Marcelo Faria de Lima

Marcelo Faria de Lima is the Director at Sonae. Marcelo has over 25 years of experience in the IT industry. Marcelo started their career as an IT Technical Specialist at Maconde in February 1996 and then moved to Sonae Financial Services. In February 2001, they became the IT Infrastructure Director at Sonae and held that position until April 2011. In November 2010, they became a partner at Casa do Chocolate Vila do Conde, a private owned chocolate store. Marcelo held that position until June 2020 when they returned to Sonae as the Director.

Marcelo Faria de Lima has a Kaizen Certification from the Instituto Kaizen, an ITIL Certification from Mainroad, and an Advanced Negotiation certification from INSEAD. Marcelo also has a Licenciatura in Matemática e Ciências da Computação from Universidade do Minho and a Managing Director Program in Administração de Empresas from IESE Business School. Lastly, they have a Licentiate degree in Economia e Gestão Empresarial from Porto Business School.