Emílio Rui Vilar

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"Since May 2002, President of the Board of Trustees of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Partex Oil and Gas (Holdings) Corporation. Since 1996, Chairman of the Audit Commission of the Banco de Portugal.

"Presently: President of the Portuguese Foundation Centre, Co-Chairman of “The Global Philanthropy Leadership Initiative”, Trustee of the Initiative “A Soul for Europe”, Senator of the European Cultural Parliament, Founding Member of the Portuguese Institute of Corporate Governance.

"Chairman of the European Foundation Centre (2008-2011), co-opted Trustee of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in 1996; Chairman of Galp Energia SGPS (2001-2002); from 1989 to 1996, Chairman and CEO of Caixa Geral de Depósitos (National Savings Bank); General-Commissioner Europalia Portugal (1989-1992); Director General at the European Community Commission, (1986 -1989); Deputy-Governor, Banco de Portugal (1975-85); Minister of Transports and Communications (1976 to 1978); Minister of the Economy (1974 to 1975); Secretary of State for External Trade and Tourism (1974); Founder and first president of SEDES; Manager, Banco Português do Atlântico, from 1969 to 1973."

"From 2002 to May 2012, he was President of the Board of Trustees of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Portugal and of the Board of Directors of Partex Oil and Gas (Holdings) Corporation. Since 2013 he is President of the General Committee of the University of Coimbra and he became Non-executive director at REN in 2012. He was Chairman of the European Foundation Centre, President of the Portuguese Foundation Centre, Trustee of the Initiative “A Soul for Europe”, Senator of the European Cultural Parliament and Founding Member of the Portuguese Institute of Corporate Governance." [1]