João Leitão

•Responsible for the Group share based financial department. •Development and execution of cash flow and liquidity management •Drives the preparation and submission of the annual Master plan •Oversees and manages the continued development of Budgeting, Financial Forecasting, Operating Plan and Modeling tools. •Deals with the external auditors regarding the process of producing statutory and consolidated financial statements. •Leads on fiscal validation and planning, interfacing with external consultant

•Managed a portfolio of nine private companies operating in different business sectors in the USA. •Played an important strategic role, giving financial assistance to the management of the companies, involving frequent visits. •Supported the financial departments of the companies, building all kind of decision making tools including business plans, budgets, cash-flow management and other financials. •Responsible for the US GAAP / IFRS reconciliation. •Reported directly to the president of board.

• Produced the financial consolidation statements of all business units of the Group: more than 100 companies and 4 Business Segments. •Worked with more than 20 accountants, validating the input for the consolidation process. •Produced the Consolidated Budget and analyzed its deviations. •Interacted with the Internal Control and Fiscal Departments, helping them to achieve their missions. •Worked with both junior and senior external auditors of consolidated financial statements.

Advance Finance Risk and Operations Management Marketing and Business Strategy Leadership and Negotiation

Five years course covering major Economic disciplines