A global company and leader in the women's footwear market and main house of brands in Brazil, owning over 15 brands with over 1,000 retail stores (over 7,000 wholesale doors), operating over 10 years in the US market by the Schutz, Alexandre Birman, Arezzo and Paris Texas brands with retail stores, e-commerce and over 300 wholesale doors. ■ Provided executive leadership over business development activities to generate inorganic (M&A) growth opportunities along with organic revenue streams from investment capital. ■ Spearheaded the acquisition of Paris Texas, the first international M&A operation of the company; facilitated corresponding due diligence, strategic planning, valuation, and acquisition on-boarding which translated into playing a pivotal role in implementing business planning across North America and Europe. ■ Successfully launched and developed brands in targeted international markets, categories, and segments in new geographies across North America (US and Mexico) and EMEA to cultivate new sales channels.■ Steered international business development endeavors, leading an end-to-end launch of a new brand in the U.S. at Wholesale and E-commerce channels. Acquiring retailers to launch at over 250 wholesale doors.■ Conceptualization and implementation of comprehensive go-to-market (GTM) strategies to drive demand and sell-through performance, encompassing marketing and communications, commercial planning (utilizing pop-ups, window takeovers, and brand ambassadors at the point of sale), as well as effective merchandising and strategic product placement, including pricing and assortment optimization.■ Led the development of corporate strategy to align seamlessly with organizational goals and objectives. ■ Performed deep market analysis which evaluated market share, brand position, and prioritization of business opportunities across all brands and channels.

■ Directed multi-channel operations including retail, e-Commerce, dropshipping, marketplace, and wholesale while fostering customer service overall.■ Managed supply chain operations (production planning, exports, and import processes), and logistics coordination, within the US, Brazil, and Europe. ■ Effectively orchestrated 3PL warehouse operations across multiple locations, demonstrating adept oversight and efficiently coordinating e-commerce fulfillment directly from retail stores.■ Develop bottom-up sales and inventory plans, deliver line productivity, and shape financial and inventory decisions; Supervised in-season profitability to achieve or exceed seasonal performance for the channels.■ Successfully led a diverse employee base, overseeing operations both within the U.S. and internationally.■ Strategically directed a comprehensive change management initiative, resulting in relevant annual savings.■ Implemented a full 3PL transition (from research/RFP to goods and operations at the new locations), improving service level and service costs. ■ Designed and realized cross-docking operations, elevating significantly the daily Fulfillment capacity and drastically reducing the picking and fulfillment costs.

■ Steered corporate strategy in line with organizational goals, objectives, and aims; reviewed the global company strategy, understanding market size and share, and defined new routes of growth. ■ Performed all financial modeling and business case studies, delivered findings to executive board. ■ Monitored and tracked the performance of new projects and growth avenues of the company; performed M&A evaluations and business constructions to develop new potential channels.

A stalwart in the Private Equity and Venture Capital market, being a forerunner of this market in Brazil and with 35 years of experience. ■ Integral responsibility in analyzing and creating the investment theses and business plans of over 25 company investments spanning tech to consumer goods sectors.■ Executed business strategy and financial analysis of new business prospects; ■ Reviewed, monitored, and scrutinized operations and financial postures of invested companies to implement process improvements geared to increase revenues, and raise efficiency, productivity, and cost optimization.■ Proactively implementing best-in-class processes at invested companies to drive business growth and enhance governance. This includes initiatives such as ERP implementation, budgeting, performance management, and external audits.■ Honed analytical and business evaluation capabilities to communicate potential business opportunities with high up-side to entrepreneurs and partners.■ Utilized valuation skills to evaluate multiple transactions while also leading due diligence, negotiations, and contracts like Shareholder, Subscription, and Directorship agreements.

Portuguese multi-national company that produces innovative abrasive products with operations spanning seven countries, including Brazil. ■ Produced monthly reports and analyses for consolidation of the group results.■ Administered accounting reconciliations and Conducted bookkeeping, accounting, and taxes calculation.■ Composed cash flow analysis to determine capital needs or areas of inefficiency in capital allocation.

The Resolve Group is comprised of two organizations, with Resolve Financial Advisory doing loans for SMB (purchase of credit rights), and Resolve Construction Company in the civil construction segment. ■ Provisioned credit analysis for advancing receivables and cash control (Financial business). ■ Realizing cash collection and accounts receivables management – ARM ((Financial businesses).■ Assumed full accountability for all budgeting and forecasting to align with residential project benchmarks; Carried out financial planning and assumed P&L accountability for the project lifecycle (Residential Construction business).