I build up capabilities on people and their business through effective actions and consistent results.
Renard is a seasoned Business Development professional with a solid track record on Commercial Excellence for CPGs and Retailers. He has an active USA L2 Work Visa and is based on Nashville, TN with his wife.
Mr. Machado has +15 yrs of experience conducting several Transformational Projects on Commercial Excellence. He served for +1 year as Director of Corporate Transformation for Alvarez & Marsal in Brazil after 7+ yrs acting as General Manager and Head of Business Unit in two major brazilian retailers, GPA and Hortifruti Natural da Terra — a Private Equity invested company from Partners Group.
You may find 40+ professional recommendations on the bottom of his LinkedIn profile.
Renard holds an MBA from Cornell University, a Master in Management from FGV and a Bachelor of Engineering from PUC-Rio — positioned in the top 1-5% cohorts. He has also pursued three Executive Educations covering different business perspectives: Lean Six Sigma & Applied Statistics at MIT, Emerging Economies at Wharton and Financial Analysis at Coppead-UFRJ.
In 2013, Mr. Machado build up a Business & Leadership Mentoring program that reached great impact among +200 leaders and +30 companies in Latam. Renard currently serve as a Mentor for MIT and HyperXP in a group of entrepreneurs and young talents in Brazil and USA. He acts as Angel Investor for Urca Angels since 2020.