Valeria Carinhato

biography

Valéria is a Director & Partner at Fesa, responsible for conducting executive search projects in the Life Sciences practices, such as Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Diagnostics and Medical Devices companies. Due to Fesa’s association with IIC Partners, she also conducts consulting projects in more than 60 business centers throughout the world. Valéria began her career in Executive Search in 2007 at an International recruitment consultancy for middle and Top Management in the Engineering & Manufacturing division for different segments, such as: Consumer goods, Life Sciences, Automotive, Capital goods, Agribusiness, Steel and Metallurgy. She joined Fesa in April 2010, conducting projects in several industries such as Foods & Beverages and Pharmaceutical. Previously she worked in one cosmetic company for 4 years in the Research & Development, Quality and Industrial processes areas. Additionally, she acquired experience in a multinational company of fragrance and flavors in France. Valéria holds a bachelor´s degree in Industrial Chemistry from Faculdade Oswaldo Cruz, a specialization in Administration, Economics and Business from ISE/IESE and a MBA in Marketing from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV). She is a native speaker of Portuguese and fluent in English and French. Research Specialties Life Sciences and Pharmaceutical Business Experience Michael Page International 2007 - 2010 Senior Consultant - Engineering & Manufacturing division (Consumer goods, capital goods, Agrobusiness & Pharmaceutical segments)