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E-Newsletter – January 2014
2 ISSUE
nd
Our People Development - Memory
Interview with Ms. Sara Silva
CESL Asia’s motto “How to grow a city” is deeply rooted in the company’s continuous process of
engagement with our city, Macau, and with our staff and their personal growth and development. In
the second issue of our E-Newsletter, we want to bring you a testimony of commitment and dedication
within our company. Inevitably, we spoke with our dear colleague, Leonor Sara Silva, who has already
been serving CESL Asia for more than 20 years. Now let us find out how she has grown together with
CESL Asia.
When did you join CESL Asia and what were your
responsibilities at that time?
I joined CESL Asia in January 1992 as an
Administration Secretary, reporting to a director
and involving various duties derived from the
executive and administrative departments.
How was the company restructured?
“1992, at Hoover Court Office, where I started”
The group of staff was relatively small, composed by
a director; administration secretary, draftsman, The work environment had always a serious impact
technician; civil engineer and two mechanical on motivation and all other aspects of CESL Asia’s
engineers. culture. There have been no changes since then.
Promoting a great atmosphere for the business is a
In 1992 the company was known as CESL Asia great way to create harmony and unity. That spirit is
Consultores de Engenharia, S.A.R.L with the
always important as it increases confidence, unity,
partners: “CESL - Consultores de Engenharia and determination that are the critical factors for
Sanitária, Lda.", (Portugal) with Mr. Eduardo Dias
productivity.
Netto de Almeida as President. Mr. José Miguel
Maia and Professor Jorge Vasconcellos e Sá, were When did the Group begin to grow?
both Directors.
The Group started to grow in 1992 with its first
As an organization to undertake projects of subsidiary - “CGS Macau Tratamento de Resíduos,
management, coordination of works and Lda”, followed by many more, such as FOCUS -
enterprises in the areas of engineering, planning, Airport Services, Limited; FOCUS Facilities
construction and related activities, CESL Asia was Management Limited; Macau Professional Services
involved in several tasks in Macau Peninsula and Limited; and DAFOO Facilities Management
its Islands. (*) Company Limited. The largest booming of CESL
*From 1998, the date when MPS was established and Asia’s businesses began in 1998 and onwards.
CESL Asia Group was restructured, “CESL Asia
Consultores de Engenharia, S.A.R.L” was renamed to What kind of impact did you observe in the
CESL Asia Investments and Services, Limited, becoming company’s policies? Were there any changes?
a holding company. These architectural and engineering
consultancy services became the subsidiary of CESL Asia Changes were inevitable and CESL Asia’s slogan
Group. “How to grow a city” speaks for itself. Growth
strategies in business include market penetration,
How would you describe CESL Asia’s “core market expansion, product expansion,
value” in the early beginning? diversification and acquisition. I have witnessed its
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2 ISSUE
nd
Our People Development - Memory
Interview with Ms. Sara Silva
CESL Asia’s motto “How to grow a city” is deeply rooted in the company’s continuous process of
engagement with our city, Macau, and with our staff and their personal growth and development. In
the second issue of our E-Newsletter, we want to bring you a testimony of commitment and dedication
within our company. Inevitably, we spoke with our dear colleague, Leonor Sara Silva, who has already
been serving CESL Asia for more than 20 years. Now let us find out how she has grown together with
CESL Asia.
When did you join CESL Asia and what were your
responsibilities at that time?
I joined CESL Asia in January 1992 as an
Administration Secretary, reporting to a director
and involving various duties derived from the
executive and administrative departments.
How was the company restructured?
“1992, at Hoover Court Office, where I started”
The group of staff was relatively small, composed by
a director; administration secretary, draftsman, The work environment had always a serious impact
technician; civil engineer and two mechanical on motivation and all other aspects of CESL Asia’s
engineers. culture. There have been no changes since then.
Promoting a great atmosphere for the business is a
In 1992 the company was known as CESL Asia great way to create harmony and unity. That spirit is
Consultores de Engenharia, S.A.R.L with the
always important as it increases confidence, unity,
partners: “CESL - Consultores de Engenharia and determination that are the critical factors for
Sanitária, Lda.", (Portugal) with Mr. Eduardo Dias
productivity.
Netto de Almeida as President. Mr. José Miguel
Maia and Professor Jorge Vasconcellos e Sá, were When did the Group begin to grow?
both Directors.
The Group started to grow in 1992 with its first
As an organization to undertake projects of subsidiary - “CGS Macau Tratamento de Resíduos,
management, coordination of works and Lda”, followed by many more, such as FOCUS -
enterprises in the areas of engineering, planning, Airport Services, Limited; FOCUS Facilities
construction and related activities, CESL Asia was Management Limited; Macau Professional Services
involved in several tasks in Macau Peninsula and Limited; and DAFOO Facilities Management
its Islands. (*) Company Limited. The largest booming of CESL
*From 1998, the date when MPS was established and Asia’s businesses began in 1998 and onwards.
CESL Asia Group was restructured, “CESL Asia
Consultores de Engenharia, S.A.R.L” was renamed to What kind of impact did you observe in the
CESL Asia Investments and Services, Limited, becoming company’s policies? Were there any changes?
a holding company. These architectural and engineering
consultancy services became the subsidiary of CESL Asia Changes were inevitable and CESL Asia’s slogan
Group. “How to grow a city” speaks for itself. Growth
strategies in business include market penetration,
How would you describe CESL Asia’s “core market expansion, product expansion,
value” in the early beginning? diversification and acquisition. I have witnessed its
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