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Bruno  Ferraz De Camargo

Bruno Ferraz De Camargo

ESG & Just Transition Global Counsel | Ethics & Compliance Expert, CCEP-I |
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Summary

  • Global ESG nd Just Transition Counsel providing strategic advice concerning ESG topics such as Human Rights, Corporate Social Responsibility, Governance and Environmental matters.
  • Full rounded, tested and tried legal and governance executive, with a demonstrable track-record for over 20 years as private practitioner, and in-house positions.
  • Seasoned Ethics & Compliance Officer with exposure to several leniency agreements with Antitrust and Anti-Corruption authorities, working collaboratively with top leaders and staff to optimize adherence to policies, procedures, standards and regulations.
  • Well-versed in comprehensive analysis of operations, process improvement recommendations and best practice introduction - game-change and regenerative principles.
  • Exposure and management of high risk offshore operations, share and asset deals (spin-offs, acquisitions, divestment, mergers), bankruptcies and reorganization strategies, public tenders, Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) and interactions with governmental agencies in European Union and Latin America.
  • Risk assessments; internal investigation coordination and support.
  • Lived and worked in 4 different locations (UK, US, Brazil and Netherlands) acting as global & regional legal and compliance officer and foreign legal adviser.
  • Very familiar with emerging and high-risk markets and complex organizations and to work effectively and efficiently during times of distress and urgency.
  • Antitrust and Antibribery-Anticorruption subject matter expert.
  • Experienced lecturer and professor of Ethics & Compliance in several Certification Courses.
  • Organized and dependable team-spirited, successful and proven record at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude.
  • Experience of managing international teams across borders .
  • Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience
2
2
Certificates
3
3
Languages

Work History

Global ESG Counsel

Getinge AB
Worldwide
04.2023 - Current
  • As part of the Sustainability, Legal and Compliance team, reporting directly to the EVP and member of Getinge Executive Team I support the Finance, M&A, Supply Chain, Investor Relations and Communication groups on global level with strategic legal advice concerning ESG topics such as Human Rights, Corporate Social Responsibility; Governance on antitrust and antibribery in cooperation with Ethics and Compliance; and Environmental matters.
  • I also represent the company in steering committees of social endeavors as part of fundraising donations and sponsorships in the fields or education, access to healthcare and water management.

Head of Legal, Compliance, Governance SE LATAM

Getinge AB
South Europe And Latin America
12.2021 - Current
  • Serving as General Legal Counsel and Ethics and Compliance lead for South Europe (Portugal, Spain + Italy) + Latin America region.
  • Direct report to EVP Legal, Compliance and Governance and member of the global LCG Management Team.
  • Established a high sense of urgency and best usage of available resources.
  • Performed screening and due diligence of over 100 third party sales intermediaries. Support for financing and AML regulations.
  • Researched and wrote contracts, agreements and proposals

Head of Ethics & Compliance, Global Lead Antitrust

Getinge AB
Latin America & Global
04.2018 - 12.2021
  • Hired as Legal & Compliance Director with the mission to start-up the first legal & compliance department of Getinge in Latin America, including basic governance and standardization of agreements.
  • Implementation of the Ethics & Compliance program
  • Global set up of the Third Party risk management (Due Diligence)
  • Design, leadership and implementation of the Global Antitrust & Fair Competition Program
  • Coordination and settlement of leniency agreements and voluntary disclosures with several prosecution and regulatory authorities worldwide
  • Structural remediation of Getinge´s operations in Latin America.
  • Improved operations through consistent hard work and dedication

Founding Partner

AZFC Advogados
São Paulo
03.2015 - 03.2018
  • Built & managed the M&A, corporate law and Compliance & Investigations practice with 10 people
  • Provided advice to variety of businesses involved in multiple types of matters
  • Minimized risk exposure through careful advice on business operations and strategic plans.
  • Managed corporate and LLC-based legal transactions, coordinating document flow and logistical preparation for complex transactional closings.

General Legal Counsel & Compliance Officer

Philips Do Brasil
São Paulo
04.2011 - 03.2015
  • General management of the Philips legal function in Brazil (13 direct/indirect reports), for the entire activities of Philips group (Corporate, Lighting, Healthcare and Consumer Lifestyle Sectors).
  • Combined role as (head) Country Compliance Officer.
  • Secretary and member of the advisory board of Philips Pension Fund
  • Led Antitrust team in settlement of CRT leniency with CADE.
  • Expanded cross-functional organizational capacity by collaborating across departments on priorities, functions and common goals
  • Controlled costs and optimized spending via restructuring of budgets for labor, capital assets, inventory purchasing and technology upgrades

Senior Legal & Compliance Counsel EMEA

Philips Medical Systems BV
Best
03.2009 - 03.2011
  • Providing full-legal support as Member of the Management Team of Imaging Systems Global Operations; Purchasing and Supply Chain Healthcare sector (Global); Magnetic Resonance (MRI) Business EMEA; Patient Care and Clinical Informatics (PCCI) EMEA, including Global Sales and Services).
  • Active participation in Philips DPA with the USDOJ

Global Senior Legal & Compliance Counsel

Philips Consumer Lifestyle BV
Amsterdam
01.2008 - 02.2009
  • Legal support for Global Head-Offices of business unit Domestic Appliances (categories water & air, kitchen appliances, floor care and garment care); Marketing claims analysis and advisory; Supply Management and Purchasing; Center of Competence and Development; F1 sponsorship

Legal Counsel

Philips Do Brasil
São Paulo
06.2005 - 12.2007
  • Legal support to the new business development and M&A activities and corporate law of Philips group in Brazil.
  • Managed corporate and LLC-based legal transactions, coordinating document flow and logistical preparation for complex transactional closings.
  • Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance.

Legal Manager

Tivit Tecnologia
São Paulo
04.2004 - 05.2005
  • Legal manager practicing on corporate law, leading the staff of legal department and reporting to Chief Legal Officer and Presidency.

Senior Associate

Noronha Advogados
São Paulo, London & Miami
01.1996 - 08.2003
  • International law firm with worldwide presence. During this time Noronha Advogados was one of the Top 5 firms in Latin America.
  • Foreign trainee in London -UK branch
  • Foreign trainee in Nigel Harris &Co., Jersey Island
  • Resident-Manager of Miami (USA) Branch (2001-2003)

Education

Certificate - Leadership in Corporate Counsel

Harvard Law School
Boston
2014.05 - 2014.06

Master of Laws/LLM - Business Law

Universiteit Van Tilburg
Netherlands
06.2009 - 2010.01

European Union Law - Legal Studies

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (University)
Amsterdam
2008.06 - 2008.12

Certificate in Business Admnistration - Business Administration

IBMEC
São Paulo
2003.01 - 2004.12

Bachelor in Law - Law

UNIFMU
São Paulo, Brazil
1992.02 - 1998.12

Purpose

 I help organizations to develop, thrive and innovate in a responsible, well-governed and long-lasting way. I am passionate about ESG, ethics, governance, human rights and social  issues; hands-on environmental matters; seed, food and agriculture  sovereignty; access to justice, impact law; resiliency strategies and  regenerative economics. I hold over two decades of proven record of acquisitions &  divestments; game-changes and forward-looking cultural & business  turnarounds; implementation and deisgn of ethics and compliance programs  and corporate remediation through team cooperation rather than fear  -  including crisis management in anticorruption, AML and competition law  regulatory scrutiny.  I am a boundless curious, multidisciplinary mind, backed by robust academic background, self-learning and substantial hands-on experience, having worked and delivered results in different businesses and cultural environments across Europe, Asia, USA and Latin America

Founder  of Paková Katu (www.pakova.com.br), a hands-on (ESG) environmental,  social and regenerative project in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest 🌳 - in  partnership with the The Nature Conservancy www.tnc.org 

Affiliations

  • Admitted to the Brazilian Bar Association (1999).
  • Qualified for practice in European Union Law (2008)
  • Member of the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics (SCCE)

Certification

Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional International (CCEP-I, 2012)

Timeline

Global ESG Counsel

Getinge AB
04.2023 - Current

Regenerative Economics

06-2022

Head of Legal, Compliance, Governance SE LATAM

Getinge AB
12.2021 - Current

Head of Ethics & Compliance, Global Lead Antitrust

Getinge AB
04.2018 - 12.2021

Founding Partner

AZFC Advogados
03.2015 - 03.2018

General Legal Counsel & Compliance Officer

Philips Do Brasil
04.2011 - 03.2015

Master of Laws/LLM - Business Law

Universiteit Van Tilburg
06.2009 - 2010.01

Senior Legal & Compliance Counsel EMEA

Philips Medical Systems BV
03.2009 - 03.2011

Global Senior Legal & Compliance Counsel

Philips Consumer Lifestyle BV
01.2008 - 02.2009

Legal Counsel

Philips Do Brasil
06.2005 - 12.2007

Legal Manager

Tivit Tecnologia
04.2004 - 05.2005

Senior Associate

Noronha Advogados
01.1996 - 08.2003

Certificate - Leadership in Corporate Counsel

Harvard Law School
2014.05 - 2014.06

European Union Law - Legal Studies

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (University)
2008.06 - 2008.12

Certificate in Business Admnistration - Business Administration

IBMEC
2003.01 - 2004.12

Bachelor in Law - Law

UNIFMU
1992.02 - 1998.12
Bruno Ferraz De CamargoESG & Just Transition Global Counsel | Ethics & Compliance Expert, CCEP-I |