Joao Felix Da Silva has extensive experience in leadership roles within the industrial sector, currently serving as the Conseiller du President at John Cockerill since July 2016, focusing on gigafactories for hydrogen. In addition, Joao holds the position of Executive President in the Industry Sector at the Conselho da Diáspora Portuguesa since January 2017 and has been a board member at CRMGroup during the same period. Joao has also held several significant chairman and president positions across multiple subsidiaries and partnerships, including Chairman of JV Tempro Cockerill, Oy Galvatek Ab, and John Cockerill India, as well as serving as Vice Chairman at CEB John Cockerill Group and President at EFR Groupe JohnCockerill between 2018 and 2022. Prior experience includes a tenure as CEO of ArcelorMittal Mediterranée from 2012 to 2016. Joao Felix Da Silva earned an Ingenieur Indusriel degree in Electromechanics from ISIH Belgium between 1976 and 1980.