Paulo Cesar Teixeira

Biography

Mr. Paulo Cesar Pereira Teixeira has been the Chief Executive Officer of Claro S.A. since April 04, 2017. Mr. Teixeira serves as Head The Mobile Operations of The Group at Telefonica Brasil, S.A. He served as Head of Business - Brazil at Telefónica, S.A. since September 2011 and its General Director until 2015. He has 35 years of market experience. Mr. Teixeira served as the Chief Executive Officer of Vivo Participacoes S.A. since September 13, 2011. He served as a General & Executive Officer of Telefonica Brasil, S.A. from September 13, 2011 to March 2015. He served as Chief Executive Officer of Telefonica Brasil, S.A. since September 14, 2011. He served as an Interim Chief Financial Officer and Control & Investor Relations Officer at Telefonica Brasil, S.A. until August 2013. He served as Chief Operating Officer of Telemig Celular Participações S.A. since April 2008. He served as an Executive Vice President for Technology & Networks and Executive Vice President for Regulatory Matters & Institutional Relations at Tele Centro Oeste Celular Participações S.A. and its Investor Relations Officer since October 1, 2004. He served as an Executive Vice President of Operations, Finance, Planning, Control and Investor Relations at Celular CRT Participacoes S.A. He served as an Executive Vice President of Operations at Telesp Cellular Holding Co., Tele Sudeste Celular Participações S.A. and Tele Leste Celular Participações S.A since April 16, 2003. He served as an Executive Vice President of Operations of Celular CRT Participações S.A., Telerj Celular S.A., Telest Celular S.A., Telegois Celular S.A., Telemat Celular S.A., Telems Celular S.A., Teleacre Celular S.A., Teleron Celular S.A., Norte Brasil Telecom S.A., Telebahia Celular S.A., Telergipe Celular S.A. and Celular CRT S.A. He served as an Executive Vice President of Operations at Telesp Celular S.A. and Global Telecom S.A. until May 2011. He served as Temporary Vice President for Regulatory Matters and Institutional Relations of Tele Sudeste Celular Participações S.A. and Tele Leste Celular Participações S.A. Mr. Teixeira served as a Director of Investor relations of Celular Crt Participacoes S.A. He served as an Interim Executive Vice President of Control and Interim Executive Vice President of Finance Planning of Vivo Participacoes S.A. since October 25, 2004. He served as the Chief Operating Officer of Telemig Celular Participacoes S.A. since April 2008. He served as an Executive Vice President of Operations for Vivo Participacoes S.A. from April 16, 2003 to May 2011 and served as its Principal Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Member of the Executive Board until May 2011. From 1980 to 1987, he performed several different managerial duties in Companhia Riograndense de Telecomunicações S.A.-CRT. In 1987 and 1988, Mr. Teixeira served at several different positions in Telebrás or in the companies of the Telebrás group, including Vice President of Tele Celular Sul Participações S.A., Superintendent Officer of Telepar Celular S.A., Telesc Celular S.A. and CTMR Celular S.A., engineering officer of Telecomunicações do Mato Grosso do Sul S.A., manager of the investment management department of Telecomunicações Brasileiras S.A.-Telebrás, assistant to the planning and engineering officer of Telecomunicações Brasileiras S.A.-Telebrás and Manager of the coordination and expansion division of Telecomunicações Brasileiras S.A.-Telebrás. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of Telefonica Brasil, S.A. since September 14, 2011. He serves as a Director of Avista Participaes Ltda., Tagilo Participaes Ltda., TBS Celular Participaes S.A., Ptelecom Brasil S.A. and Portelcom Participaes S.A. From 1980 to 1987. He served as a Director of Telefonica Brasil, S.A. from November 7, 2011 to March 2015. He served as a Director of Companhia Riograndense de Telecomunicações S.A.-CRT from 1985 to 1986. He served as a Director of Sudestecel Participacoes S.A. Mr. Teixeira holds an Electrical Engineering degree from the Catholic University of Pelotas, Brazil. He studied Telecommunications at Ecole Nationale Superieure des Telecommunications de Paris.

Research Interest

TeleCommunications and Business