Elías Sacal Cababie founded the predecessor to Murano in 1996 and has served as chairman of the board of directors since 2018. Additionally, Mr. Cababie is the chairman of Grupo Murano. Since 2009. Mr. Cababie is a leader within Mexico’s tourism and lodging industry with over 20 years of experience developing, acquiring and financing real estate. Between 1998 and 2008, Mr. Cababie developed the “Second Home Living” increasing his position at with international buyers interested in owning a vacation home in Mexico. Previously, Mr. Cababie was a director on the board of Archiao Limited, a New York City and Dublin software company, from 2014 to 2018. Mr. Cababie has developed multiple residential real estate projects in beach cities including Puerto Vallarta, Mexico City, and Cancún. Mr. Cababie is a member of the boards of trustees of the Mexico’s National Museum of Anthropology and the Mexican Federation of Associations of Friends of Museums, and is an adviser to the Princess Grace Foundation (Monaco).
Marcos Sacal Cohen has served on the board of directors of Murano since 2013. Mr. Cohen served as the chief operating officer of Grupo Murano from 2018 to 2022. Previously, Mr. Cohen served as BVG World’s head of business development, from 2013 to 2018, and its director of construction, from 2012 to 2014. Additionally, Mr. Cohen served as a member of the board of directors of M and S World Limited, a holding company, from 2016 to 2022. Prior to that, from 2014 to 2018, Mr. Cohen was the founder and chief executive officer of Archaio Limited and is presently the co-founder, chief executive officer, vice president, and head of production of Archaio Limited’s successor, iCloudFIS, a provider of facility inspection and maintenance software solutions. From 2011 to 2015, Mr. Cohen was an operating partner at Digital Compression Technology, LLC, a developer of a modulation baseband technology. Mr. Cohen holds a degree in Business Administration from Universidad Anahuac, which he complemented with additional studies in Corporate Finance at the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México ITAM.
David James Galan is the Global Chief Financial Officer. Before joining the company, Mr. Galan served from 2019 to 2023 as the Chief Financial Officer of Kibbutz Holding S.a.r.l, the investment holding company that founded Nasdaq listed hospitality group, Selina Hospitality PLC, and Latin America based real estate company, Dekel Real Estate Holding, S.A. From 2016 to 2019 David served initially as Chief Financial Officer and subsequently Chief Executive Officer of London Stock Exchange listed Zinc Media Group PLC, which grew to be one of the UK’s leading independent TV production businesses. Mr. Galan is a UK Chartered Accountant, having qualified at Arthur Andersen in London in the audit and then corporate finance divisions. Post qualification he spent several years working in investment banking, specializing in small-cap IPOs and M&A. Mr. Galan has over 20 years' experience in preparing companies for public markets, equity and debt fundraising, investor relations as well as recent real estate and hospitality industry experience.
