Nizan Guanaes

Mr. Nizan Guanaes is one of Brazil's leading communications entrepreneurs and chairman of Grupo ABC de Comunicação.

Mr. Guanaes is also president of advertising agency Africa. With a degree in Business Administration from the Federal University of Bahia, he started his career in advertising. In the last years, Mr. Guanaes is increasingly gaining recognition for his business enterprises. His unwavering dedication to social causes has led to an invitation by former U.S. President Bill Clinton to participate of Clinton Global Initiative in 2009.

In Brazil, Mr. Guanaes is also a founding member and president of the Association of Entrepreneurs Supporting UNESCO, which fosters the Organization's initiatives in education, human rights, social inclusion, sustainability and World Heritage sites.