Every Story has an Origin, and This is Ours.

Let us take you on a journey through the history and roots of KWAN and the RUPEAL Group – the corporate group to which KWAN belongs.

Learn about the experiences of the people that make KWAN the company it is today: Board Members, Operations & Business Support Teams, KWANers, and even our dear Alumni, who, despite not being with us on a daily basis anymore, continue to be a part of our lives!

Can our dream help you achieve yours?

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Meet the Team

Talent Acquisition

The experts in scouting the tech market. They interview dozens of talented candidates every day, so what for you could take months, for them will take days.

Which is to find the perfect match for your team.

In Portugal we have a saying ‘who runs for pleasure do not get tired’ which truly applies to Fernanda, as she loves travelling to run marathons! She’s also a fan of fresh mint tea and healthy food.

Fernanda Morais

Head of Talent Acquisition

Cláudia loves cats and… the history of Portugal! For Cláudia, travelling is more about the company than the destination: she doesn’t mind where she’s going, as long as she’s travelling with her son. ❤️

Cláudia Rodrigues

Talent Acquisition Lead

Sara Sousa

Talent Acquisition Lead

Beatriz is devoted to Queen Bey, and loves anything that shines almost equally. She cries easily, but then again, #cookies. She is always early for everything except if she finds a fluffy pet to pet. Kawaii!

Beatriz Marques

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Cláudia Freitas Rodrigues

Talent Acquisition Specialist

João loves sports and starts the day by hitting the gym. He loves people, to make them laugh, and matching them with the perfect job.

João Nicolau

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Miguel Pereira

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Sara Norberto

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Business Development & Account Management

Our second team of Ambassadors of KWAN is the bridge between you and the talent. They will listen, consider your specific needs, and present your project to the candidates shortlisted by the Talent Acquisition team.

Marcelo doesn’t discriminate food, he loves all kinds of gastronomy. His second favourite thing is travelling. He won’t miss a single Premier League game and misses summer all winter long.

Marcelo Catita

Head of Account Management

Vasco is an easy going guy: you can see him hanging around the same way with a newly Java graduate or a CEO of a multinational company. Enjoying time with his family is on his "TO-DOs list" on a daily basis.

Vasco Fradinho

Head of Business Development

This natural ginger is the oldest of 3 siblings. Inês loves the beach and lived in São Tomé where she volunteered as a teacher. She graduated in Social and Organisational Psychology.

Inês Marques

Account Manager Lead

Antero is a huge football fan. His family is very important to him, and spending time with his daughters in his hometown, Golegã, is how he enjoys spending his free time.

Antero Monteiro

Account Manager Lead

Born and raised in Alentejo, Portugal, Cátia lived for 3 months in San Francisco, USA, for an internship which allowed her to work with companies like Google and Paypal, in Silicon Valley, California!

Cátia Narciso

Account Manager

Hélder is a clean freak, and his desk proves it! Gym and reading time are a must, Dale Carnegie is his recommendation. He’ll make the world a better place one step at a time.

Hélder Pinto

Account Manager

Madalena Liberato

Account Manager

A sales girl with a (not so) secret passion for writing, Milene has been a published author since high school! Other passions of hers include social causes - which has taken her to Croatia to be a volunteer.

Milene Machado

Account Manager

Miguel Gomes

Account Manager

People Experience Partners

They provide day-to-day support and career coaching, so your team is happy, evolving, and totally focused on your project. And if there’s any red-flag regarding any of its members, you’ll know it much earlier, making it possible to also act sooner.

Our very own Head of People and she has a great story to tell, checkout in Culture section her role spotlight.

Raquel Gonçalves

Director of People & Culture

Jorge is a Potterhead. He also identifies as a top level nerd. He founded his gaming team: Scalabis Squad. Special skills include being colour-blind and having yellow as his favourite colour.

Jorge Becho

Head of People Experience

Catarina Monteiro

People Experience Lead

Eliana is a joyful northern girl, very close to her family (including her two dogs, Sunny and Minnie) and friends. She loves series, especially La Casa de Papel and The Good Doctor.

Eliana Almeida

People Experience Lead

Artur Dinis - he prefers Dinis - loves archaeology since he was a child, a passion he developed after living close to the Conimbriga roman ruins, and for having already been part of some archaeological activities in his youth.

Artur Dinis

People Experience Partner

Daniela Coelho

People Experience Partner

Isabela is an adventurous, french fries lover, and book nerd. She used to work in a museum and believes that guiding someone through their career, advising, supporting, and seeing them succeed is a kind of art too!

Isabela Barbosa

People Experience Partner

Joana has a cat named Tobias, and has a book lover, she’ll tell you to read 1984 by George Orwell, a.k.a. discuss politics at your own risk. Cleaning is a must, decorating too. And as she works hard, she plays hard too.

Joana Ferreira

People Experience Partner

In love with electronic music, from Berlin to Detroit, Jorge always finds space at his home for another musical instrument. His many interests include spending time outdoors or watching a sci-fi movie.

Jorge Carvalho

People Experience Partner

In 2021 Mayra made two big life changes: moved from Brazil to Portugal and from the tourism sector to the IT sector. Cheese is what she loves the most about Portugal and the beaches of Porto where she goes for walks with her daughter.

Mayra Roberto Farah

People Experience Partner

Born and raised in São Miguel, Azores but living in Lisbon for 11 years, Sara misses the most her favourite fruit in the world: the Azorean pineapple. A bit faster than that is Sara’s other passion: Formula 1 and Moto GP. She doesn’t miss a second of a Grand Prix.

Sara Melo

People Experience Partner

Board of Directors

Rui breathes Software Development and Company Culture. He never gets enough of Austin, Texas. Find him at Praia do Alemão, his favourite beach in the whole world.

Rui Pedro Alves

Co-Founder & Chairman

Duarte might seem like a tough guy but he is a soft heart. He has a dynamic and extroverted personality and peaks when his team grows stronger. Wanna see him smile? “Results” is his magic word.

Duarte Fernandes

Co-Founder & CEO

He loves people, that is his real passion.

Samuel Carapinha

CFO

For this wine afficionado “that special bottle” can cost a few miles. Worth it, since beach, travelling and a cold one make João’s summer. Personal Development is shining light on most of his life right now.

João Mauritti

COO

Ready to take the next step?

Make sure your mission has the right crew, so your project lands on the Bright Future.