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Francisco Duarte da Silva Bettencourt Regional Director for Mobility
Biographical Note

Born in Santo António do Pico,  municipality of São Roque do Pico, on December 17, 1968.

Degree in Business Organisation and Management from the University of the Azores, specialising in Finance and Commercial areas;

Postgraduate degree in Public Management from the University of the Azores.

At Eletricidade dos Açores, S.A., he was responsible for Strategic Planning and Management Control, Marketing, Call Centre and Commercial Cycle, Quality and Organisational Development and Training (1993 to 2008);

He held the position of Head of Operations (Operations and Maintenance), having been responsible for Strategic Planning and Internal Audit and Innovation at Portos dos Açores, S.A. (2008-2022);

He was Executive Member (2022/2023) and President of the Board of Directors (2023/2024) of Atlânticoline, S.A.;

He coordinated Portos dos Açores, S.A. in the European projects COSTA - LNG (2012/2014), GAINN4MoS - LNG (2015/2019) and EALING - Onshore Power Supply (2020-2022);

He served as President of the Azores Regional Delegation of the Portuguese Economists' Association (2022 to 2024).

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