Carlos De Mello e Souza

Carlos De Mello e Souza has over 25 years’ experience teaching courses in financial accounting, financial analysis, corporate valuation, and computer-based modeling. He has taught at INSEAD, Penn State (University Park), Susquehanna University and Seattle University. Carlos graduated as Electrical Engineer from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, has an MSc in Production Engineering from COPPE-UFRJ, and received both his MBA and Ph.D. from Cornell University. He worked as financial analyst at the National Bank for Economic and Social Development in Brazil and in the controller’s departments of both Esso Brasileira de Petróleo and Souza Cruz (a subsidiary of BAT, plc). Between 1996 and 2000 Carlos served as chief financial officer of a publicly traded independent Coca-Cola bottler in the state of Rio de Janeiro. In 2012-13 he returned as CEO and played a key role in year-long negotiations that concluded with selling the franchise to Coca-Cola FEMSA (KOF) for $498 Million. Carlos currently teaches at Seattle University and serves on the board of directors of Grupo Porto Real S.A. in Brazil. He has published in RAND Journal of Economics, Strategic Finance, Journal of Applied Finance, and Journal of Business Ethics.

Companies

• Associate Professor Seattle University (2013)
• Member of the Board of Directors Porto Real S/A (2017 — 2020)
• CFO and CEO Companhia Fluminense de Refrigerantes | Coca-Cola (2012 — 2013)
• Associate Professor Seattle University (2009 — 2012)
• Associate Professor Susquehanna University (2008 — 2009)
• Assistant Professor Seattle University (2002 — 2008)
• Visiting Professor of Accounting INSEAD (2000 — 2002)
• CFO and Director of Investor Relations Companhia Fluminense de Refrigerantes | Coca-Cola (1996 — 2000)
• Assistant Professor Penn State University (1992 — 1996)

Education

• PhD Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management (1985 — 1989)
• MBA Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management (1979 — 1981)
• MSc Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (1977 — 1979)
• Engineer Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (1970 — 1975)