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Ernesto was Executive Director at Grupo Altozano, Head of Corporate Affairs & IRO at Interbank, Founder & CEO at Primi Quattrini, Development Director at Fondo Mivivienda, Senior Associate at Intergen Energy and Financial Analyst at Credit Suisse First Boston. He also consults and serves on board of directors and advises foreign companies in their business development efforts in Peru. Ernesto is a JD by Universidad de Navarra and holds a MBA from Harvard University, where he received the Dean´s Award

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Luis Alberto Lobato Reategui

Managing Partner, PERU & BRAZIL
luis@qalapartners.com

Luis was COO at Bozano Investimentos, a leading asset management firm in Brazil with US$ 2 billion+ in AUM. Previously CEO at Ideiasnet and Managing Director at Banco Bozano Simonsen and the bank's operation in Europe and the USA, among others. Established new companies in Peru and serves on the board of directors at several Latin American firms. Luis is an engineer by Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, holds a MBA from Sloan School of Business – MIT and attended executive courses at Harvard Business School

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Paul Leslie Smith

Managing Partner, BRAZIL
paul@qalapartners.com

Paul was CEO of Crowley Broadcast Analysis Brazil, the leading radio market and media information and research company in Brazil. Previously founder & Partner of MediaMonitor, COO at Brazil Internet Group – BIG and CTO at Banco Destak SA. Serial entrepreneur and member of the board of directors at a number of start-ups. Paul is an engineer from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro.

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Anthony Parkes

Managing Director, Chile
anthony@qalapartners.com

Anthony is an independent financial advisor and director of various corporations and investment funds. From 1988 to 2000 he served in multiple roles at Credit Suisse/CSFB in New York, Sao Paulo and Buenos Aires/Santiago, working on financing, privatization, restructuring and M&A assignments throughout Latin America. Anthony holds a BSc in Mechanical Engineering and a MSc in Manufacturing Systems from Stanford University, as well as a MBA from Harvard University

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Flavio Lobato

Managing Director, USA
flavio@qalapartners.com

Flavio has over 20 years of experience in alternative investments and traditional markets. He is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of IKOVE Capital Partners, LLC. Previously, Flavio was Executive Director at Liongate Capital Management, a US$7 billion alternative investment manager. Flavio started his career at Goldman Sachs & Co. and was also a Director at Credit Suisse First Boston. Flavio holds a MBA from Harvard University with honors and an undergraduate degree in International Finance and Marketing from University of Miami, cum laude

Rodolfo Bellesi

Managing Director, USA
rodolfo@qalapartners.com

Rodolfo is Co-Founder and Managing Partner at IKOVE Capital Partners, LLC. Previously, Rodolfo was Head of Technology at MB Capital, a private equity and real estate group focusing on proprietary deals in northern Brazil. Previously he was General Country Manager for the mining conglomerate Energold Brasil. Rodolfo is an electrical engineer from Universidade Federal do Para, holds a MBA in Entrepreneurship from Babson College and a MS in Electrical Engineering from Ohio State University

Renato has 18 years of international experience working in the medical industry with Johnson & Johnson, GE, COOK Medical, where he spent 9 years in a series of assignments, including a two-year expatriate assignment in Europe launching the innovative Zilver PTX (Drug eluting peripheral stent), and lately as the Latin American Director for Intuitive Surgical (Da Vinci Surgery). Renato holds a bachelor’s in Economics from University of Richmond, an MBA from Thunderbird and attended a series of executive courses, including Business Innovations in Global Healthcare at Harvard.

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