About
Ricardo Pires is Chief Executive Officer at Semapa. He has experience in investment management, private equity, and venture capital, with expertise in negotiation, business planning, acquisitions, and capital markets. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Experience
- SemapaChief Executive Officercurrent2022 — presentLisbon, Portugal
- SemapaExecutive Board Member - Chief Investment Officer2014 — 2022Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
- SemapaChief of Staff of the Chairman and CEO2010 — 2014Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
- SemapaStrategy and New Business Development Manager2008 — 2010Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
- SecilChairmancurrent2022 — presentLisboa
- SecilNon Executive Board Member2015 — 2021Lisboa
- The Navigator CompanyChairman2022 — 2026Lisboa
- The Navigator CompanyNon Executive Board Member2015 — 2026Lisboa
- Semapa NextChairman2022 — 2026Lisboa
- Semapa NextChief Executive Officer2018 — 2021Lisboa
- SODIM, SGPS, SABoard Member2014 — 2026Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
- Universidade Católica PortuguesaM&A Professor at Master in Finance2020 — 2022Lisbon, Portugal
- Espírito Santo Investment Bank (BESI)Assistant Vice President2002 — 2008
- GTEConsultant2000 — 2001
- BDO PortugalConsultant1999 — 2000
Education
- Harvard Business SchoolPevc, Private equity and venture capital2018
- Harvard Business SchoolMaking corporate boards more effective, Corporate governance2017
- Singularity universityExecutive education2017
- Nova School of Business and EconomicsMBA, Management2001 — 2002
- Iscte - Instituto Universitário de LisboaEspecialização, Corporate Finance2000
- Universidade Católica PortuguesaManagement1993 — 1999
Skills & more
Strategy26Negotiation6Management2Team Management1Strategic Planning1Corporate Finance30Investment Banking15Management Consulting5Valuation8Acquisitions4Private Equity2Financial Modeling4
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Business StrategyMergers & AcquisitionsVenture CapitalCapital MarketsBusiness PlanningFinancial AnalysisInvestmentsPortfolio ManagementFinanceBusiness DevelopmentFrom Ricardo's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School1,777
Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins
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Also attended Nova School of Business and Economics103
Giorgio PastariniSenior Associate at P101 VenturesJosephine LuschInvestment Associate at Burda Principal InvestmentsAlasdair MitchellPortfolio Support at Giant Ventures Global LlpNoah FreyFinance Analyst at Emerald Technology Ventures AgEmin Taha CelikInvestment | Growth Funds at 212João BandeiraPrincipal, Infrastructure Software at Bright Pixel Capital
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Also attended Iscte - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa22
Carlos CostaPartner at Valor Capital GroupLaurens W. A. AsamoahFundraising Manager at SpeedinvestPedro RosaImpact Partner at Fresco CapitalSofia SantosPartner at FaberRui RodriguesPartner at Indico Capital PartnersMarta FernandesFinancial Controller at Indico Capital Partners
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Also attended Universidade Católica Portuguesa42
José Guerreiro de SousaSenior Advisor at Armilar Venture PartnersJoão Gonçalves PereiraAdvisor (Portugal) at CV LabsAntonio BejaAdvisor (Global) at CV LabsHugo Gonçalves PereiraFounder, Venture Partner & IC Member at Shilling VCJoão Coelho BorgesFounder & IC Member at Shilling VCRicardo JacintoManaging Partner at Shilling VC
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Shared employers
Also worked at The Navigator Company4
Also worked at Semapa Next3
Also worked at Universidade Católica Portuguesa2
Also worked at Espírito Santo Investment Bank (BESI)5
Colleagues at Semapa Next
Adriana Costa
Office Manager at Semapa Next
Assunção Magalhães
Investor at Semapa Next
Carolina Ramos Rato
Investor at Semapa Next
Daniel Nascimento
Principal at Semapa Next
Grégoire Viat
Principal at Semapa Next
Hugo Augusto
CEO at Semapa Next
Lasse Husby
Investor at Semapa Next
Laura Barbas
Investor at Semapa Next















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