Experience

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  Zespri International

  • São Paulo, Brazil

  • South America Market Management

    • Jan 2016 - Present
    • São Paulo, Brazil

    I am responsible for the New Zealand kiwifruit business (Zespri brand) in South America. We successfully launched SunGold, a new kiwifruit variety that strongly contributed for the kiwifruit category development in Brazil.

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  Bridgenus

  • São Paulo, Brazil

  • Managing Director

    • Jan 2009 - Present
    • São Paulo, Brazil

    Founder and managing partner for Bridge´n´us marketing and sales, a business development agency based in São Paulo. Through Bridge´n´us I was appointed Executive Director for the following companies: 2016 to current: Zespri, the New Zealand kiwifruit company where I am currently responsible for managing the business for the South America region.2015 and 2016 - Espro, a nonprofit organization where I was responsible to manage the organization which included an organizational restructuring and the improvement of the internal control system aiming to deliver organization long term sustainability. 2012 to 2016 - eivoce e-learning, a Abril Educação company. I was responsible to built and develop the e-learning business for the Brazilian market. 2008 to 2011 - Kenner, a Brazilian flip flop sandal focussing on high quality and design products. I was Executive director which responsibilities included arketing, Sales, Product Development, Manufacturing, Finance and HR. I was also responsible for the restructuring of the company supply chain for P&L improvement.

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  Salvation Army

  • São Paulo, Brazil

  • Advisoy Board Member

    • Jan 2020 - Jan 2022
    • São Paulo, Brazil

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  Espro

  • Brazil

  • Board Member - Strategy and HR Committee

    • May 2016 - Mar 2021
    • Brazil

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  Alpargatas

  • Brazil

  • Operations Director

    • Apr 2006 - Sep 2008
    • Brazil

    Reporting to the CEO and member of the board of Directors my responsibilities included Manufacturing (14 sites, more than 10.000 workers), Buying, Logistics, Customer Service and Distribution.

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  Unilever

  • Supply Chain Director

    • Oct 2002 - Mar 2006

    Reporting to the Company Chairman and member of the board of Directors my responsibilities include Manufacturing, Supply Chain Planning, Buying, Customer Service and Distribution and 3rd Party Mnfct. Management.

  • Supply Chain Strategic Planner

    • Apr 2001 - Sep 2002

    Reporting to the SC SVP my responsibilities included SC strategy development and implementation and (LA) regional factories restructuring programme reporting and control. I was also SC Planning process leader for the Latin America region being responsible for processes, systems and skills/ organization development.

  • Head of Supply Chain Operations

    • Sep 1998 - Mar 2001

    Reporting to the Corporate SC Director, I led a multi-national team of around 10 professionals. Main team responsibility was the dissemination of SC (internal and external) leading practices within Unilever.

  • Supply Chain Development Manager

    • Mar 1997 - Aug 1998

    Reporting to the Supply Chain Director, I led a small team whose main responsibilities included:•Leading the development of a Supply Chain network for low-income consumers (including the construction of a greenfield manufacturing facility) in the N.E.Brazil. •Leading the SC improvement programme.

  • Management Accountant

    • Jan 1994 - Feb 1997

    Reporting to the Finance Director I managed a team of 10 during the first years of price stabilization in Brazil. Main responsibilities included business and financial planning and control (measure and evaluate business performance, target setting, external environment analysis and manage the business planning process), decision support, tax management and risk management (identify and evaluate risk and design of internal control system).

  • Factory Controller

    • Apr 1993 - Jan 1994

    Reporting to the Factory Works Director my main responsibilities included cost accountancy, conversion cost analysis, fixed asset control, factory investment analysis and fiscal accountancy.

  • Sales and Distribution Accountant

    • Apr 1992 - Mar 1993

    Reporting to the Management Accountant, I was responsible for regional and customer price determination, distribution cost accountancy and analysis and customer profitability.

  • Category Accountant

    • Jan 1990 - Mar 1992

    Reporting to the Management Accountant I was responsible for financial planning, product pricing, investment analysis (including investment in fixed assets, working capital and market promotional activities).

  • Latin America Auditor

    • Feb 1988 - Dec 1989

    Reporting to the Chief Auditor (Latin America), I was responsible for financial and operational auditing, including risk assessment and management during a period of hyper-inflation.

  • Factory Controller Assistant

    • Oct 1986 - Jan 1988

    Reporting to the Factory Controller I was responsible for budgetary control, analysis of factory production costs, fixed assets and working capital, highlighting critical variations for management action.

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  Arthur Andresen

  • Auditor

    • Jun 1985 - Sep 1986

    My main responsibility was financial audit.