Gustavo Menezes

About Gustavo Menezes

Diverse professional with international experience in areas of finance, pricing, forecasting, marketing, customer service, operations, strategic planning, innovation and business development. Strong financial planning and decision-making skills, flexible and adaptable with exceptional interpersonal and communication abilities to foster change throughout all levels of the organization. Trilingual – English, Spanish and Portuguese, verbal and written.Strengths include- Partnership Development- Strategic Planning and Analysis- Sales Forecasting/Budgeting- Project/Program Management- Business Development- P&L Management- Lean Processes- Marketing/Collateral- Pricing Strategies & Analysis- Team Building/Leadership- New Product Introduction - Real Estate Investing and Property Management- Innovation and Business Model Canvas- Superior Excel Financial Modeling Skills

Experience

1. Director, Planning and Business Development - Air Conditioning

   Emerson

   Jun 2017 — Present · Dayton, OH, US

   Leading an accelerator program that drives the introduction of early stage innovation ideas to market. Managing the validation of business models, sales and marketing roadmaps, strategy, operations and the financial viability of new ideas. Working designs, prototypes and getting products ready for commercialization.Directing the day to day business development efforts of the Air Conditioning Division including evaluation and monitoring of mega trends in core and adjacent market spaces for potential partnership and M&A opportunities.

Education

• Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School

  MBA, Finance & Strategy

  2003 — 2005

• FGV - Fundação Getulio Vargas

  EMBA, Business Administration

  2002 — 2003

• Universidade Positivo

  BSBA, Business Administration

  1997 — 2000

Skills

• Business Strategy
• Sales
• Sales Management
• Product Marketing
• International Business
• International Sales
• Project Management
• Strategic Planning
• Management
• Budget
• Market Research
• P&L Management
• Forecasting
• Budgeting
• Research
• Marketing
• Budgets
• Competitive Analysis
• Business Planning
• Product Management
• New Business Development
• Pricing
• Business Development
• Market Planning
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Marketing Strategy
• Strategy
• Leadership
• Product Development
• Negotiation
• Market Analysis