{"id":25605,"date":"2025-10-27T15:56:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T15:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diasporaportuguesa.org\/?post_type=perfis&p=25605"},"modified":"2026-10-30T15:39:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T15:39:41","slug":"maria-manuela-da-costa-pardal","status":"publish","type":"perfis","link":"https:\/\/www.diasporaportuguesa.org\/en\/profile\/maria-manuela-da-costa-pardal\/","title":{"rendered":"Maria Manuela da Costa Pardal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Maria Manuela da Costa Pardal is an executive with over 30 years of experience in leadership, strategic management, supply chain, logistics and operations, having built her career in leading organisations across the automotive, aerospace and consumer goods sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She currently serves as Supply Chain Director for the Americas at Visteon, a multinational automotive company headquartered in the United States, and is based in Chihuahua, Mexico. She is responsible for leading the supply chain across the Americas, covering the United States, Mexico and Brazil, continuing an international career marked by the management of complex operations and strategic leadership across different sectors and markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Throughout her career, she has held several senior positions, including Infrastructure Director at TAAG \u2013 Angola Airlines, where she was responsible for key areas related to the airline\u2019s modernisation and operational efficiency during a significant period of transformation, particularly the transfer of operations to Dr. Ant\u00f3nio Agostinho Neto International Airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her career also includes experience at organisations such as Unilever, Lu\u00eds Sim\u00f5es and Embraer, consolidating an international career that combines strategic vision, multidisciplinary team leadership, operational transformation and the development of efficient and resilient supply chains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maria Manuela da Costa Pardal has served as Portugal\u2019s World Advisor since October 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":28053,"template":"","meta":[],"grupo":[281],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nMaria Manuela da Costa Pardal - Conselho da Di\u00e1spora Portuguesa<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.diasporaportuguesa.org\/en\/profile\/maria-manuela-da-costa-pardal\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Maria Manuela da Costa Pardal - Conselho da Di\u00e1spora Portuguesa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Maria Manuela da Costa Pardal is an executive with over 30 years of experience in leadership, strategic management, supply chain, logistics and operations, having built her career in leading organisations across the automotive, aerospace and consumer goods sectors. 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