon has direct flights to all European capitals making it easy for Five Thousand Miles to discuss business with European companies.
Lisbon is also one of the European capitals closer to Africa, South America and the USA with daily flights to major cities in these destinations. The Lisbon office coordinates our global activity, and hosts teams specialized in Research; Operations; Partnerships; and Media.
Outside of Portugal, Five Thousand Miles has offices located in five other locations: São Paulo, Brazil; Lagos, Nigeria; Johannesburg, South Africa; Madrid, Spain and Miami, U.S.A.
Five Thousand Miles’ office in Brazil is located in São Paulo, the country’s financial center, responsible for a third of Brazil’s GDP. The team in São Paulo’s office coordinates all of Five Thousand Miles’ operations in Southern America.
Five Thousand Miles has an office and teams in Lagos, Nigeria, which supports our activity in Africa. Nigeria is the number one African economy and the most populous country in the continent. Furthermore, Nigeria has a very dynamic and diversified economy with several thriving sectors such as oil & gas, technology, real estate, telecommunications, agriculture and construction.
Five Thousand Miles’ office in South Africa is located in Johannesburg, the country’s financial capital, which produces almost a fifth of the country’s GDP. With over five million inhabitants, Johannesburg is also the most populous city in South Africa. The team in Johannesburg’s office coordinates all of Five Thousand Miles’ operations in Southern Africa.
Five Thousand Miles has an office and team in Madrid, Spain, which supports our activity in Europe. Spain has a population of 47 million inhabitants and is in the Top 15 of the world’s largest economies. Spain is classified as a high income economy and is on the Top 10 of the world’s countries with the highest quality of life.
Get to know the people responsible for managing all the core departments of Five Thousand Miles.
PORTUGAL
LISBOA
SPAIN
MADRID
USA
MIAMI
BRAZIL
SÃO PAULO
GHANA
ACCRA
SOUTH AFRICA
Johannesburg
NIGERIA
LAGOS
Pedro is a Portuguese born in Mozambique. He has completed his education in Portugal, earning an Economics degree and an MBA.
He’s a McKinsey & Company alumnus.
He has also acted as founder and CEO of SIBS International where he built a multinational company from scratch (start-up).
Pedro is the founder, shareholder and CEO of Five Thousand Miles, SA. He is also the Honorary Consul of Portugal in Lagos, Nigeria. And most importantly, he’s a proud son, husband and father of two wonderful children.
João R. Menano is a Portuguese specialist in international business development in emerging markets.
João holds a B.A. in International Relations from the School of Social and Political Sciences of the University of Lisbon, a post-graduation in Area Political Studies from the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences of the NOVA University of Lisbon and a post-graduation in Economics from the Lisbon School of Economics & Management of the University of Lisbon.
João started in Five Thousand Miles as Partnerships Manager and he’s currently a Partnerships Director and Shareholder.
José Santos has a BTEC in Film and Television.
José is responsible for the Five Thousand Miles brand, ensuring its consistency across the board.
Analytical and driven by results, he coordinates all of the group’s communication and publicity efforts.
He also manages the team responsible for financial control, central purchasing, administration of offices, invoicing, collections and human resources for the company headquartered in Portugal and for the subsidiaries in Spain, the United States of America, Brazil, Nigeria and South Africa.
Daniel Sequeira has a degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Évora, having started his Masters in the same area at the Instituto Superior Técnico. Daniel started at Five Thousand Miles as a Corporate Center Executive, focused on controlling and supporting the company’s management. From the Corporate Center department, he went through Operations and 5C.
Daniel is now Senior Manager of both Group Operations and 5C, the department responsible for communication for the Five Thousand Miles group and for supporting the communication of some of our partners. He is also in charge of all of Five Thousand Miles databases, IT and technology.
Javokhir Chorshanbaev was born in Uzbekistan and he has been living in Portugal for 16 years. Javokhir grew up and completed his superior studies in Coimbra.
Javokhir studied Marketing and International Business, having worked in the Chamber of Commerce of Uzbekistan after the completion of his studies.
Javokhir is currently responsible for giving companies an opportunity to explore and internationalize to various markets, as well as discovering new markets with potential and creating international trade networks between markets.
Ricardo Vieira Pereira manages partnerships in the Spanish Market.
Before Five Thousand Miles, he gained experience in carrying out business with high profile international clients and rapidly noticed his passion – international business development.
Ricardo Vieira Pereira started in Five Thousand Miles as a Partnerships Executive with the main responsibility of identifying and selecting business partners, later becoming manager of partnerships in Portugal.
Now, Ricardo is responsible for establishing and maintaining partnerships with Spanish market, looking to be involved to address international business opportunities.
