A practice built on trust — and kept quiet by design.

Mario Panizza has spent more than 25 years helping families protect, organize, and enjoy complex private estates. His experience spans 17 countries across the Americas, Europe, and Africa. That international background shaped a leadership style grounded in discretion, adaptability, and respect for different cultures.

Mario has managed residences from 4,000 to 80,000 square feet, extensive ranch properties, and teams of more than 50 professionals. His responsibilities have reached far beyond the home — including construction, renovations, household staffing, budgets, security, smart-home technology, gardens, vehicles, yachts, aircraft, and private events.

Several assignments required exceptional scale and precision. Mario led a smart $350 million oil and gas construction and investment initiative, directing over 50 professionals and partnering with Fortune 500 partners. He also directed a multimillion-dollar five-star development and an $8 million design and furnishing program across three international residences.

Yet Mario believes the smallest details often matter most: a home ready before the family arrives, a trusted employee who feels supported, or a problem resolved before the principal notices it.

His career includes senior leadership roles with Microsoft and the United Nations. At Microsoft, he led approximately 200 executives across 27 countries and managed a $250 million portfolio. At the United Nations, he directed international facilities and programs in demanding environments.

He is the writer of two global policies for the United Nations and served as Chief Operating Officer of UN missions in two conflict zones. A keynote and motivational speaker, he has addressed audiences including Microsoft, the European Union, the U.S. Army, the U.S. Department of Defense, APCSS, and New York University.

Mario holds a PhD from the University of Birmingham and an MSc from the University of Michigan, with additional advanced studies in management, planning, leadership, and law. A former Senior Commanding Officer in the U.S. Army Special Forces and an Honor Graduate, Microsoft Leadership nominee and EU Global Investment and Program Advisor, he is fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, with working French proficiency.

At Valmore Management & Staffing, Mario combines global experience with personal accountability. His goal is simple: protect the client's time, privacy, property, and peace of mind.

Guillermo Gurbindo directs Valmore’s growth across Uruguay and Argentina, combining broad global business acumen with a distinguished background as a former Senior Air Force Officer in Uruguay, international relations expert, and high-level representative before worldwide entities like ICAO.

Aligning regional operations with Valmore’s 30-year legacy of excellence, Guillermo manages complex asset portfolios for ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWI) and family offices. Driven by American precision and European elegance, his executive leadership spans high-caliber luxury home renovations, complex private infrastructure, aviation, maritime assets, and strategic planning.

A seasoned strategist skilled in cross-border negotiations and risk mitigation, Guillermo seamlessly bridges international standards with regional execution in the Southern Cone's most exclusive markets.

Trilingual in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, Guillermo leads multidisciplinary teams and executes end-to-end luxury solutions with military-grade rigor and absolute discretion. Outside of corporate stewardship, he is an avid collector of exquisite vintage and high-performance bicycles, reflecting a deep personal appreciation for mechanical precision, design, and craftsmanship. Under his direction, Valmore transforms asset complexity into enduring, tailored luxury.

He holds a Technical Degree in Quality Management from UNIT (Uruguay) and a Technical Degree in Foreign Trade from Udelar (University of the Republic, Uruguay).

Cindy Enciso, Abogada, leads Valmore Management & Staffing across Panama and Central America, bringing more than sixteen years of legal, compliance, and corporate advisory practice to a market where discretion and regulatory precision are inseparable from good service.

A licensed Panamanian attorney and certified Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer (AMLCA), Cindy has spent her career advising private clients, family offices, and international companies on corporate structuring, residency and immigration matters, real estate transactions, labor law, and cross-border compliance. That combination is exactly what our principals need in the region: an executive who can open a household, hire and register staff correctly, close on a property, and keep every entity in good standing without exposing the family to avoidable risk.

Her legal discipline is paired with genuine operating experience. Cindy builds and supervises vendor and staff networks, negotiates with local counterparties, and holds service partners to the same standard Valmore applies in New York, Miami, and Montevideo. Clients relocating to or investing in Panama benefit from a single, accountable point of contact who understands both the letter of the law and the pace at which private families expect matters to be resolved.

Cindy is a licensed Panamanian attorney and holds an Executive MBA from ENEB (Spain); she works in Spanish and English. For Valmore she embodies our essential objective: protecting the client's time, privacy, assets, and peace of mind — with the rigor of legal counsel and the warmth of a trusted advisor. From Panama, she connects and coordinates all business across the Central American region, into Central America, and from Central America outward to the rest of the Americas and Europe.