Joao Roberto (Jr) Benites Email & Phone Number

State Of São Paulo, Brazil

São Paulo, São Paulo, Br

Cleveland, Oh, Us

Responsible for optimizing and growing the profitability and sustainability of all Sherwim-Williams Businesses in Latin America with focus on coordination, resource optimization across all BUs and Corporate functions. Responsible for Business expansion and cross selling opportunities within the region, including M&A activities.

Executive responsibility for Valspar’s Global Coil Coatings Business:• Provide long term strategic direction for the business, an industry leader• Global P&L responsibility• Develop and expand existing global business

Provide long term strategic direction for The Valspar Corporation, a leading global coatings and paints manufacturer and distributor. Develop global business & functional managers. Manage the competing demands of customers, competition, governments, stock markets and operations performance efficiency. Educate the senior leadership team and board of directors on growth opportunities and capital allocation & deployment strategies. Coating segment includes the packaging product line and 3 industrial product lines: coil, general industrial and wood. The paints segment includes paints, primers, topcoats and aerosol spray paints for architectural/consumer paints and automotive refinish product lines.

Promoted to President of Latin America in light of outstanding results for all 8 previous years• Added Central America and Mexico to the scope of this new challenging position• Led the expansion of Valspar throughout the region through successful strategic acquisitionsDrove M&A initiatives• Analyzed several potential acquisitions in Latin America; took on key roles in due diligence processes• January 2007: acquired “Tintas Kroma," the Brazilian Coil Coatings market leader• December 2007: acquired “Aries Coatings” in Mexico, Valspar’s main competitor and market leader in Coil Coatings• February 2011: acquired “ Isocoat Tintas e Vernizes “ in Brazil, a leading powder coating company in South America.Expansion-driven strong management outcome• Turnover of approximately $260 million, with a consistently sustainable operating profit• Growth from 1 (self) to nearly 800 employees throughout Latin America• Unquestionable market leadership in Packaging and Coil Coatings, besides having leading positions in several industrial segments: Wood, Mirror, Tractor, Off-Road Equipment Coatings, etc.President, Valspar South America Jan. 2002 to Mar. 2005• Valspar took over 100% of the joint venture, renaming it “The Valspar Corporation Ltda.”• Acquired “Tintas Renner” packaging coatings business and the São Bernardo do Campo site, which is the largest Valspar plant in the world• Led Valspar into new key market segments throughout South America, such as Wood, Coil, Automotive Refinish, Mirror and General Industrial Coatings

Executive responsibility for Valspar’s Global Automotive Business• Provide long term strategic direction for the business• Global P&L responsibility• Develop and expand existing global business / distribution (currently serving 120+ countries)

• Hired with the mission to establish Valspar in South America• Founded Valspar Brazil in April 1997 to act in the Packaging Coatings market• Formed a joint venture with “Tintas Renner” four months later• Acquired “Dexter Brazil” in 2000, integrating it into the Valspar Renner joint venture

Marengo, Il, Us

Responsible for EPS’s global expansion into Europe & Latin America & Asia• Designed the strategy to convert an originally US-based business into a global company• Leading the implementation of an ambitious plan to reorganize EPS and penetrate key international markets

Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Nl

• Reported to the Managing Director - Industrial Coatings• Responsible for a team of nearly 100 employees in Brazil and South America• Responsible for business management of Packaging, Coil, Wood, and General Industrial Coatings• Led the Sales & Marketing, Technical, Manufacturing, and Finance teams with a turnover of $30M• Several Sales Offices and 4 Manufacturing Plants: 2 in Brazil, 1 in Argentina, and 1 in Uruguay

• Senior Professor – Metallurgical Engineering• Foundry Efficiencies – Casting Processes, Resins for foundries

N, N, Us

• Reported to the company President• Responsible for planning, building and managing the “Resin for Foundries” business with a turnover of $15M•Started as Product Manager with Resana, then the leading resin-maker in Brazil; with the mission to develop and implement a new business segment: “Resins for Foundries." Created a strategic plan for the business, structured and developed sales & marketing, technical and manufacturing teams•Promoted to Business Manager, responsible for the entire BU and leading Resana to become market leader in Brazil, with an annual turnover of $15M and an OP of 10%

Advanced Management Program (Amp 62)

Mba; M.S, Business Management; Marketing

B. S, Metallurgical Engineering