Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Seasoned international business and finance professional with relevant executive/project management experience leading skilled groups of multicultural technical, legal and finance professionals in the origination, development, financing and management of capital intensive infrastructure projects in Latin America. Broad domestic and international experience with highly developed negotiation, communication and commercial skills. Experienced in distressed environments and under judicial restructuring/Chap 11. Successfully completed the course for independent board members at the Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance (IBGC). Pending certification. Strong financing network in Latin America, USA, and Europe. Specialties: FDI, Private Equity, Corporate and Project Finance (non and limited recourse), Mezannine finance, M&A (sell and buy side experience) in Latin American Capital Markets with local, regional and international, private and public finance institutions. Received Project of the Year award from Latin American Leadership Fórum in 2005. Registered fund manager with the Brazilian Securities Exchange Commission (CVM) until year end 2015. Portuguese (native), English and Spanish (fully proficient), French (reading and working knowledge)
CEO Green Fuels Ventures América Latina; Representative of Green Fuels and Green Fuels Ventures UK, Ltd
Commercial representative of Green Fuels Ltd UK in Brazil and Latin America.
Partner responsible for providing wealth management, investment and general strategic, business and financial advisory services to both individual and corporate clients.
Responsible for the international development/structuring initiatives of Infinity Bio Energy, a company primarily focused in the acquisition, development and operation of ethanol production facilities and alternative energy sources. Main accomplishments: Executed agreements to acquire controlling position for assets in Panama and the Dominican Republic, as well as MOU´s for possible JVs in Mexico and the US; Coordinated institutional activities and discussions with the government of Florida, local port agencies and logistics companies for the development of ethanol logistics infrastructure; Delegate member representing Infinity BioEnergy in the presidential visit to Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean to promote biofuels and the biofuels industry.
Responsible for the overall steering and project development activities of a 1.5 million ton/year, US$850 million, electrical furnace, slab plant project located in the Northeastern state of Ceará, Brazil under the consortium formed by Dongkuk Steel, Danieli Machine Spa and Cia. Vale do Rio Doce. Main accomplishments include: elaboration of a limited recourse project finance investment structure, steering negotiations of Shareholder, O&M and EPC agreements; Negotiation and closure of over US$ 12 billion in direct supply and infrastructure contracts; co-structuring of a US$ 500 million limited recourse project financing scheme with private and public, local and international finance institutions i.e., Medio Credito Centrale, BRADESCO, BNDES, SACE, K-Exim, DEG, KFW, FMO and CAF. Received Project of the Year award from Latin American Leadership Fórum in 2005.
Responsible for all corporate, structured and project finance activities related to the company’s existing assets and development objectives in Latin America, and the oversight/compliance of investments in the Scudder Latin American Power Funds. Primary responsibilities included: conducting extensive project reviews to insure favorable financing conditions and appropriate risk adjusted returns; working with the company’s business development personnel and other company resources in the successful development of projects; provide expert comment on financing documents and contracts; coordinating the financial closing of projects; assist with the planning and closing of bond or equity offerings; obtain lines and letters of credit; establish and maintain banking, private debt and public debt finance relationships; participate and conduct the strategic and financial review of all the company’s projects and/or business segments, including a review of operations, financial structure, and management to insure contributions expected as well as provide financial support/expertise to other departments or business units.