João Monge de Gouveia joins Pignus as head of legal and compliance

João Monge de Gouveia has joined Pignus – Crédito Económico Popular as head of legal, regulatory compliance, and corporate affairs, also serving as data protection and anti-money laundering officer. Gouveia joins from doValue Group in Portugal, where he was head of legal since 2022.

With over 20 years of experience, João Monge de Gouveia specializes in litigation, arbitration, M&A, spin-offs, corporate restructuring, and international business integrations. He has worked in law firms such as pbbr before transitioning to in-house leadership roles. He served as head of legal & compliance for Renault Group in Portugal, other than real estate manager for the commercial division, dpo for the factory, and ethics officer for the entire Renault Group in the country.

Pignus – Crédito Económico Popular it´s 100% owned by Kruso Kapital that is part of the Banca Sistema Group. Kruso Kapital stands out as the first entity belonging to a banking group to operate in the pawn broking sector and the market for auctions of precious goods and artwork. ans is listed on the Euronext Growth of the Italian Stock Exchange.