Graduated in 1980 in Civil Engineering from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), in 1984 he completed a master’s degree in Business Administration at COPPEAD/UFRJ. He took several specialization courses in the accounting and tax areas and an extension course in tax procedural law. He was CFO of Greenpeople Indústria e Comércio de Alimentos (2019 to 2020), Vice President of Finance and Investor Relations at Mills Estruturas e Serviços S.A. (1999 to 2015), Controller of SC Johnson (1989 to 1999). He also worked at Montrealbank and Swedish Match Brasil. Since 2016, he has been providing consultancy in corporate finance and serving on corporate boards. He was a member of the fiscal councils of the companies Westwing Comércio Varejista S.A, Smartcoat Serviços em Revestimento S.A., a subsidiary of Priner S.A., on the advisory board of HIRSA Sistemas de Automação e Controle and currently on the board of directors of DEXXOS Participações S.A.
Mr. Pedro holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from PUC-Rio, a Master’s degree in Economics from EPGE-FGV, an Executive MBA from COPPEAD-UFRJ, and has completed the Advanced Management Program (AMP) at IESE Business School in Barcelona.
Pedro began his career in 1992 as a Corporate Finance Analyst at BFC Investment Bank. In 1996, he joined Ernst & Young as a Manager in the Financial Advisory practice. He later left Ernst & Young to join Globalstar do Brasil, a multinational telecommunications company, where he spent ten years serving as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Chief Operating Officer (COO).
Between 2009 and 2016, he was a founding partner of ASK Asset Management. Since 2016, he has been a member of the Executive Committee of IESE Business School.
Marcelo Cecchetto has more than 15 years of experience in private equity in Brazil and currently leads the private investments practice at HIX Capital, where he focuses on minority investments in high-potential companies. Prior to joining HIX Capital, he played a key role in the development of H.I.G. Capital’s operations in Latin America. Before that, he worked at the Icatu Group family office, where he was responsible for monitoring investments in companies and real estate ventures. Marcelo has served on the Boards of Directors of eight different companies and has chaired the boards of Elekeiroz, Office Total, and Tecfil. He currently serves as a Board Member of LG Lugar de Gente. He holds a degree in Economics from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and is a CFA Charterholder.