Our Team

• University Lecturer at UEM (Public University) (1997-2008).
• Legal Advisor for the Board of Directors of Caminhos-de-Ferro de Moçambique (CFM – Mozambican National Ports & Railway Company) (1999-2007)
• Non-Executive Board Director for different ports and railway concessions, namely Corredor de Desenvolvimento do Norte (Nacala Port and Northern Railway) and Maputo Port (MPDC) (2003-2010)
• Executive Board Director of CFM (2007-2010)
• Project Director and Legal Executive at Portus Indico (2010-2011)
• CEO at MPDC (Jan 2012 – Present)

• SABMiller (Cervejas de Mocambique & Crown Beverages in Kenya) 10 years. Positions held: Finance Director – Kenya;
• Risk & Compliance Manager – CDM;
• Finance Manager – CDM;
• Management Accountant – CDM;
• Financial Accountant – CDM.
• Ernst & Young – 1 year, Audit Senior
• KPMG – 2 years, Audit Assistant

• Projects Coordinator at Coca Cola Sabco in Mozambique South Region – Machava Plant (2006-2007)
• Manufacturing Manager and Operation planning at The Coca Cola Sabco Mozambique North Region – Nampula Plant (2007-2009)
• Engineering Manager at The Coca Cola Sabco Mozambique South Region – Maputo Plant (2010-2011)
• Country Technical  trainer and Improvement projects coordinator at The Coca Cola Sabco Mozambique (2011-2012)
• Logistics Coordinator at Capital Star Steel (2012-2013)
• Logistics Manager at Cimentos de Moçambique (2013 – 2016)
• Senior Logistics Manager at MPDC (Jun 2016- May 2017)

• Jurist at José Caldeira e Associados (Aug 2004-Dec 2004)
• Commercial Manager and then Executive Manager at Moz Star (2005-2006)
• Legal Intern at E.G. Arghyrakis, London, UK (Jan 2007-Dec 2007)
• Commercial Assistance,Jurist, Insurance Coordinator (Feb 2008 – Dec 2008)
• Junior Legal and Insurance Advisor at MPDC (Jan 2009 – Dec 2009)
• Legal & Insurance Manager at MPDC (2010-2012)
• Commercial Manager: Legal & Contracts at MPDC (2012 – 2017)
• Commercial Director at MPDC (Jun 2017- current)

• Office Coordinator, Business Analyst, Human Resources Coordinator (last position), at Technoserve Moç. Inc. (1999-2008)
• HR and Administrative Manager at Matanuska Moç. (2008)
• Administrator at Energias Renováveis de Moçambique (2008-2010)
• Planning and Development Coordinator at MPDC (2010 – 2012 )
• Business Development Manager at MPDC (2012-2016)
• Port Authority Director  2016 (Current Position)

Frederico da Silva has a vast experience in the maritime industry. With over 28 years of experience, he has been involved in most of the sectors of this activity, from containers to dry bulk, from scientific vessels to commercial diving.

He has been the Harbour Master for the ports of Maputo and Matola since 2014.

• Cmc Di Ravenna (Construction company) 2 years. Position held: HR Technician
• Schweppes ( beverage)  5 years-  Positions held: HR Manager
• British American Tobacco(Tobacco)- 3 years- Position held- HR Coordinator
• Oxfam GB- 2 years- HR & Admin Manager
• MPDC- since 2007 up now- Positions held: HR Manager and HR Director

• CFM (Mozambique ports and Railways) 2 years. Positions held: Maintenance Engineer; Planning Engineer;
• GPZ ( Zambezi Valley Development Authority) 3 years. Position held: Infrastructure engineer; Project Coordinator – Songo /Tete
• SOGIR (Sociedade de Gestão Integrada de Recursos) – 1 year:
• Scott Wilson, 1 year. Position held: Assistant Resident Engineer – Maputo.
•  MPDC, 8 years; Positions held: Planning Engineer; Engineering Manager, Projects Executive

• Project Manager, at Soares da Costa Sarl (2000-2012)
• Engineering Manager, at MPDC (2012-2017)
• Chief Engineer, at MPDC (current position)