Current President of APCADEC - Associação Portuguesa de Compras e Aprovisionamento. He was Chief Procurement Officer at Euronews, Procurement, Corporate Real Estate & General Services Director at REN and Audit Committee Chairman at Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo, S.A. He has a degree in Civil Engineering from IST. He holds a Master of Science in Finance from ISCTE, post-graduate degrees in “Advanced Management Program” from Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management; “Finance for Executives” from INSEAD; and “PAGAP - Advanced Program in Project Management” from CATÓLICA-LISBON.