Portugal
João Líbano Monteiro
Founder & Chairman
João Líbano Monteiro
Founder & ChairmanLíbano 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.
Vítor Cunha
Partner & CEO
Vítor Cunha
Partner & CEOGraduated 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.
Maria João Soares
Managing Director
Maria João Soares
Managing DirectorSoares 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.
José Manuel Pessanha
Head of International Markets
José Manuel Pessanha
Head of International MarketsPessanha 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.
Claudia Vieira Borges
Head of Public Affairs
Claudia Vieira Borges
Head of Public AffairsVieira 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.
José Barata
Head of Financial Communication
José Barata
Head of Financial CommunicationBarata 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.
Afonso Vaz Pinto
Communication Consultant
Afonso Vaz Pinto
Communication ConsultantPinto 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.
António Vasconcelos Moreira
Communication Consultant
António Vasconcelos Moreira
Communication ConsultantMoreira 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.
Célia Silva
Head of Administration and Finance
Célia Silva
Head of Administration and FinanceGraduated in Public Relations at Escola Superior de Comunicação Social, she started her professional activity at EXPO’98 in the fields of Operations, Tourism and Marketing. In 2003 she joined the JLMA team as an Administration Advisor. She is currently responsible for the Administrative and Financial area.
Genira Lima
Digital Communication Consultant
Genira Lima
Digital Communication ConsultantGraduated 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.
Manuel Louro
Communication Consultant
Manuel Louro
Communication ConsultantLouro 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.
Maria Roquete
Communication & Public Affairs Consultant
Maria Roquete
Communication & Public Affairs ConsultantGraduated in Political Science by Sciences Po Paris, Roquete holds a Masters in “International Public Management” from the Paris School of International Affairs of Sciences Po Paris. She also studied at King’s College London.Roquete started her professional career at the OECD in Paris, where she was part of the African Economic Outlook research team. She also worked at Boury Tallon & Associés, a Parisian lobbying and public affairs office. She joined JLM&A in 2015 and since, she has accumulated experience in the education, environment, science, energy and technology fields, while working in corporate communications and public affairs.
Paulo Pinto Mascarenhas
Communication Consultant
Paulo Pinto Mascarenhas
Communication ConsultantGraduated 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.
Pedro Rodrigues
Communication & Public Affairs Consultant
Pedro Rodrigues
Communication & Public Affairs ConsultantRodrigues 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.
Salvador Silveira
Junior Communication Consultant
Salvador Silveira
Junior Communication ConsultantSilveira 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.
Susana Marques
Administrative Assistant
Susana Marques
Administrative AssistantMarques 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 Bettencourt
Digital Communication Consultant
Vasco Bettencourt
Digital Communication ConsultantGraduated 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. He joined JLM&A in 2017 and since he has led the digital platforms area, working on presence, strategy and content production for clients in the field.