SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the month of May 2008

Commission File Number 1-13758

 

 

PORTUGAL TELECOM, SGPS, S.A.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Av. Fontes Pereira de Melo, 40
1069 - 300 Lisboa, Portugal

(Address of principal executive office)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F   x  Form 40-F  o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

Yes   o  No  x

 

 

RELEASE

 

Portugal Telecom, SGPS, S.A.

Public Company

Registered Office: Avenida Fontes Pereira de Melo, 40, Lisbon

Share Capital: Euro 28,277,855.31

Registered in the Lisbon Commercial Registry
and Corporate Number 503 215 058

 

 

Appointment of new Head of Investor Relations

 

 

Lisbon, Portugal, 30 April 2008 – Portugal Telecom announced today the appointment of Nuno Vieira as PT’s new Investor Relations Director, following the appointment of Nuno Prego as the Chief of Staff to the CEO, Zeinal Bava.

 

Before joining PT, Nuno Vieira was equity analyst at Millennium Investment Banking and started his career in the telecoms industry. Nuno Vieira holds an engineering degree in telecommunications awarded by Instituto Superior Técnico, a MBA degree with specialisation in Finance awarded by Universidade Católica Portuguesa and is a CFA charterholder.

 

During his four years as Investor Relations Director of PT, Nuno Prego was twice considered best investor relations officer in the sector in Europe by Institutional Investor and was considered last year as best investor relations officer in Continental Europe by IR Magazine.

 

This announcement is pursuant to the terms of paragraph h) of article 3 of the Portuguese Securities Commission Regulation no. 4/2004.

 

This information is also available on PT’s IR website http://ir.telecom.pt.

 

 

Contact:

Luís Pacheco de Melo, Chief Financial Officer luis.p.melo@telecom.pt   Portugal Telecom Tel.: +351 21 500 1701 Fax: +351 21 500 0800

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: May 2, 2008

 

 

	PORTUGAL TELECOM, SGPS, S.A.
	By:	/s/ Nuno Prego
		Nuno Prego
		Investor Relations Director

 

 

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

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