Marcelo Hleap

Director of Finance @Arrow Electronics

São Paulo, BR

Responsible for financial management of Brazil subsidiaries, including the following areas:• Controller;• Treasury;• Financial planning;• Taxes;• Business partnering;Major achievements: • Corporate reorganization: Closure and incorporation of branches and subsidiaries provided a gain of productivity and savings of expenses in the order of 15%;• Tax / Logistics: Creation of a new branch in another county state leading to an improvement in tax and sales competitiveness;• DSO: Reduction of the DSO from150 days to 60 days, through the introduction of credit analysis policies, better controls for accounts receivable and renegotiation of old debts represented an injection of USD 80 M in the company\'s cash flow over a period of two years;• Client Financing: Structure of a customer financing program through financial institutions to replace the sales model using the own company cash, generated sales increase (7.5%) and, an injection of USD 50M into the company’s cash;• ERP / Processes: Reduction of administrative expenses by approximately 15% obtained through the improvement of productivity in the financial department resulting from the reimplementation of the management system (ERP) of the subsidiary and better internal process.• Wind down: Responsible for planning, managing and executing the Board of Directors\' strategic decision to wind down the activities in Brazil.

University of Pittsburgh Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business

Mba, Business

Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo

Bachelor's degree, Business Administration and Management, General