Degree in Business and Administration, Pontifícia Universidade Católica, São Paulo; postgraduate studies, Harvard Business School. 1982-84, marketing trainee, Colgate Palmolive. 1984, with SC Johnson and Son: experience in marketing and sales, in Brazil, Canada, the US and Portugal, including as Commercial Director, Brazil, Regional Category Director for Latin America, General Manager, Portugal. 2005-09, CEO, Amanco (Mexichem). Currently, CEO, Latin America, Philips. Chairman of the Board, Brazilian Chapter, World Business Council for Sustainable Development.