ABOUT US

Master in Architecture by the Architecture School of the Politechnic University of Madrid, Executive Master in Business Administration and Expert in Enterprises Valuation by the Instituto de Empresa Business School.

He is the Chairman at Maxxima, the Chairman of the Grupo Empredia A26, the Chairman at Compañía Hispania de Tasaciones y Valoraciones and Managing Director of Machinery & Technical Specialties Appraisal Europe, S.A.

He was Director of Planning and Development at Sociedad de Tasación, Member of the Board of Caja Madrid (current Bankia), Founding Partner of Estudios de Cimientos y Suelos (ECYSSA), of Personal Systems Design (PSD) and of Servicios Hipotecarios Integrados (Sehinsa).

Dedicated to the Education for a long time, is noteworthy: Professor of Enterprise Policies at the Master de Dirección y Administración de Empresas Constructoras e Inmobiliarias (MDI) and Professor of soil mechanics and special foundations at the School of Architecture of the Politechnic University of Madrid.

Master in Urban Planning by The City College of New York City (The City University of New York-CUNY), Bachelor and Master of Arts in Architecture by the Madrid School of Architecture (Polytechnic University of Madrid).

At this moment is Managing Director at Maxxima, focusing on investor relations and financial and technical analysis of real estate assets, as well as market knowledge.

Prior to joining Maxxima, Sara has worked as Urban Designer and Consultant specialized in sustainable urban planning with both public and private clients as well as with non-governmental organizations in Europe, the USA and China. Among others, there are Iberdrola Ingeniería y Construcción and The Belfast City Council.

She worked for Grupo Siro for four years rendering Real Estate services and as Project Manager in several industrial, residential, office and land development projects within the firm.

As an Architect, she has an extensive background in several firms based in Madrid covering a wide range of projects from offices to large scale urban planning projects. This provides her a unique insight into the technical aspects of real estate transactions.

Bachelor in Business Administration by the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and Chartered Accountant.

At this moment is Partner at Maxxima.

He is a member of the board of the Instituto de Consejeros- Administradores (ICA) since 8 years ago.

He has been CEO in CONSULNOR CORPORATE FINANCE, especialised in M&A activities and president of Jagomain. He was member of the Board of Directors of Aresbank, being the President of the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee; also he is member of the Board of Directors of Conservas Garavilla S.A. and Erhardt & Cia.

He was personal advisor of investments in 3i and he was member of the Board in 8 Companies invested by 3i.

He was partner General Manager of the Audit Division and the Consultancy Division in Coopers & Lybrand until the merger with Pricewaterhouse (actual PWC). He has developed his professional activity during 30 years in the big four Audit Multinationals being member of several European and International Committees in some of these firms.

He was professor of Audit and Accounting in the Faculty of Economics Sarriko in Bilbao y he was member of the Board of the Economists College in Bilbao.

Master in Architecture by the Architecture School of the Polytechnic University of Madrid, Master in Real Estate Valuations by Polytechnic University of Catalonia and specialization in Land Law and Urban Management.

At this moment is Partner at Maxxima and holds the position of Deputy to the Chairman in the Commercial Area of Empredia Group.

He has held several positions within Cohispania valuation company from Levante area delegate to Northwestern Territorial Director and Commercial Director as well.

Previously she worked as a Real Estate valuation controller in Alicante and Technical Director in Valencia for Valmesa valuation company.

Moreover, she performed valuation work for different companies of the sector throughout the national territory, as well as for the area of Tax Management of the Ministry of Economy and Finance and Tax and Legal Territorial Agency in Alicante.

He has worked for a wide range of national and international clients such as banks, savings banks, developers, real estate firms, family offices, investment funds, asset managers and public and private institutions.

Executive Master in Business Administration by the Instituto de Empresa Business School and Master in Architecture by the Architecture School of the Politechnic University of Madrid.

At this moment is Partner of Maxxima REA.

He has worked as Manager in the Real Estate department of Deloitte Spain. He was Associated Director of the Valuation and Advisory of Jones Lang Lasalle and also Business Director of the Valuation Department of Aguirre Newman. As well as Architect Responsible of Projects in the New Developments department of Aguirre Newman. He also was Architect Coordinator of the Madrid office of LANTEC Engineering and Responsible of Projects at Rubio & �lvarez-Sala Architecture Office. Previously he worked in valuations control and design at Cohispania.

He worked for a broad range of national and international clients such as banks, saving banks, developers, real estate companies, family offices, investment funds, public entities, industrial corporations, institutions and individuals.

Master in Architecture by the Architecture School of the Polytechnic University of Madrid. He owns Martin Lejarraga. Arquitectos office since 1991.

At this moment is Partner at Maxxima and runs Martin Lejarraga. Arquitectos.
Martin Lejarraga. Arquitectos is a firm with a large and recognized professional tracking in the field of contemporary architecture, urban planning/management and urban design. The office has produced some of the most outstanding projects of the recent Spanish architectural scene in projects of different typology (residential, hospitality, educational, cultural and industrial) and at very diverse scales.

His work has been widely honored and recognized in Spain and internationally, both in the area of new construction and in the field of rehabilitation and transformation of existing buildings and facilities. Recent recognitions are the Urban Intervention Award Berlin 2010 and the 1st Prize Best of the Year 2013 Interior Design, NYC.

Among his clients are local, regional and national institutions as well as private companies.

He holds a Bachelor in Business Administration and Law by a Universidad Complutense (Madrid). He is also a Chartered Accountant and has developed his career in executive and advisory positions.

He has held different executive positions , among others: CEO of Unión Alimentaria Sanders, Director of Operations of Galerias Preciados, CFO of Ivarte and Senior Director of Mercapital. He was a member of the Board of Midesa, Avidesa, Cartonajes Suñer, CAI, Puleva, Etra, Decaplus Capital, Vinos y Bodegas and Hispana de Mostos y Derivados.

As a consultant, he has participated in many relevant processes: the first restructuring of Huarte, in making an investment position in Midesa, in making an investment position and subsequent reorganization in J. Garcia Carrion, in the acquisition of LOU and Vives Vidal, in the reorganization and sale of Etra, in the reorganization and sale of Cartonajes Suñer, in the recapitalization and reorganization of Puleva, in making an investment position and reorganizing of Avidesa, in making an investment position in Iberconta, at the launch of Cerámica Técnica de Illescas, Innovación y Medio Ambiente, Soluble Film Packaging, Hispana de Mostos y Derivados, and Decaplus Capital.