Speaker Bio

Mário Chaves is the Chief Operating Officer at TAP Air Portugal. He began his career as a pilot in 1998, working as a business consultant. He was commander and instructor until 2013, accumulating as Program Manager, budget controller in the Operations area and subsequently Head of Performance Management. He worked as Assistant Director Flight Operations at IATA, Vice-President Operations Efficiency at Icelandair and afterwards as CEO of TACV (Transportes Aéreos de Cabo Verde). In 2020 he joined SATA as Chief Operations & Commercial Officer, and returned to TAP Group in 2023, first as General Manager of Portugália and later as COO of the Company.

Mário Chaves é o Chief Operating Officer da TAP Air Portugal. Começou a sua carreira como Piloto em 1998, acumulando com a profissão de Business Consultant. Foi comandante e instrutor da TAP até 2013, acumulando como Program Manager da Companhia, budget controller na área de Operações e posteriormente Head of Performance Management. Trabalhou como Assistant Director Flight Operations na IATA, foi Vice-President Operations Efficiency na Icelandair e posteriormente CEO da TACV (Transportes Aéreos de Cabo Verde). Em 2020 entra na SATA como Chief Operations & Commercial Officer, para voltar ao Grupo TAP em 2023, primeiro como Diretor-Geral da Portugália e mais tarde como COO da Companhia.