A Principal in Strategos' Iberian office, Alex has over nine years of experience and achievements within the directories industry. Alex has been a driver in the organisations he has worked, leading product development, strategic planning, internal change and international expansion projects. Over the years, Alex has worked in multiple geographies where he has developed important business cultural knowledge. Before beginning his consulting career with Strategos, Alex was go-to-market director at Paginas Amarelas, part of both the Portugal Telecom Group and World Directories. His previous role within the industry was international business development manager at Sensis (Australia), where he worked on European acquisition projects and China expansion opportunities. Alex started his career with VISI (Verizon Information Services International), where he was marketing director for their Hungarian operations. His career progressed through a variety of management roles in their Austrian operation, culminating with his appointment as managing director of the Hungarian operations in 2003. Prior to working in Portugal, Alex worked for UNOPS (United Nations Office for Project Services) in Afghanistan, coordinating provincial activities for the 2005 parliamentary elections. During this period, Alex gained unique experiences in developing relationships and provided development support to the provincial government of Ghazni. Alex holds a business degree specializing in marketing from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Australia. Alex is fluent in German and has a basic understanding of Portuguese.