Anthony Armstrong Emery

Anthony Armstrong Emery
Anthony Armstrong Emery
Born September 1977[1]
Residence Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Nationality British
Alma mater University of Nottingham
Occupation Founder and CEO of EcoHouse Group
Spouse(s) ? (Separated)

Anthony Armstrong Emery (born September 1977) is a British real estate entrepreneur based in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.[2]

He is the founder and CEO of EcoHouse Group, a multinational real estate company which claimed to specialise in the construction of social housing under the Brazilian government's Minha Casa, Minha Vida programme[3] but is now the subject of fraud investigations after the Brazilian Embassy in Singapore (where many Ecohouse investors were located) denied that the company had any involvement with the scheme.[4][5][6][7][8] Ecohouse is now in liquidation[9] and Emery is now based in Dubai.[10]

In 2012, Emery became the first foreign President of a Brazilian football club, Alecrim FC.[11]

Early life

Emery grew up in London and Gibraltar, and learnt to speak a number of languages at a young age.[2] He traveled to Brazil frequently with his grandfather, the director of a company that controlled telecommunications in the country.[2]

Emery graduated in law from the University of Nottingham and obtained a master's degree in Fiscal Law from the University of Salamanca, but says he never had any interest in entering the legal profession.[2] After completing his master's degree in Spain, he briefly moved to Paraguay; according to him, because of his 'childish curiosity' brought about from reading spy novels.[11]

Career

After many years in the tourism industry in the south of Brazil,[2] Emery returned to Spain where he sold real estate to expats before the start of the property boom.[11] In 2004, he left Spain and started land banking in Brazil; in 2009, after the launch of Minha Casa, Minha Vida, he created EcoHouse Group.[11]

In April 2013, Emery was invited by the State Secretary of Development to participate in MAIS RN,[12] a partnership between the Rio Grande do Norte state government and the private sector, in order to conduct a full evaluation of the economy, production techniques and infrastructure needs of Rio Grande do Norte.[13]

In 2015, the Brazilian authorities investigated Armstrong Emery’s business and claimed that EcoHouse Group was never on a list of approved providers of social housing.[14]

Sport

Emery is the President of Alecrim FC,[15] a football club based in Natal.[16] His tenure has been marked by the signing of Stefano Seedorf, cousin of former-Dutch international Clarence Seedorf.[17]

Emery also owns Alecrim FC Rugby, which won the 2013 Brazilian Cup after finishing runner-up the previous year.[18][19]

In April 2013, it was announced that he had purchased Italian Lega Pro football club A.C. Monza Brianza.[20][21][22] In 2015 the club's financial troubles resulted in a new owner, Nicola Colombo, who is the son of a previous owner of A.C. Milan.[23]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/director/5025244/anthony-emery
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Anthony Armstrony Emery Brings An English Accent to the Potiguar Economy". Archived from the original on 2013-06-29.
  3. ↑ "EcoHouse Group: What we do".
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-11-06. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-11-06. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
  6. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-11-06. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
  7. ↑ Joe Leahy and Thalita Carrico (November 23, 2014). "Brazilian police probe British property developer EcoHouse". www.ft.com.
  8. ↑ "Ecohouse Recycled". Private Eye. 12 Dec 2014. p. 36.
  9. ↑ http://www.pwc.co.uk/business-recovery/administrations/ecohouse-developments-ltd-in-creditors-voluntary-liquidation-the-company.jhtml%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  10. ↑ http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/National/article1522590.ece
  11. 1 2 3 4 Reece, Alex. "Boomtime in Brazil: How an Englishman is bringing strong returns to South America". Daily Express. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  12. ↑ "EcoHouse Group chosen to sit on industry body". Archived from the original on 2014-04-24.
  13. ↑ Marques, Ciro. "Governo lança projeto que norteará desenvolvimento econômico no Estado". Portal Noar. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  14. ↑ "Housing 'Godfather' leaves £50m misery".
  15. ↑ White, Jim (2 Feb 2014). "EcoHouse Group founder Anthony Armstrong Emery making mark in Brazilian football with Alecrim".
  16. ↑ "Anthony Armstrong Emery succeeds Orlando Caldas as President of Alecrim Football Club". Archived from the original on 2013-06-29.
  17. ↑ "Stefano joins Alecrim and cousin Clarence Seedorf in Brazil". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23.
  18. ↑ "Alecrim Rugby Club is Brazil's most improved team". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
  19. ↑ Kolle, Luis. "Alecrim vence BH Rugby e está no Super10 de 2014". Portal do Rugby. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  20. ↑ "New Natal football stadium".
  21. ↑ "Calcio, settimana intensa al Monza Tra il ricorso e l'obiettivo playoff". Il Cittadino di Monza e Brianza.
  22. ↑ Bergamin, Luca. "Armstrong Emery: "Il mio Monza stile Chelsea. Cresceremo sino alla A"". La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  23. ↑ "Nicola Colombo salva il Monza". Corriere.it. Corriere della Sera. 15 July 2015.
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