Paula Freire

15+ years’ experience in leading strategic implementation initiatives and change management/ transformation programs. First Vice-President of Head of Process Enhancement and then as Vice-President of Change Management. Currently leading the Digital Transformation (S/4 SAP Program) and Customer Services program of one of the top 4 commodities houses.

Experience

COFCO International EMEA and APAC Region CIO and Global Head of Applications, May 2019 – Global Head of Applications and Enterprise Modernization Jun 2018 –

University of Geneva Lecturer at Geneva University, Technology and Innovation Oct 2017 –

Louis Dreyfus Company Global Head of IT for Trading, Execution & Customer Services Jun 2014 – May 2018

Barclays VP - EMEA Change Management Lead Jul 2011 – Jun 2014

Rothschild VP- Head of Process Enhancement and Optimization Jun 2004 – Jul 2011

Societe Generale London Business Analyst and Project Manager Jan 2000 – Jan 2003

Education

Georgetown University Master in Technology and Systems Engineering Management Information Technology 2018 – 2020

IMD Business School Digital Disruption: Competing in the Digital Vortex Strategy and Innovation 2018

Harvard University Post-Graduate Certificate in Corporate Sustainability and Innovation 2015 – 2016

IE (Instituto de Empresa) MBA International Executive MBA. 2007 – 2008

ESCP Business School Master in European Business (Madrid-Paris-Oxford). 2000 – 2001

Copenhagen Business School Degree in Economics and Business Administration. 1995 – 1999