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San Francisco, Ca, Us

Montevideo, Uy

Bamboo is a cross-border payments company that allows global merchants to accept and make payments in Latin America

New York, Ny, Us

Montevideo, Montevideo, Uy

nocnoc is the largest cross-border store in Latin America. With our solution, global brands and retailers can sell their products in marketplaces, without the need to open accounts on each marketplace. Instead, their products will be featured in our mega stores that are already well-known and trusted by Latin Americans, maximizing conversion rates.

Montevideo, Uy

Montevideo, Uy

New York, New York, Us

Responsible for Financial Planning and Strategy, Statutory Accounting, Tax and Human Resources. +50 staff in U.S., Dubai, UK, India and PhilippinesMain point of contact and relationship with controlling Private Equity owners for all matters (Finance, Board and Corporate Governance)

Independent advisor to Private Equity firms, Board of Directors and Senior Executives in Finance and Corporate Development matters related to Fintech, e-commerce and cross border payments

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Alpharetta, Ga, Us

Led the identification and acquisition of Merchant e-Solutions for Cielo S.A.—the company’s first acquisition outside of Brazil. Selected by the Executive Committee in São Paulo to lead the finance and corporate development functions, and drive the integration as a wholly owned subsidiary of Cielo. Oversaw and directed 6 senior managers, and a team of 70+ employees in Finance, Corporate Development, Legal, Revenue Management, Pricing, Credit Underwriting, Risk Management, Account Management, Procurement, and Deployment—managing $18B in payment volume annually, and 35k merchants in partnership with 100+ banks and partners. Owned management of corporate P&L.Select Accomplishments:—Delivered consistent EBITDA growth, above market, for Merchant e-Solutions, driving integration efforts, and turning around underperforming financial and governance operations following the acquisition.—Established the teams, processes, tools, and systems necessary to accurately reconcile and report company financials, ensuring governance and compliance with parent company. —Played a key leadership role in strategic decisions affecting the acquisition and execution of Merchant e-Solutions, acting a member of the Executive and Technology Steering Committee.—Reengineered organizational structure and recruited higher-skilled personnel, bringing revenue management and pricing capabilities to the organization for the first time.—Earned external recognition with an offer to participate on the Board of Directors of American Transaction Processors Coalition (ATPC), utilizing network of contacts/resources to identify future business opportunities.

Barueri, São Paulo, Br

Challenged by the CEO to develop an M&A strategy to identify and secure a new technology platform, and triple the market cap of the company within 5 years. Oversaw and directed the planning and execution of M&A, Corporate Strategy, and Business Intelligence functions to support $300B in annual payment volume. Led a team of 25, and managed a multimillion-dollar budget. Select Accomplishments:—Led the development and execution of a 5-year M&A strategy that increased market cap from $8B to $24B reais within 3 years, leading the acquisition and integration of 4 FinTech companies in Brazil and the U.S.—valued at ~$750M, and earning Cielo the #4 ranking in payments companies worldwide—next to Visa, MasterCard, and American Express.—Identified target companies, established and pursued relationships, negotiated contracts, and led the acquisitions of Merchant e-Solutions Inc., M4U, Paggo, and Braspag, achieving strategic goals of identifying new technology platform, a mobile payments acceptance product, and an e-commerce gateway. —Developed and presented a successful equity story to the market, leading 6 road shows per year with investors in the U.S. —Established and launched the M&A function, recruiting and hiring a team of skilled personnel—with expertise in consulting, big data, and market analysis.—Navigated the management of approvals through a multi-layer organizational governance model, presenting business cases to board members and shareholders to secure acquisition approval of target companies.

Foster City, California, Us

Hired as a Manager of Strategic Alliances to develop and deliver turnkey solutions for issuers of payment products in Brazil. Advanced to Assistant VP of Strategic Alliances within 2 years to structure joint ventures with leading banks in Brazil—to launch and operate a new line of Visa payment products, which included meals and social benefits vouchers.Promoted in 2003 to VP to lead the identification, development, negotiations, implementation, and management of joint ventures and alliances—to support strategic initiatives across the Latin America and Caribbean Region (LAC). Managed the LAC sales strategy and support functions—including strategy, financial planning, sales materials and CRM teams. Select Accomplishments:—Identified, established and launched 5 joint ventures for Visa Inc.—VisaNet payment processing companies in Brazil, Peru, Uruguay, Dominican Republic, and Guatemala, executing a strategy focused on merchant acquisitions.—Developed and managed a portfolio of 6 joint ventures, between Visa (minority ownership) and major banks in Latin America, advising on capital investments, equity restructuring, new business development, outsourcing, and P&L management.—Played a key role in the largest IPO in the history of Brazil—VisaNet (Companhia Brasileira de Meios de Pagamentos), managing the joint venture for 6 years prior to IPO, and assisting in Visa’s exit from the investment with 20 shareholders.—Launched pre-paid products and developed new segments for Visa card use and acceptance—including social subsidies and mass transit payments, identifying and establishing agreements with clients across the LAC region.—Led the development and launch of Visa Vale (now Alelo), managing approval from Brazilian government and Visa executives to invest $3M—for a return of $100M in 5 years. Visa Vale was sold in 2011 for $150M.

Norwalk, Ct, Us

Recruited out of business school as one of 20 participants selected to the 2-year Risk & Finance, Global Leadership Development Program, sponsored and mentored by senior company leaders. Performed underwriting of consumer finance deals—from $20M to $500M—in Australia, India, Japan, and Eastern Europe. Promoted within 8 months to Manager, Finance & Business Support, reporting to the South America division CEO in São Paulo, Brazil—leading the strategic and financial planning, product pricing, and finance support for new client development.Select Accomplishments:—Acted as an interim CFO for GCF’s operating business in South America—with $250M in sales and $1.9M in net income in first 7 months of operation, structuring the finance and accounting departments, and hiring a team of 17 employees.—Led the integration of finance and accounting processes and policies of an acquired card company in Brazil, arranging for initial equity and debt funding with local banks and GE Treasury ($40M).—Played a key role in signing Walmart Brazil to a Private Label Card program, and Home Depot to a Private Label Card program in Argentina.—Completed the acquisition of Banco Mappin (Brazil), managing contract negotiations, asset evaluation ($100M), and relationship management with Central Bank of Brazil.

New York, New York, Us

Selected for an internship while in business school to implement valuation model and scenario analysis to evaluate investment projects—including product pricing and distribution strategies for credit card businesses in Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay.

Hired as a Cost Analyst and within one year, promoted to Senior Financial Analyst to drive short- and long-term financial planning, product pricing (loans and credit cards), and a $20M annual operating expense budget. Advanced to Manager role in 1992 to lead the strategic and financial planning, product pricing, analysis and reporting—and special finance and commercial projects.

Mba, Finance & International Business

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