Mauro Mello

Mauro Mello

Founder, CEO at TABLE PARTNERS

Brazil

Current
Past
Education
  • CAPT -- Center for Applications of Psychological Type
  • IMPA -- Instituto de Matemática Pura e Aplicada (Pure and Applied Mathematics Institute)
  • Instituto Militar de Engenharia (Military Institute of Engineering)
Connections
500+ connections
Industry
Management Consulting
Websites

Mauro Mello’s Summary

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.

Mauro Mello’s Specialties:

Organizing the context in which people can better decide among better options.


Mauro Mello’s Experience

  • Founder, CEO

    TABLE PARTNERS

    (Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

    July 2007Present (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

  • Chairman

    Direkt Marketing

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

    May 2004Present (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.

  • Founder

    K2 Participações

    (Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

    January 2000October 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.

  • Founder

    K2 Achievements

    (Management Consulting industry)

    December 1997December 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.

  • VP Claims

    Liberty Mutual of NY -- Brazilian subsidiary

    (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Insurance industry)

    December 1996January 1998 (1 year 2 months)

  • Head of Financial Services

    Gemini Consulting

    (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Management Consulting industry)

    December 1995December 1996 (1 year 1 month)

  • Project Manager

    Booz Allen Hamilton

    (Partnership; 5001-10,000 employees; Management Consulting industry)

    January 1994December 1995 (2 years )

  • Owner

    Prodest

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Financial Services industry)

    19871993 (6 years )

  • Corporate Planning Analyst

    Monsanto

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

    19841986 (2 years )

  • Financial Analyst

    Exxon

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Oil & Energy industry)

    January 1983February 1984 (1 year 2 months)


Mauro Mello’s Education

  • CAPT -- Center for Applications of Psychological Type

    Certified MBTI Practitioner , Psychological type testing and applications , 2006

  • IMPA -- Instituto de Matemática Pura e Aplicada (Pure and Applied Mathematics Institute)

    Mathematics, Abstract Algebra 19801983

  • Instituto Militar de Engenharia (Military Institute of Engineering)

    B.Sc. , Civil Engineering , 19791983


Additional Information

Mauro Mello’s Websites:

Mauro Mello’s Groups:

MBTI Practitioners, Booz-Allen Brazil Alumni

  •    Gemini Consulting Alumni Network
  •    K2 Achievements' Professionals, Alumni and Friends
  •    Booz-Allen ALUMNI - BRASIL
  •    MBTI® Practitioners
  •    EXXON Alumni
  •    Colégio Santo Inácio (CSI) - Rio de Janeiro
  •    INTJ Masterminds Network
  •    Booz Allen Hamilton Alumni Network
  •    TABLE PARTNERS

Mauro Mello’s Honors:

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.


Mauro Mello’s Contact Settings

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