About

Management

Gavin M. McMillan

CEO & Director

Gavin M. McMillan is a Marketing and Growth Management Executive with a remarkable track record of success in expanding global market growth and positioning brands across multiple countries and six continents. With over 30 years of experience in the telecommunications, FinTech, and information and communications technology (ICT) sectors, Gavin has played a pivotal role in driving revenue growth and leading teams of up to 100+ highly trained professionals, developing patents that define modern communications solutions and working with government and enterprises globally, to create meaningful telecommunications strategies.

In addition to his executive roles, Gavin has provided independent management consulting for sales and marketing funnel management, business development, and investment fundraising for public and private ventures, mergers and acquisitions, and license/permit acquisitions. Through his consulting practice, Mr. McMillan has assisted in launching new companies and in developing several funds within the cruise, telecommunications, and media/Entertainment industries that collectively raised $120MM.


Simon Tso

Chief Financial Officer & Corporate Secretary

Mr. Tso is the principal of Athena Chartered Professional Accountant Ltd., a full-cycle accounting firm that assists both private and public companies with their financial reporting, regulatory filing and taxation requirements, commonly as their controller or CFO. Mr. Tso is also a co-founder of Zeus Capital Ltd., a boutique corporate finance firm that specializes in providing financial advisory, valuation and consulting services. Prior to his current roles, Mr. Tso spent a number of years as an associate at a local corporate finance firm and as a senior accountant at a firm of chartered accountants. Mr. Tso graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce (finance) degree with honours from the University of British Columbia Sauder School of Business, and is both a CFA charterholder and a chartered professional accountant.


Bernard Lonis

Chairman of the Board of Directors

As Chairman of Vesilen Investments, Bernard Lonis has led the company to remarkable heights since its inception in 1989. With business interests spanning tourism, education, construction, and innovation, Vesilen Investments has left an indelible mark on the Canary Islands, Spain, and beyond.

Tourism: Vesilen Investments has made strategic inroads into the tourism industry by acquiring hotels under the brand “Adonis City Hotels” and through the travel agency “Booketea Holidays”. It also operates “Lonier,” a restaurant management firm.

Education: The company owns two leading institutions, ESM (European School of Management) and the "Coding Academy", shaping future leaders and developers.

Construction: LOTONIS PROMOTIONS, a Vesilen Investments company, specialises in constructing apartment complexes for lease.

Innovation: The company's subsidiary, MyFullTrip, pioneers technological products, with Plus Commerce and CanaryPay leading the loyalty programme market.

Mr. Lonis also holds significant roles as Honorary Consul for France in the Canary Islands, representative of the French Chamber of Commerce, and the President of "Zona Centro Santa Cruz". His strong African connections led to "Focus Africa", a platform assisting organisations to do business in Africa. Lonis' philanthropic works include his association with "Maman Africa", an NGO building schools and medical centres in Senegal.


Alfredo Manresa Ruiz

Director

Alfredo Manresa Ruiz is a Spanish national and seasoned banking professional and manager. Alfredo worked for Spain’s CAM Bank (now Sabadell) between 1989 - 2012 in varied high-level positions, including branch and regional management positions in Europe and Latin America. Alfredo was the founding manager of CAM Bank in Cancun, Mexico and The Caribbean. During his tenure as Regional Bank Director in Mexico and The Caribbean, Alfredo handled 100s of millions of Euros annually in loans and investment. Alfredo’s extensive knowledge of the financial system brings an important addition to RevoluGROUP Fintech and Remittance businesses. Alfredo is fluent in Spanish and English, in addition to having an accomplished career in the corporate and private banking world. Alfredo is directly involved in the formation of the wholly owned subsidiary Revolupay Europe EDE S.L.


Francisco Jose Balboa

Director

Francisco is a seasoned Computer Systems Engineer with a Master's in Business Management and Marketing. Mr. Moreno Balboa epitomizes contemporary Information Technology entrepreneurialism, founding Smart Leisure straight out of university, which counted among its client's illustrious companies such as Heineken, Red Bull, Pernod Ricard, and many others. Since 2017, commercial successes have continued as CEO of Madrid, Spain-based Logixs. Francisco and Logixs ascended new heights of achievement by winning the World Finance award twice in 2018 and 2020 for designing and deploying the European banking App EVO Banco. Logixs also provides key services to Price Waterhouse Coopers in the Iberian Peninsula. In 2022 and 2023, Logixs was awarded the concession to create and deploy the nationwide Cultural Voucher Program on behalf of Spain's Culture Ministry. In recent times, Logixs has provided IT services to Banco Santander, one of the world's Top 50 banks with active branches across North and South America and the European Union. Other key Fintech developments include the comprehensive design and development of Orange Bank, a division of the EU Telecommunications giant Orange. Francisco brings valued know-how and cutting-edge information technology skills to RevoluGROUP as we pursue our strategic objectives in North America and Europe.


Daniel (Danny) Hernandez Rodriguez

Advisor

Danny is considered a key asset to the fintech division and corporate development. Co-Founder of eSignus, a company involved in next-generation cryptocurrency custody and payment solutions for Blockchains (Awarded by Ciberemprende, an incubation program from the Spanish National Cybersecurity Institute (INCIBE)), and a banking technology expert specifically focused upon electronic banking and, front and back office security applications, Danny's prolific career allowed him to integrate banking security technology and expertise to major Spanish banks: La Caixa (Spain's 3rd largest bank) CajaCanarias, Banca Civica, Sa Nostra, CCM, Caja Murcia and Infocaja. Danny's impressive academic resume includes; Executive MBA (IE), Advanced Program in Blockchain (EOI), Executive Program in Big Data and Business Analytics (EOI), CGeiT (Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT), CIA (Certified Internal Auditor), UNED (Postgraduate in financial auditing), Graduate of Business Administration (Fachhochshule Kiel). Danny has advised the company regarding RevoluFIN and, was instrumental in the launch of RevoluCHARGE, RevolUTILITY and RevoluEGAME deploying the latest technology and banking protocols and assuring compliance with international banking protocols. Additionally, Danny is assisting the company in implementing the electronic blockchain Cryptocurrency settlement mechanism RevoluEX and Forex platform RevoluTRANSFER.


Ricardo Estrazulas

RevoluGROUP RevoluPAY Licensing Advisory Board

For more than 20 years, Ricardo Estrazulas has been one of the key advisors for Paington Consulting and, is the founder and managing director of the brokerage Nautilus International. Mr. Estrazulas has grown an extensive network of influential and, high net worth investors and, travels frequently throughout Latin American countries to visit numerous long-standing and notable clients. He is fluent in six languages: English, German, French, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. In a previous role, Ricardo worked as director of sales for the Miami based developer and, sales and marketing firm, Fortune Development Sales, managing promotion and development of strategic partners throughout Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Guatemala, Russia and more nations, netting hundreds of millions in sales.


Vito Echevarria

Journalist

Mr. Echevarria is a New York-based journalist who graduated from Fordham University with a BA in political science, while later attending courses at the University of Miami School Of Law. Mr. Echevarria specializes in the Caribbean foreign investment landscape. Mr. Echevarria first visited South American countries in 1996 to cover the emerging biotechnology sector for America Economia, a Dow Jones business monthly magazine based in Santiago, Chile. Since then, Mr. Echevarria has written extensively for a variety of foreign companies and entrepreneurs vested in the Caribbean energy, real estate, information technology, Fintech, hospitality, agribusiness, tourism and numerous other sectors. Vito is a staff member at RevoluGROUP USA Inc.


Steven Geiger

RevoluGROUP Advisory Board

Steven Geiger is a recognized global energy expert who has led multiple large-scale energy investment programs in emerging economies. Most recently he served as Chief Operating Officer for Skolkovo, the $5 billion Russian national technology & economic transformation agency tasked with innovating Soviet-era energy systems. Earlier, he was a Director of MASDAR, a $15 billion renewable energy company owned by Abu Dhabi government and one of the world's largest renewable energy companies.


Fernando Guillen

Director

The driving force behind Bernard Lonis's enterprises, Fernando Guillen has managed and propelled the companies to their current prominence. As the Chief Executive Officer, Guillen has consistently demonstrated his strategic management prowess, contributing significantly to the growth and diversification of the businesses. With an extensive tenure at Lonis's enterprises, he has established himself as a vital figure, seamlessly orchestrating the day-to-day operations and long-term strategies.

From steering Vesilen Investments in tourism, education, construction, and innovation ventures to fostering the growth of subsidiaries such as MyFullTrip and LOTONIS PROMOTIONS, Guillen's leadership has been a cornerstone of the conglomerate's achievements. His comprehensive involvement in these businesses demonstrates his capacity to effectively lead diverse industries, a testament to his versatile management skills.


Carlos Enrique Alonso Rodríguez

Advisor to the Board of Directors

Carlos Enrique Alonso Rodríguez is a prominent economist and consultant admired for his contributions to the public and private sectors. As a partner and director at Anitya Consultores, he uses his expertise to stimulate economic development, innovation, and tourism. His influential role as President (2013-2019) and Vice President (2007-2013) of the Cabildo de Tenerife (the island government of Tenerife) led to promote new and transforming policies in the fields of innovation, youth and education, connectivity, mobility, and tourism.

Carlos has made substantial contributions as an Office Administrator at the European Commission and Vice Minister of Agriculture in the Government of Canarias. His academic achievements also deserve recognition; he served as a Part-time Associate Professor at the University of La Laguna and authored of different papers and publications about the differential aspects of the integration of the Canary Economy in the European Union, being co-author of the Commission Strategy benefiting the Outermost Regions.

His dedication to technology and renewable energy has led to transformative initiatives such as implementing a submarine cable system between the Canary Islands and the Iberian Peninsula and other countries and Africa, significantly enhancing the region's telecommunication infrastructure and the competition in this area. His collaboration with the Institute of Technology and Renewable Energies (ITER) has substantially increased renewable power installations in Tenerife, promoting this company as the first renewable company in the region.

Carlos remains committed to promoting technology, renewable energy, sustainable economic policies, and sustainable tourism practices in the Canary Islands.


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