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Carlos (Degas) Filgueiras is a former senior executive, serial entrepreneur and investor. Degas co-founded one of the first colleges that made up Adtalem Educacional do Brasil (ATB) in 2000, and in 2004 assumed his position as President and CEO. In this role, he managed ATB’s growth from 2,500 students to 115,000 students across 17 institutions in the most important cities in the country for business and growth. In 2017, in addition to his role as CEO of ATB, Degas also became Group President, of Business and Technology of Adtalem Global Education (ATGE), being responsible for expanding the company to other countries, and running the vertical globally. Degas totalized almost 20 years in Higher Education when he left his executive role in June 2019. Previously to Adtalem, Degas was a co-founder and General Director at InterCouriers and eventually helped facilitate the merger of InterCouriers with four other companies, forming ebX Express Brasil, the largest private parcel delivery company in the country. In 2016, Degas was elected by Forbes Magazine as one of the best CEOs in Brazil. Degas holds a master’s in business from Stanford University, a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of São Paulo.
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Carlos (Degas) Filgueiras is a former senior executive, serial entrepreneur and investor.
Degas co-founded one of the first colleges that made up Adtalem Educacional do Brasil (ATB) in 2000, and in 2004 assumed his position as President and CEO. In this role, he managed ATB’s growth from 2,500 students to 115,000 students across 17 institutions in the most important cities in the country for business and growth. In 2017, in addition to his role as CEO of ATB, Degas also became Group President, of Business and Technology of Adtalem Global Education (ATGE), being responsible for expanding the company to other countries, and running the vertical globally. Degas totalized almost 20 years in Higher Education when he left his executive role in June 2019.
Previously to Adtalem, Degas was a co-founder and General Director at InterCouriers and eventually helped facilitate the merger of InterCouriers with four other companies, forming ebX Express Brasil, the largest private parcel delivery company in the country.
In 2016, Degas was elected by Forbes Magazine as one of the best CEOs in Brazil. Degas holds a master’s in business from Stanford University, a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of São Paulo.
Fabio Armaganijan is a global business leader, with a consistent track record in leading growth in global organizations that include Kraft Heinz and Whirlpool, and private investment in early-stage / venture round companies. He is a former Bain Consultant with an MBA from the Harvard School of Business. An engineer with a BS in Naval Engineering from University of São Paulo.
In his most recent role as SVP and Chief Operating Officer at Kraft Heinz US, his scope included Manufacturing (40 plants), Logistics, S&OP, Procurement, External Manufacturers, Quality, and Commercialization for a US$18B business. He managed an annual spend of US$ 7.5B, with 18,000+ employees.
Fabio was also the CEO of Kraft Heinz Italy, a US$ 400MM business. There he conducted a full business turnaround addressing all areas of the organization and increased the EBITDA in over 50% in 2 years, resetting the company cost structure and organizing it for growth.
Before joining Kraft Heinz, Fabio had executive responsibilities at Whirlpool from 2008 to 2013, holding several leadership positions. He also worked for Bain & Company from 2003 to 2006, and co-founded Intercouriers with Degas.
Amanda has joined Bewater Ventures in 2020 and has 5 years of Capital Markets experience. Prior to that, she worked in Research and Debt Capital Markets at Santander, participating in the origination and execution of multiple deals. Amanda holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from FGV-EAESP.
With a background in law and specialized in compliance, Priscila focuses on structuring and managing projects in regulated markets. She has over 3 years of experience in the investments market, participating in the origination, execution, monitoring and monetization of various deals at MAR ventures. Prior to that, she worked at iFood, the biggest foodtech company in Latin America, where she lead the structuring of the company's compliance department.
Priscila is a Private Equity and Venture Capital MBA candidate at FGV and holds a bachelor's degree in law from Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte.
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