Chairman of the Board of Directors

José Manuel Pereira Ribeiro, 50 years old, married, two children, Mayor of Valongo since 2013. Degree in International Relations, with an MBA in Business Management - specialization in Marketing from the Catholic University of Porto. He belongs to the senior staff of the Agency for Investment and Foreign Trade of Portugal (AICEP).

Chairman of the Executive Board of the Association of Municipalities Parque das Serras do Porto
President of the Portuguese Network of Participatory Municipalities
Member of the Executive Council of the Association of Municipalities Corredor do Rio Leça
Effective member of the Plenary of the Economic and Social Council
Vice-President of the Permanent Specialized Commission for Economic and Social Policy - CEPES
UCLG Policy Advisor – United Cities and Local Governments (since 2020)
Effective member of the General Council of the National Association of Portuguese Municipalities
Non-executive director of the Board of Directors of LIPOR
Member of the Board of the OIDP (International Observatory for Participatory Democracy)
National Defense Auditor
German Marshall Fund Scholarship
Member of the Advisory Boards of the Media Regulatory Entities (ERC), Energy Services (ERSE), Water and Waste Services (ERSAR), the Insurance Institute of Portugal (ISP);
Member of the Social Council of the Faculty of Economics and Business Sciences of Lusíada North.
Commercial Director of ANIVEC (2004 – 2006)
President and General Director of the Consumer Institute/General Directorate of the Consumer (2007 – 2009);
Guest Professor at IPAM (2009 – 2011)
Member of the Assembly of the Republic X (2006-2007) and XI Legislatures (2009-2011)