Claudio Loureiro

Country Manager@GCL System Integration | Owner@Suli Advisory
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General Management, Business Development, Start-ups, Market Expansion ....Solar Coaster Rider since 2012. - General Manager and officer with 12+ year- experience in Brazilian/ Latin American solar and renewables market. Led 3 major photovoltaic equipment suppliers set-up their operations in Brazil, encompassing all operational requirements for entry and local legal entity set-up: certification, BPO, import/export operations, logistics, legal, local content criteria, marketing, commercial policy, and supplier/ commercial partnerships. Strong relationship skills, developed with customers and influencers in Brazil/ Peru/ Chile/ Colombia/ Ecuador/ Argentina in all PV market segments e.g., distributed generation, utility scale and off-grid. - Experience in General Management, Business Development and Market entry, as well as Operations and Project Management; leadership experience in several multidisciplinary initiatives. Recognition by superiors, peers and subordinates as strong contributor and team leader over a wide spam of industry sectors (Solar, Energy, FMCG, Infrastructure, Steel, Oil & Gas, Agribusiness, Telecom, Retail). - Global and multifunctional approach, interacting skillfully with all corporate functions; Fluent in Portuguese, English and Spanish, intermediate French and Italian and Basic German. Specialties: Strategy; Market Assessment; Project Management

Work experience

  • Country Manager

    GCL System Integration
    2024.11-Current(2 years)
  • Owner

    Suli Advisory
    2012.06-Current(14 years)
  • Vice President of Sales - Latin America

    Array Technologies
    2023.07-2024.05(a year)
  • General Manager Brasil

    Array Technologies
    2020.08-2023.07(3 years)
  • Board Member

    ABGD - Associação Brasileira de Geração Distribuída
    2018.04-2021.12(4 years)
  • Board Member

    Associação Brasileira de Energia Solar Fotovoltaica - ABSOLAR
    2018.05-2020.07(2 years)
  • General Manager Brazil

    JA Solar
    2015.05-2020.07(5 years)
  • Financial Director - previously Board Member

    Associação Brasileira de Energia Solar Fotovoltaica - ABSOLAR
    2013.12-2016.04(2 years)
  • General Manager South America - Canadian Solar

    Canadian Solar Inc.
    2012.10-2014.12(2 years)
  • Commercial Director - Lighting Solutions

    GE
    2010.12-2011.12(a year)
  • Commercial Development Director

    GE
    2007.07-2010.12(3 years)
  • Project Manager

    Accenture
    2005.08-2007.07(2 years)
  • Project Manager

    Symnetics
    2005.02-2005.08(7 months)
  • Associate Consultant

    Symnetics
    2002.02-2005.02(3 years)
  • Manager

    The Procter & Gamble Co.
    1990.02-2000.07(10 years)

Educational experience

  • IBGC - Instituto Brasileiro de Governanca Corporativa

    Class 123 - 2021 Corporate Governance
    2021.01-2021.01
  • Escola Politécnica da USP

    Postgraduate Degree Energy Efficiency Renewable Energy and Distributed Generation
    2012.01-2014.01(2 years)
  • Cranfield School of Management

    Masters Business Administration
    2000.01-2001.01(a year)
  • Escola Politécnica da USP

    BSc Chemical Engineering
    1985.01-1989.01(4 years)
  • Colégio Bandeirantes

    1982.01-1984.01(2 years)
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