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São Paulo, Brasil

Responsible for long-term strategic planning, business plan development, and investment analysis for the company’s strategic projects:• Long-term planning: led the update and refinement of financial models, data analysis, and the preparation of executive presentations for the board and executive committee. • Investment and M&A project development: conducted opportunity analysis, developed financial modeling and business plans, negotiated M&A contracts, and prepared executive presentations for the Investment Committee.Key achievements• Developed and incorporated carbon pricing into the company’s long-term plan, integrating this variable into the investment decision-making process.• Trained and developed the analyst team.• Automated and standardized long-term planning spreadsheets and data documentation, increasing efficiency and effectiveness in the process.

São Paulo, Brazil

Responsible for developing the company’s innovation strategy, department, and new business projects:• Innovation strategy development and implementation: led and facilitated the creation of the company’s innovation strategy by conducting diagnostics, defining of innovation theses and territories, establishing of innovation models and governance, and crafting of the Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) thesis. • New business funnel development and management: designed, implemented, and managed an efficient new business funnel by structuring and developing governance, processes, tools, routines, and frameworks to increase agility and effectiveness in identifying, prioritizing, exploring, and developing opportunities. • Innovation and new business projects management and execution: managed and developed Corporate Venture Building projects, strategic partnerships, and open innovation initiatives with startups and large companies in global and high-complexity projects related to technology, market, logistics, and regulatory aspects; led and engaged cross-functional teams (including industrial, agronomic engineering, digital, innovation, legal, intellectual property, regulatory, tax, treasury, procurement, etc.) in project development and execution; managed stakeholder relationships, information flow, contract negotiations, business plan preparation, investment evaluation and recommendation, and project execution monitoring.Key Achievements• Secured approval for biogas, corn ethanol, industrial ethanol, and other projects totaling approximately R$1 billion in innovation and sustainability-focused investments.• Contributed to São Martinho being recognized as the #1 innovative company in the agricultural sector according to the 2024 Valor Inovação ranking.• Developed the company’s innovation strategy and CVC thesis.• Served as a member of the Strategic and Investment Committee, influencing key decisions and strategic investments.

São Paulo, Brazil

Supported the development of the FP&A department and the company’s turnaround: • Budget modeling: developed and enhanced the budgeting process, implementing best practices, procedures, standardization, and process optimization.• Forecasting: introduced a forecasting culture and generated strategic insights for the board by business unit, cost center, and department.• Financial modeling: supported debt renegotiation with creditors through financial modeling, presentation preparation, and support for banks and financial advisors in M&A processes.

São Paulo, Brazil

• FIDC Fund Management: executed backoffice routines, including P&L calculations, debt and collateral monitoring, and profitability and loan volume analysis.

São Paulo, Brazil

• Economics Research: updated of macroeconomics data base and collected economics data to academic researches.

São Paulo, Brasil

• Client prospecting support: assisted the CFO in preparing presentations and analyzing financial statements for client prospecting.• Post-Merger Integration support: assisted the consulting team in post-merger integration projects, aimed at creating value through synergy capture.