{"id":27636,"date":"2026-06-01T17:15:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T16:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.forestwise.pt\/?p=27636"},"modified":"2026-06-05T18:55:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T17:55:09","slug":"luis-rochartre-is-the-new-chief-technology-officer-of-colab-forestwise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.forestwise.pt\/en\/luis-rochartre-is-the-new-chief-technology-officer-of-colab-forestwise\/","title":{"rendered":"Lu\u00eds Rochartre is the new Chief Technology Officer of CoLAB ForestWISE"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"27636\" class=\"elementor elementor-27636\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-232aed76 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"232aed76\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-61048093\" data-id=\"61048093\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12369c78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12369c78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CoLAB ForestWISE announces the appointment of Lu\u00eds Rochartre as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO), taking over the leadership of the organisation at a time marked by the strengthening of its national and international profile and the consolidation of its role as an interface institution between science, industry, public administration and society.<\/p><p>The appointment of Lu\u00eds Rochartre reflects a strategic commitment to strengthening CoLAB ForestWISE\u2019s capacity to address emerging challenges in the fields of forests and wildfires, fostering innovation, knowledge transfer and the development of solutions with tangible impact on territories and organisations.<br \/>A Forestry Engineer with postgraduate qualifications in Sustainability from Stanford University and Harvard University, Lu\u00eds Rochartre brings over 30 years of experience in sustainability, forestry, consultancy and business management. He is also an Industry Fellow Professor at Cat\u00f3lica Porto Business School and a Guest Professor at the Lisbon School of Economics and Management (ISEG). Throughout his career, he has led complex transformation and change management programmes across multiple sectors, contributed to improving the financial performance of several organisations, fostered the development of multicultural and multidisciplinary teams, and participated in governance and oversight processes as a board member and strategic advisor.<\/p><p>\u201cPortuguese forests face complex challenges that require strong alignment between knowledge, innovation, implementation capacity and cooperation among different stakeholders. I take on this challenge with a deep sense of responsibility, seeking to strengthen CoLAB ForestWISE\u2019s role as a reference partner in the development of innovative solutions that contribute to more resilient and sustainable forests while generating value for territories and society,\u201d states Lu\u00eds Rochartre.<\/p><p>This appointment comes at a particularly significant moment for CoLAB ForestWISE, which has established itself as a national and international reference in promoting integrated forest and wildfire management through applied research, innovation, technology transfer and capacity-building initiatives.<br \/>Under this new leadership, CoLAB ForestWISE aims to strengthen its capacity to generate impact, expand cooperation with national and international partners, and accelerate the transformation of scientific knowledge into practical solutions for the challenges facing forests and wildfires.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CoLAB ForestWISE announces the appointment of Lu\u00eds Rochartre as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO), taking over the leadership of the organisation at a time marked by the strengthening of its national and international profile and the consolidation of its role as an interface institution between science, industry, public administration and society. 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