Persio Pimentel Pinto Ravena

FABERGE GROUP

Diversified business group — financial and governance advisory to high-growth companies.

Senior Financial Board Advisor (Part-Time)

•  Advise boards and executive teams on capital allocation, value creation and governance best practices.

•  Guide investment strategies, banking relationships and risk management for high-growth ventures.

•  Supervise and coach Controllership, FP&A, Accounting, Tax, Treasury, Procurement and IT teams; review policies, procedures and core practices.

EUROCHEM / FERTILIZANTES TOCANTINS & HERINGER / SERRA DO SALITRE MINERACAO

World leader in crop nutrition, with fertilizer, distribution and mining operations across Brazil and Argentina.

CFO South America | Corporate VP | Head of Investor Relations

•  Oversaw Finance, Controllership, FP&A, CAPEX, Tax, IT, Investor Relations and Treasury across Brazil and Argentina.

•  Integrated financial functions from 3 acquisitions into a single Finance team, extracting operational and governance synergies.

•  Coordinated SAP S/4HANA rollout for Mining and planned migration of fertilizer businesses onto the platform.

•  Managed commodity and forex hedging strategy; monitored exposure within corporate risk limits.

•  Responsible for CVM disclosures, investor relations and financial institutions management.

•  Member of Audit Committee (CoAud) and South America C-Suite.

•  Optimized assets, working capital and tax planning strategies.

CITROSUCO S.A. | CITROSUCO GMBH

Global leader in citrus juice and ingredient production, operating an integrated supply chain from field to consumer.

CFO | Corporate Director

•  Led Finance, Controllership, FP&A, Internal Audit, Tax, IT and Procurement across three business divisions in Brazil and abroad.

•  Created and launched Evera BU (natural ingredients): +15% incremental EBITDA in year one; +40% projected over 4 years.

•  Led business recovery (turnaround): 100% of EBITDA, leverage and working capital targets met on schedule.

•  SAP S/4HANA implementation: stabilized within 6 months; critical items reduced to <10% for 1,500+ users.

•  Designed alternative CAPEX strategy (subscription irrigation + vessel charter): avoided ~US$170M in direct investment.

•  Developed funding strategy, managed credit ratings and maintained relationships with banks and capital markets.

•  Executive member of the Board of Shareholders, Finance Committee and Audit Committee.

•  Unified financial metrics and reporting — 'single source of truth' — and simplified corporate and tax structure.

CARGILL INC. — CARGILL ANIMAL NUTRITION (CAN)

Global private agri-food company. Operations across Aquaculture, Animal Nutrition, Premix, Additives, Animal Health and Digital Nutrition in 45 countries.

Corporate VP Finance & Divisional CFO

•  Led Finance teams across 45 countries, reporting to Cargill Inc.'s CFO Leadership Team.

•  Achieved 13% CAGR growth in operating profit through M&A, pricing excellence, margin management and SG&A control.

•  Financial leader in 10+ acquisition, merger and divestiture projects.

•  Transformed the Finance function: new systems, redesigned processes and Shared Services Center implementation.

•  Optimized balance sheet, working capital and tax planning; managed FX and commodity risk exposures.

•  Ensured internal control practices under the COSO/SOX framework.

CARGILL — PREMIX, ADDITIVES & ANIMAL HEALTH

Business Unit Controller & VP Finance

•  Led financial integration of PROVIMI merger, creating a consolidated business group; 14% CAGR operating growth.

•  Financial leader in 5 acquisitions; implemented pricing processes and contribution margin analysis.

•  Managed global budget and capital allocation for operations across 25 countries.

CARGILL INC. — GLOBAL SAP PROJECT

Global Finance SAP Lead

•  SAP implementation for ~3,000 users across 6 business groups in North America, Canada and the United Kingdom.

•  Led Blueprint, testing and go-live of integrated financial solution; process improvements in Pricing, Supply Chain and inventory management.

•  Member of governance committee for functional design changes in Cargill's global SAP platform.

CARGILL ANIMAL NUTRITION & CARGILL INC.

Business Unit Controller & VP Finance

•  Financial leader in 5 acquisitions (US$500M+ in invested capital); 12% CAGR operating growth.

•  M&A: LNB (Poland and Russia), FMS (USA); divestitures in Brazil, Spain and Portugal.

CARGILL AGRICOLA BRASIL

Controller — Food Ingredients, Latin America Platform

•  Led Finance for the Food Ingredients Brazil Platform; financial integration of the Seara (poultry) acquisition.

ARTHUR ANDERSEN

Audit Mngr 

External audit management for large-cap clients across industrial, financial and services sectors.