Mario Castro

Entrepeneur, Executive Board Member, Management Consultant

📍 Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal🔄 Updated September 2026💼 3 investments📅 14 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2020
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Executive Board Member
Jan 2020
Alloga Logifarma is a pre wholesaler, with over 26 years of operation in its own modern and efficient infrastructure, with a high degree of automation, dedicated exclusively to Health logistics. We belong to the Alloga Europe Network, providing a set of advantages for our customers, ranging from the sharing of internationally proven practices that we provide to our customers in Portugal, to the levels of integration and standardization of European operations for international customers. Vision - To be the preferred partner of the Pharmaceutical Industry and of entities that operate in the Health and Well-being area, focusing on service quality and presenting innovative solutions Mission - To create value-added solutions in the logistics area with motivated employees and adding value to the shareholders Values - Partnership, Flexibility, Trust, Initiative, Service and People in the center of our Success
Executive Board Member - COO
2012
Groundforce Portugal is the leading portuguese groundhandling company for air transportation, present at the airports of Lisbon, Porto, Faro, Funchal and Porto Santo, in which it assists the main companies flying to Portugal, with a market share of 65% and more than 70 years of experience. The services provided include passenger assistance, aircraft runway operations, baggage handling, air cargo handling, among a wide range of ground support activities to the airline business. Our strong set of skills is based on the experience and professionalism of our people, distinguishing us in any market and area of ​the globe, in order to respond to the needs of our clients in a customized, effective and value creating way for our partners. Groundforce Portugal is internationally certified in the most relevant categories for the handling business, having led the way in safety, quality and new technological solutions. For additional information, please visit www.groundforce.pt .
Experience · 6 entries
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2023
Partner
Sep 2023
TOWS & TOOLS is a renewed way of looking at people and businesses. We are a Business Consulting firm with offices in Lisbon and Madrid, a team of senior specialists with proven experience in the Iberian market. In the past, only large companies could have access to the best services. Now SMEs are also able to enjoy excellent and flexible solutions, adjusted to their specific challenges and opportunities. Strategy is essentially execution, streamlining efforts and adjusting where necessary. Our mission is to achieve results, helping our customers and partners to find the best solutions, every time. How do we do it? Creating virtuous relationships with all stakeholders and driving change – the “change for the better”. We want to provide the fertile ground for creative thinking and dynamic repositioning of Business and Innovation Models. Together with you, we will come up with the answers your company needs. We have a wide range of services, products and consultants, which allow us to design solutions tailored to your company, in line with your ambitions, your challenges and your organization’s capabilities: - C4B stands for “Change for the Better!” Our model is based on intuitive tools for high productivity. Four steps, four ways to focus management on what is essential and to guarantee results; - Strategic & Transformation Consulting; - Financial Services and Management Consulting - Marketing Mix Services and Consulting; - Governance/ Risk/ Sustainability & Compliance; - Kaizen / Continuous Improvement Services. It all starts with a conversation - We are here to help you change for the better. To make it happen. Contact us. M. +351 963 313 935 E. info@towstools.com
2020
Alloga Logifarma
Executive Board Member
Jan 2020
Executive Board Member
Jan 2020
Alloga Logifarma is a pre wholesaler, with over 26 years of operation in its own modern and efficient infrastructure, with a high degree of automation, dedicated exclusively to Health logistics. We belong to the Alloga Europe Network, providing a set of advantages for our customers, ranging from the sharing of internationally proven practices that we provide to our customers in Portugal, to the levels of integration and standardization of European operations for international customers. Vision - To be the preferred partner of the Pharmaceutical Industry and of entities that operate in the Health and Well-being area, focusing on service quality and presenting innovative solutions Mission - To create value-added solutions in the logistics area with motivated employees and adding value to the shareholders Values - Partnership, Flexibility, Trust, Initiative, Service and People in the center of our Success
2015
hmR - Health Market Research (Group ANF/Farminveste)
Chief Operating Officer
2015
2012
Executive Board Member - COO
2012
Groundforce Portugal is the leading portuguese groundhandling company for air transportation, present at the airports of Lisbon, Porto, Faro, Funchal and Porto Santo, in which it assists the main companies flying to Portugal, with a market share of 65% and more than 70 years of experience. The services provided include passenger assistance, aircraft runway operations, baggage handling, air cargo handling, among a wide range of ground support activities to the airline business. Our strong set of skills is based on the experience and professionalism of our people, distinguishing us in any market and area of ​the globe, in order to respond to the needs of our clients in a customized, effective and value creating way for our partners. Groundforce Portugal is internationally certified in the most relevant categories for the handling business, having led the way in safety, quality and new technological solutions. For additional information, please visit www.groundforce.pt .
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