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Líbano Monteiro attended the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon. He enrolled in press and radio journalism very early on and has built a strong and extensive professional experience in the leadership of communications within the Government of Portugal as well as a specialized path in the business. In 1998 Líbano Monteiro founded JLM&A and established an international network of partnerships, leading to JLM&A’s internationalization with the of opening offices in Angola and Mozambique.

Graduated in Communication Sciences, Cunha began his professional career as a journalist, a practice that he perfected for over 14 years. He has worked as a writer and editor in the sections of economics, society and politics. Later, he worked as deputy director of the weekly “O Independente” and “Euroticias”. He also collaborated in various publications and blogs such as the monthly discussion magazine “Atlântico” or the daily “i”. He currently writes a monthly column in the specialized magazine “Meios e Publicidade”. Vítor Cunha has a long experience as a public relations consultant. From the financial sector to healthcare, technology or industry, he has worked with multinationals and institutions in stocks in markets such as the UK, India or Brazil. He joined JLM&A in 2004 and is a board member and shareholder of the company. He also integrates the board of directors of JLM&A Mozambique and JLM&A Angola.

Soares holds a degree in economics from Universidade Nova de Lisboa, and a postgraduate degree in journalism from the London School of Journalism. Soares started her career at Banco BPI and later decided to dedicate to economic journalism. She worked as journalist at Canal de Negócios at SIC Noticias for 10 years and took part in the launch of the channel as well as at Jornal de Negócios, where she coordinated the online edition. Soares worked as a press officer in the Cabinet of the Minister of Finance in 2001/2002. She has been part of JLM&Associados since 2009, having accumulated experience with clients from the most diverse fields of business such as finance, health, science, environment, infrastructure and education. Soares was assigned to the position of Managing Director of the company in January 2021.

Vieira holds a degree in Law and was founder, pivot and journalist of SIC and SIC Notícias, being also the author of several programs in SIC, SIC Noticias and RTP (Clinical Files, Health Centre), of publications in the area of health and fiction as well as a contributor to Visão magazine. Subsequently, she was an advisor to the Minister of Health, coordinating the communication of the Ministry, General Directions, Institutes and SNS. She is a senior advisor to JLM&A and Head of Public Affairs. Throughout her career Vieira has developed several technical skills in communication and specific training to carry out media training programs.

Pessanha holds a degree in management and a master’s degree in finance from the Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics. He started his career at Deloitte as an auditor in the Technology, Media & Telecommunications division.He joined JLM&A in 2013, and has been responsible for the company’s international expansion ever since, which started with the opening of the Maputo office that he led until 2017. Pessanha has extensive experience in communication and public affairs, with a particular focus on the energy, finance, industry and diplomacy fields.He is currently the head of international markets and partnerships at JLM&A.

Maria holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s degree in international public management from the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po Paris). She also attended the Department of European Studies at King’s College London. She began her professional career at the OECD in Paris, where she was part of the research team for the African Economic Outlook. She also worked at Boury Tallon & Associés, a Parisian lobbying and public affairs firm. In 2015, she joined JLM&A, accumulating extensive experience in communications and public affairs in different sectors, namely, education, environment, science, energy and technology. In 2023, she joined unicorn Bolt as Public Policy Manager for Portugal, returning to JLMA in 2024 to lead the public affairs department.

Graduated in Marketing Management from the Instituto Superior de Comunicação Empresarial, Bettencourt has also worked within the Department of Internal Communication. He was part of the omnichannel strategy team at uppOut, a marketing agency specializing in online and offline concept creation.

Joined JLM&A in 2017 to lead the Digital department, focusing on clients social media presence, strategy, and content production. Since 2022, also responsible for developing the Monitoring & Data Intelligence unit.

He is currently the Director of Digital Communications and Data Intelligence at JLM&A, responsible for managing both areas in synergy.

Pinto holds a Degree in Political Science and a Master Degree in African Studies. He worked as journalist at “Semanário” and “Diário Económico”. He has also worked for the multinational “Es-Ko International” where, from Uganda, he worked in the UN’s peace operation in Congo and Sudan. Also in Africa, he has participated in humanitarian missions and social actions in Mozambique. Afonso joined JLM&A in 2007, where he worked in media relations, public relations, crisis management, image and strategy. He was country manager at JLM&A Moçambique for three years. Pinto worked for many years in crisis management developing the field for JLM&A, creating protocols and procedures and the Media and Social Media Crisis Management Guide both in Portugal and in Mozambique. He also leaded many restructuring projects for different companies and made several training sessions in Media Crisis Management.

Moreira holds a degree in Law by the Lisbon University Faculty of Law and an MBA from the Australian Catholic University, he joined Jornal Económico in 2018, covering the areas of banking, companies, financial markets and real estate.He joined JLM&AA in 2021 and since he has accumulated experience in the infrastructure concessions and mobility sectors, performing roles in external, internal and digital corporate communication.

Graduated in Applied Foreign Languages by the Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris 3, Lima also studied at the Marangoni Institute where she specialized in Digital Marketing and Luxury Communication and more recently at IADE, where she completed a postgraduate course in branding. Lima started her professional career within editions such as Vogue Portugal and Telva, where she integrated the newsrooms and production teams. She has also worked at MPS, an online sales startup, where she led the digital marketing and commercial content production team.She joined JLM&A in 2019, where she gained experience in the fields of digital positioning for institutions and executives, corporate communications and cross media strategies at a corporate level.

With a degree in Social and Cultural Communication Studies from Universidade Católica Portuguesa. In 2015, she started working in the field of communication consultancy and social media management at LPM Comunicação. In the same year, she joined the founding team of NewsMuseum and remained associated with the project as executive coordinator until February 2018. Between 2018 and 2023, Portugal worked as a communications advisor for the Portuguese Government, in the cabinets of the Secretary of State for Citizenship and Equality and the Secretary of State for Digitalisation and Administrative Modernisation.

Barata studied Law at Universidade Livre, he later started his career as a journalist with passages at O Dia, Século and Diário de Notícias, in which he worked as an economics editor. In 1991 he joined Reuters to serve as editor-in-chief at the news agency’s Lisbon office where he launched the Domestic Service in Portuguese. He has developed a set of partnerships with TSF radio and SIC Notícias and is responsible for providing daily commentary on the evolution of the financial markets. In 2006 he was distinguished as ‘Best Journalist in Investor Relations’ by Deloitte, Diário Económico and Semanário Económico. Barata joined JLM&A in 2007.

Louro holds a degree in Social and Cultural Communication by the Catholic University of Lisbon, and a postgraduate degree in Multiplatform Journalism by the Universidade Nova de Lisboa. He joined JLM&A in 2019. Previously, he worked as a journalist for O Observador, in general information; in the economics section of Jornal “I”and Sol weekly; and in the Mundo section of the Público newspaper, where he worked mainly on Brazilian, Spanish, North American and PALOP politics.

Graduated in Journalism from the School of Communication and Media Studies (ESCS), she holds a master’s degree in Portuguese Economy and International Integration from the Higher Institute of Labour and Business Sciences (ISCTE) and a postgraduate degree in Tax Law from the Lisbon’s Faculty of Law (FDL).

Nádia worked as a journalist at Lusa for almost a decade, focusing on economics, particularly macroeconomics and taxation. In 2018, she joined the Portuguese Public Finance Council (CFP) team, where she played relevant media and communication advisory roles. Nádia has experience in political communication, having served as an advisor at the Ministry of Modernization of the State and Public Administration (2019 to 2022) and at the Ministry of Finance (2022 to 2024). She is currently a communication consultant at JLM&A, primarily working in the financial markets sector.

Graduated in Political Science by the Catholic University, Mascarenhas graduated in International Relations at Lusíada. A journalist since 1991, he started at the weekly O Independente, where he was editor of Sociedade and Internacional and then general editor. Assistant to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers and parliamentary advisor between 2003 and 2005, he was the director of the magazine “Atlântico”, a contributor to TVI and columnist for Jornal de Negócios, Grande Repórter and columnist for the daily “I” and Correio da Manhã, where he participated in the establishment of CMTV. Mascarenhas integrated JLM&A in 2014, where he supports clients from a diverse set of fields, such as healthcare, finance, culture and education.

Rodrigues attended the Escola Superior de Jornalismo do Porto, he holds a postgraduate degree in Journalism by the Universidade Moderna and a postgraduate degree in Medical and Health Journalism by the Universidade Lusófona. He was a journalist in the national newspapers A Capital, at 24horas, as well as in the specialized newspapers Notícias Médicas, Anamnesis and Tempo Medicina. Rodrigues was also a contributor to the publications Cinemania, Viver com Saúde, Lisboaem and Vida Mundial.Since 2010 he has been a communications consultant at JLM&A, where he has followed projects in the areas of Health – in particular in the areas of Visual Health and the Pharmaceutical Industry, Logistics, Technology and Consumer Electronics, Education and Homeland Security.

Raul holds a bachelor’s degree in sciences of communication and is finishing the second year of the master’s degree in strategic management of public Relations, at ESCS. He did an internship at ADBD Communicare, in 2020, where he worked in digital marketing, media relations, and clipping. He joined JLM&A in August 2022, where he is developing expertise in the crisis management area, media relations, and clipping

Rita has a degree in Law from the University of Lisbon and a post-graduate degree in Communication Sciences from the Portuguese Catholic University. She began her professional career in newsrooms such as Visão magazine and Global Media Group. She joined JLM&A in 2023.

Silveira holds a degree in Communication Sciences by the Higher Institute of Social and Political Sciences of the University of Lisbon.He started his career at TAYLOR, the communication agency of the YoungNetwork Group, and later joined JLM&A, where he mainly works in the fields of investigation, research and data collection, as well as media contacts.

Marques holds a degree in Business Communication from the Instituto Superior de Comunicação Empresarial. She started her career at ICEP, in the area of Internal Communication and Public Relations and later as a Marketing technician, with a brief stint in the editorial staff of the «Digital Diary». She has been with JLM&A since 2001.

Vasco holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and a master’s degree in business management from ISCTE. He started his career in Teixeira Duarte’s Trademarketing and New Products team. For 5 years he was Head of Innovation & Marketing at Multilem, having moved to the agency side in 2020 as Digital Marketing Strategy Consultant at Convert and Head of Marketing at Grupo Republica 45. During this period, Vasco completed several training courses in the IT area, including training at Codecademy in Data Science, and CodeWithMosh in SQL. In 2022, he joins JLM&A as Head of Digital Transformation, helping to launch the Business Intelligence department.