Member of Zeitreel’s Executive Committee since 2016, Francisco Sousa Pimentel takes over as Chief Operating Officer of MO. He has over 20 years of international experience in commercial and financial areas in Europe, Latin America and Africa.
As COO of MO, he works daily to affirm the brand in the top 3 of fashion retailers in Portugal, while building a relevant European business of category management textile for food operators.
Before joining the Sonae group in 2013 as International Development Director of Sonae SR, he developed most of his career between the Lisbon, Madrid and São Paulo offices of McKinsey & Company, as Associate Partner, having also short stints in Investment Banking at Deutsche Bank and in Asset Management at FUTOP.
He holds a degree in Management from the Faculty of Economics of the University of Porto, an MBA from Harvard Business School and an Executive Program from Stanford University.
Francisco enjoys getting involved in supporting academic institutions and start-ups, being a wine curious, a fan of the peace that diving brings, and a proud father of 4 boys.