Name: José Alfredo Saraiva Mendes
Age: 59 (born 10th November 1942)
Family: Married; 3 children age 31, 30, 28
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Diplomed Ingenieur (telecommunications) by Instituto Superior Técnico of the Technical University of Lisbon (six years full-time course); expert in industrial management by Ordem dos Engenheiros
- Post - graduation degree by University of Navarra (one year part-time course)
Languages: English, French, Italian and Spanish currently spoken and written; basic knowledge of German
Telecommunications
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Retired officer of the Signal Corps, Corps of Engineers with the grade of Full Colonel
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Professor of Telecommunications at the University of Luanda (1968-1970) and at the Portuguese Military Academy (1973-1978);
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Technical and Operations Director of Radiotelevisão Portuguesa - RTP from 1974 through 1976;
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Executive Director of the Board of CPRM from 1976 through 1987 in charge of the network operation, and the management and negotiation of international projects in the field of submarine cables and satellite;
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Executive Director of the Board of the Portuguese PTT (CTT) from 1978 through 1981 with operational responsibility for the areas of Industrial and International Relations and frequency management and supervision;
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Representative of the Minister of Communications in the National Board of Telecommunications, from 1981 through 1986;
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Chairman of a Commission (CEIT) appointed by the Portuguese Government (1984) to recommend a new broadcasting organisation in Portugal;
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Managing Director of Alcatel Portugal from 1987 through 1995;
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Non executive Director of the Board of INETI (state Research Institute to support R&D in Industry) from 1993 through 1996;
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CEO of Portugal Telecom Internacional from 1996 through 1998;
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Executive Director of the Board of OPTEP (ONI) (March 1998 through March 1999).
Energy
- Non executive Director of the Board of Petrogal from 1995 through 1998;
- Executive Director of the Board of GDP (Gás de Portugal), Transgás and Galp in charge of Gas Distribution (NG and LPG) from March 1998 through May 2002.
Other
- Chairman of APDC (Portuguese Association for the Development of Communications) (1987 - 1990);
- Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce Portugal - PR China from 1996 through 1998
