Biography
Henrique Carneiro is a senior member of the firm's Consumer and Healthcare Practices, as well as the Board & CEO Advisory Partners. He is a trusted advisor to clients from leading consumer goods and retail companies of all sizes, both within the Latin American region and internationally. Henrique works closely with executive teams to identify leadership solutions, conduct board assessments and recruit top executive and non-executive talent for organizations experiencing growth and transformation. Henrique is also member of the firm's global Customer Activation and Growth Practice, advising clients on leadership roles as chief marketing officer, chief growth officer, chief customer officer and chief digital officer. Recent work has included large-scale board effectiveness reviews for Brazilian conglomerates, advising the board of a large regional consumer company and conducting board searches for global retailers. He is based in São Paulo.
Prior to joining Russell Reynolds Associates, Henrique worked for a leading global executive search firm in São Paulo, serving clients in the consumer goods and retail industries, in addition to leading the marketing officer practice for Latin America. Prior to his career in executive search, Henrique worked for Whirlpool for more than eight years in a variety of strategy and finance roles, including managing director for the company's subsidiary in Argentina. Henrique began his career at McKinsey & Company as an engagement manager.
Henrique received his BS in mechanical engineering from Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica in Brazil and his MBA from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. Henrique speaks fluent Portuguese, English and Spanish.