The members of the new team, whose names were officially announced on 10 October, were appointed at the end of September by Angolan President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço. They were sworn in on 6 October at the Angolan Ministry of Finance headquarters in a ceremony presided over by Angolan Finance Minister Vera Daves de Sousa.
Andreia Vanessa Sousa Simões is the new chairperson of the board of directors of the Capital Markets Commission (CMC), replacing Maria da Conceição Uini Baptista, who has been at the head of the institution for two years. The other 4 executive directors appointed are Edna Augusta dos Santos Nunda Barbosa de Mascarenhas (reappointed), Nádia Kelly Pinheiro Graça (reappointed), Ludmila Isménia Cardoso dos Santos Dange and Sydney Julio Pereira Teixeira.
The mission of the Capital Markets Commission is to regulate, supervise, inspect and promote the securities markets and the activities of all agents involved, directly or indirectly. It is also to ensure healthy competition in these markets, guarantee legitimate confidence and legal security for all stakeholders and prevent systemic risk, thereby contributing to Angola’s economic development.
Andreia Vanessa Sousa Simões
Prior to her appointment, the new Chairperson of the Capital Markets Commission, Andreia Simões, was Executive Director and member of the Board of Directors of the Angola Debt and Securities Exchange (Bodiva), where she was responsible for the Legal and Regulatory Department (DJUR) and the Administrative and Human Resources Department (DARH).
Andreia Vanessa Sousa Simões, an Angolan national, graduated in Law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra, Portugal, in 2009. She also holds a Master’s degree in Forensic Legal Sciences, in the civil/criminal field, from the Catholic University of Lisbon, Portugal, since 2012. She started her professional career in the field of law in 2012, after working as a consultant in various legal areas, which allowed her to gain extensive experience in mediation processes, banking litigation and legal advice in investment.
In 2015, she joined Bodiva, assuming the roles of Coordinator of the Executive Committee Office, Coordinator of the Legal and Regulatory Department, as well as Coordinator of the Compliance and Risk Management Office.
Edna Augusta dos Santos Nunda Barbosa de Mascarenhas
Edna Augusta dos Santos Nunda Barbosa de Mascarenhas has been reappointed to the new team in the same position of Executive Administrator of the Financial Markets Commission.
Edna Mascarenhas has been a senior economist technician at the MCC’s Market Surveillance and Investigation Office, director of the Market Surveillance and Investigation Office as well as director of the MCC’s Mutual Fund Surveillance Department. She holds a degree in Economics and Management from the Catholic University of Angola and a Masters in Finance from the Catholic University of Porto, Portugal.
Edna Mascarenhas, married, was born in Huambo on 10 February 1991.
Nádia Kelly Pinheiro Graça Pinto
Nádia Kelly Pinheiro Graça Pinto, who has been in office for a year, has been reappointed as executive director of the Capital Market Commission (CMC). She is responsible for the institution’s regulatory and legal services.
Although she only joined the MCC board last year, she has worked at the MCC since its inception, starting as a senior technical officer between 2004 and 2005. She has also served as an advisor to the MCC Board Chair (2017).
During her first term at the CMC, Nádia Pinto was, in turn, Head of the Regulatory and Inspection Department of the Office of Supervision and Litigation; Director of the Office of Studies and Cooperation; Director of the Office of Supervision and Litigation; Director of Regulatory Policy and Standards; Executive Secretary of the Board of Directors; and Legal Adviser to the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Capital Markets Commission.
After her time at the MCC, in 2016 she joined the senior management team of the Angolan Ministry of Finance, where she was entrusted with the management of the legal technical department of the legal office, a position she held for four years, from 2016 to 2020.
In 2020, Nádia Pinto was appointed Director of the Office of the Secretary of State for Finance and Budget, a position she held until she was appointed Executive Administrator of the Capital Market Commission (CMC) on 9 April 2021, a “homecoming”.
Nádia Kelly Pinheiro Graça Pinto holds a degree in Law, in the legal and economic field, from the Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa (UAL) and was an intern at the Portuguese Securities Market Commission (CMVM) in the Legal and Litigation Department and the Markets Department. She also trained at the law firm FBL (Faria de Bastos and Luzia Sebastião) and is a member of the Angolan Bar.
Nádia Pinto, married, was born in Luanda on 4 May 1978.
Ludmila Isménia Cardoso dos Santos Dange (Biography not available)
Sydney Julio Pereira Teixeira (Bio and pic not available)
