Executive Director
Relevant experience:
- Over 27 years of experience in the water sector
- Executive Director of Aquapor, 2001-2015
- President of 10 Portuguese utilities, 2001-2015
- Member of the Board Advisory Council of the Portuguese Water Regulator, ERSAR, 2010-2015
- President of the UNECE affiliated International Specialist Centre of Excellence in PPP on Water and Sanitation
- President of the Management Team of the Portuguese WSS Strategic Plan (PENSAAR 2020) for the Portuguese Ministry of Environment
- 19 countries of experience in Africa, America, Europe, and Middle East
Background
- Degree in Civil Engineering, IST (Portugal)
- Executive Management Program, Stanford University (USA)
- Business and Sustainability Programme, University of Cambridge (UK)
- Native Portuguese speaker, fully proficient in English, and with knowledge of French and Spanish
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Executive Director
Relevant experience
- 30 years of experience in the water sector
- Expert in water treatment technology, EPC and O&M contracts and hydropower operations
- Founder and Executive Director of Baccher, a Business and Technology consultancy, specialized in supporting water utilities improve its management and operations efficiency
- Chief Operations Officer in Aquila Capital, managing a portfolio of 21 small scale hydropower plants
- CEO of Sisaqua, the Portuguese leader company in Operation & Maintenance and Engineering
- President of the Board of AEPSA – the Portuguese Association of Private Companies for the Environment Sector
- Commercial Director of Degrémont, a technologic company for water treatment contracts
- Participated in complex bidding procedures for Public water markets in Brazil, China, Angola, Perú, Ireland and Mozambique
Background
- Degree in Environmental Engineering, UNL (Portugal)
- International Executive MBA, IE (Spain)
- Native Portuguese speaker, fully proficient in English and French, with knowledge of Spanish
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Senior Manager
Relevant experience:
- 21 years of experience in the urban water sector, water resources management and urban waste management in developing and advanced economies
- Specialized in regulation, compliance, utilities turnaround, investment planning, PPP, due diligences, public policies
- Assistant to the coordinator of the Portuguese WSS Strategic Plan (PENSAAR 2020) at the Ministry for the Environment and Energy
- Experience with public and private sectors, regulators and governments
- 10 years’ experience on the development of engineering studies and design
- 5 countries of experience in Africa and Europe
Background
- Degree in Environmental Engineering from Nova School of Sciences and Technology (Portugal)
- Master of Science in Hydraulics and Water Resources from IST (Portugal)
- Native Portuguese, proficient in English, with a good understanding of Spanish