João Guedes Vaz
- Managing Partner, Portugal
- Global Leader, Leadership Consulting
+351 21 318 33 00
joao.guedes.vaz@boyden.com
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João Guedes Vaz is a highly regarded leadership and business transformation specialist focused on strategic change in fast-paced, highly competitive environments. With over twenty years as an executive in multi-cultural and multinational organisations, João has worked with some of the largest companies in Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa across of a variety of sectors. Joao leads Portugal’s leadership consulting services and partners across the firm working with clients in developing high performing teams.
Professional Focus
- More than twenty years in leading professional services firms leading transformation programs with companies across Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa
- Deep sector expertise includes engineering & construction, industrial and consumer business, utilities, energy & resources, financial services and media & telecommunications
- Extensive experience in leading innovation and transformation with multi-cultural and multinational organizations
- Fluent in Portuguese, English and Spanish
Business Expertise
- Served as an Executive Director of the Elevolution Group SGPS, SA and Cisec
- Served as Partner and led Africa People & Change advisory services, KPMG
- Associate Partner, Human Capital Consulting Leader, Deloitte
- Senior Manager, Leadership Services at a leading global executive search firm
- Manager, Management Consulting, Accenture
Sector Expertise
- Engineering & Construction
- Retail and Consumer Business
- Energy
- Professional Services
- Financial Services
Education & Certifications
- Completed the Leading Digital Business Transformation program at IMD
- IELTS Academic, Cambridge University
- Executive Coaching, Escola Europeia de Coaching
- B.Sc. Systems Engineering, Universidade do Minho
- First Certificate in English, Cambridge University
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