{"id":5868,"date":"2026-05-18T11:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T10:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/execed.fct.unl.pt\/?post_type=faculty_nova&#038;p=5868"},"modified":"2026-05-18T11:01:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T10:01:00","slug":"margarida-aragao","status":"publish","type":"faculty_nova","link":"https:\/\/execed.fct.unl.pt\/en\/faculty_nova\/margarida-aragao\/","title":{"rendered":"Margarida Arag\u00e3o"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Currently, she develops process transformation and organizational improvement initiatives at Volkswagen Digital Solutions, combining Process Intelligence, Business Process Management and data analytics to identify opportunities for the integration of Artificial Intelligence solutions aimed at increasing operational efficiency, strengthening governance and enhancing decision-making capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>With experience across multinational environments in the technology, healthcare, retail, pharmaceutical and private equity sectors, she has developed initiatives focused on organizational transformation, operational improvement, M&amp;A and post-merger integration.<\/p>\n<p>She previously led M&amp;A and post-merger integration projects within a private equity environment, in a company belonging to the BC Partners portfolio, one of Europe\u2019s leading investment funds, managing digital transformation initiatives related to cloud, data analytics, software migration and operational integration.<\/p>\n<p>She also worked at SONAE within the Internal Audit function, focusing on process audits, operational model assessment, internal controls and the identification of improvement opportunities across multiple business areas, including retail, food service, petcare and industry.<\/p>\n<p>She served as Technical and Quality Director in the veterinary pharmaceutical sector, leading logistics improvement projects, regulatory compliance initiatives, process digitalization and operational optimization within GMP\/GDP environments.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, she acts as a consultant in market analysis and as a Guest Lecturer in topics related to artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5866,"template":"","class_list":["post-5868","faculty_nova","type-faculty_nova","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.9 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Currently, she develops process transformation and organizational improvement initiatives at Volkswagen Digital Solutions, combining Process Intelligence, Business Process Management and data analytics to identify opportunities for the integration of Artificial Intelligence solutions aimed at increasing operational efficiency, strengthening governance and enhancing decision-making capabilities. 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