Rodrigo Alves De Souza

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CFO | Chief Financial Officer @ MULTILOG
State of São Paulo, Brazil
Rodrigo Alves De Souza's Location
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, Brazil
About Rodrigo Alves De Souza

C-level business executive with over 20 years of solid experience, progressive career and relevant value added to multinational and local business in different markets such as Consumer Goods, Food & Beverage, Pulp & Paper, Heavy Machinery, and Audit & Consulting services in several countries. Solid Finance expertise, with proven track record of shareholders value creation and value protection in initiatives of strategy, M&As, business integrations, turnarounds, management professionalization, new business, streamlining operations to drive cost & investments efficiency, optimization of capital application, Debt restructuring, banking relationship, internal controls, risk management and digitalization. Solid background in USGAAP, IFRS and Brazilian GAAP.Ownership profile, flexible and with fast adaptation in both, corporate and private owned business environments.Result and process oriented, focused, ability to drive changes, good balance between strategic thinking and execution, with a broader approach to complex deals adding value to company targets.

Rodrigo Alves De Souza's Current Company Details
MULTILOG

Multilog

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CFO | Chief Financial Officer
State of São Paulo, Brazil
Rodrigo Alves De Souza Work Experience Details
  • Multilog
    Cfo | Chief Financial Officer
    Multilog
    State Of São Paulo, Brazil
  • Ras Consultoria
    Fundador
    Ras Consultoria Dec 2022 - Present
    Brazil
  • Víssimo Group
    Chief Financial Officer
    Víssimo Group Jan 2023 - Aug 2024
    São Paulo, Brazil
    Víssimo Group is of the largest Wine Distributor in Brazil, holding company of @grand cru and @evino brands, with annual Revenue above R$550 million, multi-channel platform serving B2B, B2B for B2C and B2C, mix of on-line and traditional retail, with 140 stores around the country, between owned stores and franchises, more than 400 thousand active on-line consumers, 1.5 thousand active B2B customers, 2.5 thousand labels in portfolio, 2 Distribution Centers, in Santa Catarina and Espirito Santo states, more than 400 employees. Reporting directly to the Co-CEO’s with dotted line to the Chairman, responsible for Finance, SSC and Legal structures.Directing a team of more than 50 people, being 5 direct reports in management positions.Board Member of the senior leadership team and an influent advisor to the Board, to build and execute the value creation business strategies. Protagonist leadership in the company turn-around, top management transition, leading implementation of expenses restructuring, generating more than 10 percentage points of EBITDA, issue of structured debit of R$40 million, redesign of strategy and value creation leverages. implementation of high standard governance, management model in Finance, also tax initiatives that generated more than R$30 million in additional profit.Protagonist Leadership in the post M&A business integration, consolidating the SAP ERP platform, also the e-commerce platform roll-out from Zed to Magento; process redesign, generating relevant synergies in labor, expenses, operational leveraging, refining cash flow management strategies improving investment return.
  • Delly'S Food Service
    Cfo | Chief Financial Officer
    Delly'S Food Service Dec 2018 - Sep 2021
    São Paulo
    Delly´s is the largest Food Service Distributor in Brazil, with annual Revenue above R$4 billion, more than 12 Distribution Centers around the country, more than 2,500 employees, sales force of 2,000 Sales Representatives and 100,000 customers. Reporting directly to the local CEO with dotted line to Patria´s Operating Partner (Chairman), responsible for Finance and Services structures including, HR, SSC, Legal, and Technology.Directing a team of more than 250 people, being 9 direct reports in management positions.Board Member of the senior leadership team and an influent advisor to Patria´s Management Board to build and execute the value creation business strategies. Protagonist leadership in the professionalization of the company with implementation of high standard governance and management models, holding accelerated organic and inorganic growth, digitalization of the company, including IA and Machine learning initiatives, strong ESG agenda with risk management and relevant risk resolutions, preparation of the company to IPO.Active hole in M&A pipeline, implementation of accelerated business integration model with more than 10 M&As fully integrated, generating relevant synergies in labor, expenses, solidification of commercial presence, portfolio expansion, supply chain leveraging, consolidation of technology platform, and refining cash flow management strategies improving investment return. Relevant value generation with permanent review of indirect and direct tax strategies. Delly´s is part of Patria Investimentos Private Equity portfolio.
  • Newell Brands
    Cfo | Chief Financial Officer | Director Of Finance And Administration
    Newell Brands Oct 2014 - Dec 2018
    Joinville Area, Brazil
    JCS Brasil is a relevant player of Portable Appliances with strong presence of Cadence and Oster brands, annual turnover above R$800 million. Company with manufacturing facility in Feira de Santana, Bahia state, Distribution Center in Santa Catarina State and Technology Research Center in China, with more than 500 employees.Chief Finance Officer and Board Member reporting directly to the local CEO with dotted line Corporate VP of Finance.Responsible for Finance and Services structures including, HR, SSC, Legal, IR, Technology, and PMO. Directing a team of more than 70 people, being 9 in management positions. Board Member of the senior leadership team in Latin America and an advisor to the Corporate Board in the US, evaluating and supporting them on the development and execution of business strategies. Protagonist leadership role in the company professionalization process post acquisition by Jarden with implementation of high standard governance and management models with SOX-404 certification one year after acquisition and holding accelerated growth pace.Integration of pre-existent business, generating relevant labor and expenses savings and solidification of commercial presence; refining working capital management accelerating cashflow conversion, invested on annual double digit company growth and avoiding debt increase to support growth. Relevant value generation with review of indirect and direct taxes strategies, also granting tax benefits to importing and manufacturing operations.
  • Komatsu Forest Ab
    Cfo | Chief Financial Officer | General Manager
    Komatsu Forest Ab Nov 2011 - Oct 2014
    Brazil
    Komatsu Forest is the worldwide market leader of forestry products and services for harvesting automatization, with local annual turnover above R$800 million, around 900 employees, multiple branch operations and DC in different locations over the country, including manufacturing facility in Pinhais, Paraná state. Reporting directly to the local CEO with dotted line to the Corporate Division VP of Finance.Responsible for Finance and Services structures including, Administration, Legal, and Human Resources. Directing a team with total of 60 people, being 5 in management positions.Member of the senior leadership team in Latin America and an advisor to the Corporate Board in Sweden, evaluating and supporting them on the development and execution of business strategies. Relevant leadership role in the company professionalization process after local founder transition, with implementation of high-standard governance and management models, holding the solidification of market presence and generating relevant cost synergies with implementation of OBZ, automation and process centralization. Relevant value generation with review of indirect and direct taxes strategies.Interim CEO during half-year period, from April to September 2013.
  • Whirlpool Corporation
    Controller | Pmo | Internal Audit Leader
    Whirlpool Corporation Jul 2005 - Jul 2011
    Whirlpool Corporation is the largest multinational manufacturer and marketer of home appliances, Fortune 500 company around US$20 billion, 78,000 employees, more than 70 manufacturing and technology research centers around the world.Embraco (nowadays NIDEC) is the largest multinational manufacturer and marketer of compressors for domestic and commercial refrigeration systems, with HD in Joinville, Brazil, 10,000 employees worldwide, with manufacturing and business offices in Brazil, China, Mexico, Italy, Slovakia, the US, and Russia, consolidated and reported as part of Whirlpool LatAm business.Reporting to Global Controller and CFO, responsible for Corporate Commercial Controllership and Corporate Credit and Collection. Leading a team of 12 people, being 4 in management position.PMO for Legal and M&A (Mergers & Acquisitions) Projects, reporting directly to the CFO and Global Project Leader. Responsible for Financial project management, including budget, strategic partners relationship, strategic support, and development of business intelligence Data Basis to statistics, strategic, and tactical decisions related to the project. Support in multiples M&As projects in Brasil, LatAm, Asia, and Europe; support to Finance structure roll-out of new facilities in China and Mexico.Responsible for Internal Audit, reporting directly to the regional Director, responsible for LatAm Internal Audit and Sarbanes Oxley annual regional Certification (Whirlpool Appliances LatAm and Embraco Global). Support in M&A Projects, integrations and Finance Strategic Projects including SAP roll-out, integration and organization restructuring (Embraco and Multibras).
  • Kpmg Brasil
    External Auditor
    Kpmg Brasil Jul 2002 - Jun 2005
    São Paulo Area, Brazil
    KPMG is one of the largest multinational professional service firms (Big 4), including Auditing, Taxes, Consult, Advisory, and M&A services.Responsible for audit in Large and Medium multinational companies in multiples markets, such as Consumer Goods, Pharmaceutical, Electronics, Energy, and Foods & Beverages, reference in their markets in USGAAP, IFRS and Local GAAP accounting practices, under SOX-404 and JSOX Certification, such as GE, Pfizer, Gillette, Honda, Phillips, Samsung, Nestle, and Hershey’s. Responsible to audit team in fieldwork leadership and preparation of audit opinion and reports. Participation in M&A and Fraud engagements as staff.

Rodrigo Alves De Souza Skills

Leadership Auditing Turnaround Experience Sap Accounting Cash Flow Digital Transformation Financial Forecasting Corporate Finance Sap Products M&a Cost Accounting Financial Planning Tax Financial Modeling Forecasting Managerial Finance Metodologias Agile Resiliency Negotiation Finance Process Improvement Team Leadership Erp Strategic Planning Strategy Financial Accounting Business Planning Consolidation Strategic Financial Planning Turn Around Management Risk Management Us Gaap Big Data Cross Functional Team Leadership Internal Controls Change Management Manufacturing Controle Interno Financial Analysis Portuguese Startups Project Planning Indicadores Chave De Desempenho Corporate Governance External Audit Sarbanes Oxley Act Budgets Strategic Negotiations Business Strategy Management Ifrs Financial Reporting Fundos De Capital Privado Initial Public Offerings Mergers And Acquisitions Working Capital Management Analysis Financial Audits Internal Audit

Rodrigo Alves De Souza Education Details

Frequently Asked Questions about Rodrigo Alves De Souza

What company does Rodrigo Alves De Souza work for?

Rodrigo Alves De Souza works for Multilog

What is Rodrigo Alves De Souza's role at the current company?

Rodrigo Alves De Souza's current role is CFO | Chief Financial Officer.

What schools did Rodrigo Alves De Souza attend?

Rodrigo Alves De Souza attended Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, Fundação Dom Cabral, Ibmec, Fecap.

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Rodrigo Alves De Souza has skills like Leadership, Auditing, Turnaround Experience, Sap, Accounting, Cash Flow, Digital Transformation, Financial Forecasting, Corporate Finance, Sap Products, M&a, Cost Accounting.

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