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José Miguel Benlisman Schorcht da Silva Pessanha

Current positions

Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of ATLANTICO

Chairman of the Audit and Internal Control Commission of ATLANTICO

Cumulatively, he is a Member of the Board of Directors and Chief Risk Officer (CRO) of Banco Comercial Português, S.A.; Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Millennium BCP AGEAS Grupo Segurador, SGPS, S.A, Ocidental - Companhia Portuguesa de Seguros de Vida, S.A. and AGEAS - Sociedade Gestora de Fundos de Pensões, S.A.; Member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Audit and Internal Control Commission of Internacional Bank of Mozambique, S.A., and Member of the Supervisory Board of Bank Millennium, S.A. (Poland).


Relevant professional experience

His career in the financial sector began in 1982, as a financial services consultant at Banco Espírito Santo.


Academic Background

Degree in Economics from Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics (Portugal)

Master's degree in Operations Research from Instituto Superior Técnico (Portugal)

Master's degree in Economics from the Université Catholique de Louvain (France)

Eureka Programme by INSEAD (France)