PELLAS DEVELOPMENT GROUP


MDGSA, NICARAGUA
(+505) 2274-4250

DAICOR, COSTA RICA
(+506) 2205-7111
Carlos Hernández - Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Hernández has over 15 years of development experience with residential, commercial and hotel developers including Fairmont Hotels, where he led the development of large projects in Mexico and Bahamas.  Some of the most significant projects he has worked on include the famous Ventanas al Paraíso resort project in Los Cabos, Mexico and the massive Atlantis Resort & Casino in Bahamas.  He has been involved in residential projects in Miami and in the construction of commercial and industrial facilities in Mexico and Atlanta.  As Head of Pellas Development Group, he was also responsible for the conceptual development and start up of the Santa Maria Golf & Country Club in Panama, which has seen the investment of over US$85 MM.  He is a member of the Recreational Development Council of the Urban Land Institute (ULI).  Mr. Hernandez holds a BS in Civil Engineering and a MS in Finance.



Patricio Lanuza - Chief Financial & Investments Officer

Mr. Lanuza has over 15 years of experience in the structuring and financing of real estate, power, oil & gas, and mining projects in the United States, Latin America and Europe.  Prior to Pellas Development Group, Mr. Lanuza worked at Bayerische Landesbank and Deutsche Bank in New York as a VP of Project Finance, Latin American Corporates and Distressed Assets. Before he entered the financial industry in New York, he spent four years as a Project Specialist for Reliant Energy International, the M&A arm of Reliant Energy in Houston where he participated in the acquisition of large energy distributors and generators in Latin America.  He holds a MBA from Georgetown University in Washington DC, a MS in Latin American Studies from Oxford University in the UK, and a BS in Electrical Engineering from Texas A&M University.


DEVELOPMENT TEAM

  • SFA Design

    This interior design firm has been listed in the November 2008 Robb Report issue as one of the top 50 interior design firms in the U.S. Their portfolio includes prestigious hotels and resort such as Venetian Resort Hotel Casino, Fairmont Heritage Place Acapulco Diamante, Ojaj Valley Inn and Spa....
  • Hart Howerton

    A master-planning, architecture, and landscape design international firm responsible for “creating environments that are leading-edge today and the legacies of tomorrow.” Some of their projects include: Palmetto Bluff, Auberge Inn, Kukio, El Dorado and Santa Lucia Preserve....
  • SWA Group

    This firm “has been widely recognized as a world design leader in landscape, architecture, planning and urban design. Some of their projects include: the awarded landscape at Rosewood Ventanas al Paraíso, Disney World Master Plan, and Universal Studios City Walk....
  • HKS Hill Glazier Studio

    Located in Palo Alto, California this recently merged firm provides “a unique design perspective to vertical urban developments that integrate lifestyle, hospitality, residential, recreation, indulgence and leisure.”Some of their projects include: Four Seasons Resort Hualalai, Las Ventanas al Paraiso, Montage Resort & Spa Laguna Beach, The One & Only Palmilla....
  • Langan Engineering

    Recognized engineering and environmental firm with a strong geotechnical specialty. Some of their projects include: Williams Island in Florida, Hotel & Resort Atlantis entre otros. www.langan.com
  • Intercommunications

    Marketing firm dedicated to Imaging Places®. Their portfolio includes prestiguos project like Peninsula Papagayo, Punta Mita, Dubai Polo Club, Calistoga Ranch, among others. www.intercommunications.com
  • Brent Pendleton

    Brent Pendleton acts as specialist real estate consultant and is the owner of Pendleton Associates, a firm that acts primarily as agent for family companies with major land holdings or investments in high-end international resorts.  He is in the leadership group of the Recreational Development Council of the Urban Land Institute and is a chairman of Cairnwood. He is a director of Arco...