Emerson Calegaretti

VP and General Manager, MySpace Brazil

Brazil

Current
Past
  • VP Client Development, Latin America at Acronym Media
  • Senior Sales Manager, Brazil at Google Inc.
  • Ad Sales Manager at UOL Inc.
  • VP of Business Development / Member of the Board at QueGanas.com, Inc.
  • eCommerce Director at Starmedia Network
  • Regional Manager South America at Intershop Communications
  • Managing Partner at Exotech Systems
  • Microcomputer Division Manager (MIS) at Siemens
  • Systems Analyst at Banque Nationale de Paris
Education
  • ESPM Business School
  • UCLA (University of California)
  • FADISC (Sao Carlos Law School)

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Emerson Calegaretti’s Summary

Emerson Calegaretti is the VP and General Manager of MySpace Brazil, a unit of Fox Interactive Media Inc. MySpace is the world's premier lifestyle portal for connecting with friends, discovering popular culture, and making a positive impact on the world.

Emerson is a Internet pioneer in Latin America, taking part in high profile startups such as Google, StarMedia, UOL and Intershop.

Emerson holds a Bachelor degree in Mathematics from UNICAMP, a Law degree from FADISC, Global Marketing Management post-graduation degree from UCLA and an MBA at ESPM. He speaks Portuguese, Spanish and English.


Emerson Calegaretti’s Experience

  • VP and General Manager, MySpace Brazil

    MySpace.com (Fox Interactive Media)

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; NWS; Internet industry)

    October 2007Present (1 year 10 months)

    MySpace Brazil general management

  • VP Client Development, Latin America

    Acronym Media

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Online Media industry)

    May 2007October 2007 (6 months)

    In charge of sales and operations general management.

  • Senior Sales Manager, Brazil

    Google Inc.

    (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; GOOG; Internet industry)

    May 2005December 2006 (1 year 8 months)

    Management of the sales operations in Brazil.

  • Ad Sales Manager

    UOL Inc.

    (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Online Media industry)

    July 2001February 2005 (3 years 8 months)

    - Management of the advertising sales front-office (7 sales executive managers) and back-office with 15 professionals organized in Client Services, eCommerce Management, Market Intelligence, Financial Analysis and Insertion

    - Development of long-term deals with the Top 15 ecommerce players in Brazil.

    - 1 year and 7 months working as Client Services Manager in our international sales headquarters located in Miami. Managed global customers such as IBM, Nike, American Express, GM, Toyota, Amazon.com and Epson

    - Through smart inventory management and innovative media solutions, our division reached all quotas since November 2001, with a revenue growth of 78% from 2001

  • VP of Business Development / Member of the Board

    QueGanas.com, Inc.

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry)

    May 2000July 2001 (1 year 3 months)

    - Startup company, gaming/entertainment site for US Hispanics / Latin American Internet

    - Development and execution of the marketing plan

    - Strategic alliances with ISPs in Latin America and Europe

    - Company sold to a venture capitalist in June 2001 – overview of the whole process

    - Managed a team of 6 managers in Miami, Argentina and Brazil

  • eCommerce Director

    Starmedia Network

    (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Online Media industry)

    September 1999May 2000 (9 months)

    - In charge of sales, marketing and product management for the Latin American ecommerce division

    - Increased the number of ecommerce partners from 2 to 37

    - Managed top accounts such as Barnes & Nobles, J.C.Penney, Amazon.com and CDNow

    - Increased revenues 750% in nine months

    - Managed a team of 12 managers in Argentina, Brazil and Chile

  • Regional Manager South America

    Intershop Communications

    (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Computer Software industry)

    January 1998September 1999 (1 year 9 months)

    - Management of sales, marketing, sales channels and business development

    - Developed a strong sales channel with 5 distributors in Brazil, 2 in Argentina and 1 at Chile and Uruguay

    - Closed the largest deal for eCommerce software in Latin America with Universo Online

    - Managed an Account Manager, International Marketing Manager, Business Development Manager and Channel Sales Manager

  • Managing Partner

    Exotech Systems

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

    June 1994January 1998 (3 years 8 months)

    - In charge of sales, marketing and corporate relations

    - Moved from US$ 120k revenues in 94 to US$ 4MM in 1997

    - Managed a team of 16 professionals organized in Account Managers, Marketing Managers and Public Relations Manager

  • Microcomputer Division Manager (MIS)

    Siemens

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)

    February 1993June 1994 (1 year 5 months)

    - Started my career at Siemens as an intern selected by Siemens through a process with another 115 candidates

    - Attended a 6-month management training at Siemens headquarters in Erlangen, Germany

    - Managed a 6,000 computers network using Microsoft and Unix platforms with the help of a team of 19 professionals including Support Engineers, System Engineers and Software Developers

  • Systems Analyst

    Banque Nationale de Paris

    (Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Banking industry)

    April 1991February 1993 (1 year 11 months)

    - Research and development of new technologies
    - Developed a investment management software using Caos Theory and Artificial Intelligence based on my graduation final project


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