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GUEST CONTRIBUTORS
Daniel J.
Penseyres
P rior to the position of CIO at
HSBC Private Bank in Monaco, Mr.
Penseyres was the Chief Executive
Officer at BOC (Suisse) Fund Management
SA. Previously, he was Managing Partner
at Bedrock Alternative Asset Management.
Prior to this, he was the Head of Alternative
Investments Advisory and Marketing at
Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch Cie. Mr.
Penseyres also served as the bank’s Member
of the Surveillance Committee for Alternative
Investment Products.
Between 1991 and 2001, he set up Alternative
Investments Marketing, Sales, and Advisory
platform for Union Bancaire Privée (UBP)
and he was in charge of several multi-funds
and co-created a marketing and sales platform
for the distribution of alternative investment
products for Republic National Bank of New
York (Suisse) SA in Geneva.
Mr. Penseyres started his financial career in
Geneva working in the corporate treasury risk
management group of two top 500 US multi-
national companies with headquarters in
Illinois and Connecticut.
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Rafael Micha
R Luis
afael Micha
graduated
with an
MSc degree from the
London School of
Economics. As founder
and director of Grupo
HABITA hotels, twelve
in Mexico and three in
the U.S., he manages
its public relations and
writes for Excélsior.
He has also been
published in: Moi and
Vanity Fair México
among others. He is a
blog collaborator and
was guest editor for
the special tourism
issue of Milenio Diario
published in 2016.
Neil N eil Santos is a
Santos Travel and Lifestyle
Specialist with
Element Lifestyle. He is an
easy-going adventurer from
Fullerton, California with a
live-in-the-moment mentality.
Having graduated from
California State University in
Communications, he went
to Italy to further his studies
where he immediately caught
the travel ‘bug’. His fascination Editor for in-flight magazine Wild
with different cultures, fashion,
entertainment and incredible
places around the world are
what drew him to Element
Lifestyle. He believes in making
the best of any situation by
always staying humble and
hungry while on the lookout
for the next adventure.
Vaquero
L uis Vaquero graduated
in International
Commerce at both
Valladolid University and
Southampton Solent University.
He has lived and worked in
Barcelona, London and Los
Cabos, where he has grown a true
passion for business and traveling
around the globe.
In 2014, Mexico became his home
and since then he has worked as
the Manager for all international
accounts of CS Imports and Cofer
Studio, focusing on growing the
domestic market for international
high-end brands who are
¨leading¨ in the world of interior
design, such as Clarke & Clarke
and de Gournay.
Deborah
McCormick
D
eborah’s wanderlust
for far-away places led
her to pursue a travel-
writing career, first as Managing
Blue Yonder. Then later as a brand
director working with East West
Resorts. Deborah was the bridge
between an architect’s vision and
compelling branding for resorts
like Spa Anjali at the Westin in
Beaver Creek, one of the top
25 spas in the world. Under the
tagline “Where Nature Nurtures”
Deborah created a positioning
platform intrinsically tied to
the inspiring Colorado Rocky
Mountains.