Nana Baffour
Co-founder of Midas Medici Group Holdings, Inc. he has been the Chief Executive Officer at Knox Lawrence International since 2004. He was an Investment Banker at Credit Suisse First Boston in Europe and in the USA. From 2000 to 2004, he was an advisor in the M&A related utility and in the capital financing areas. He worked as Equity Portfolio Analyst at Standard and Poor’s from 1998 to 2000 and as Financial Analyst at the Treasury and Capital Markets Group of the CIT Group, Inc. from 1996 to 1998.
He acted as Chairman of the Midas Medici Group Holdings. He has acted as Co-Executive Chairman of Midas Medici Group Holdings, Inc. since 2006 and as a Director since 2006. He acts as Director of Financial Services LLC and as Chairman of UtiliPoint International, Inc.
He acted as Member of the Advisory Board of Consonus, Inc. He is a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts. He acts as Chartered Financial Analyst. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics by Lawrence University, a Master’s Degree in Economics by the University of North Carolina in Charlotte, and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration with focus on Finance and Accounting by the New York University’s Stern School of Business. He attended to London Business School.
Founder, President and Creative Director of the company that bears his name. He studied Shoe Design at the Technical Footwear Center Ildelfonso Simões Lopes – Novo Hamburgo and got a Certificate in Chemistry by Liberato Salzano Vieira da Cunha Center. He has over 16 years of experience in the footwear industry, having worked with important brands within it. From 2001 to 2002, he acted as an intern in the technical development of the Cole Haan Brand.
He held the position of Technical Modeler for Fila Brand (Dass Group) from 2002 to 2003. He worked as a CAD Modeler with Women’s Shoes for Export (Dass Group – Franco Sarto Brand) from 2003 to 2004. He was the Modeler for Kappa Brand (Dass Group) from 2004 to 2005. He held the position of Modeler for Puma Brand (Dass Group) from 2005 to 2006. He was the Modeler for Umbro Brand from 2006 to 2008. He held the position of Technical Manager for the development of the collection Havaianas Soul Collection at the Company Alpargatas S.A. from 2008 to 2012.
He founded company that bears his name in 2012, holding the the positions of President and Creative Director.
