Information published on 20 January 2015 in the UIC electronic newsletter "UIC eNews" Nr 432.

Portugal: new Chairman of the Board of Directors of REFER

  • News from UIC members

Portugal’s Council of Ministers meeting of 31 December 2014 appointed the new Board of Directors of REFER and approved the Board of Directors of the Portuguese Road Authority (EP), with effect from 1 January 2015.

Following the adoption on 3 April 2014 of the Strategic Plan for Transport and Infrastructure (PETI3 +), which sets out, inter alia, the creation of a single transport infrastructure management company in Portugal, the Council made the following Director appointments:

• Dr Antonio Ramalho as Chairman of the Board of Directors of both companies

• Eng José Ribeiro dos Santos as Vice President and Member of REFER EP, and Dr José Serrano Gordo as Vice President of the Portuguese Road Authority and Member of REFER

Also appointed as Members of the Board of Directors of both companies are Eng Vanda Nogueira, Dr Alberto Diogo, Dr José Carlos Osorio and Dr Adriano Rafael Moreira.

UIC expresses its warmest congratulations to Mr Dr Antonio Ramalho on his appointment and conveys its very best wishes.

(Source: REFER)