Two leading personalities of Parsi heritage – Lisa Bandari and Dr. Ricardo Tavares – were recognised at the UK-Portugal Business Awards, recently hosted by the UK Department for Business and Trade, in Portugal. This event was designed to reward and publicly recognise the entrepreneurial efforts of companies that have either chosen the UK as an investment destination, or British companies that have achieved success in Portugal.

Lisa Bandari, daughter of Kay and Darayus Bandari, has recently been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to Portugal. Lisa was previously serving at the FCDO (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) as Deputy Director for India and HMG India Coordinator, having read Modern Languages at Oxford University.

Dr. Ricardo Tavares, is the great grandson of Rustomji Bomanji Billimoria – the founder of the Bel Air Sanitorium in Panchgani (Maharashtra, India); recipient of the prestigious Padma Bhushan Award for his contributions in the field of Medicine (studied at Oxford University), and currently a leading part of a distinguished global premium education brand – Dukes Education. Doing his lineage proud, Dr. Ricardo Tavares sits on the Board of Governors for Dukes Education’s three International Schools in Portugal, namely United Lisbon International School; International Sharing School; and Colegio Julio Dinis (Porto).