Marcos Ashauer

Biography

• Experience of 22 years in finance function of multinational and national companies. Worked in last 17 years as team leader in Financial Planning, Accounting & Reporting, Tax, Credit & Collection, Treasury, IT, Legal and Procurement areas; • Leading role in strategic projects: IPO, tax planning, manufacturing site shutdown and greenfield projects, financial feasibility of business initiatives, development of new sourcing models and cost management; • Recognized performance driven towards business needs: strong business acumen and direct connection with commercial, marketing and operational areas looking for alternatives to improve shareholder’s returns and risks mitigation; • Experience in restructuring processes & teams in finance: outsourcing of activities, increase use of IT systems, policy and procedures definition, staffing training and development; • Ability to lead teams with more than 80 professionals in complex businesses and matrix organizational structures, in companies from different segments: Agribusiness (Syngenta, Copersucar and Monsanto), Cosmetics (Avon) and Chemicals (Sika and Rhodia); • Experience in implementing and developing ERP tools (SAP); • Solid knowledge on international (USGAAP/IFRS) and Brazilian (BRGAAP/CPC) accounting principles, tax legislation and internal controls (SOX); • International exposure: foreign functional reporting (USA and Switzerland) and member of cross-countries workgroups; • Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration (FGV), with MBA in Finance (INSPER/IBMEC). Fluent in English.

Research Interest

Finance