Luís Faísca, Senior Advisor of the Board at Aguas de Portugal
Summary
Contact info
Location: Bern, Switzerland
Industry Experience
Education: Bachelor
Seniority: Board director, CEO, COO, CFO, President, Provost
Years of experience: 10 to 20 years
Work Experience
Board Advisor - Project manager
Managed bidding and acquisition of public water and wastewater management companies in Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Cape Verde, Mozambique, and Guinea-Bissau. Acted as project manager for international tenders; in charge of technical, financial and legal due diligences.
Chief Finance & Marketing Officer and Board Member, Electra SA (Cape Verde Islands)
Led corporate takeover of Electra S.A. after acquisition of 51% of shares. Managed directors of finance, business development, HR, budget management, P&L, client services, and internal audits. Reduced commercial losses 30% and increased revenue collection 50%.
Finance Director, Aquapor SA
Oversaw financial, accounting, treasury and payroll functions for 4 affiliate companies providing aggregated wastewater and water treatment services to 200,000 customers, with turnover of €25 million. Served as Board Member for 2 affiliate companies; revised concession contracts.
Chief Finance & Marketing Officer and Board Member, Electra SA (Cape Verde Islands)
Oversaw strategic planning and all aspects of financial management for Cape Verde’s national power and water supplier with turnover of €63 million. Managed supervisory team overseeing finance, business development, client services and HR. Reduced commercial losses and thefts by 20%.
Chief Finance Officer & Board Member, Águas do Algarve SA
Established new investment decision-making and reporting processes and reviewed investment strategy for water and wastewater. Implementation of ISO 9001/14001, SA 8000, and OHSAS 18001 systems. Awarded Best Water & Wastewater Operator.
Chief Finance Officer & Board Member, Empresa Geral do Fomento SA.
Negotiated optimal terms with European Investment Bank to execute €208 million investment plan. Led bidding and acquisition of new waste collection contracts. Seized control of management for company’s largest and most profitable affiliate company.
Chief Executive Officer & Board Chairman, Algar SA.
Directed strategic planning, tariff strategy, investment planning, organisational transition and HR. Algar is the waste collection and treatment firm for Southern Portugal. Awarded Best Solid Waste Operator.
Senior Advisor of the Board
On Sabbatical leave to support my family move to Switzerland, after my wife has accepted a role as dermatologist senior consultant in the Inselspital and coordinator of the paediatric dermatology and genetic rare diseases here in Bern.
Senior Advisor to Board & Chairman, Empresa Geral do Fomento,SA
Served as Manager and Chairman of 3 multi-municipal companies responsible for waste management across 9% of Portuguese population throughout 18 municipalities, with combined turnover of over €14 million. Served as Chairman for 2 environmental remediation firms.
Industry Expertise
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Executive
- Chief Financial Officer
- Finance
- Utility Provider
- Public Private Partnerships in Water
- Energy Provider
- Water Management & Security
- Environment
- Desalination
- Multi-Stage Flash Distillation
- Reverse Osmosis
- Sea Water Desalinisation
- Water Supply
- Water Utility
- Bulk Water Transport
- Drinking Water Managment
- Urban Water Supply
- Financing
- Funding Partnerships
- Governance & Planning
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Water Governance
- Sector Reform
- Global Management
- Water Supply Regulation
- Regulatory
- Corporate Finance
- Economics
- Renewable Energy Power
- Recycling
- Mergers & Acquisition
- Solid Waste Disposal
- Sludge Treatment & Management
- Waste Incineration