Executive Advisory Board
The Executive Advisory Board assumes all the missions that we work on and has a strategic vision that goes far beyond the professionals’ identification process.
Our Executive Advisory Board assists, makes questions and helps in the most enriched assessments in order to identify the least obvious markets and gives us a warning on the constant changes of the market and its impact in good management practises, corporate governance, ethics, innovation and creation.
In order to do it, we carefully listen to each of these professionals that have an outstanding performance in their sectors due to their wide-range opinion based on an eclectic and multi-sector experience.
Meet our Executive Advisory Board:
Dr. André Riscado
OPWAY Administrador - New Business & Entrepeneurship
André Riscado is the Executive Manager of Opway Engenharia and Sarrion Construcciones. He started his career in a training period in Renault Portuguesa in 1995. He then went to companies such as Salvador Caetano, Madeleno and Somague, where he was Responsible for the Road Exploration for 5 years. In 2002 he became the Business and Marketing & Communication Development Director in Opway (former OPCA). Six years later he assumed functions as Administrator of Ascendi and ES Concessões - SGPS, at the same time.
André has a superior degree in Engineering and Industrial Management by the Aveiro’s University. He attended a Master Degree in Transport, in Instituto Superior Técnico, and participated in an Advanced Programme for Executive Management by the Catholic University. He has a Post-Graduation Degree in Real Estate Management and Finances from CEMAF/ISCTE.
Dr. Pedro Pinto
Legal & Corporate Governance
Member of the Advisory Board Hays Executive Portugal, Pedro Pinto assumes the position of General Manager of the Câmara de Comércio Luso-Belga-Luxemburguesa and the Sogevinus Group.
Since 1988 he has been developing his professional career, where he assumed the position of Legal Department Director for a private jet company. In 1993 he started in “Aguiar, Vasconcelos, F. Sá Carneiro & Associados”, as associated lawyer.
In 1995 he was the co-founder partner of the lawyers’ office “Carlos Aguiar, P. Pinto & Associados”, and in 2006 of “Pedro Pinto, Reis & Associados”.
Pedro was born in Lisbon in 1964 and has a superior degree in Law by the Superior Law School of the University of Lisbon. He belongs to the Lawyers Order since 1990 and is a member of the International Bar Association.
Dr. Miguel Moreira
CEO´s Advisor Benfica SAD - Organizational Development & Employee Wellness
Miguel Moreira is the Advisor of the Sport Lisboa e Benfica – Futebol SAD’s President and CEO.
He started his professional path as Senior Auditor in PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he stood until 1999. On that year, he became Oracle Portugal Finance Manager and in 2002 he moved to Planning & Analysis Manager. Four years later, he was nominated Head of BPA in Novartis Farma Portugal.
Dr. António Viana
Laboratórios Azevedos Administrador - Life Sciences & Ethics
António Manuel Viana is the General Director of Laboratórios Azevedo.
He started his professional path as Senior Auditor in PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he stood until 1999. On that year, he became Oracle Portugal Finance Manager and in 2002 he moved to Planning & Analysis Manager. Four years later, he was nominated Head of BPA in Novartis Farma Portugal.
Six years later, he took the position of Business Unit Head in this company, and then to Sandoz OY Marketing Director in Finland.
In 1996, António Viana became General Manager President of the Board of Sanofi Winthrop and 3 years later he turned into CEO. Currently, António Viana is the General Director of Laboratórios Azevedo.
António has a superior degree in Medicine by the Lourenço Marques University, and has a MB degree in the Rhodesia University.
Eng. Pedro Amaral Jorge
Technology & Strategy
Pedro Amaral Jorge was nominated Executive Administrator of two companies from the renewable energies sector from the DREEN group (Gespura, Dr. Diogo Vaz Guedes). At the same time, he was responsible for the investment projects area in electric and thermal energy production.
Earlier, he had been the Portugal General Director of EMMSA, SA, promoting the business restructure in Portugal and contacting/managing new clients.
Engº Amaral Jorge has six years of international career as Executive Administrator (1999-2005) in Brazil (São Paulo), where he made the start-up of the Engibrás company (Somague and Sacyr-Vallehermoso Groups). He also had the opportunity to be the General Director of the North Portugal and Co-General Director of Portugal in the multinational company IDOM Engineering.
He has a degree in Mechanical Engineering (thermo-dynamics energy) by Instituto Superior Técnico. He also has a Post-Graduation degree in Management and Strategy by the Fundação Getúlio Vargas University; he attended a MBA in IBMEC in Brazil and a MBA in AESE/IESE.
