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Lisbon, Portugal

Porto, Portugal

Provide executive-level leadership with full P&L accountability for a food ingredient company that provides fruit preparations, flavors and plant-based solutions. The company has 12 plants, being present in 8 countries on 3 continents, distributing its products to +50 countries. Maintain responsibility for Corporate Strategy and M&A, financial management and Legal & Compliance.

Lisbon Area, Portugal

Utilize interpersonal, organizational and operational skills to provide executive-level leadership with full P&L accountability for an aerospace company that provides maintenance services and manufacture of aerostructures. Maintain responsibility for business development, financial management, technology management, and stakeholder value awareness.Key Accomplishments:♦ Manage several critical finance and business development projects focus on operational excellence.♦ Provide critical operational leadership, risk management, and manage several critical finance, technology, and business development projects including a strategic growth project with a goal to increase sales.♦ Introduced strategic and tactical action plans that accounted to a cost control. Develop strategic operations and initiated aggressive operational and financial strategies that contributed to a significant increase in revenue and profitability.

Lisbon Area, Portugal

Provided executive leadership with full P&L and financial accountability for a global beverage company. Directed all financial management operations including budget administration, financial planning, strategic planning, internal controls initiatives, and technology management. Managed a team of 43 staff members (31 in finance and 12 in Information Systems).Key Accomplishments:♦ Conceptualized and initiated aggressive internal financial growth strategies that accounted for operational efficiencies, cost reduction, financial stewardship, and increased revenue.♦ Develop and implement business development strategies, overcame brand awareness through the creation of strategic value proposition.♦ Formulated and implemented several financial initiatives including the execution of a new Credit Scoring and new Credit Policies that led to significant improvement of Days of Sales Outstanding (from 64 to 41) and bad debts reduction.

Master In Business Administration (Mba), Business

Post Graduation, Change Management

Post Graduation, Management

Bachelor'S Degree, Economics

Bachelor'S Degree, Accounting & Administration