André Sá-Machado is a highly experienced and globetrotting executive with over 20 years of leadership experience in various industries including pharmaceutical, retail, entertainment, telecommunications, and banking, among others. He is proficient in managing fast-paced and complex multinational environments, including merger and restructuring situations, and has a proven track record of leading businesses through expansion, contraction, and stabilization cycles.

With an education background that includes a degree and post-graduate studies in economics and business management, as well as executive education at the AESE Business School, André primarily focuses on top management responsibilities such as operations, technology, strategy, business development, finance, and commercial. In this capacity, he has held numerous C-level positions, including Executive Management & Business Advisor, Interim Chief Financial Officer, Senior Management Advisor, CEO, Managing Partner, and Chief Financial Officer, among others.

André's work experience covers a wide range of competencies, including resilience, executive management, change management, leadership, adaptability, fast learning, listening, hard work, commitment, results-oriented, people management, motivation, finance, team leadership, and team building. He is an expert in various areas, such as private equity-owned businesses, multi-channel retail, financial controls, treasury management, credit facility optimization, and refinancing.

His interests and skills span across several other areas, including operating experience, consolidations, established financial expertise, annual budgeting, capital structure, investor presentations, financial reporting, controllership, construction/real estate, organic products, supermarkets, and HR assessment and consultancy.