Ciro Oliveira

Bússola de Negócios (Business Compass in Portuguese language) is a management consulting and financial advisory firm helping investors, companies and entrepreneurs investing, divesting and developing their businesses in Brazil. Do you want to enter Brazilian market? We can help you! Do you need capital and professional support for the next step? We can help you! Do you need to enhance management and governance? We can help you!

M2BS is a cooperative association of consultants and experts with background in different fields and industries. Collaboration is the key-word for us and our group has extensive presence throughout Brazil, providing solutions from management consulting, to coach and organizational development, corporate governance, HR training & development, financial advisory, mergers & acquisitions, passing through ICT, tax planning, supply-chain and manufacturing processes.

As a member of Patina Solutions’ diverse portfolio of accomplished and specialized professionals - all with a minimum of 25 years of experience - I help organizations achieve their goals by performing interim executive roles, managing important special projects, and providing expert support through consulting and mentoring. Patina Solutions works in flexible ways across industries and functions.

With solid experience in strategic planning, corporate governance, business management, corporate finance, business startups, turnarounds, restructuring and reorganizations, performance optimization and M&A, we help our clients to overcome their strategic challenges related to: - Growth and competitivenness; - Cost, productivity and profitability; - Cash-flow, working capital and debt management; - Corporate governance, succession planning, profissionalization, long term planning.

Independent consultant, rendering management consulting and interim management services to companies in transition phase (start-up, turnaround, reorganization, restructuring, M&A, business combination, integration, etc.). Expertise in strategic planning, corporate governance, financial management and optimization, implementation and review of controlling processes, process designing and review, ERP and BI systems implementation, restructuring processes.

Responsible for coordinating the administrative and business support functions within the South American region, comprising: financial accounting, legal & tax, controlling & reporting, finance, credit & collections, procurement & international logistics, information technology & communications.

Senior member of the regional financial organization, performing several positions like: Controller of Writing Division (2002/2003), Controller of Tools Division (2003/2004), Head of FP&A (2004/2005), Interim CFO Brazil (2005). Involved in several M&A activities and strategic projects, including ERP implementation, business integrations, reorganizations, etc.

Initially responsible for accounting & tax (1997/1998), later taking over controlling, reporting & planning, finance, credit & collections (1998) and finally the whole administrative organization (incl. IT and HR - from 1999 onwards). Participated actively in the pre-merger activities for the business integration with Avery Dennison in South America.

Initially responsible for accounting and tax and later also managing IT, developed and implemented the controllership area for Fast Shop and other family group companies

Acting as CPA, initially acting as assistant accountant and later coordinating accounting and tax consulting groups for different industry sector clients.

High school trainee program in McDonald's restaurants

Intensive program for senior executives held in London (UK), with focus in Leadership, Strategy and Global Management

Course in covenant with Robert Kennedy College (Zurich Switzerland)

Course in covenant with Robert Kennedy College (Zurich Switzerland)

Financial Planning