Mercer Portugal has appointed Rodrigo Simões de Almeida as CEO, effective from 5 April.
Simões de Almeida’s most recent role was as CEO of March Portugal. With over 20 years of experience in the financial sector, Simões de Almeida has spent a large part of his career at the former Banco Espírito Santo. He held various positions of responsibility in Portugal, Switzerland and Spain, where he was a member of the executive committee and assumed the position of general director of corporate banking.
He has a degree in Business Management from Universidade Católica Portuguesa and has undertaken several Management Development Programs carried out both in Spain, at the IESE Business School, and in France at the Insead Business School - Fontaineblau. Since 2011 he has also been vice-president of the Hispano-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce.
He succeeds Diogo Alarcão, who has served in the role since 2006.
Latest News
-
Three French pension funds ‘still support’ fossil fuel expansion
-
UK DB funding levels remain strong in June; individual companies funding levels vary
-
Dutch PGGM and UniCredit Bulbank strike €2.1bn risk sharing deal
-
Savings and investment accounts ‘risk undermining’ occupational pension systems, EC warned
-
'Typical' Sampension customer receives 3.4% return in H1, amid great unpredictability
-
France’s ERAFP adopts biodiversity policy and strengthens climate commitments
Podcast: Stepping up to the challenge
In the latest European Pensions podcast, Natalie Tuck talks to PensionsEurope chair, Jerry Moriarty, about his new role and the European pension policy agenda
Podcast: The benefits of private equity in pension fund portfolios
The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, in which stock markets have seen increased volatility, combined with global low interest rates has led to alternative asset classes rising in popularity. Private equity is one of the top runners in this category, and for good reason.
In this podcast, Munich Private Equity Partners Managing Director, Christopher Bär, chats to European Pensions Editor, Natalie Tuck, about the benefits private equity investments can bring to pension fund portfolios and the best approach to take.
In this podcast, Munich Private Equity Partners Managing Director, Christopher Bär, chats to European Pensions Editor, Natalie Tuck, about the benefits private equity investments can bring to pension fund portfolios and the best approach to take.
Mitigating risk
BNP Paribas Asset Management’s head of pension solutions, Julien Halfon, discusses equity hedging with Laura Blows
© 2019 Perspective Publishing Privacy & Cookies
Recent Stories