Executive Biography                                                           

Alberto Machado, Managing Partner Latin America

Mr. Machado is the new Managing Partner, Latin America for Opus Global Group, LLP.  With over 25 years of experience as a former CIO, VP, consultant and international M&A executive with achievements in CXO level positions for IT, Strategic Development, Product Design, and Advanced Business Intelligence.  Working with the CEO in developing management consulting and business advisory sales opportunities and service delivery options for Latin America (LATAM), initially targeting mergers & acquisitions (M&A) advisory services. Although the area of opportunity is for the entire LATAM, OGG is targeting primarily Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico for 2010.

Executive management in the IT consulting and business sectors. Defined an IT corporate vision and developed strategic and tactical planning aligned to the company’s business objectives. Implemented project management to ensure that allocated resources (people and capital) worked in concert to meet project goals and objectives. Implemented policies, procedures, and standards for the IT organization based on “best practices”. Ensured that the company’s IT business systems delivery and operations capabilities supported and enhanced organization’s strategic direction while mitigating IT risks. Developed annual and long range operating plans and the associated budgets.

Provided technology leadership in operations, systems integration, business systems, infrastructure, application development, change management, governance, and security. Experience in running a project management office (PMO), implementing SAP R/3 (FI/CO, SD, and MM) ERP system, operating a 24x7 data center, managing a data warehouse, developing business continuity and disaster recovery plans, establishing telecommunication services, and managing third-party service providers against service level agreements (SLA).

Big Four executive in merger & acquisitions (M&A). Performed operations and technology assessments of public and privately owned companies located in the United States, Latin America, and Europe for strategic and private equity acquirers. Performed IT integration between acquired and / or merged companies.

Industry Expertise:  Private Equity, Venture Capital, Investment Advisory, Taxation, Risk Management, Corporate Compliance, Business Intelligence, Manufacturing, Wholesale Distribution, Consumer Products, Financial Markets and Services, Telecommunications, Professional Services, Life Sciences, and Logistical services.

Clients Served in M&A: Madison Dearborn Partners, Goldman Sachs, Code Hennessy & Simons, Carlyle Group, JP Morgan Mezzanine, One Equity Partners, Advent International Corp., D E Shaw & Co LP, The Gencom Group, LLC, Providence Equity Partners, Fortress Investment Group, DaimlerChrysler AG, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Burger King, Inc, Brinks Company, Tyson Foods, Sara Lee, Andersen Corp (Windows), Corporación Aceros (SLP), Nordstrom, Inc., Cable & Wireless plc, Laureate Education, Inc, Carl Zeiss, CyberGuard Corp., Steiner Leisure, Whitney University, and Adco Global.

Clients Served in IT: McDonald’s Corporation, AON Corporation, Ameritech (now AT&T), Compaq (now HP), NSSEO, Agbar, and CETESB.

Education: Alberto earned an University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Master Environmental Engineering, and Faculdade de Engenharia Industrial Bachelors Electronic Engineering. In addition to English, Alberto is fluent in Portuguese and Spanish and holds dual-citizenship of the United States and Brazil.