With 25 years of professional experience, Ricardo leads FIA’s Brazilian operations including all aspects of asset management, commercial strategy and timberland acquisitions. Ricardo joined FIA in 2013 and together with the International Investment Team leads the firm’s LatAm strategy which is built on a foundation of global trade flows, demand dynamics and macroeconomic trends.

Previous Experience
Before joining FIA, Ricardo served as a key director to a corporate family office as it expanded its forest business. In that role, he worked with industry consultants and capital market players across the forest products sector. On behalf of the family office, Ricardo executed several complex timberland acquisitions and dispositions, sales agreements, partnership contracts and land leases.

Ricardo has worked for multinational organizations, including Clorox and Cadbury-Adams in their respective finance and accounting departments. During his tenure with these firms, he led several cross-functional teams through a variety of projects, reaching across many aspects of business function including financial forecasting, business valuation, new product launches and enterprise resource planning implementation. A native of Brazil, he has extensive experience in both South and North American markets.