Paulo Engler, Executive Director, ABIPLA
Pablo Rodriguez, Executive Director, ALIADA
Paulo Engler is lawyer with a master degree in tax law and currently Executive Director for the ABIPLA since 2018. Prior to ABIPLA, he worked in many multinationals (Price Waterhouse, Parmalat Brasil S/A, Batávia S/A, General Motors do Brasil) and had leadership role in trade associations (ABIA – Brazilian Association of Food Industry, ANFAVEA – Brazilian Association of Vehicle Manufacturers and FENABRAVE – National Federation of Vehicle Distributors).
Paolo Sandro Mazza Forno has more than thirty years of work experience, in Chile and Brazil, in mass consumption industries, in the food industry and he household cleaning industry.
Since January 2020 is President of ALIADA, the LATAM Cleaning Products Association http://www.aliada.org/aliada/.
He is also President of AGAD Chile, the Chilean Manufacturing of Cleaning Products Industry Association, since January 2018, as such, he represents the private sector of Chile in the Negotiation of technical obstacles of the Chapter of Cleaning Domestic Pacific Alliance.
He worked for more than 10 years in the Coca Cola system, in bottlers in Brazil and Chile, since 2012 serves as Deputy CEO Empresas Demaria S.A. (https://demaria.cl/corporativo/)
Paolo is graduate in Business Administracion, from the Adolfo Ibáñez University in Chile (1990). Later he obtained the Master in Business Administration degree from the Adolfo Ibáñez University (2002). Paolo has participated in the following academic programs: Senior Executive Leadership Program at School of Management Yale University New Haven, May 2018; CEOs ’Management Program at Kellogg School of Management Northwestern University Evaston, July 2016; The Senior HR Executive Program at the Ross School of Business The University of Michigan Ann Arbor, October 2013 and Economy, Culture and Business at Jiao Tong University Shanghai, China, October 2011.
Paula is a Research Analyst specialising in home and tech at Euromonitor International. She covers a wide range of industries, including consumer appliances, consumer electronics, home and garden, home care, tissue and hygiene and toys and games.
Based in São Paulo, Paula also has experience with business and commercial planning. Prior to Euromonitor, she worked in C&A Brazil.
Paula holds a Master’s degree in International relations from the University of São Paulo.
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Renata has a bachelor's degree in Chemistry by the University of Campinas, a specialization course in Home Care formulation development by the Racine Institute and a MBA in project manegement by Fundação Getúlio Vargas. She has more than 10 years of experience working for b2b companies for the Consumer Care Market and has held R&D, Sales and Marketing positions. She has worked for Croda for 5 years and currently holds a position of Latam Marketing Coordinator for Consumer Care.
Chemical Engineer by Universidad de America with a specialization in Management by Universidad Santo Tomás Colombia, Carolina has more than 9 years of experience in enzymatic and environmentally sustainable processes. Merging her technical and sales expertise, she supports the industry to innovate in the household, textile, and personal care markets. She holds the position of Sales & Industry Leader for Home & Personal Care in Latin America at IFF.
David McCauley serves as Senior Director of Government Relations for Latin America at SC Johnson; a family-owned multinational company with leading brands in household and professional cleaning, home storage, air care, pest control and shoe care products sold around the world. He is responsible for the strategic direction of public affairs and government relations in Latin America.
David has more than 25 years of strategic corporate communications, government relations, and corporate reputation experience with multinationals across diverse sectors including Consumer Packaged Goods, Commercial Products, Telecommunications and Power Distribution.
David has a master’s degree in management from Cardinal Stritch University, a bachelor’s degree in history from St. Norbert College, and an associate’s degree in technical communications from Gateway Technical College.
Husley is a R&D-oriented chemical engineer with a comprehensive knowledge on surfactant and colloidal chemistry, from both theoretical and practical sides. Experienced in applications that involves the use of emulsifiers, wetting agents, detergents, foamers, defoamers, dispersants, solvents, polymers and rheology modifiers. Husley has strong experience in Home Care, Personal Care and Industrial & Institutional Cleaning markets.
Mestre em engenharia química pela UNICAMP, com especialização durante a graduação na Escola Nacional das Indústrias Químicas em Nancy – França. Atuou como Gerente de Desenvolvimento Ambiental da Tetra Pak, empresa sueca de embalagens e equipamentos para indústria de alimentos trabalhando no desenvolvimento e implementação de tecnologias para a reciclagem de embalagens longa vida pós-consumo no Brasil, América Latina e África e na coordenação das ações relativas à Política Nacional de Resíduos Sólidos desenvolvidas por esta empresa. Hoje atua como consultor de sustentabilidade através da Plataforma E2 e desempenha a função secretário executivo da Plataforma Reciclar pelo Brasil, projeto de apoio a cooperativas de catadores e de iniciativas de coleta seletiva e reciclagem. Também é professor da disciplina de Gestão de Meio Ambiente na pós-graduação do SENAC/Campinas desde 2013.
Murilo is a procurement leader with an excellent track record across multiple leading companies where he has delivered significant value creation and sustainable projects. He has more than 15 years of management experience and currently serves ALPLA as the Head of Procurement & Circular Economy in South America.
During his career, Murilo has held Procurement responsibility in both specialty and commodity businesses, like Polyolefins, PET, Polycarbonates, Additives & Inks, Surfactants, Packaging, etc. Exposed to key industries, complex manufacturing processes, and global suppliers and customers from several industries, Murilo is part of both regional and global multifunctional organizations. Living in Sao Paulo, he holds a bachelor´s degree in Chemical Engineering (UNICAMP) and a Master’s degree in Business Administration (FGV).
Agricultural Engineer, Master in Environmental Agrobiology. He specialized in the impact of industries against climate change, with a focus on solid waste management, composting and recycling. He has experience in promoting projects from the root, which seek to generate economic development in a sustainable way, with a solid perspective on the circular economy.
Mayra has a bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineer by the Universidade Federal do Paraná and MBA in Digital Transformation and Future of Business. She has more than 10 years of experience, working for many different industries, such as agriculture, metallurgy, and chemicals. At Novozymes since 2021, she leads the Household Care sales team in South America.
BsC in Chemistry with MBA and Specialization in Innovation from University of São Paulo. Professional with more than 18 years of experience in technical areas, including projects delivered in Research, Development and Innovation in FMCG, CF&T and chemical companies. Actually PhD candidate in Biochemistry by UFABC and Research & Development Manager – Operations at Reckitt Hygiene Industrial, as well as professor and coordinator of postgraduate courses in important institutions.
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Bacharel em Química, graduado pela Universidade Santa Cecília dos Bandeirantes. Especializado em tensoativos - Institute for Applied Surfactant Research - The University of Oklahoma. Black Belt em “Seis Sigma” certificado pela Fundação Vanzolini. Possui 35 anos de experiência em Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento de matérias-primas e formulações para os mercados de produtos cosméticos, higiene pessoal, limpeza doméstica e institucional, com atuação em empresas como Union Carbide, Oxiteno e Dow Chemical. Atualmente na Dow, é Cientista Sênior de Desenvolvimento e Serviços Tecnicos para os mercados de Home e Personal Care na América Latina.
Professional with 13 years at consumer goods companies, with experience in research & development of Home & Personal Care. Since 2020 working in B2B company with focus on Laundry and Surface Care solutions for South America. Graduated in Chemical Engineering, MBA in Strategic Business Management.
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Ubiracir is an Industrial Chemist graduated from the Fluminense Federal University, Master in Natural Products Chemistry from the Natural Products Research Center of UFRJ, PhD in Sanitary Surveillance from INCQS/Fiocruz and Post-doctorate in Formulation Technology from UFRJ.
He was a member of the General Management of Sanitizers of Anvisa, and of the Roche Chemical and Pharmaceutical Laboratory
He is currently a member of the Technical Chamber of Sanitizers - COSAN of Anvisa, Counselor at the Federal Council of Chemistry and Associate Researcher at the Laboratory of Formulation Technology at FF/UFRJ.
Ubiracir é Químico Industrial formado pela Universidade Federal Fluminense, Mestre em Química de Produtos Naturais pelo Núcleo de Pesquisas de Produtos Naturais da UFRJ, Doutor em Vigilância Sanitária pelo INCQS/Fiocruz e Pós-doutor em Tecnologia de Formulações pela UFRJ.
Foi membro da Gerência Geral de Saneantes da Anvisa, e do laboratório Roche Produtos Químicos e Farmacêuticos
Atualmente é membro da Câmara Técnica de Saneantes- COSAN da Anvisa, Conselheiro no Conselho Federal de Química e Pesquisador associado no Laboratório de Tecnologia de Formulações na FF/UFRJ.