SOUTH AMERICA. Dufry has named Gustavo Magalhães Fagundes as Chief Operating Officer of Region America II, effective 1 January 2015. He succeeds José Carlos Rosa, who will leave his position on 31 December, after more than nine years leading the company’s operations in Brazil and Bolivia. Rosa moves to a new role within Dufry.
In a statement, Dufry thanked Rosa for his “valued contribution in leading the America II business during these years. With his dedication and personal engagement, he has been a key person in developing the region to where it stands today. Thus, Dufry is very pleased to have been able to retain Mr. Rosa as part of the Dufry management.” His new role will be announced soon.
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Fagundes brings ten years of senior management experience to his new role with Dufry |
Fagundes holds a degree in business administration and management from EAESP/Fundação Getúlio Vargas in São Paulo, a master in international economics and management from Bocconi University in Milan, an executive MBA from AmBev Corporate University, as well as a general management degree from Harvard Business School.
Before joining Dufry, he was Area Director at Odebrecht Transport, reporting to the CEO. He brings ten years of experience from the consumer and retail space and has held positions in Brazilian travel retail as well as AmBev. In addition, he also worked at Accenture in the Strategic Services and Retail Services unit.
Dufry Group CEO Julián Díaz said: “We are very pleased that Gustavo Magalhães Fagundes joins the Dufry management. He has extensive experience in retail and will contribute to the further development of Dufry in Brazil and South America. We wish him a warm welcome and we are looking forward to working with Gustavo.”
