Marketing and Communication expert with over 20 years of experience in management of creative industries.

Founder and Chief Creative Officer at Bang Bang Agency, working brands such as Vista Alegre, Bordallo Pinheiro and Control, Catarina is also the Communication Director at Grupo Visabeira for both national and international markets.

Catarina has a BA (Hons) in Design for Communication (University of the Arts — Chelsea College of the Arts & Design), and an Executive Masters in Management, with a Specialization in Strategic Marketing from Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics. 

An active speaker at multiple events, Catarina has also been a jury member of several national and international awards in the fields of Marketing, Communication, Design and Creativity. In last few years, Catarina collected over 80 awards that include: IF Design Awards, German Design Awards, Clube Criativos de Portugal, Meios e Publicidade and International Design Awards.