Leadership

Senior involvement on every mandate.

VAZ Group Ltd is led by its founder. Every client relationship is shaped and stewarded at that level.

Luhan Vaz, Founder & Managing Director of VAZ Group Ltd
Founder & Managing Director

Luhan Vaz

Luhan Vaz is the Founder and Managing Director of VAZ Group Ltd.

He works with companies, investors, institutions and public-sector stakeholders on international expansion, strategic partnerships and complex cross-border initiatives.

His work combines strategic advisory, international business development, stakeholder engagement, negotiation support and hands-on execution across Europe, Brazil, the Gulf region and selected emerging markets.

He is directly involved in the firm's client relationships and international mandates.

"Connecting strategy, relationships and execution across international markets."
Our story

Built over decades.

Different generation. Same approach.

Long before VAZ GROUP existed in its current form, the Vaz family was already working across borders.

From technology and international projects to strategic partnerships and institutional relationships, João Gilberto Vaz developed his career around a simple principle:

Connecting people, markets and opportunities.

Over time, those experiences created something that cannot be built overnight.

Relationships.
Market knowledge.
Cultural understanding.
And practical experience of how international business actually works.

João Gilberto Vaz at work in an office surrounded by technical equipment
João Gilberto Vaz. Family archive.
1990s

Technology & International Markets

The early years were shaped by technology, telecommunications and international projects, at a time when developing business across borders required patience, local understanding and trusted relationships.

Brazsat and CTM partnership photograph
Brazsat / CTM partnership. Family archive.

International Partnerships

Over the years, relationships were developed across different markets, industries and institutions.

The objective was never simply to make introductions.

It was to understand the opportunity, identify the right partners and create the conditions for a project to move forward.

Global Relationships

International business is rarely defined only by contracts and presentations.

Different countries have different cultures, decision-making processes, expectations and unwritten rules.

Understanding those differences became part of the experience passed from one generation to another.

João Gilberto Vaz in an international setting
João Gilberto Vaz, international setting. Family archive.

Built by one generation.
Expanded by the next.

VAZ Group today

The experience continues.

Today, VAZ GROUP applies that accumulated experience to a new generation of international projects.

The countries have changed.
The industries have evolved.
The speed of business has accelerated.

But the fundamentals remain remarkably similar.

Understanding the market.
Knowing who really matters.
Recognising the right opportunity.
Avoiding the wrong partner.
And knowing when to move.

VAZ GROUP works with a limited number of companies and entrepreneurs seeking to expand internationally, develop strategic partnerships, access new markets and connect with relevant investors or decision-makers.

Our role is not simply to open doors.

It is to help our clients understand which doors are worth opening.

Decades of experience, applied selectively.

Every international market contains opportunities.

It also contains mistakes that can cost companies months, years and significant capital.

VAZ GROUP puts decades of accumulated relationships, market intelligence and practical experience at the service of selected clients.

We help them
  • 01Understand unfamiliar markets
  • 02Identify relevant decision-makers
  • 03Evaluate local partners
  • 04Prepare their international approach
  • 05Avoid common market-entry mistakes
  • 06Develop strategic relationships
  • 07Access investors and business opportunities when relevant
  • 08Move faster when the conditions are right

Our network was not built to be sold.

It was built over decades.
Today, we use it selectively to help the right companies move forward.