Cicero Luiz Ferreira da Silva
Vice President
Curitiba
Summary
Global executive with 35 years experience in the Chemical Industry, with track proved record on managing, building, selling, acquiring and creating new businesses. Intensive and diversified exposure to different multinational companies, cultures and structures. Strategic mindset, internal entrepreneur, market driven with strong technical and financial background. Management Partnership with Human Resources and Finance. Safety and Ethic as life values. Fully updated with best practices and process management, FP&A, Capex, S&OP, JPR, Budget, Six Sigma, CRB, SIF, OIIR, PSM. Kersey Temperament sorter:Racional Fieldmarshal ENTJ. Corporate Governance and Compliance by IBGC, Boardmember and M@A evaluation.
Overview
48
48
years of professional experience
4
4
Languages
Work History
International Business Consultant
Polisan Chemicals
Istanbul , Turkey
10.2024 - 12.2024
- Developed strong relationship with top management, clarifying or confirming the real equipment output as well relationship collaboration and alignment between teams and functions.
- Influenced positive change among functions alignments between operations, quality , supply chain, R&D , sales through a better and logic communication.
- Enhanced basic procedures to improve better and safe operation conditions.
- Recommended new procedures and productivity actions to run more efficiently the process.
- Suggested growth projects into core business and adjacent markets as well execution possibilities to improve results and capture incremental market share.
International Business Consultant
Dogan Holding Conglomerate
Istanbul , Turkey
10.2022 - 02.2023
- Evaluated asset, technology, environment aspects and team for M&A process.
- Evaluated existing business model for potential acquisition, identifying areas of improvement to increase revenue generation potential.
- Developed complete business plans and operational strategies for new and existing business.
- Recommended Strategy and performed risk evaluation for the potential acquisition
- Listed 23 potential projects to enhance the business
- Listed full asset evaluation per piece of equipment
- Evaluated HS&E including potential risk and future Capex needs level for safety and productivity.
LA Vice President and Managing Director
Hexion Specialty Chemicals
06.2003 - 06.2020
- Managing 4 different business units in 3 countries, Forest Products, Performance Adhesives, Formaldehyde and Architectural and Industrial Coatings. Net Sales 250 MUS$
- Creating a new business plan strategy to drive growth and investment
- Presented FPD EBITDA growth from 17 to 32 MU$ in 10 years and profitability from 10 to 15% EBITDA in 5 years
- Restructured Business and Organization to support strategy saving 5 MUS$ in last 3 years
- Created and Implemented successfully a full line management succession plan through a high performance new talent program
- Built 4 new plants from greenfield, Curitiba 2 plants, Tacuarembo and Montenegro (Brazil)
- Developed new path of relationships with customers & suppliers
Managing Director
Dynea Brazil
01.1999 - 05.2003
- Started in Brazil a 50/50 JV between Dreyfus and Dynea ASA with full P&L responsibility which included 2 business units, Resins&Formaldehyde and Decorative Paper Impregnation
- Created and hired the Organizational Structure, built the Business Plan and installed 2 greenfield plants a Chemical and Paper Impregnation
- Developed the organization culture and values based on team building, value add selling, efficient services and sustainability, reaching 95 MUS$ sales in 5 years
- Managed cultural differences between shareholders
Commercial Manager Elastomers
Nitriflex SA (former Goodyear Chemicals)
04.1994 - 11.1998
- Defined and implemented an integrated action plan for Nitrile Rubbers, Specialty Latexes and Elastomers sales, marketing and TS&D for internal market and for exportation.
- Leaded the change of traditional regional sales into global markets, creating international distribution net in 23 different countries with sales from zero to 60 MUS$ in 4 years.
- Implemented a system to simulate net contribution margins by product to evaluate risk on exports or global contracts
- Searched and selected new international partners for technology and capital ventures.
R&D and TS&D Project Manager
Dow Chemical Co -Brazil and USA
01.1985 - 04.1994
- Developed in 10 years through emulsion polymerization process different types of latexes
- Performed Technical Services and Development in markets such as architectural and industrial coatings, waterborne adhesives, film package laminations, textile finishing and pigment binding, nonwovens binders, paper coatings and carpet latexes.
- Developed in USA a freeze thaw stability additive for acrylic latex to architectural paints at Sherwin Williams which allowed conversion of Sarnia SB latex plant into Acrylics, this sistem was patented by Dow Chemical Co.
R&D Lab Manager Organic Pigments
BASF - Brazil and Germany
12.1982 - 11.1985
- Developed a Blue Ftalocianine using liquid process on pilot reactor in Ludwigshafen, later transferred to Latin America and Singapore sites
- Developed faster process for Green Chlorinated Ftalociane in Brazil
- Implemented cost reduction process for Ftalocianine using Ftalamide
Production manager
Ciba Geigy - Brazil
04.1982 - 12.1982
- Managed Herbicides production unit.
Coop activities
Several
01.1977 - 01.1981
- Henkel - Surfactants development - 1981
- Hoeschst - Surfactants development - 1980
- Klabin - Pulp and Paper production - 1979
- Renner - Decorative Paints - 1978
Education
Master Business Administration - undefined
São Paulo Business School
06.1999
Bachelor - Chemical Engineering
Federal University of Paraná
06.1982
Bachelor - Mathematic
Federal University of Paraná & Catolic University
11.1981
Skills
Ability to valuate business quality
Courses
- 1991 Polymer science - Midland Molecular Institute - USA
- 1998 Managing Global Economy - Toronto - Canada
- 1999 Business Opportunity Analysis - USA
- 2000 Designed of Experiments USA
- 2016 Leading on Speed of Trust - Brazil
- 2017 High Performance Management Vanto - USA
- 2017 Kersey index for relationship management
Additional Activities
- My Marketing Speeches
- Emulsion Polymerization - 3M and Johnson&Johnson - Brazil - 1987
- Latex for Architectural Coatings - Sherwin Williams - USA - 1990
- Latex Brazilian Market - Gencorp - USA- 1998
- Nitriclean, new generation of NBR - Krahn Chemie - Germany - 1998
Timeline
International Business Consultant
Polisan Chemicals
10.2024 - 12.2024
International Business Consultant
Dogan Holding Conglomerate
10.2022 - 02.2023
LA Vice President and Managing Director
Hexion Specialty Chemicals
06.2003 - 06.2020
Managing Director
Dynea Brazil
01.1999 - 05.2003
Commercial Manager Elastomers
Nitriflex SA (former Goodyear Chemicals)
04.1994 - 11.1998
R&D and TS&D Project Manager
Dow Chemical Co -Brazil and USA
01.1985 - 04.1994
R&D Lab Manager Organic Pigments
BASF - Brazil and Germany
12.1982 - 11.1985
Production manager
Ciba Geigy - Brazil
04.1982 - 12.1982
Coop activities
Several
01.1977 - 01.1981
Master Business Administration - undefined
São Paulo Business School
Bachelor - Chemical Engineering
Federal University of Paraná
Bachelor - Mathematic
Federal University of Paraná & Catolic University
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