Maria Larurentina Mendes holds a BA in Business Organisation and Management. On February 2nd she will substitute Teresa Luciano as the president of the Administrative Council of Saudação, a health-care company established by the Regional Government of the Azores.
Presently she works as a commercial director of an important banking institution. The new president of Saudaçor is 38 years old. In the past she worked as a teacher and as an economics representative at the Angra Chamber of Commerce, seeking to promote economic growth. She also holds a post-graduate degree in Banking Management.
Teresa Luciano willingly relinquished her position at the beginning of January.