A former commercial helicopter test pilot and a native of Wexford County, Ireland. Patrick remains active in the companies management, focusing on customer relations, strategy and R&D.

Born in Angola, Sérgio adopted the city of Viseu as his hometown, where he has lived
since, he was very young. He graduated in Business Management (1996, ESTV -
Viseu) and later took postgraduate degrees in Taxation (2006, ISAG - Porto) and in
Finance (2009, ISCTE - Lisbon). He is also a Certified Accountant, registered with the
Portuguese Certified Accountant Association since 1997. He has over 25 years of
experience in various industries (forest industry, international fruit trade, and cranes,
where he has always worked in the financial and management areas.
He has been connected to the company for over 9 years, having joined the Board of
Directors since the beginning of 2021.

Born in Viseu, he graduated in Electronics and Telecommunications by the University
of Aveiro in 2001. He joined SOIMA in October of that year for the IT Department. In
2003 he took over the Quality Department as Director, a position he kept also taking on
responsibility for the areas of After-Sales Service, Health and Safety, Environment, and

later Management / Sales Control. In 2014 he was appointed as member of the board,
a position he holds to date in the Company's Board of Directors.

Born in Praia de Mira, where he did high school, now living in Canas de Senhorim,
Hugo has a bachelor’s degree in International Relations (2011) in the University of
Coimbra and then post-graduate studies in Economics (2012) and Specialization in
Chinese Business in South America at the University of Aveiro & University Sao Paulo,
Brazil (2014). He joined Stafford Tower Cranes commercial department and his multicultural
and international business knowledge and experience helped Stafford Tower Cranes to expand
its network in North-America, Africa, Asia and Australia. Since 2021 has been appointed
Operations Manager

Born in London with German background, Mike has been involved in construction for many years moving to B2B publishing in 2001. He has been focused on the international crane industry for 24 years. Now responsible for brand, product and client development.

Representing the next Stafford generation, Patrick has been around tower cranes and hoists for most of his life.

Born in Germany, Carlos Correia adopted the city of Viseu as its home town, with the
return of his parents to Portugal, more precisely to Viseu. In the lands of Viriato began
his academic journey that ended after the conclusion of the high school education in
Accounting and Administration. Since early stages he entered in the labor market, with
26 years of experience, in multiple areas such as: Warehouse Manager, Stock and
Cost Management and Procurement Manager. He has been with the company for over
16 years, and in the last 10 he has been working in the commercial department.

Born in Lisbon, living in the city of Viseu for 40 years, with Academic Background
Industrial Course, attending ISEL in Lisbon, and sales and management courses. He
was a member of the Army and Navy in the 70’s. He then worked several years
designing steel structures and Civil Construction Designer. Joined Soima Cranes in
1983 to be a salesman and become Commercial Director, working in the export sector,
namely Spain and several countries, across the world. Despite his retirement, he is still
cooperating with the company in the commercial and logistics department in several
countries in Latin America and others Spanish speaking countries as well as
Portuguese market.

Born in Viseu in 1973, he moved to Porto at an early age, where he took a professional
mechanical locksmith course and began to work at Comboios de Portugal (CP, train
company) in 1990 for almost a decade in the combustion engines, hydraulic and
pneumatic departments while finishing high school after work.
In 1999 he resigned from the leading company in the sector to study mechanical
engineering in Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FEUP).
In 2003 the adventure in load lifting solutions has begun until today starting as
responsible to mechanical and structural design, drawing, manufactures and testing of
overheads cranes, gantries, marina cranes, rolling paths and rockers (6years) and after
that as product, special lifting solutions and after sales service manager for tower
cranes in Mediterranean and Palop´s areas directly with customers or dealers
(12years).
As member effective of professional order, was responsible for construction permit and
internal technical training of the collaborators of each of the previous companies.

Born in Viseu, he studied Engineering technical College in Lisbon, returning in 1980,
always developing its activities in the technical area. At that time, the company started
building cranes, and has always been the responsible for the entire technical process,
whether is design or production. Given the continuous evolution of the products, he is
currently dedicated to the technical area of all the sectors that involve the creation of
cranes, from electrical design to structural design and mechanisms, design, electrical
and electronic control, hydraulic, automation and selection of all components to install.

Aquiles was born in Sátão. He always lived in Viseu, where he attended high school.
He was a Pilot of the Portuguese Air Force. He studied mechanical engineering at
ISEC in Coimbra. He started his professional activity at Soima in 1985. He started by
playing roles in the design, manufacture and assembly of metallic structures for
pavilions. Afterwards he was in the project, timing and methods department. Since
1996 he has been responsible for production, preparation, planning and procurement
where he is now.

Born in Viseu, Portugal, he is an experienced professional in the field of mechanics and
technology. He began his training at the Escola Comercial de Viseu, where he gained a
solid foundation for his career.
To improve his skills, he completed several training courses in mechanical drawing,
Autocad and Inventor. These additional qualifications allowed him to develop
remarkable expertise in technical drawing.
Since 1990, he has worked in the engineering department of Gruas SOIMA, performing
various functions, with an emphasis on technical drawing. His dedication and
competence have been fundamental to the success of the company's projects.