José António de Bivar Xavier

José António de Bivar Xavier has extensive experience in finance and leadership roles. José António has worked as Director & EMEA Finance Controller at Cyient since 2023. Prior to that, they served as Chief Financial Officer at Celfinet starting in 2014. Their earlier roles include General Manager at Ongoing Strategy Investments from 2009 to 2014, Segment Finance Director and Director of Finance and HR at Hikma Pharmaceuticals from 2000 to 2009, and Finance Director at Axima and Omron Electronics in earlier years.

José António de Bivar Xavier completed a Master's degree in Financial Auditing from ISCAL-Lisbon Accounting and Business School in 1993. José António then pursued a Post Graduation in Business and Finance from Instituto Superior de Tecnologias Empresariais in 1997. In 2009, they attended Universidade Católica Portuguesa for an Executive Management program. In 2013, they obtained a Master's in Management from Instituto Superior de Gestão, along with a certification in Spanish from Instituto Cervantes. Furthermore, in 2014, they received additional certifications in Financial Markets from Coursera and YALE UNIVERSITY.