Francisco Almada Lobo

Francisco Almada Lobo currently serves as a Business Angel at COREangels Porto and has held the position of CEO and Co-founder at Critical Manufacturing since April 2009. Lobo is also an Advisory Board Member at Critical Ventures and KNOWRON, contributing expertise to the AI-based Digital Assistant for Deskless Workers. Additionally, Lobo is a member of the Forbes Technology Council and serves on the Executive Committee of the Smart Manufacturing Technology Community for SEMI in Europe. Lobo has extensive experience from previous roles, including Chairman at Critical Manufacturing (SuZhou) Co. Ltd. and Senior Manager positions at Qimonda and Infineon Technologies. Educational background includes an MBA from EGP - Universidade do Porto, a management post-graduation degree from Instituto Superior de Estudos Empresariais, and a degree in Electronics and Computer Engineering from Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto.