Carlos is Managing Partner at Fingeste - a Management Consulting Firm focused on M&A, Turnaround, Fund Raising, Finance, Private Equity, Strategy and management advising.Carlos holds INSEAD executive education, an MBA at Catholic Business Scholl (UCP) and a BA in Management at Lusiada University. In his background has several other formation about risk, project valuation, strategy, tax, leadership, law and he has also a Certified Chartered Accountant certification and getting a CFA certification.Professionaly Carlos is former CFO of a US based Automotive Group with operations in Portugal, Spain and Angola. As CFO had the responsabilities over finance, company development, expansion, supply chain and network management. Former General Manager of a Iberia Master Franchise Business and Real Estate company and former Controller of a Industrial and Agricultural Heavy Machinery Company from a conglomorate.His goal is to help companies and business people improve results, by changing the way they work, give them another angle of the business and create value by doing the right things with focus, priorities and with a premium on execution. Carlos bealives attitude eats strategy and as a doer guy puts a premium on execution.His industry background and experience are: Retail, Industry, Franchise, Automobile, Real Estate, Heavy-Machinery, Furniture, Medical, Finance and TI's. Carlos was directly enrroled with projects in Portugal, Spain, Poland, Angola, US, Mexico, Mozambique, France, UK, Brazil, France, Germany, Chile and South AfrIca.Specialties: M&A, Turnaround, Project Finance, Valuation, Management, Strategy, Finance, Controlling, Business Process Management, Management Information Systems, Process Reengineering, Business Development Methodologies, Expansion, Internationalization, Negotiation, Supply Chain Management, New Business Accelerator, Leadership and Operational Planning.