Luiz Carvalho is the chief executive officer and acting president of Proudfoot Consulting’s North American Division and has held the title of CEO since 2002. Proudfoot Consulting is a specialist consulting firm that implements sustainable operational improvements at no net annualized cost to its clients. The company boasts offices on five continents.

A resident of Marietta, Ga., Carvalho attended Pontificia Universidade Católica de São Paulo before joining Proudfoot in 1982 as a process consultant in the company’s Brazilian unit. In that capacity, his focus was concentrated on banking industry clients. In October of 1986, Carvalho transferred to North America where he was promoted to director of operations within a year. He later served as vice president of operations and then moved across the Atlantic upon being named vice president of Analysis for Europe.

After returning to North America in early 1994, Carvalho became a member of the North American Operating Group and was promoted to vice president of operations. In 1999, he became unit president of the Americas Group and, after serving three successful years in that role, was appointed global CEO.

Carvalho is a member of the Young Presidents Organization and the World Presidents Organization. He is also a member of the Turnaround Management Association, the premier professional community dedicated to corporate renewal and turnaround management. A naturalized U.S. citizen, Carvalho is also a citizen of Brazil. 

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