Maria João Mileu
YOUTH

I’m a Senior Executive, with long-term experience in consulting, corporate setups, and top leadership in financial and technological Companies. Focused on delivering high value to all stakeholders and impact positively all teams I work with.

As a professional, with 30 years of experience, having held various C-Level positions, I assumed different professional challenges at different companies, such as : Grupo Ageas Portugal, an insurance company, as Business Advisor (2018 - Present); CEO at PKNOA (3 years) - a Portuguese startup that is developing DataSonar, big data analytics platform; Head of the Strategic and the Organization Departments at Grupo Banco Espírito Santo / Novo Banco (10 years) – one of the top 3 Portuguese Financial Groups; General Manager at SIBS Processes (3 years) - company to ensure the running of the back-office banking operations for the entire national banking system; Associate Partner Andersen Consulting / Accenture (15 years) - international consulting company.

I've expertise and skills in corporate governance; strategic business vision and results orientation; leadership and decision-making; business process and sales leadership; efficiency and costs reduction; outsourcing deals and organizational transformation programs leadership.

Characterized by people in my network as an excellent communicator, with strong abilities to establish professional and personal relationships, I strive to dedicate part of my time in pro bono activities to support the various causes that have an impact on creating a more sustainable society.

Through PWN Lisbon (European Professional Women´s Network), in addition to being a newly elected board member, I lead the YOUTH PROGRAM, focused on young women (25-35), helping them develop their self-awareness, personal & professional branding, communication & network and leadership skills. I’m also participating, as a mentor, in the Mentoring Program.

I am a passionate person about traveling, cultivating relationships with different cultures and people, and sport, which is an integral part of my daily agenda.

Mother of a 28-year-old beautiful girl.