André is a Dubai-based partner who leads the firm’s Transportation and Advanced Industrials Practice as well as the Performance Transformation Practice across India, the Middle East, and Africa (IMEA). He is also a core member of the IMEA management committee.
With more than 18 years of strategy consulting experience, André advises heads of state, ministers, shareholders, boards, and senior executives across public and private sectors in over 20 countries spanning Europe, the Americas, and IMEA.
He helps organizations achieve lasting impact through innovative strategies and large-scale transformations.
André’s work spans a wide range of sectors, with particular depth in aviation, surface transportation, infrastructure, advanced industrials, manufacturing, defense, and government.
The real impact goes way beyond the immediate project results and what you deliver. It is when people still remember you five years down the road by the important contribution that you have made to their business
Within transportation and infrastructure, he has guided national strategies, led major privatizations and corporatizations in aviation, supported the development of new airlines and airports, and overseen large-scale transformation programs for airlines, airports, roads, rail, and port operators. He has also led multiple initiatives focused on economic enablement and investment attraction.
Beyond transportation and infrastructure, André has advised governments and private corporations in advanced industrials and manufacturing across both civilian and defense sectors. He has led major programs to optimize spending and improve efficiency across ministries and state-owned enterprises.
He holds an MBA from IESE Business School, completed executive education programs at INSEAD and Wharton, and earned a management degree from the Portuguese Catholic University. A native Portuguese speaker, André is fluent in English and Spanish.
Outside of work, he enjoys skiing, tennis, and padel.