Ian Carvalho is a graduate in Production Engineering from the State University of Rio de Janeiro and is fluent in English, Spanish, and French. He has international experience in both Europe and South America. His early career years were spent in the technical areas of multinational companies in the automotive, telecommunications, mining, and steel industries, where he led projects in the structuring of procurement, supply, and logistics teams. He has worked in Executive Search on two occasions during his career, having been involved in two startup operations of multinational companies in Brazil, including their top management division. Before joining EXEC, Ian was the Brazil Director of Executive Search at HAYS, leading projects for various market segments, particularly in Energy, Mining, Steel, Oil & Gas, and Infrastructure. With over 14 years of experience in executive recruitment, Ian Carvalho is currently a partner at EXEC.