Meet our Founders

Nicolas Bivero

Co-Founder & CEO

Nicolas is driven to discover outstanding Filipino talent and give them meaningful careers with the world’s most exciting startups and SMEs. As CEO and co‑founder, he built a system that lets companies scale with remote teams in the Philippines while we handle the rest, sourcing, hiring, payroll, benefits, taxes, compliance, team building, events, and learning and development.



Today, Penbrothers employs more than 1,200 people and serves over 90 global clients across retail, e‑commerce, travel and hospitality, IT, and fintech.

Gui Faria

Co-Founder & President

Gui is an entrepreneur and operator who builds businesses from the ground up. He brings product rigor to people operations, working with clients to design the right roles, hire the right people, and create daily rhythms that keep productivity, happiness at work, and growth at the core. Gui partners closely with leadership and delivery teams to remove friction and scale offshore teams that feel like an extension of HQ.

Our Leadership Team is Worldclass

Carlo Lim

Chief Financial Officer

Gabrielle Pratte

Chief Transformations Officer

Stefan Seifert

VP of Customer Success

Leah Porteza

VP of Finance & Service Delivery

Ricardo Carreira

VP of Marketing

Rui Bom

VP of Sales

Carla Batan

VP of Talent Acquisition

Jeremy Obial

VP of Technology

“Teaming up with them has given us room to grow and keep our commitment to delivering amazing work to our clients.”

Guillermo Conde

Head of Customer Support, DesignCrowd

The Philippines is packed with amazing talent, and the people are really eager to do creative work. We're super happy to have found a solid partner in Penbrothers. Teaming up with them has given us room to grow and keep our commitment to delivering amazing work to our clients. We're truly thankful to have Penbrothers as our partner in progress.

“If there’s one word I can use to describe our partnership with Penbrothers it is efficiency”

Michiel Waaijer

Founder, Rock Solid Digital

If there’s one word I can use to describe our partnership with Penbrothers it is efficiency. Recruiting talent and managing payroll are done really well, which allows me to focus more time on my business

“We found exactly that with Penbrothers. The quality of their endorsements and quick turnaround time for hiring are impressive!”

Henry Waterfield

Founder & COO, Spot Ship

We wanted a team that can be sourced out quickly and for a fraction of the cost. We also wanted to increase our productivity levels without compromising professionalism. We found exactly that with Penbrothers. The quality of their endorsements and quick turnaround time for hiring are impressive!

“We cannot imagine our success without Penbrothers. They have been our trusted partner every step of the way.”

Ashley Flores

Head of Sales & Strategy, Luxclusif

We cannot imagine our success without Penbrothers. They have been our trusted partner every step of the way. Thanks to their support, we achieved profitability and were ultimately acquired by FARFETCH. We couldn’t have done it without the team Penbrothers built for us in the Philippines.

“I can definitely say that our dedicated Penbrothers team members are great team players!”

Jane Hamilton

Chief Administrative Officer, Servantex

We needed support in terms of payroll and billing, tech service and support, HR, collections, safety, risk, and compliance management. Since April 2021, we have tripled our headcount in Penbrothers. I can definitely say that our dedicated Penbrothers team members are great team players! They are knowledgeable and quick to acclimate to our process and culture

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