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SCHUMPETERIAN
ECONOMIST

mmt@mmt.pt

+351 910 073 299

Rua Silva Gaio, 31, 1A,
3500-203 Viseu,
Portugal

Miguel (M.) Torres

@ascheconomist

Technologically savvy and goal-oriented Economist. Driven and motivated to help organizations thrive under the principles of "creative destruction". Skilled in prioritizing and completing tasks.

His experience includes more than 20 years helping organisations (mainly) in Europe, Africa and South America to recover and build operational, financial, stakeholder, regulatory resilience and sustainability.

Fellow at INSOL INTERNATIONAL (Since 2019) with an extensive experience with start-ups, development and tempted liquidation of businesses. His activity includes the administration of MMT, an INSOLVENCY PRACTITIONERS & COMPANY RESCUE OFFICE (Since 2015), FACEITECH - a startup dedicated to digital transformation of businesses, MEGABEETLE – CREATIVE AGENCY, a start-up that helps companies to become more relevant in their markets, and IBPOLITIK, a research project that aims to guide governments, business-related organisations and firms to identify internationalisation incentives for superior and sustainable profitability during overseas venturing. He is a Visiting Senior Research Fellow & Visiting Professor (The Emerging Markets) at UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS (Since 2017) and a Visiting Professor (Digital Transformation of MNEs) at University of International Business and Economics (Beijing).

He is a Foreign International Business Policy Expert at MINISTRY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (Government of the Popular Republic of China) (Since 2019).

Miguel is also a Member of the Board at Associação Portuguesa de Administradores Judiciais (APAJ) (Since 2020), Ambassador at Instituto Brasileiro da Insolvência (IBAJUD) (Since 2020) and Tax Arbitrator at Centro de Arbitragem Administrativa (CAAD) (Since 2016)

Miguel M. Torres Insolvency Practitioner
Company Rescue Consultant

EDUCATION

University of Leeds

Post Doc in IB Policy (2017)

University of Aveiro

PhD Economics (2013)

UTL/University of Algarve

MSc Management

University pof Algarve

BA Economics

EXPERTISE

Structural Restructuring

Operational Restructuring

Cross-Border Insolvency

Negotiating

International Business

Policy

INTERESTS

Reading

Writing

Photography

Travelling

Coding

MAIN WORKING EXPERIENCES

INSOLVENCY PRACTITIONER , SINCE 2015

MMT, Portugal (Since 2015)

  • Insolvency Practitioner & Company Rescue Consultant.

ADMINISTRATOR , SINCE 2018

Faceitech, Portugal (Since 2019)

Numeraris, Portugal (Since 2020)

Megabeetle, Portugal (Since 2017)

PROFESSOR , SINCE 2008

University of Leeds, UK (Since 2020)

  • Lecturer - Emerging Markets.

Catholic University, Portugal (2015-2016)

  • Lecturer - Accounting
  • Lecturer - Financial Auditing

University of Aveiro, Portugal (2008-2015)

  • Lecturer - International Economics.
  • Lecturer - International Business
  • Lecturer - Industrial Economics.
  • Lecturer - Public Economics
  • Lecturer - Introductory Economics
  • Lecturer - Microeconomics
  • Lecturer - Public Policy

RESEARCHER , SINCE 2008

University of Leeds, UK (Since 2013)

  • Visiting Senior Research Fellow (Since 2017).
  • Marie S. Curie - Research Fellow (2015-2017).

University of Uppsala, Sweden (Since 2012)

  • Visiting Research Fellow (2012).

KU Leuven, Belgium (Since 2013)

  • Visiting Research Fellow (2013).

AWARDS

2017 AIB certificate of recognition for outstanding contribution as a conference programme track chai

2014 Finalist Buckley & Casson Dissertation Award

2011 Best PhD Proposal - Danny Van Den Bulcke Doctoral Symposium

SKILLS

LEADERSHIP

CONSULTING

DATA SCIENCE

DATA ANALYSIS

ACADEMIC RESEARCH

SCIENCE WRITTING