Paulo Simas, CCA is a Co-Founder and President at Nicoya based in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, South America. • Wide experience in General Management (CEO) and a Certified Board Member (CCA - IBGC), having worked in several markets of Latin America in both B2B and B2C businesses in top multinational companies such as Royal Philips Electronics, British American Tobacco, and Arthur Andersen. • At ease with the ambiguous situation and challenges imposed by private startups. • Strong negotiation skills and solid Leadership competence and experience in getting results from multidisciplinary teams in environments of cultural diversity and working under complex organizational structures. • Committed to developing, motivating people, and building strong teams aligned with the strategy, delivering on the promises. • Truly creative in finding solutions for complex situations involving: change management, getting stakeholders buy-in, developing alliances with Third parties, interacting with government authorities and sector chambers around issues that are relevant to the business. • Skilled, trained and experienced speaker; having been exposed to the media in general in Chile and Mexico, the development and execution of Corporate Communication plan, dealing with the crisis or preventing them, delivering presentations and selling ideas to Board Members, government authorities, and external audiences. • Solid background and broad experience in Finance (11-year CFO experience) Specialties: • Healthcare, Consumer Products, Consumer Goods, Lighting, Medical devices, Agri-business, Consulting B2B, B2C • Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Latin America Corporate Governance • Creating a culture of integrity, trust and team working • Strategy development AND deployment • Building Teams, Managing People • Leading multidisciplinary, multicultural teams • Business development • Growth • Turnaround • M&A, PMI, Integration • Crisis management • Brand management • Alliances, • KAM • Sustainability
Current Position: Co-Founder and President
Company: Nicoya
Location: São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, South America
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Network: Extensive professional connections