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Meet Our Team
OUR EXPERTS
CARMEN VINCENTE SERRANO, LLM
LEGAL DIRECTOR, Pillar Panama S.A.
Before joining Red Frog's team as Legal Director last May 2006, Carmen worked as the head of the corporate department of reputable Panamanian law firm handling real estate transactions, contract law and commercial matters in general. With twelve years of legal experience behind her, Carmen also specializes in Maritime Law, having worked in the Panama Maritime Authority and in a Lloyd's Agency in Manila, Philippines. She also currently teaches Maritime Law subjects to LLM students in the University of Santa Maria la Antigua (USMA) in Panama. Carmen has a Law Degree from USMA, a master's degree (LLM) from Cardiff University, United Kingdom, in "Legal Aspects of Marine Affairs," and an MBA from ULACIT, Panama. As the head of our internal legal team, Carmen finds her job both challenging and motivating since it is her duty to supervise all legal affairs affecting the different facets of the company and the project as it develops.
KEVIN CANARY
VICE PRESIDENT: DEVELOPMENT
Kevin joined the Pillar Group in September 2006 as a Development Executive. There he worked across all business functions in a matrix management role, including spearheading the creation of the End Financing Company, Pillar Solutions. He was then promoted into the role of Director of Strategy and Asset Management where he led the creation and oversight of the Asset Management Division, as well as leading the interface and negotiation with all consultant and 3rd party management groups including marina, spa, and hotel. Currently, as the Vice President of Development, Kevin oversees Operations, Asset Management, and Legal. He spends most of his time in Panama City, where he interfaces with the National government, local developers, promoters, bankers, contractors, vendors, and consultants.
Prior to Pillar, Kevin worked for NVR, a Fortune 500 Company and Top-10 Homebuilder in the United States. There he played a key role in the company's Land Acquisition Group, covering the Northern Virginia region/Washington, DC Market. He began his career with the Operations group, holding roles of Project Manager, as well as Production Supervisor with the Ryan Homes Company in Cleveland, Ohio.
Kevin attended the University of Dayton in Dayton, OH, where he studied Business Management. He is an active member of the Urban Land Institute and its Young Leaders Group, as well as Panama's American Chamber of Commerce and Industry, including its newly created Environmental Committee. He also sits on the board of directors and plays a key role in the business development of Energy Management Solutions (EMS), S.A., a US-based Energy Management company which has recently expanded into the Central/South America marketplace.
RSA DESIGN GROUP
MASTER PLANNERS & ARCHITECTURAL PARTNERS
RSA's team of professionals is comprised of various strategic workgroups. Each one is led by key architects who have participated in project developments in the United States and other countries in Latin America. These groups function like independent or co-dependent cells depending upon the type and complexity of the projects. Their leaders have a broad view of design principles and construction technologies. Also, each one has a different specialty that makes RSA a firm of various interdisciplinary design services.
COCIGE CONSTRUCTION PARTNER
Pillar Panama, S.A. has entered into an exclusive partnership with Cocige, S.A., one of the top contractors in Panama, to build Red Frog Beach. Cocige, directed by Mr. Ricardo Fabrega, was chosen because of their experience (which consists of a technical department with 40 years of experience in all faces of the construction business), business savvy, reputation, quality, and innovation.
They are truly a perfect match for us—team oriented, innovative, aggressive, and most importantly, trust-worthy. We asked many of our potential banking partners who they would recommend for a contractor on the project. All had Cocige on their list. With such endorsements from the biggest banks in Panama, we are confident that they will deliver. They have impressed us with the Herculean effort that went into their response to our Red Frog Beach Project, including site visits, interviews, forward supply chain projections, hundreds of questions, days of meetings, quality demonstrations, and an incredible willingness to work together throughout the process.
Cocige, S.A. has built developments across all types of construction and carries out annual projects for a total value of more than $20 million. Currently they have over $50 million in jobs under construction and employ a large labor force of over 1200 people including 68 engineers! Red Frog now takes their place as one of Cocige's largest development projects, just behind the $23 million Multi-Plaza mall (over 1,000,000 square feet) located in the heart of Panama City.
Other projects currently under construction by Cocige, S.A:
Golden Palace - $8.1M Residential Building
Praderas - $8.2M Residential Tower
Millenium Plaza (Colon) - $5.9M Tourist Complex
Projects recently completed by Cocige, S.A.:
Sun Towers – $7.4M Residential Towers
Tuscany Tower - $7M Residential Tower
San Fernando Commercial and Residential Center - $6.5M Shopping Center
San Judas Tadeo Hospital - $1.8M Medical Center
Price Costco - $3.3M Commercial Shopping Center in Chiriqui
Payless Shoe Source - $1.2M for 12 stores
Playa Banca Resort - $5.5M
50MW Electrical Power Plant Bahia Las Minas - $3.9M
MARTA SOSA
FINANCIAL CONSULTANT, Red Frog Beach
Marta Sosa is a Financial Consultant for Red Frog Beach. She has over 15 years of extensive experience in this field and has been a very valuable member of the team.
Marta was born and raised in Panama but completed her studies at Boston University in Massachusetts. After graduation, she stayed in Boston for the next 7 years, where she worked for Siemens-Nixdorf Information Systems, a German based firm. She worked in the Finance Department of the company's U.S. Headquarters and later became the liaison between the Finance Department and the MIS Department. She was also responsible for designing the reporting between different departments within the company not only in the U.S. but also at the company's headquarters in Germany.
Marta also has experience in Financial Management for large construction projects. Just last year, she was part of the team that completed a three year project of refurbishing and remodeling the new Headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Panama, located in Panama's Casco Viejo. As the daughter of a prominent architect in Panama, she has constantly been exposed to the related areas of project design and construction, which she continues to enjoy.
Marta received a degree in Economics with a concentration in Finance from Boston University.
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