Frederico Braga - Associate

Lisbon, United Kingdom

Experience

Jan 2024 - Dec 2025

2 years

Portugal

Led a macro-organization redesign for a health insurer (250+ FTE), setting strategic priorities, aligning executive stakeholders, and setting governance, to deliver a 14% efficiency improvement while preserving service quality
Defined the logistics strategy and target operating model for a leading Iberian energy player, coordinating central planning and operations to redesign the network, digitize processes and setting KPI to achieve 11% efficiency uplift
Owned the industrial waste segment assessment in a €5B due diligence, conducting market/competitor analysis, expert interviews and financial modelling to evaluate value creation levers and build a clear investment thesis
Developed C-suite ready materials and multi-year strategic roadmaps under tight timelines, synthetizing complex quantitative and qualitative analysis into concise strategic options and implementation plans

Jan 2021 - Dec 2022

2 years

Portugal

Supported a zero-based budgeting program for an Iberian retailer, building benchmarks, identifying levers and structuring initiatives that underpinned a 10% facilities cost reduction
Designed portfolio strategy and developed the successful NextGen EU application securing €12M for Portugal’s first 100% green hydrogen valley, integrating market, regulatory and financial workstreams

Jan 2019 - Dec 2020

2 years

Portugal

Assessed a major telco fiber network (€100M revenue, 15M homes passed) in a buy-side due diligence, integrating technical, commercial and regulatory inputs into a clear view on asset quality, capex needs, and long-term return
Designed a renegotiation strategy for a €50M+ IT vendor contract in retail banking, analyzing scope, SLAs and pricing to secure ~20% savings while protecting service quality

Jan 2017 - Dec 2018

2 years

Portugal

Engaged collaborative sourcing program for packaging categories (cardboard, plastic wrappers) in the industrial sector, running supplier and scenario analysis that enabled a 12% materials cost reduction
Developed an indirect cost optimization program for a major national bank (~€300M baseline), structuring spend analysis and opportunity sizing for 11% savings over four years

Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

1 year

Shanghai, China

Developed industry market reports (e.g., beta-carotene industry), including market sizing, players, and key success factors
Executed economic outlook assessment report for China within increasing globalization trends