Maria PdL Ferreira

Ms Ferreira has over 44 years of experience. She has spent over 15 years of her early career in the construction industry as an accountant, Chief Financial Officer and senior executive. She is having a strategic role in the merger of the 6 construction companies that formed CETA. Subsequently, she spent the next 27 years devoted to financial audit, consulting and advisory roles. She was the managing director and a partner of Deloitte & Touche in Mozambique from 2000 to 2013. Trained as an auditor, she was previously with Ernst & Young in Maputo, Mozambique and owned and managed her own audit firm Sisteconta from 1987 to 1992. During these 27 years and whilst dealing with client portfolio, she has developed a strong knowledge of the business environment in Mozambique including the public sector and international funding agencies. Formally retired since January 2014, she is currently a member of the Fiscal Council of Mozabanco, Fellow of Aspen Global Leadership Network and is engaged in some projects in entrepreneurship development. She is co-author of "Accounting System for the Private Sector in Mozambique" a didactic book published in 2014 providing guidance for application of IFRS in Mozambique. She is also co-author of five e-books on the Mozambican Tax System.