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jOãO BAPTISTA - President, Nordics, Southern Europe and South America

In August 2012, João was appointed President of CGI’s operations in the Nordics, Southern Europe and South America.

He previously held the role of CEO Northern and Central Europe at Logica since January 2010. Prior to that, he served as CEO International since September 2008 when he became a member of Logica's Executive Committee.

João joined Logica from Portugal Telecom, where he was the Chairman and CEO of PT Investimentos Internacionais (Portugal Telecom's international operation). He was also a member of their Executive Committee and main Board of Directors. Prior to joining Portugal Telecom in 2006, João was Vice-President of the global telecommunications team at Booz Allen Hamilton, Global Leader for Technology, Information, Communications and Entertainment (TICE) at Marsh & McLennan, and Managing Director at Mercer Management Consulting.

João initially trained as a Mechanical Engineer complemented with a post-graduate degree in Energy Management at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. He later earned an MBA at Stanford University. He has 30 years of international experience in engineering, consultancy, technology, telecommunications and media throughout most of the EU, the United States, Brazil, Asia-Pacific and sub-Saharan Africa. 

João was raised in Portugal and spent 10 years in Switzerland, two years in the United States, and the past 25 years in the UK. He has written numerous articles and conference papers on the communications industry and co-authored the book Grow to be Great, which focuses on growth strategies (Free Press). João is also a Trustee of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and chairs its Audit Committee.