What is your role and responsibilities at KYBORA?
I am focused on making KYBORA successful in Latin America, by direct activities and synergies with the colleagues of other regions.
What are some of your most proud achievements or accomplishments?
In more than fifty years acting in the industry, I am proud of many awards and achievements such as making my company the company with the highest sales share in the region of which I was responsible, but more than anything else I am proud of having contributed to make many colleagues personally and professionally successful. I enjoy acting as a sounding board providing strategic advice to managers to help them to optimize their decisions. Seeing the results of this activity keeps me going.
Do you have any relevant or notable experience that you would like to highlight?
After working 40 years for Merck I founded my own company – Ideias e Ideais Ltd.- I also advice several companies as a board member or advisor.
Are you a member of any notable boards, societies, organizations, etc. that you would like to share?
I am active at Interfarma the association of the multinational pharmaceutical industry in.
Please share your educational background.
I have a PhD in Chemistry from the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich, Germany.
Do you have any hidden talents or hobbies?
At my age all my hidden talents have either appeared to someone or disappeared, writing is my preferred hobby (see my book “todo normal, nada normal, normal?” I would be pleased if you like it).
Are you a sports fan? Who are your favorite teams or player?
I am a football fan, my teams are Fluminense in Brazil and Bayern München.
When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?
I wanted to be a kid as long as possible and in someways still do.
Please share a motto, quote, or mantra that inspires you.
A citation I have learned to like is : “You were loved when you were born, you will be loved when you die. In between you have to manage.”
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