| 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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| Luciano Pires  Luciano Siani Pires was named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in November 2024. He is expected to assume the role of EVP and CFO on January 1, 2025. He previously served on The Mosaic Company’s Board of Directors from 2018 to 2022. Prior to joining Mosaic, Sinai was Executive Vice President of Strategy and Business Development, Chief Financial Officer and other strategic roles for Vale S.A., a global mining company. He also served as the chairman of the Board of Directors of VLI S.A., as a senior business development advisor for the Natural Resources Group of Accenture, and was a consultant at McKinsey and Company. He has served on the board of Vallourec Societè Anonime, as a member of the executive council of o9 solutions, and as a member of the advisory board at Barbosa Mello. Siani holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil, and a Master of Finance from the New York University Stern School of Business. |
