Andre Luchesi Email & Phone Number

Sydney, New South Wales, Au

Leadership• Senior financial leadership role, tasked with leading the development of corporate governance, financial processes, end-to-end financial management and executive-level business partnering support;• Lead, develop and direct a 7-FTE Finance Team, building team capabilities and liaising with peers to foster a collaborative working environment;• Focus on finance culture to change and reposition the finance team as an insights contributor instead of reporting making only. Breaking down silos to promote collaborative working and improving engagement making the team visualise the big picture and the importance of their contribution in the process. Commercial and decision Support• Annual business planning and budgeting, influencing company strategy by providing detailed and comprehensive financial models, forecasts and insights;• Insightful commercial decision support including financial analyses to the executive team, interpreting data and identifying key risks and opportunities to the business;• Daily, weekly and monthly reports implemented and analysed with the teams to influence the decision make in right timing. • GAP analyses mapping opportunities and classifying them in Low Hanging Fruits, Strategic Actions and Capex projects. • Annual 5 years Capex plan aligned with business strategy. Financial close and control• Standardise and improve controls, checks & balances and reporting processes• Implemented a comprehensive risk management framework, identifying potential financial risks and developing mitigation strategies. • Oversight of systems including operational functions and BI. • Continual system enhancement and planning (ERP, Business Intelligence, BCP)

Sydney, New South Wales, Au

Responsibilities:• Developed the company concept including brand, innovative nitrogen freeze method, stores layout, employees training, products pricing and customer approach. • Business and brand sold after investor proposal.

Responsibilities:• Lead national operations and commercial finance team (12 staff) of Seara (Brazil) with control of 35 manufacturing plants.• Provide reports to the business regarding sales and operations performance• Working closely to executive management to set assumptions to drive the rolling forecast model on weekly bases • Responsible for monthly board's report• Providing outstanding business partnering and analytical insights • Building a high performance team Achievements:• Part of team that conducted the turnaround of Seara from a negative AUD$80 Million EBITDA in 2013 to AUD$1 Billion positive in 2014 • Built a completely new finance team after headquarter changed between states • Set all finance reports and structure after Seara was bought from Marfrig by JBS in 2013

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Responsibilities:• Development of the strategic planning.• Development of Asset and liability management identifying capital needs in medium and long term• Summary, MD&A and Guide 3 in external funding operations • Establishment the incentives methodology to commercial and funding areasAchievements:• Developed analyses and insights proving that a change in the retail lending strategy was necessary. As a result, the bank shift 50% of its portfolio focusing in the middle market lending strategy instead of retail, improving profitability in 20%. • External funding of $ 80 million from FMO, external issuance of $ 150 million in Eurobonds and in the recruiting of foreign loan of $ 185 million from the World Bank through the IFC

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Responsibilities:• Helped the structuring of the investor relations area after the company´s IPO • Establishment of network of contacts with analysts • Preparation of earnings release, fact sheets, annual report and presentations • Monitoring changes in ownership structure • Relationship with BMF - Bovespa (São Paulo´s stock exchange) and CVM (Brazilian stock exchange regulator) Achievements:• Built a word class investor relations area supporting investors and business analysts • Develop the business strategy for medium and long term with the leadership team what led my promotion to Strategic and FP&A manager

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Responsibilities and achievements • Helped in the structuring of the investor relations area • Assistance to local and foreign investors and analysts • Analysis and monitoring the shareholders base profile • Participation in preparing the follow-on • Participation in drafting the disclosure of quarterly results • Participation in the preparation of the Annual and Half Year Reports

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance

Bachelor'S, Economics