CDR (PRT-N) Ricardo Lopes

• Cell Head – Sub Saharan Africa in the Civil-Military Engagement and Coordination Section
• NATO STRATEGIC DIRECTION - SOUTH HUB

A Surface Warfare Officer with extensive sea-going experience! While on board ships, he had the opportunity to command at sea and experience several integrations within the Standing NATO Naval Forces. He was also a staff officer for the PRT Maritime Force HQ (PRTMARFOR) and CTF 465 / EUNAVFOR FHQ during EUNAVFOR Operation Atalanta.
During his onshore duty, he worked with National Staff and for the Naval Striking and Support Force NATO (STRIKFORNATO).
His current responsibility at NATO STRATEGIC DIRECTION – SOUTH HUB, as Cell head for Sub- Saharan Africa in the CIV-MIL Engagement and Coordination Section, is to identify and engage with potentially knowledgeable or influential people and organisations in Sub-Saharan Africa and enable NATO colleagues to make the best use of their advice.
He also acts as a Maritime Security SME inside the HUB.