Morais now GE Angola main man

Morais

General Electric (www.GE.com) has announced the appointment of Jaime Morais as its Angola country leader, a positionin which he will play a pivotal role in steering the next phase of strategy and growth of GE Angola.

Based in Luanda, he will lead the development of diverse programs with public and private sector projects and partnerships in Angola.

Commenting on the appointment, Farid Fezoua, President and CEO, General Electric Africa, reiterated GE’s commitment to work together with governments and the private sector in order to develop public private partnerships and sustainable outcome-based solutions.

“Empowering decision-making at a local level is at the core of our strategy in Africa. We believe that the appointment of Jaime is a further step in making our Africa vision a reality. We are also glad to bring on board someone with the experience and passion to continue to drive our Angola growth,” he said.

Morais, a graduate in Economic Sciences by Agostinho Neto University in Luanda, joined GE in February 2015 and has more than 30 years of experience in establishing and directing global projects and teams in finance, strategy, supply chain and localization.

Earlier in his career, he worked as a TV news anchor for the Angolan Public Television Station (TPA), and he will be part of the GE Africa Leadership Team.

“I’m very excited to take on this role leading GE’s growth in Angola. While we see many challenges we also envisage enormous opportunities. I look forward to working with all GE stakeholders to ensure GE’s continued growth and success in Angola,” Morais said.