Passion, knowledge & experience
A fully qualified & motivated team, up to date in their respective markets, always available for its clients 24/7/365
Manuel FerrándezFounder | CEO
Manuel is a qualified lawyer and has been in the insurance and P&I business since 1999. Manuel has an Executive MBA by Instituto de Empresa and is fully licensed for intermediation by the DGS (Dirección General de Seguros in Spain). He holds an LLM in Maritime Law from Southampton University and also another LLM from the Spanish Maritime Institute (ICADE).
Luis TojeiroDirector - Atlantic Americas
Luis has a Degree in Law and a LLM Insurance Law from the London School of Foreign Trade. He has worked in marine law and marine insurance for over 20 years. In 2010 he led the creation of the first Spanish fixed premium P&I. Currently he is the CEO of Atlantic Americas Reinsurance Brokers, based in Miami.
Richard AdlerChief Commercial Officer
Richard has a Master in Shipping, Trade & Finance from Cass Business School in London and is a Fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers. Richard has held senior positions as Underwriter, Risk and Insurance Manager and as a broker. He worked as Insurance Manager in a reputed shipping company and before joining Atlantic led the P&I team of one of the largest brokers in the market.
Nina BerdzuliOperations Manager
Nina Berdzuli joined Atlantic in March 2012. She has worked in different positions and lines of business (Marine, Property, Fine Art and Business Contingency). Currently Nina acts as the Operations Manager at Atlantic. She is from Georgia and speaks Spanish (bilingual), English, Russian and Georgian.
Javier SorianoMarine Director
Javier Soriano holds a Graduate Degree in Law from the University of Almería and a Master’s Degree in Maritime Law and Shipping Business from the Pontifical University of Comillas (IME / ICADE). He joined Atlantic in September 2016. Javier speaks Spanish, English, German and Italian.
María VidalHead of London Office
María Vidal graduated in Law and Political Science from the University Carlos III of Madrid and holds a Master in Maritime Law by the Institute of the International Maritime Organization in Malta. She joined Atlantic in January 2014. Maria speaks Spanish, English and French.
Orestes PantojaSenior Broker
Orestes joined Atlantic in March 2023. He holds a degree in Economics and Business Administration from the Autonomous University of Madrid/Spain, is a Qualified Insurance Mediator, with several courses and regular seminars in his professional career. He has more than 25 years of experience in the insurance market, both in Spain and Latin America, occupying different managerial responsibilities in Brokers and Insurers. He is passionate about reading and continuous training.
Inna GorbunovaHead of Retial Team
Inna Gorbunova has a degree in Law from UAP University (Moscow) and a Master’s Degree in Business and Maritime Law from the Pontifical University of Comillas (IME / ICADE). She joined Atlantic in 2018. She speaks Spanish, English & Russian.
Marta MillánDeputy Head of Retail Team
Marta Millán has a degree in Translation and Interpreting from the University of Alfonso X El Sabio and is a Sworn Translator (Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs). She joined Atlantic in 2014. She speaks Spanish, English and Italian.
Angela BernalAccount Executive
Professional in Economics and International Business from ICESI University (Colombia) and has Master’s Degree in Shipping Business and Maritime Law at the Pontifical University of Comillas (IME/ICADE). She joined Atlantic in 2020. She speaks Spanish and English.
Dolores MirmiAccount Executive
Dolores Mirmi is a qualified lawyer specialised in Maritime Law with more than eight years of professional experience in law firms. She studied law at the University of Buenos Aires. She also holds a Degree in Law in Spain and an LL.M. in Maritime Law from the University of Southampton. She joined Atlantic in 2021. Dolores speaks Spanish, English and Portuguese.
Xabier GutierrezBroker
Xabier holds a law degree from the University of Deusto and a Master’s degree in International Law and Access to the Legal Profession from the Complutense University of Madrid. He also holds an LLM in Maritime Law from Swansea University. He joined Atlantic in September 2023 and previously worked at Marsh for two years.
Juan Felipe MolinaAccount Executive Assistant
Juan Felipe is a qualified lawyer from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Colombia) with experience advising international clients in contractual matters in the frame of M&A transactions and participating in litigations and arbitral proceedings. He is pursuing a Master’s Degree in Maritime Business and Law at Instituto Marítimo Español and Universidad Pontificia de Comillas (ICADE). In 2020 he took the winter course of the Hague Academy of International Law.
Yaliemy BurgosAccount Executive Assistant
Yaliemy has a degree in Business Administration: Mention – Insurance, with a wide experience and trajectory for more than 20 years in Insurance and Reinsurance, Specialized in underwriting-claims of branches: Property Damage, Auto and Personal.
Fernando GarcíaAccount Executive Assistant
Fernando García is a professional with experience in finance, consulting, and insurance. Fernando joined the team in 2024. A graduate of Suffolk University in Boston with a bachelor’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in entrepreneurship, he has excelled in roles leveraging his strategic knowledge and multilingual proficiency in English, Spanish and Italian.
Gosia PendarvesOperations Technician
Gosia joined Atlantic in August 2021. For the past 7 years she worked at Mapfre Group in the underwriting apartment, specialising mainly in Oil & Gas but also have an insurance experience in Power and Aviation sectors. Gosia speaks English, Polish & Spanish.
Marcela EspinosaOperations Technician Assistant
Marcela has a degree in International Marketing and Advertising from ICESI University (Colombia), with more than 5 years of experience in the financial sector in which she held different roles. She joined Atlantic in May 2023. He speaks Spanish and English.
Claudia RuedaBroker Assistant
Claudia Rueda is pursuing a degree in International Relations and International Law with French at University College London (UCL). She is about to start her final year and has joined Atlantic as a Broker Assistant. She is fluent in Spanish, English and French.
Business Support Functions
Teresa CarrascalCFO
Graduate in Business Sciences from the University of Alcalá (UAH) in Madrid. She completed her training with a postgraduate degree in Finance and Business Control at the ISCTE-IUL (Lisbon University Institute), as well as an AMP at the IE (Business Institute) in Madrid. She has more than 20 years of experience in the financial area working in multinational companies linked to the insurance sector. She speaks Spanish, English and Portuguese.
Alejandro holds a degree in Economics from the San Pablo CEU University in Madrid. He also obtained a theoretical degree from the Registry of Auditors (ROAC) and a Master’s Degree in Finance from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. He has more than 14 years of experience in the financial area working in multinational companies linked to the telecommunications and auditing sector. He speaks Spanish and English.
Cristina PérezDeputy Financial Controller
Cristina Pérez López joined the Atlantic team in February 2020. She has extensive experience in the world of insurance (finance) endorsed by having developed her professional career in large companies in the sector.
Tatiana G. ValderramaHR & Compliance Manager
Tatiana joined Atlantic in March 2019. She has a law degree with a specialty in Business Management, from the University of Alcalá de Henares in Madrid and also holds a Master in Business Legal Advice from IE. Tatiana is currently the assistant to the CEO in Madrid. She speaks English and Spanish.
Yolanda RiveroAccounting Officer
Yolanda joined the company in February 2021. Specialized in Administration and Accounting, throughout her professional career Yolanda has worked in companies from different sectors, always on the accounting and administrative side.
Rocío Martín LosadaAccountant
Rocío is specialised in treasury and has developed her professional career in companies from different sectors, always in the financial and administrative area, for more than 25 years.
Lizeth HernándezAccounting Assistant
Financial Engineer from the Universidad Piloto de Colombia, I have a basic course in reinsurance taught by ACTER Colombia, I am currently a student of Master in Finance at EAE School Business Madrid.
Yulieth NizAdministrator - Miami Office
Yulieth holds a degree in Management of Material and Financial Resources. She has worked in the insurance sector for almost 10 years and currently supports the CEO of Atlantic Americas.
Ana M. GonzálezExecutive Office Manager
Ana joined Atlantic in July 2022 and has extensive experience in the administrative and secretarial fields. She has developed her career in different legal offices and agencies.
Camino ÁlvarezOffice Manager
Graduate in Protocol and Event Management from EIP, she is currently studying a course about office manager at Saint Charles College. She speaks Spanish and English