Rodrigo Hernandez

Financial executive with 17 years of experience in Corporate Finance from startups to large conglomerates in the most diverse sectors such as consumer goods, logistics, energy, chemicals and agribusiness.

Strong experience in controllership: budget planning, forecasting, monthly closing, reporting, creation of KPIs and project profitability.

Large baggage in the implementation and optimization of processes: ERP, ACC Recon., budget processes, long term planning, P&L, BS and WC.

Ability in financial modeling with evaluations of investment projects. Support for external and internal auditing.

Leader in projects to increase sales margins, optimize production costs and reduce administrative and sales expenses (SG&A).

<< Main Achievements >>

# History of success in P&L management and profitability recovery of a business unit, delivering +12 p.p. of EBITDA margin growth vs. previous year;

# Leadership in cost reduction projects with SG&A gains exceding R$35 MM in one year;

# Awarded for the development of a methodology to measure acquisition synergies that accounted by more than 2,000 initiatives implemented and that generated gains above U$300 MM;

# Responsible for the implementation of a statistical risk assessment model (Monte Carlo Analysis) in the evaluation of investment projects, benefiting investments that exceeded R$1.0 BI, increasing reliability and minimizing risk of failure;

# Awarded for the logistical efficiency project for the customer Ambev with a productivity gain of more than 8 p.p. in a dedicated beverage transfer operation between Distribution Center and Factory.

MBA – Master of Business Administration (Global Program) at Alliance Manchester Business School, The University of Manchester