Adriano Gandra Email & Phone Number

• Senior executive with 20 years of experience in the industrial sector, managing Industrial Operations and serving automotive, construction, and agricultural companies.• Expertise in Supply Chain Management, Supplier Development, Production Planning and Control (PCP), Manufacturing Engineering, Maintenance, Continuous Improvement, Investment, CAPEX, OPEX, P&L, Cost Reduction, Quality Assurance, and Project and Process Management.• Career built over 30 years, cultivating an entrepreneurial and multidisciplinary profile by navigating diverse business challenges within the industrial domain.• Demonstrated proficiency in process restructuring, prioritizing improvements, development of new products, innovation, startup companies, and international Intercompany operations, including product exports via CKD, SKD, and CBU methods, consistently operated within rigorous governance and compliance frameworks.• Expertise in industrial excellence practices such as Lean Manufacturing, Lean Sigma, Kaizen, SGI, and OHSAS within the automobile and heavy machinery sectors.• Extensive experience as a Senior World Class Manufacturing Auditor, serving as the lead auditor for CNH, Iveco, Stellantis, and their suppliers.• International experience gained through participation in various technology transfer programs, training sessions, and technical visits across the United States, Italy, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay, playing integral roles in defining short- and long-term business objectives and implementing transformative initiatives.• Performance in recruiting, leading, and nurturing high-performance multicultural and multifunctional teams; highly skilled at organizing and guiding diverse teams at various stages of maturity, from performance enhancement to strategic business analysis, fostering a supportive and inclusive leadership style, nurturing teams comprising around 2,000 employees.• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Universidade Federal de São João del Rei and Post-graduate degree in Quality Management and Technology from CEFET-MG.• Fluent English, intermediate Italian and Spanish and Portuguese (native).