Executive Board

The Executive Board is the Central Administration of the Health System (ACSS) top body composed of a president, a vice-president and two members.

Currently, the Executive Board has the following composition:

President of the Executive Board | Márcia Roque

Márcia Roque is the new president of ACSS, in agreement with the Resolution of the Ministers Council n.º 22/2019
published on the 31^stJanuary.Graduated in economics, with a specialization in Hospital Management, Márcia Roque was on the executive board of Professor Fernando Fonseca’s Hospital since 2017.Previous experience includes a position as advisor of the Ministry of Health in 2016, after being manager in several NHS hospitals, such as Lisboa Norte and Médio Tejo hospital centres and at the Lisbon Regional Health Administration.

Vice President of Executive Board | Diogo Serras Lopes

Licensed in Economics by Faculdade de Economia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Diogo Serras Lopes is vice president of ACSS, according to the Council of Ministers Resolution n.º 74/2019.

Previous experiences comprise a position as advisor of the Prime-Minister (2017 to 2019) and of the Assistant Secretary of State for the Prime-Minister (2015-2017). He also worked in asset management in several private institutions such as MC Funds, Santander Asset Management and Banco Best (1999-2014).

Member of Executive Board | Pedro Alexandre

Licensed in Law by Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Lisboa, Pedro Alexandre was reappointed member of the Executive Board of ACSS by Council of Ministers Resolution n.º 203/2017 pedro_alexandre .

Post Graduate Studies: Medicine’s Law by Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Coimbra and specialization in Hospital Management by Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Universidade Nova de Lisboa.

Previous experiences: Member of the Executive Board of Lisbon’s and the Tagus Region Regional Health Administration (2010-2014), responsible for human resources, infrastructures and equipments, long-term care, addictive behaviours and dependencies and legal office.

Member of Executive Board | Ricardo Mestre

Ricardo Mestre is economist by the Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão (2001) and was reappointed by Council of Ministers Resolution n.º 203/2017.

Post Graduate studies: Specialization in hospital Management by Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, and Post Graduation in Health Services Management by Universidade Moderna.

Previous experiences: Director of the Departament of Management and Healthcare Financing, ACSS, (2012-2016) and Director of the Department of Healthcare Contracting of Alentejo Regional Health Administration (2008 – 2012).