Executive Team

Cancio Consulting Group brings together a diverse collection of professionals with deep roots in doing business with Cuba, identifying opportunities and solving problems for clients in the corporate, nonprofit foundation, and government sectors.

Each member of the Cancio Consulting Group team brings a diverse set of skills and interests to the table.

Take a look at the company executives below:

Hugo Cancio

CONSULTANT & PRESIDENT - Miami USA

Hugo M. Cancio is an internationally-renowned expert on the Cuban business environment and culture. He is also a relentless activist and proponent of the lifting of the economic embargo imposed by the United States to Cuba. Over the past 28 years, Mr. Cancio has sought to build bridges of understanding and reconciliation between Cubans on both sides of the Florida coast.

CONSULTANT, VICE PRESIDENT & GENERAL COUNSEL - Miami, USA

Karel Suarez is a Cuban-American attorney that has been representing U.S. and foreign companies interested in doing business in/with Cuba since President Obama opened the relationships with Cuba. Mr. Suarez is the managing partner of the law firm, The Legal Team, PLLC, where he represents clients in the corporate, litigation and international law practice.

CONSULTANT & TRADE, COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS - Miami, USA

Jorge Ruiz is a Cuban-born executive living in the Miami area with extensive experience in the development of export programs and sales and marketing. Having managed more than 2,500 employees, Mr. Ruiz leads CCG in all respects.

CONSULTANT & COO - Miami, USA

Ariel Machado leads the day-to-day operations of Fuego Enterprises, Inc. and its subsidiaries for the last 10 years. He has over 15 years of experience in business development for media and entertainment in both Havana, Cuba and Las Vegas, Nevada.

CONSULTANT & CUBAN LEGAL COUNSEL - Havana, Cuba

Adriana Quintana is a Cuban attorney that resides in Cuba and specializes in foreign investment law. Ms. Quintana provides our clients with enormous help while drafting any agreements in Cuba. She is fluent in English and together with our General Legal Counsel can provide a safe route to doing business in/with Cuba.

ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL - DC, USA

Mariakarla Nodarse Venancio is a lawyer with more than 10 years of experience in policy analysis, congressional relations, and corporate law. Her Cuba-related work has focused on promoting a policy of engagement between the people of the United States and Cuba based on mutual interest and respect. Currently, she is the Assistant General Counsel at...