Ana Loya

Ana Loya has been a Director of the Odgers Berndtson in Portugal since 2003. With over 20 years of experience, Ana has worked extensively in Executive Search, Recruitment, Management Assessment and in leading and managing large HR projects.

Throughout her career, she has worked with the major Portuguese and multinational companies operating in Portugal. Her career began in 1980 with a leading British consulting firm where she was in charge of creating and developing the Recruitment, Selection and Assessment Division in Portugal. Between 1991 and 1992, she worked at DDI International where she was Recruitment Project Leader for the Ford/Volkswagen alliance in Portugal - AutoEuropa. In 1993, she joined Hay Selecção as General Manager Portugal.

Ana Loya has a Degree in Psychology from the Universidade de Lisboa. She is also certified in Targeted Selection and in the DDI (Development Dimensions International) Methodology as well as in McBer Techniques (Hay Group). She is also a member of the Advisory Board of the Portuguese Psychological Society.