{"id":24003,"date":"2025-02-25T14:55:25","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T14:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diasporaportuguesa.org\/?post_type=perfis&#038;p=24003"},"modified":"2026-10-20T15:17:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T15:17:57","slug":"andre-barbosa-de-melo","status":"publish","type":"perfis","link":"https:\/\/www.diasporaportuguesa.org\/en\/profile\/andre-barbosa-de-melo\/","title":{"rendered":"Andr\u00e9 Barbosa de Melo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Andr\u00e9 Melo is a passionate leader in business transformation, innovation, and sustainability within the real estate sector, with over two decades of international experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He is currently the Managing Director, UAE, for the Asset Management Business at Majid Al Futtaim, one of the Middle East\u2019s leading shopping mall and lifestyle destination operators.&nbsp;As Managing Director, Andr\u00e9 combines commercial and financial accountability with a strong focus on people leadership, stakeholder management, organizational transformation, and long-term portfolio growth.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout his career, Andr\u00e9 has led highly complex businesses and portfolios, with responsibility for managing assets valued at several billion dollars and for defining, prioritising, and delivering investment programmes for those assets. 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