
Founder, CEO at TABLE PARTNERS
Brazil

Founder, CEO at TABLE PARTNERS
Brazil
I have choosen as my pursuit in life, to "design and help implement liberating alternatives for human beings and organizations" (apud Chris Argyris) and to do so through rational inquiry, honest argumentation, and ethical conduct.
Organizing the context in which people can better decide among better options.
(Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
July 2007 — Present (2 years 6 months)
TABLE PARTNERS works with shareholders, boards of directors, and CEOs in mission-critical situations, such as crucial negotiations, leadership transitions and corporate reconfigurations.
Our PARTNERS bring to the TABLE the analytical strength and business acumen of management consulting, the sophisticated negotiating and influencing strategies of investment banking, and the C-level coaching skills and replacement capacity of executive searching.
More about TABLE PARTNERS' offering is available at http://tablepartners.slog.com.br
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
May 2004 — Present (5 years 8 months)
Direkt is a joint-venture of K2 Achievements, a leading Brazilian Private Equity and Management Consulting firm, and RBS Group, Brazilian third largest media group.
Direkt's Board is composed by representatives of K2 and RBS. As Chairman, I am responsible for the functioning of the Board, as well as the day-to-day relationship with the CEO and Management of the firm.
(Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
January 2000 — October 2009 (9 years 10 months)
K2 Participações is the investment arm of K2 Achievements and currently holds positions in the corporate services -- Direkt Marketing, a joint-venture with RBS Group (Brazil's third largest media group) -- and health services industries, through CMI -- Centros Médicos Integrados.
Past investments in K2's portfolio included positions in telecommunications and retail businesses.
One of K2's most visible projects was Atrium Telecom, a partnership with four major Brazilian real estate investors. At Atrium K2 was responsible for designing the venture; starting it up, in 2000; hiring its management, including the CEO; and attracting, as financial investors, GE Capital, Advent Intl. and JP Morgan. In 2004 100% of Atrium Telecom was sold to Telefonica, for around US$ 120M, yielding a return, for the financial investors, of more than 200% (+30% p.a.).
Up until the sale to Telefonica, K2 held a voting position and a minority stake at Atrium.
(Management Consulting industry)
December 1997 — December 2007 (10 years 1 month)
K2 Achievements is THE leading Brazilian provider of M&A and turnaround projects. Among other highly visible projects, K2 was responsible for the spin-off of Avaya Communication, from within Lucent Technologies, in 2000; the merger of NET and Multicanal, in 1998, creating the largest cable TV company in Latin America, as well as the turnaround of the company, in 2003; and the turnaround and successful IPO of Faculdades Estácio de Sá, in 2006-07.
K2 is the leading management consulting firm in the Media, Health and Education industries, in Brazil.
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Insurance industry)
December 1996 — January 1998 (1 year 2 months)
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Management Consulting industry)
December 1995 — December 1996 (1 year 1 month)
(Partnership; 5001-10,000 employees; Management Consulting industry)
January 1994 — December 1995 (2 years )
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Financial Services industry)
1987 — 1993 (6 years )
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Biotechnology industry)
1984 — 1986 (2 years )
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Oil & Energy industry)
January 1983 — February 1984 (1 year 2 months)
Certified MBTI Practitioner , Psychological type testing and applications , 2006
Mathematics, Abstract Algebra 1980 — 1983
B.Sc. , Civil Engineering , 1979 — 1983
MBTI Practitioners, Booz-Allen Brazil Alumni
First Prize, SPE Award -- Sociedade Brasileira de Planejamento Empresarial (Brazilian Association of Corporate Planning) -- Best Article on Corportate Planning, 1987.
Second Prize, SPE Award -- Sociedade Brasileira de Planejamento Empresarial (Brazilian Association of Corporate Planning) -- Best Article on Corportate Planning, 1986.