Shopping centre specialist Sonae Sierra has announced that Fernando Guedes de Oliveira took over as CEO at the beginning of April following the departure of Álvaro Portela.

Shopping centre specialist Sonae Sierra has announced that Fernando Guedes de Oliveira took over as CEO at the beginning of April following the departure of Álvaro Portela.

Fernando Guedes de Oliveira is now responsible for the global coordination of the company’s activities and strategy, and will also directly supervise the areas of Corporate Communication, Human Resources, Sustainability and Marketing & Innovation.

With Sonae Sierra since 1991, he was appointed Development Manager for Europe in 1991, and in 2000 was invited to the Board of Directors of Sonae Sierra SGPS, SA as Executive Director, responsible for Expansion, Developments, Design and Architecture of Shopping Centres in Europe.

Previously, he was responsible for the global management of projects such as ViaCatarina Shopping, in Porto and Centro Vasco da Gama, in Lisbon. In March 2009, when the departure of Portela was announced, he was appointed Deputy CEO of Sonae Sierra, with direct responsibilities over the Sustainability Office.