Joao - COO/Managing Director - Portugal - iCEO #54479

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Joao's Profile

iCEO #54479

Position: COO/Managing Director

Nationality: Portugal

Experience

Managing Director who determines strategy and manages P&L, marketing, operations and sales to drive performance for $10-$100m businesses in renewable energy, industrial and engineering sectors in EMEA and Latin America

Major Achievements

 Turnaround loss-making regional EBITDA of -€200k in 2017 to €3.5m in 2020.  Leader in the M&A of a competitor in 2019, leading the Operational and Financial Restructuration.  Grew workforce from 200 employees to 740, and from 1 central Operations centre to 6 following the acquisition of a competitor in Dominican Republic in 2019.  Recognised by Chairman of the Group Board in 2020 for the outstanding turnaround of the business in Latin America and excellent management of the P&L, increase in EBITDA, turnover, customer satisfaction score (NPS) which rose from 80.1% to 95.5% and cash by optimising working capital.

Industry Sector Competencies

Telecommunications

Cement Industry

Construction Industry

Energy-Oil-Gas

Engineering

Professional Objectives

Function: General Manager, Director, CEO

Sector: Construction, Mechanical, Construction Materials, Human Resources, Corporate Brand, Retail

Interim Manager: Yes

Permanent Position: Yes

Operational: Yes

Availability: Full time

Prefered Locations: Europe, Africa or South America

Additional Professional Interests

Operational coaching on demand

Non executive director assignments

Countries Covered

Canada

Mexico

Panama

Portugal

Spain

Operational Competencies

Technologies to market (Expert)

Business development (Expert)

Acquisition and shadow management (Professional)

New product or service launch (Expert)

Geographical expansion (Expert)

Company rescue or turnaround (Expert)

Close down or sell off (Expert)