| Fostering Bilateral Trade and Investment Flows Between Brazil and Florida |
The Council
The Brazil-Florida Business Council, Inc. ("BFBC") is an independent, not-for-profit business association based in Tampa, Florida. The BFBC was established in 2014 to forge closer ties between the business communities of Brazil and Florida by fostering bilateral trade and investment opportunities in both regions. The BFBC will provide a forum to nurture the exchange of ideas, foster networking opportunities, facilitate and drive economic growth. As a non-governmental association, the BFBC is supported by membership dues.
The BFBC is run by a volunteer board of directors composed of representatives from member companies.
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| Guy Debbaudt  Guy Debbaudt is the Regional Executive for Sompo’s Miami office leading the company’s expansion in the Florida marketplace. Sompo is a global provider of Property, Casualty and Specialty insurance and reinsurance expanding operations worldwide. Backed by Sompo Holdings’ 130 years of financial strength and history, Sompo seeks opportunities to build on our legacy continuing to innovate and find new ways to create ease in navigating a complex industry. Guy is an experienced executive with a strong track record of profitable growth in the Insurance industry. Throughout his career, he had the opportunity to support organizations grow in multiple markets and products. He began his insurance career in underwriting in São Paulo. After successful years in Brazil, he moved to Chile and Argentina expanding into new markets. In 2002, he moved to the US and worked in multiple leadership roles in New York, Atlanta, Tampa, and Miami. He was born and raised in São Paulo in a multicultural family, has an engineering degree from the Universidade de São Paulo with a post graduate degree in Finance and Marketing from Fundação Getúlio Vargas. He’s fluent in English, Portuguese and Spanish. Guy lives in Miami with his wife and their two daughters and he’s looking forward to contributing to the success of the Brazil-Florida Business Council. |
