David Hobley
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
Board of Directors
Mota-Engil
Portugal
Biography
Mr. David Hobley was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Mota-Engil Africa in June 2014. He has spent 40 years in investment banking with SG Warburg & Co (now UBS) and Deutsche Bank, London, from which he retired in 2011. For part of his time at Warburg, Mr. Hobley was seconded to the Overseas Advisory Division, which advised a number of governments in the developing world on certain financial issues in Africa and Asia. He has also helped with the execution of various privatisations in Portugal, including those of Portugal Telecom and Brisa. He has been visiting Portugal on business primarily in a banking capacity since 1982. He has held numerous directorships with companies such as Orange, S.A. in Paris, France, Mobinil, S.A. in Cairo, Egypt, incadea PLC in Munich, Germany and Sonaecom, S.A. in Porto, Portugal. Mr. Hobley qualified as a chartered accountant with Deloitte and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
Research Interest
Business Management
