BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The heart of B2 International Consulting.
Alexandre Barbosa
FOUNDING PARTNER AND CEO
Alexandre fundó B2IC en 2010 y es nuestro Chief Executive Officer. También es Vicepresidente de la Cámara de Comercio Brasil-Cataluña, en Barcelona. Ingeniero Mecánico con Máster en Comercio Internacional en Paris, cursó el Programa de Dirección General (PDG) en el IESE.
Diana Paradela
FOUNDING PARTNER AND CMO
Diana is a co-founder of B2IC and is currently our Chief Marketing Officer. Previously she worked in the marketing and international affairs department of Katara Cultural Village, was an Events Manager in Qatar and Marketing Coordinator in the L’Oréal Group in Paris.
ADVISORY BOARD
The robust experience that supports us.
Javier Mirallas Sarabia
HONORARY PRESIDENT OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BRAZIL-CATALONIA
Current Chairman of the Brazil-Catalonia Chamber of Commerce, ICS Intelligence and ICS Solutions and the Foundation “Salud y Persona”.
He is also member of the Advisory Board of several renowned companies such as Securitas, Transcoma and British Telecom.
Elias Haddad
SPECIALIST IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Over 25 years of international advisory experience across energy, transport, technology, real estate and industrial sectors on strategic planning, market entry and capital formation. Director, Enverra. Former Managing Director, US-Qatar Business Council.
Luiz Fernando Mendes
President and CEO of CELF
Chairman and CEO of CELF Consultoría Empresarial. He is a member of the board of the France-Brazil Chamber of Commerce, Space Imaging Brazil (SIB), and the Brazilian Instruction Society, maintained by the Cándido Mendes University, where he is also Director of International Affairs.
SENIOR CONSULTANTS
Our prestigious network of international collaborators.
Alice de Jenlis
Alice de Jenlis is a senior consultant with a vast experience in different instances of international communications: press relations, public relations, print media, publicity, marketing, associations and sponsorships in the sectors of luxury goods, fashion, fragrances, decoration, art, music and cinema.
Artur Carneiro
Artur Carneiro has extensive experience leading and developing financial structure solutions and relationships with important clients. He founded Exes, a company specialized in the execution of complex financial transactions for the sectors that are the mainstay of the Brazilian economy.
Bruno Licarião
He is an independent member of the Board of Directors of Pan Seguros S.A. and founding partner of Exes Consulting. As an attorney, he was co-Director of the Legal Department for Latin America and partner of the BTG Pactual Group and Foreign Associate in the law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom LLP, in New York.
Carlos J. Baena
CEO and founder of Financiagence, with a recognized professional career of more than 20 years in the financial sector. He was CEO and founder of different companies in Spain, being promoter of commercial operations in the stock, equity and real estate market of various types and collaborator of the main banking entities in the Spanish market.
Celso Ribeiro
Bachelor of Engineering with more than 30 years of experience in the public and private sectors, Celso is an expert in strategic consulting for the structuring of corporate solutions and national and international business development. He currently holds the position of CEO of CRON - Sistemas & Tecnologia.
Deaa Abusara Darwich
Expert in International Business Development, Sustainability and Artificial Intelligence. Deaa has extensive experience in the energy sector and engineering around 4 continents at the corporate level. Expert in Strategy and Innovation accredited by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), advises in the field of new technologies and systems for sustainable projects.
Didier Melchior
Senior Banking Executive with over 30 years experience in Foreign Exchange and Money Markets, Didier was a Chief trader and Vice president with Citibank (11 years), Treasurer and Managing Director with Banque Privée de Gestion Financière, shareholder and chief Executive at Coppuyns SA (Interbank brokerage), Managing Director with Soprofi (risk management). He was also a consultant with missions (Russian House, Lunalogic, SVP).
Dyane Dufresne
Ms. Dufresne has more than 35 years of experience, leading managerial, operational and human resources functions in international and public sector organizations. Since 2010, she is working as a senior international management and human resources consultant in areas of human resources management, audit, evaluation, risk management and strategic planning for major international organizations.
Fabrício Araújo
Economist by the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Fabrício is an entrepreneur, co-founding companies in several industries, such as biotechnology, e-commerce, and mining. He has years of experience in business development and sales in start-ups and scale-ups, and in management of multinationals in the telecom, mining, and banking industries.
Dr. Georgia Silva
Tax advisor, specialist in asset investment, with more than 10 years of experience in contrast and management of tax information. She has a PhD in Accounting and Finance from the Saïd Business School – Oxford University, with relevant European experience in import and export consultancy for Koninklijke Philips N.V. She has collaborated with important law and accounting firms in Spain.
Dr. Gylvan Meira
He is a renowned researcher and Senior Consultant in climate change and sustainable development with a trajectory of more than 30 years. He was Vice-president of the Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Climate Change (IPCC) and President of the Brazilian Space Agency INPE.
Dr. Jorge Werthein
With more than 40 years of experience in the field of education, Mr. Werthein is a special advisor to the General Director of the Internamerican Institute for Cooperation in Agriculture (IICA). He previously served as Director of the UNESCO offices in New York, Washington and Brasil.
Fernando Gil
Fernando is a Senior Financial Expert with more than 15 years of experience in Corporate Finance, M&A and Restructuring transactions, in renowned groups such as KPMG and Russell Bedford International. He has also served as CFO for Startups, where he led successful fundraising rounds. He has also managed and restructured an international group and its Family Office based in Dubai.
José Carlos Abreu
Professor in finance and investment analysis courses at the Getulio Vargas Foundation (Brazil) since 2009. José Carlos, who has a degree in Civil Engineering (PUC-RJ), has an MBA from UCLA (USA), Master in Engineering Financial and Investment Analysis (PUC-RJ) and has an MBA in finance from IBMEC-RJ. He went through internationally renowned entities such as TESLA and is currently a Financial Consultant for the NPF Group.
Juan Manuel Caserza
His professional activity has developed both in the Spanish public sector and in the international private sector. He held different positions in diplomatic and consular representations in different countries and executive positions in multinational companies such as Iberdrola and Grupo Telefônica. He is currently the director of expansion in Mondial's EMEA territories.
Marcos Saad
Marcos Saad is founder President of the Brazilian Association of Strip Malls. With an extensive career of more than 30 years, he has carried out important tasks as a partner and co-founder of companies such as REP (Real Estate Partners) and MECMalls, where he is currently active. He is also founding partner of NDEV (Center for the Development of Retail Expansions).
Mauricio Salvador
Mauricio is an expert in e-commerce, digital marketing, SaaS, B2B, B2C, D2C and AI. He is President of the Brazilian Electronic Commerce Association and a recurring speaker at conferences in the US, China, Spain, Switzerland and Germany, among others. He advises and invests in Startups and is the author of five books on Digital Business.
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