Sharp process. Resonating results.

Ivan Apsan is a lawyer by training specializing in handling complex situations and negotiating solutions in projects with multiple stakeholders, be it in crisis or growth environments. Throughout his career, he has tackled challenges including operations restarts, insurance settlements, debt restructures, judicial reorganisations, complex arbitration and litigation cases, as well as all disruptions, negotiations and complex solutions deriving from a major environmental accident.

He has a Law degree from Universidade Federal da Bahia, with specialization in Economic and Competition Law from FGV, a Master’s degree in Environmental Law from the University College London(UCL) and is trained in Negotiation and Leadership by Harvard Law School.

Ivan was Legal and Institutional Director for Paranapanema (2014- 2017), VP Legal and Corporate Affairs for BHP (2017-2022) and General Counsel for Bracell (2022-2023). He was also a Board Member and Chairman for Renova Foundation (2018-2021).

Ivan is fluent in Portuguese, English, and Spanish, having lived in various cities such as Salvador, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, London, Charleston-US, and Santiago-Chile. Ivan has 2 kids, Alice and João, who are his main passion and to whom he dedicates most of his time outside of work.

Nilson Exel is an experienced finance professional, with a history of roles as CFO in major companies. His unrelenting pursuit of excellence, steadfast commitment to integrity, and persistent approach towards solving problems add greater depth and significance to doing business.

His areas of expertise encompass a wide spectrum, spanning financial planning, controllership, treasury management, investor relations, and mergers and acquisitions. Over the course of his two-decade-long career, Nilson has been involved in over 40 M&A transactions, successfully concluding more than a dozen deals. His professional journey has traversed diverse industries, including fuels distribution, metals and mining, agribusiness, renewable energy, and real estate. This journey has been further characterized by his adeptness at navigating varied ownership structures, showcasing his remarkable adaptability and versatility.

Nilson’s journey includes serving as the Corporate Planning Manager for Ultrapar (2006-2012), Director of UBS Investment Bank in Brazil (2012-2014), Interim-CFO for Paranapanema (2014-2015), Head of Finance for Raízen Renewables (2016-2020), and CFO of JHSF (2020-2023).

Nilson holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of São Paulo and a PMD from IESE Business School in Barcelona. He is fluent in Portuguese, English, and Spanish.

Khoury Ashooh is a professional with extensive experience in advising boards, leadership teams, and executives around the world. Hailing from New Hampshire, USA, he brings over a 15 years of talent and team development experience across multiple organizational levels of some of the world’s most complex companies.

His passion for Latin America was ignited when he moved to Mexico during university to learn Spanish and gain a different perspective on USA-Mexico relations. Khoury lived in Santiago, Chile, for three years and is currently dual-based between Chile and the USA. He was the Organizational Effectiveness Manager at Antofagasta Minerals, a FTSE 100 company and the largest private Chilean mining group, and he served as a consultant and coach at both Heidrick & Struggles and The Miles Group, working with several globally renowned companies.

Khoury is a certified executive coach (ICF) with accreditations in business Spanish, Hogan Assessments, the Team Dynamics Profile, and the Global Leadership Profile. He holds a degree in Latin language from Davidson College (university), is fluent in Spanish, and is studying Portuguese. His global perspective, cultural understanding, experience, empathy, and candor make him an exceptional and unique leadership development professional and top-team interventionist.