About Portugal Telecom
Portugal Telecom (“PT”) is a leading telecommunications provider with more than 65 million customers in 13 countries, namely in Brazil and Africa. In Portugal, where it retains a clear leading position, the company provides a full range of fixed and mobile telecommunication services, including voice, broadband and television and covers all segments of the market: consumer, residential, SMEs, corporate and wholesale. Its international investments, which are focused on the mobile segment, account for more than 80% of its customer base and circa 50% of its revenues. It is seen as the Portuguese company which has the biggest national and international projection and has a diversified business portfolio where quality and innovation are decisive aspects, along side the most advanced international companies in this sector.
Portugal Telecom is listed on the Euronext and New York Stock Exchange. Information may be accessed on the Reuters under the symbols PTC.LS and PT and on Bloomberg under the symbol PTC PL.
“In the course of the last few years, Portugal Telecom has dedicated itself to stimulating the implementation of good environmental practices in its own organisation, suppliers and customers, having defined an environmental management policy and mobilised resources so as to comply with the best environmental practices. Technological evolution, lesser energy dependency of new equipment, free cooling systems, the progressive introduction and availability of renewable energies are the main actions we have already taken in order to guarantee the efficiency of our ICT networks and its carbon emissions. Portugal Telecom is committed to the GreenTouch project and we believe that together with our partners we can effectively do more and better in order to preserve the environment quality and assure a significant difference. ”
Alfredo Baptista, CTO of Portugal Telecom
Alfredo José Silva de Oliveira Baptista
Alfredo José Silva de Oliveira Baptista is Chief Technology Officer and Board Member for Infrastructures and Wholesale at Portugal Telecom (PT) Comunicações and TMN.
He has held several leadership positions at the company, including COO of PT Sistemas de Informação in 2003, Executive Vice Chairman and then CEO of PT Prime, SA between 1999 and 2002, General Manager of Business Communications Unit from 1996 until 1999, Board Member of PT International in 1996-97, and Board Member of Portugal Telecom from 1994 through 1996. Prior to that, he held positioning at TLP as Manager of the Major Accounts Business Unit, 1992 – 1994, Manager of the Planning Department, 1987 – 1992, and Commercial Manager from 1982 until 1986.
