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Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Head of the Sustainability, ESG, Biodiversity and Carbon advisory services, engaging with carbon and sustainability market investors, structure carbon deals for project developers and investors, financial and trading plans over the projects life cycles, overseeing due diligence process and closing of the investments.

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

I am part of the management team of Qala, an advisory, deal and business development, hands on, M&A boutique operation , focused on high growth business ventures, projects and impactful across several industries such as agriculture, energy, insurance, renewables, food, water, logistics, biofuels, cogeneration, ag tech, ESG, waste management and technology.Responsible for sourcing opportunities and foster partnerships, I deliver the assessment, planning, project finance, capital structuring and raise, and executive management experience into the projects focusing on execution, delivery and results. Furthermore I lead and provide the Emissions Offsetting Advisory: Carbon Projects, Biodiversity Projects, Payments for Environmental Services Projects, Low Carbon Agriculture (Soil) Projects, Reduced Industry Emissions Projects.Comfortable in challeging and highly dynamic environments, handles the high growth and long-term returns opportunities with focus on implementation. Strategy-to-fruition approach generating successful and profitable operations createviley designed and disciplinedly executed.Average project sizes are in the 10-50M USD range.

Rio De Janeiro Area, Brazil

Founding partner of Qala Latam Partners, a business development firm in Latin America aimed to be one-stop-shop combining local business knowledge, operational experience, deep financial expertise and access to local investor base.Business development, strategy, advisory, market research, capital raising, independent board membership, internationalization, interim C-level service, investor relationship.Based in Brazil, Peru, Chile and Colombia

Lima Province, Peru

Board member with Latam Gym, investment vehicle for SmartFit Peru, the peruvian expansion arm of leading health club chain Smartfit originated in Brazil and now across all Latin America. This venture is a spin off QALA LATAM Partners internationalization projects to develop from ground up 50 facilities with investments exceeding USD 50 M. Currently Smartfit Peru is the country leading operator. http://www.smartfit.com.pe

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Founder and Managing Partner of Certipoint Partners, a consulting firm vehicle operating in conjunction and cooperation with Qala Group in North and South America, Qala Latam Partners in Colombia, Peru and Chile and Qala Capital in Europe.

Rio De Janeiro Area, Brazil

Serves as President of the holding company Antara.

Rio De Janeiro Area, Brazil

Shareholder and Board Member to the holdings and participations company.

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

I am a member of the Board of ProNatura International, a 30+ years, long standing sustainability oriented NGO and development agency, associated to IFC (WorldBank) on the adoption of the Shared Value Platform, a blended financing framework that permits de-risking high impact and large investments across multiple geographies.

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

As Interim CFO & CPO (Finance and Process) I have helped develop the team, financial model, and part of the operations process. The company has challenging model of being the developer and operator of large scale Nature Based (REDD) carbon offsetting projects within indigenous territories. Additionally, the valuation for the Series A for the investor rounds was a key element delivered, as well preparing the grounds to pass on the structure to the permanent management. Projects valued at over USD 1.2 Bn.The business model pursuits development of forestry REDD+ projects.Detailed description:Offsets & Credits• Sourcing and management of a carbon credit project portfolio initially comprised of 5.6 million hectares among various tribes, REDD+ AUD• Develop a carbon and socioeconomic team to develop the project and an implementation to operationalize it and then monitor execution.• Assess sourced target projects and evaluate best fit standard and methodologies for carbon generation and future tradeability, creation of PIN and/or PDD to be processed including but not limited to Gold Standard, Verra, CCB, Social Carbon.• Develop and manage relationship with service providers, surveying services providers, GIS, MRV, offset project registries, legal advisory providers, government, and interest groups, especially indigenous.• Design and implement operational plans guaranteeing the adequate implementation of the project, operation, and controls throughout the lifecycle ensuring delivery, identify and correct any issues and maintain profitability. Financial• Full financial modeling including corporate and project levels• Financial risk assessments• Financial part of the business plan and its interaction

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Part of a cross competencies team assembled in order to assess and explore opportunities in the Balkans, initially Albania, as a consequence of initial findings with the Harvard Growth Lab that has had key roles in helping create structures and policies to attract foreign investments.Growth Lab, Center for International Development at Harvard University was founded and is directed by Ricardo Hausmann, Professor at Kennedy School.Participated in the evaluation of opportunities on E&P, Energy, Infrastructure, Mining, Agribusiness, Hospitality, Real Estate, interacting with the country´s highest ranking officials, local and regional business and financial communities. Identified key advantages for business environment such as political and economic stability, lower corporate taxes, lower labor costs, and adaptable and flexible skilled labor.Initially selected CEO, led the development plan and execution, determining an initial portfolio of EUR 1.5 billion in initiatives to be developed at Porto Romano Energy Complex Area in sectors such as Oil Refining, Petrochemical and Electric Power Generation and of EUR 2.1 billion in hospitality, infrastructure, real estate, smart city, marina in Porto Palermo Area, among others backlogged.Co-led the initiative to appoint Albania and the Balkans as priority regions for the Subnational Climate Fund, a global blended finance initiative targeting investing and scaling mid-sized climate resilient, low-carbon infrastructure and nature-based solutions in developing countries, aligned with a true ESG practice, aiming to have Albania become the most sustainably developed country in Europe.I also lead the actual development of the first project, building the strategy and business plan and obtaining the exclusive license for a EUR 1.5 billion refinery granted October 2020 which is currently in its course with strategic partnerships with local and international consultants, EPC companies, technology providers and project finance.

Rio De Janeiro Area, Brazil

Managing Partner in the project to structure and implement an operation to provide setup Senior citizens housing and services in Latin America focusing on hospitality, housing, services, technology and care for the aging and elderly.

Rio De Janeiro Area, Brazil

Paul was founder and CEO of Crowley Broadcast Analysis Brazil, the leading radio market and media information and research company in Brazil, having started as Chief Information Officer, passing through to Chief Operating Office and the CEO.Responsible for the implementation of a state-of-the-art hi-tech monitoring radio monitoring operation with logistics and communications challenges, and further an operation with 250+ employees across 10 offices and spread out to 30 physical locations, covering staggering 2500+ radios.Reverted the company´s competitive and profitability position into a long lasting unchallenged leadership that continues to this date (2021). Led a series of successful transformations responding to market needs, challenges.Left the company after a multi year transition with the management team that worked with for 15+ years as successors.

Rio De Janeiro Area, Brazil

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

São Paulo Area, Brazil

Nexxing is a startup establishing in Brazil to provide product, political and reputational trends to Brands, PR Firms.

President of Trade Organization responsible to represent Media monitoring and checking companies.

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

I have created this startup from concept to execution. MediaMonitor is a high tech PayTV advertisement monitoring service, market assessment and research tool aimed at Pay TV networks, brands and advertisement agencies.I have directly participated in negotiations with all major network service sales such as Disney, ESPN, Turner, Fox, Warner, Globosat, ad agencies such as JW Thompson, AlmappBBDO, Y&R, WPP, Olgivy, Neogama, Leo Burnett, McCann, Lowe, Lew Lara, F/Nazca and brands such as Bradesco, Banco do Brasil, FIAT.In less than 5 years became market leader with over 70% of market shares.MediaMonitor operation was acquired by IBOPE, now Kantar Ibope in a successful full exit.

Rio De Janeiro Area, Brazil

Responsible to coordinate the Operations Managers for TOPHITS, a music content and nes site and WebDesigns, a web design firm.

Rio De Janeiro Area, Brazil

Brazil Internet Group – BIG was an early stage internet companies nursery and accelerator founded back in 1998. One of the first of its kind in Latin America.Participated on the implementation of the company in Brazil as CIO, setting up a full service ISP, negotiating and contracting hardware, software and telecom solutions for this Internet Start-up incubator. Music content web site TOPHITS and web design firm WebDesigns were among the incubated companies, with direct oversight.Participated in the evaluation of 3rd party businesses or startups helping decide Acquisition, Mergers or participation on behalf of BIG.

Banking systems development and downsizingDepartment managementNetwork managementOutsourced suppliers management

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Information Technology Strategic Management

MBA partially done having to interrupt in May 2002, because of the offer to become Managing Director at the company he worked.

Engineer, Engineering

Continued Education, Mensuração De Carbono Na Agricultura E Pecuária / Carbon Measurent In Agriculture And Livestock

FGV EESP offers the first course with the theme "Carbon measurement in agriculture and livestock", whose objective is to present how.