Rodrigo Alves de Souza

Chief Financial Officer at Víssimo Group
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Experience

    • Brazil
    • Retail
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Chief Financial Officer
      • Jan 2023 - Present

      São Paulo, Brazil

    • CFO | Chief Financial Officer
      • Dec 2018 - Sep 2021

      São Paulo Delly´s is the largest Food Service Distributor in Brazil, with annual Revenue above R$4 billion, more than 12 Distribution Centers around the country, more than 2,500 employees, sales force of 2,000 Sales Representatives and 100,000 customers. Reporting directly to the local CEO with dotted line to Patria´s Operating Partner (Chairman), responsible for Finance and Services structures including, HR, SSC, Legal, and Technology. Directing a team of more than 250 people, being 9… Show more Delly´s is the largest Food Service Distributor in Brazil, with annual Revenue above R$4 billion, more than 12 Distribution Centers around the country, more than 2,500 employees, sales force of 2,000 Sales Representatives and 100,000 customers. Reporting directly to the local CEO with dotted line to Patria´s Operating Partner (Chairman), responsible for Finance and Services structures including, HR, SSC, Legal, and Technology. Directing a team of more than 250 people, being 9 direct reports in management positions. Board Member of the senior leadership team and an influent advisor to Patria´s Management Board to build and execute the value creation business strategies. Protagonist leadership in the professionalization of the company with implementation of high standard governance and management models, holding accelerated organic and inorganic growth, digitalization of the company, including IA and Machine learning initiatives, strong ESG agenda with risk management and relevant risk resolutions, preparation of the company to IPO. Active hole in M&A pipeline, implementation of accelerated business integration model with more than 10 M&As fully integrated, generating relevant synergies in labor, expenses, solidification of commercial presence, portfolio expansion, supply chain leveraging, consolidation of technology platform, and refining cash flow management strategies improving investment return. Relevant value generation with permanent review of indirect and direct tax strategies. Delly´s is part of Patria Investimentos Private Equity portfolio. Show less

    • United States
    • Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • CFO | Chief Financial Officer | Director of Finance and Administration
      • Oct 2014 - Dec 2018

      Joinville Area, Brazil JCS Brasil is a relevant player of Portable Appliances with strong presence of Cadence and Oster brands, annual turnover above R$800 million. Company with manufacturing facility in Feira de Santana, Bahia state, Distribution Center in Santa Catarina State and Technology Research Center in China, with more than 500 employees. Chief Finance Officer and Board Member reporting directly to the local CEO with dotted line Corporate VP of Finance. Responsible for Finance and Services… Show more JCS Brasil is a relevant player of Portable Appliances with strong presence of Cadence and Oster brands, annual turnover above R$800 million. Company with manufacturing facility in Feira de Santana, Bahia state, Distribution Center in Santa Catarina State and Technology Research Center in China, with more than 500 employees. Chief Finance Officer and Board Member reporting directly to the local CEO with dotted line Corporate VP of Finance. Responsible for Finance and Services structures including, HR, SSC, Legal, IR, Technology, and PMO. Directing a team of more than 70 people, being 9 in management positions. Board Member of the senior leadership team in Latin America and an advisor to the Corporate Board in the US, evaluating and supporting them on the development and execution of business strategies. Protagonist leadership role in the company professionalization process post acquisition by Jarden with implementation of high standard governance and management models with SOX-404 certification one year after acquisition and holding accelerated growth pace. Integration of pre-existent business, generating relevant labor and expenses savings and solidification of commercial presence; refining working capital management accelerating cashflow conversion, invested on annual double digit company growth and avoiding debt increase to support growth. Relevant value generation with review of indirect and direct taxes strategies, also granting tax benefits to importing and manufacturing operations. Show less

    • CFO | Chief Financial Officer | General Manager
      • Nov 2011 - Oct 2014

      Brazil Komatsu Forest is the worldwide market leader of forestry products and services for harvesting automatization, with local annual turnover above R$800 million, around 900 employees, multiple branch operations and DC in different locations over the country, including manufacturing facility in Pinhais, Paraná state. Reporting directly to the local CEO with dotted line to the Corporate Division VP of Finance. Responsible for Finance and Services structures including, Administration,… Show more Komatsu Forest is the worldwide market leader of forestry products and services for harvesting automatization, with local annual turnover above R$800 million, around 900 employees, multiple branch operations and DC in different locations over the country, including manufacturing facility in Pinhais, Paraná state. Reporting directly to the local CEO with dotted line to the Corporate Division VP of Finance. Responsible for Finance and Services structures including, Administration, Legal, and Human Resources. Directing a team with total of 60 people, being 5 in management positions. Member of the senior leadership team in Latin America and an advisor to the Corporate Board in Sweden, evaluating and supporting them on the development and execution of business strategies. Relevant leadership role in the company professionalization process after local founder transition, with implementation of high-standard governance and management models, holding the solidification of market presence and generating relevant cost synergies with implementation of OBZ, automation and process centralization. Relevant value generation with review of indirect and direct taxes strategies. Interim CEO during half-year period, from April to September 2013. Show less

    • United States
    • Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Controller | PMO | Internal Audit Leader
      • Jul 2005 - Jul 2011

      Whirlpool Corporation is the largest multinational manufacturer and marketer of home appliances, Fortune 500 company around US$20 billion, 78,000 employees, more than 70 manufacturing and technology research centers around the world. Embraco (nowadays NIDEC) is the largest multinational manufacturer and marketer of compressors for domestic and commercial refrigeration systems, with HD in Joinville, Brazil, 10,000 employees worldwide, with manufacturing and business offices in Brazil… Show more Whirlpool Corporation is the largest multinational manufacturer and marketer of home appliances, Fortune 500 company around US$20 billion, 78,000 employees, more than 70 manufacturing and technology research centers around the world. Embraco (nowadays NIDEC) is the largest multinational manufacturer and marketer of compressors for domestic and commercial refrigeration systems, with HD in Joinville, Brazil, 10,000 employees worldwide, with manufacturing and business offices in Brazil, China, Mexico, Italy, Slovakia, the US, and Russia, consolidated and reported as part of Whirlpool LatAm business. Reporting to Global Controller and CFO, responsible for Corporate Commercial Controllership and Corporate Credit and Collection. Leading a team of 12 people, being 4 in management position. PMO for Legal and M&A (Mergers & Acquisitions) Projects, reporting directly to the CFO and Global Project Leader. Responsible for Financial project management, including budget, strategic partners relationship, strategic support, and development of business intelligence Data Basis to statistics, strategic, and tactical decisions related to the project. Support in multiples M&As projects in Brasil, LatAm, Asia, and Europe; support to Finance structure roll-out of new facilities in China and Mexico. Responsible for Internal Audit, reporting directly to the regional Director, responsible for LatAm Internal Audit and Sarbanes Oxley annual regional Certification (Whirlpool Appliances LatAm and Embraco Global). Support in M&A Projects, integrations and Finance Strategic Projects including SAP roll-out, integration and organization restructuring (Embraco and Multibras). Show less

    • External Auditor
      • Jul 2002 - Jun 2005

      São Paulo Area, Brazil KPMG is one of the largest multinational professional service firms (Big 4), including Auditing, Taxes, Consult, Advisory, and M&A services. Responsible for audit in Large and Medium multinational companies in multiples markets, such as Consumer Goods, Pharmaceutical, Electronics, Energy, and Foods & Beverages, reference in their markets in USGAAP, IFRS and Local GAAP accounting practices, under SOX-404 and JSOX Certification, such as GE, Pfizer, Gillette, Honda, Phillips, Samsung… Show more KPMG is one of the largest multinational professional service firms (Big 4), including Auditing, Taxes, Consult, Advisory, and M&A services. Responsible for audit in Large and Medium multinational companies in multiples markets, such as Consumer Goods, Pharmaceutical, Electronics, Energy, and Foods & Beverages, reference in their markets in USGAAP, IFRS and Local GAAP accounting practices, under SOX-404 and JSOX Certification, such as GE, Pfizer, Gillette, Honda, Phillips, Samsung, Nestle, and Hershey’s. Responsible to audit team in fieldwork leadership and preparation of audit opinion and reports. Participation in M&A and Fraud engagements as staff. Show less

Education

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Executive Education, Business Process Design for Strategic Management
    2017 - 2018
  • Fundação Dom Cabral
    Board Member Development Program, Business/Commerce, General
    2017 - 2017
  • Ibmec
    Master of Business Administration - MBA, General Management
    2011 - 2012
  • FECAP
    Bacharelado, Ciencias Contábeis
    2000 - 2003

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