Paulo Martins

Executive Board Member at MACHRENT

Lisbon Metropolitan Area

About

Experienced Chief Executive Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the machinery and in the oil & gas industries. Skilled in Disruptive Innovation, Digital Marketing Strategies, International Business Development, Strategic Planning, General Management, Negotiation, Organizational Culture and Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A). Strong business development professional graduated from Harvard Business School, IMD Business School and IST (engineering).

Experience

  • MACHRENT - Aluguer de Equipamentos (Full-time · 16 yrs 10 mos)
    • Executive Board Member
      May 2026 - Present · 3 mos

    • CEO | Executive Board Member
      Oct 2009 - Present · 16 yrs 10 mos

      MACHRENT has become one of the leading equipment rental providers in Portugal and Mozambique and certainly the one that has been getting the highest recognition from its customers for the suitability and innovation of the solutions delivered and consequently the greatest fleet and revenue growths. Our diverse customer base includes construction and industrial companies (including oil&gas), utilities, municipalities, government agencies and independent contractors. Most of our equipments align with five categories: Powered Acess; Cargo Handling; Earth Moving; Compaction; Energy Production in a range of approximately 200 classes of equipment. We provide every customer with access to the most suitable equipment, people, certified training, field follow-up and solutions in the industry. MACHRENT is fully active in four rental locations in Portugal (Lisboa, Porto, Pombal, Algarve) and two rental locations in Mozambique (Maputo, Pemba) nationally covering each country and providing and effective technical assistance service available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

  • Partner at BRADA - Equipments and Parts, Lda.
    Aug 2012 - Present · 14 yrs

    BRADA is a company dedicated to the distribution of parts for trucks, trailers and industrial machines throughout the Mozambican national territory.

  • Chairman at Portuguese Council at International Powered Access Federation (IPAF)
    Nov 2015 - Dec 2020 · 5 yrs 2 mos

    The International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) promotes the safe and effective use of powered access equipment worldwide in the widest sense -- through providing technical advice and information, through influencing and interpreting legislation and standards, through its safety initiatives and training programmes. It is a not-for-profit organisation owned by its members who include manufacturers, rental companies, contractors and users.

  • General Manager (Petrol Stations Division ) at PETRIN (AVIA company), Oil and Gas Investments
    1998 - 2009 · 11 yrs

  • Board Member at SM (AVIA Company); Oil and Gas Investments
    1994 - 1998 · 4 yrs