We are pleased to announce the CEOTALKS@EEG with José Vilas Boas Ferreira (Valerius Group).
The seminar will held on 11th October at 17:30, in the School of Economics and Management - room 0.03, University of Minho.
The language in this session is Portuguese.
José Manuel Vilas Boas Ferreira, after 30 years
of experience in the textile industry, is currently the Chairman of the Valerius Group, which comprises companies in the industrial sectors: Textiles,
Footwear, Cellulose and Automobile. Throughout his career, he held the position
of Industrial Director of Araujo & IrmãosTexteis, a textile company that
specialises in fashion. He was the co-creator of the Inoveplastika project, SA
– development and production of plastic spare parts for the automotive sector
and subsequently acquired the Valerius Texteis SA, the Ambar Ideias no Papel
and the Fabrica de Calçado Campeão Português. He has been invested Commander of
the Business Enterprise Credit Order, Merit Industrial Class, conferred by His
Excellency the President of the Portuguese Republic on 27 March 2015.
Valerius Group assembles several companies
such as Valérius (textile), Camport (footwear), Ambar (cellulose),
Inoveplastika and Henfilgon (automobile). From 2015 onwards the Group has
increased 76% the number of its employees, and it currently employs about of
800 workers. Its business volume, in 2018, has reached 75 million euros and its
investment has been 25 million euros, which corresponds to a 56% growth in the
turnover when the investment more than tripled as compared to the year of
2015.
All are welcome!
Deadline for registration: October, 9th 2018