Suzel Caldas assumes the role of Chief People Officer at Inetum Portugal

Inetum announces the appointment of Suzel Caldas to the position of Chief People Officer (CPO) in Portugal. With more than 25 years of experience in Human Resources (HR) management and development in the Information Technology sector, Suzel Caldas will be responsible for all operational HR activities of the company in the country. This appointment comes in a year in which the company has already hired 345 new employees, by October 2024, approaching the estimated target of 400 new hires for this year.

Suzel Caldas will be in charge of managing and transforming areas such as attraction, talent development, career management, compensation and benefits, as well as diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, in a universe of more than 2,000 employees. Her appointment reinforces Inetum Portugal's commitment to investing in its human capital and building a solid and inclusive business culture.

“It is with great enthusiasm that I join the Inetum Portugal team at such an important moment”, says Suzel Caldas . “I am very excited to contribute to the development of an innovative HR strategy, which supports the company's ambitious business objectives, at a time of enormous growth and profound transformation. I believe that, together, we can build an even more inclusive, flexible and inspiring work environment, where each employee finds their purpose and can develop their full potential with our clients.”

“We are very pleased with the integration of Suzel Caldas into the Inetum Portugal team”, says Pedro Gomes Santos, CEO of Inetum Portugal . “Her vast experience and knowledge in the IT sector will be instrumental in boosting our people management practices and strengthening our culture and business cohesion. Suzel’s leadership will be crucial to Inetum ’s growth strategy in Portugal, which involves attracting, retaining and developing the best professionals.”

Suzel Caldas will report directly to Pedro Gomes Santos, CEO of Inetum Portugal, and Mónica Herrero Fernández, Chief People Officer of the Iberia & Latam area. With a degree in Social and Organizational Psychology from ISCTE and a postgraduate degree in Strategic Management and Human Resources Development from INDEG-ISCTE Executive Education, Suzel Caldas has a notable professional trajectory in the IT sector. She began her career at IBM, managing training programs, and later took on leadership roles in people management at companies such as Softinsa, Truphone and Kyndryl.

Inetum Portugal aims to be the local partner of choice for digital transformation, providing excellent services and leveraging innovative technologies such as GenAI, in collaboration with strategic partners and market leaders such as SAP, Microsoft, Salesforce and ServiceNow. At Inetum, collaboration plays a fundamental role. Through these strategic partnerships, Inetum offers a full portfolio of solutions and services to help organizations innovate and adopt new technologies such as GenAI. The integration of these solutions allows its customers to optimize processes, gain speed and agility, achieving a competitive advantage in the market.