Alexandre Esper has more than 25 years of corporate experience on Legal, Corporate Affairs and Ethics & Compliance in large national and international companies as well as in law firms.He was Vice-President of Ethics, Compliance and Corporate Affairs and member of the Executive Committee of Walmart; General Counsel and Corporate Affairs Lead at Microsoft and held senior executive positions in other relevant national companies. Alexandre has vast experience in various industries as… Show more Alexandre Esper has more than 25 years of corporate experience on Legal, Corporate Affairs and Ethics & Compliance in large national and international companies as well as in law firms.He was Vice-President of Ethics, Compliance and Corporate Affairs and member of the Executive Committee of Walmart; General Counsel and Corporate Affairs Lead at Microsoft and held senior executive positions in other relevant national companies. Alexandre has vast experience in various industries as retail, technology, construction, telecommunications, oil & gas, real estate and had structured projects in Brazil and Latin America. He was member of various executive and administrative councils as ABES, ETCO and ABDIB.Holds law degree by Universidade Paulista, Post graduation in Tax law by PUC-SP and MBA by IBMEC. Languages: Português, Inglês e Espanhol.alexandre.esper@epgadv.com.br Show less

• 22+ year of Corporate experience• Legal, Ethics & Compliance and Corporate Affairs executive background• Strategy / Performance / Results monitoring• People focus and organizational development• Continuous Improvement and process simplification• Deep integration and communication with the business• Alignment between corporate priorities and resourcingDuring my almost 5 years leading Ethics and Compliance at Walmart, I experienced several cases and challenging /… Show more • 22+ year of Corporate experience• Legal, Ethics & Compliance and Corporate Affairs executive background• Strategy / Performance / Results monitoring• People focus and organizational development• Continuous Improvement and process simplification• Deep integration and communication with the business• Alignment between corporate priorities and resourcingDuring my almost 5 years leading Ethics and Compliance at Walmart, I experienced several cases and challenging / success situations – shared to harmonize best practices at international levelI had under my responsibility and leadership 14 areas, monitored by a continuous improvement structure, in addition the responsibilities of EthicsAnti-corruptionAMLAntitrustConsumer protectionEnvironmentalFood safetyHealth & SafetyHealth & WellnessLabor & EmploymentLicenses & PermitsPrivacyProduct SafetyResponsible SourcingTradeThe culture of Compliance shall be part of an aligned construction with the business; it is not simply about implementing a program but influencing a mindset change and adoption of practices to conduct such culture of Compliance. Companies and employees shall understand from the beginning the reasons and values of doing it right, always. This is a path that, once adopted, impacts direct and positively many other internal conducts, including the operational onesCompliance shall not be viewed as a department but as a uniform behavior to all in a certain organization. As a process it depends on some steps and examples that shall permeate people and their organizations in sequenceLegal and corporate affairs themes, despite being diverse on their strategies and structures by their own functional nature shall not be different when it comes to engagement, relationship and alignment with the business. Tone of the top is fundamental to the dissemination of a corporate governance culture, allowing such adoption to be promoted as a natural part of the way of working Show less

• Responsible for implementing the Global Program of Ethics and Compliance in Brazil; managed a multidisciplinary team of around 290 people throughout 14 Operational and Regulatory areas, Ethics department and Continuous Improvement team.• Legal representative of the company, along with the CEO and other Executive Committee members executives, conducting business strategies and important corporate decisions.• Reporting in solid line to the International Ethics and Compliance structure… Show more • Responsible for implementing the Global Program of Ethics and Compliance in Brazil; managed a multidisciplinary team of around 290 people throughout 14 Operational and Regulatory areas, Ethics department and Continuous Improvement team.• Legal representative of the company, along with the CEO and other Executive Committee members executives, conducting business strategies and important corporate decisions.• Reporting in solid line to the International Ethics and Compliance structure and dotted line to the CEO in Brazil; implemented the Ethics and Compliance program by strong integration and alignment to the business priorities and high complexity of the Brazilian market. Shared the best practices and local experiences with other international markets.• Led all Corporate Affairs actions in Brazil, including governmental and sectoral relations, external communication, sustainability and social responsibility. Show less

• Responsible (as Legal Director since 2005 and as General Counsel and Corporate Affairs Director since 2010) for the Legal, Corporate Affairs, Governmental and Industry Relations and Social Responsibility areas in Brazil. Led a team of 9 senior professionals and 10 highly qualified employees. Worked as Compliance Director in Brazil and integrated the Brazilian Committee of Compliance; responsible for the Compliance program and its policies and implementation.• Reporting in solid line to… Show more • Responsible (as Legal Director since 2005 and as General Counsel and Corporate Affairs Director since 2010) for the Legal, Corporate Affairs, Governmental and Industry Relations and Social Responsibility areas in Brazil. Led a team of 9 senior professionals and 10 highly qualified employees. Worked as Compliance Director in Brazil and integrated the Brazilian Committee of Compliance; responsible for the Compliance program and its policies and implementation.• Reporting in solid line to the International Legal and Corporate Affairs (LCA) structure and dotted line to the CEO in Brazil, guaranteed the legal compliance of the company and participative management in the country, by strong integration and simplified communication with the local leadership team – aligning business priorities with LCA resources and strategies. With a key position in the Executive Committee, participated in the strategic decisions and improved local relevance and involvement with senior government levels. Show less

• Worked on the Corporate Law area (as Manager since 1998 and Legal Director as of 2002) in the holding of this Brazilian economic group of the Infrastructure (Construction, Telecommunications, Oil and Gas, Real Estate, Energy Transmission) and Finance (Bank and Brokerage) segments.• Led a legal team of 21 people; responsible for the legal intelligence in business and in complex international cases, such as the joint venture of energy transmission companies and international securitization… Show more • Worked on the Corporate Law area (as Manager since 1998 and Legal Director as of 2002) in the holding of this Brazilian economic group of the Infrastructure (Construction, Telecommunications, Oil and Gas, Real Estate, Energy Transmission) and Finance (Bank and Brokerage) segments.• Led a legal team of 21 people; responsible for the legal intelligence in business and in complex international cases, such as the joint venture of energy transmission companies and international securitization of oil and gas receivables, in addition to cases of arbitration and corporate restructuring of 42 companies of the group aiming at their pre-IPO. Show less

• Worked on different economic segments, especially industries and banks, focusing on corporate and tax law (litigation and advisory) and legal modeling of franchises.