Nilo Martire Neto, VP South American Operations, Chemark Consulting Southern Pines, NC in USA

Nilo Matire Neto was a student of the first International Executive MBA group. He is one of the founders of the Association of Former Students MBA-EXES and also GESC.

Nilo has a degree in chemical engineering specialized in industrial and automotive inks, where he has participated in the development of automobile industry in Latin America since 1970.

As a researcher, he was one of the introducers of the anti-corrosive paint for cathodic electrodeposition in Brazil, which enabled automakers to increase the security of vehicles painting. Today almost all automobiles and SUV worldwide manufactured are protected with this type of ink.

He has worked in three major multinational of automotive inks, Dupont, PPG and BASF toward R&D, Total Quality and Business Unit sectors and supported customers in Latin American in countries like Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Chile, Uruguay and Argentina for several years working on the modernization of painting systems, adapting them to the required level of quality overall.

Nowadays, he works as a consultant in chemical companies, inks and industrial painting processes, being responsible for Latin America operations of CHEMARK Consulting Group – USA, a company with over 30 years of experience in the chemical segment, with highlighted global operation.

”FIA International Executive MBA allowed me to bring about my expertise experience to business management, opening new horizons in my career. It has also developed my vocation in the technological development with customers needs, achieving business goals in time and financial results. I learned to recognize and act in order to harmonize several activities within a company to anticipate the needs of the current market, understanding that when a need turns up, the professional that will survive is the one who comes up with the best solution to meet that need.

Living for many years with organizations and people from different backgrounds and cultures, the International Executive MBA has provided us with a great deal of knowledge to understand them and find an eclectic practice, preparing us for the challenges an executive  has to face. This was the decisive step in my when choosing consultancy, activity.

To be in the academic environment with Professors and students with very high levels of Education and Culture provided many ideas and opportunities. The vast majority of students in this first group were able to realign their strategies to achieve career success almost immediately. We were able to build a strong bond of friendship.

 The experience of the international trip to Vanderbilt University in Tennessee, as well as the knowledge acquired in seminars, helped to strengthen integration with other students in subsequent groups, consolidating even more the foundations which support our association of Former Students”.