BIOGRAPHY
Eliane Fernandes is an accomplished general manager executive with over 20 years of experience in areas such as corporate governance, internal controls, compliance and planning. She had the opportunity to work in the private and public sectors. Since 2012, she has served as Executive Manager, Strategy at the Brazilian National Confederation of Industry – CNI. Eliane's key responsibilities involve strategic planning, budget, monitoring key performance indicators, project management and corporate governance. Her office also proposes guidelines to the National Board of Directors for SESI, SENAI and IEL within the national and state levels. In her professional experience, she has developed, among others, competences in the areas of corporate governance, compliance, internal controls, strategic planning, budget management and monitoring performance in institutions such as: National Confederation of Industry, Brasilprev (Banco do Brasil joint venture with Principal Financial Group), Ministries of Planning and Environment. Eliane graduated with a Master's in Regional Planning and certificate in geographical information systems from SUNY Albany in 1998, and earned a Bachelor's in Statistics at State University of Rio de Janeiro. Eliane likes looking at scenarios around economics and the needs of new development of innovation, and finds it to be a very challenging field. The key to her success thus far is her ability to negotiate and construct new options and to work with groups on solutions. She is confident in her understanding of how to get the organization to the next level. Going forward, Eliane is keen to enhance her network, especially outside Brazil, increase her visibility and branding, and ultimately attain a position abroad. When she's not working, Eliane enjoys reading books about mystery and crimes, watching movies, taking long walks with her dog Gigi, painting with acrylics, and cooking. She likes to experiment with different cuisines, especially Thai and Italian. The Brazilian National Confederation of Industry – CNI. CNI is the official and highest-level organization representing Brazilian industry. Since its founding in 1938, CNI has defended domestic business and manufacturing interests, acting as the main correspondent with the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government, as well as with various organizations and entities in Brazil and around the world. CNI represents Brazil’s 27 state-level federations of industries and 1,245 sectorial employer’s unions, to which almost 700,000 companies are affiliated with. In addition, it directly administers the following organizations: Serviço Social da Indústria – SESI (Social Service of Industry), Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial – SENAI (National Service of Industrial Training) and the Euvaldo Lodi Institute – IEL. CNI advances in research, innovation, and technological development of the national industry. Furthermore, it supports initiatives that seek to improve the standing, corporate transparency, and training of workers around the country.
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James O' Shaughnessy
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Jeffrey Beggs
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Peggy (Margaret) Werner Becker
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Colin Charland
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Troy McGinnis
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Margie Tingley
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Sherry Crowe
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Ed Kopetsky
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Michael Makoid
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Harold Craig Manson
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William Scarborough
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Jay Lugo
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Eric Ivko
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James J. Jordan
Group Legal Director and Company Secretary
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Santee, CA
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Karl Hallen
Owner/Consultant
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DeRuyter, NY
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D. Frank Andrews
Physician
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San Rafael, FL
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John D. Lofton IV
Writer / Producer / Director / Editor
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Laurel, Maryland
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Lincoln Greenidge
Vice-President, Finance & Controller
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Mining & Metals
Ajax, Ontario, MI
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Nancy Bradley
Chief Executive Officer
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General Manager of Industry Services
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Bruce Perkins
Managing Member
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Richard J. Rapaport
President
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Al Giambone
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Curtis Taylor
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Patricia Thompson
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Highgate, London, West Virginia
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Rui Ferreira
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Diana Beattie
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Ingrid Schreuel
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Arlene Mazak, Ph.D.
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Alan Boardman
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Thomas Duft
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Marybeth Farquhar
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Carolyn Lewis
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Joaquin Charles de Monet
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Pacific Palisades, California
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Louis L Amblard, MD
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Christopher Kelly
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Ralph Wharton MD
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
Co-Director Reiner Center of Behavioural Medicine
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Roy Wever
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Jose Romariz Filho
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Frank Thornton
Senior Vice President/Retail Market Executive
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Banking
Greenville, NC
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Juan Flors
Investment Adviser - Resolution No. CNV - 482 - 10
Independent Financial Planner affiliated with an international company
Medical Practice
Brooklyn, NY
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Rebecca Hierholzer, MD, MBA, FACEP
Group CEO
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Non-Profit
Kansas City, Missouri
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Doug Abrahams
FILM AND TELEVISION PROFESSIONAL
77 SUNSET BEACH SERVICES
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Kellie Jepsen
Principal
Belvedere British School - Abu Dhabi
Education Management
Mussfah Bin Zayed City, BC
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Diane Murphy
Chair, Information Technology and Cybersecurity
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Arlington,
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Gloria A. Crutchfield, Ph.D.
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Ronald Self
Chief Executive Officer
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Atlanta, GA
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Vasileios Sotiras
Senior Developer
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Information Technology and Services
Pheonix, AZ
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Jim Hanselman
Client Engagement Manager
Amitech Solutions
Information Technology and Services
St. Louis, MO
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Helen Reilly
Owner, Inventor, Co-creator
Quantum Sound Therapy
Health, Wellness and Fitness
Port Saint Lucie, FL
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Roger James Morris, D.Phil., FRSA, FRSB
Professor of Molecular Neurobiology
King's College London
Accounting
London,
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Sherice A. Muhammad
Commissioner
Advisory Neighborhood Commission
Government Relations
Washington, DC
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Bongani Magongo
Executive Director- Development Management & Research
National Development Agency
Government Relations
Kempton, DC
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Michelle Carter
Managing Deputy Regional Director of Southern Africa
CARE International
International Affairs
Atlanta,
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Serena-Lynn Brown, MD, PhD
President and Medical Director
Advanced TMS & Biobehavioral Centers
Medical Practice
Orange, CT
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Stanley Jackson
Physical Security Project Manager
King County
Security and Investigations
South Eats Everett, WA
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Eliane Fernandes
Executive Manager, Strategy - (SESI/SENAI/IEL)
CNI - Confederação Nacional da Indústria/National Confederation Of Industry
Education
Brasilia,
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Steven Reiter
Global Business Services Partner and U.S. Banking lead
IBM
Financial Services
Dallas, TX
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Dudley Duncan
Business Owner / Coach
Quest Swimming, Inc., SwimMetro Management, Inc., SwimMetro Construction, Inc., SwimQuest Ventures,
Midlothian, Virginia
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J. Perry Carter
Professor of Education - Retired; Real Estate Investor
Richland College of the Dallas County Community College District; Self-Emplyed
Higher Education
Sachse,
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Valerie Zimmerman (Brown)
VP of Business Operations
Comfort Star HVAC
Staffing and Recruiting
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Bryan Rathjen
Director of Advisory Services
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Information Technology and Services
Musgatine, Iowa
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Joel Goldman
Managing Director
The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation
Non-Profit Organization Management
Santa Monica, CA
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Gina Moser Golub
Instructor in Pathology (former); Psychologist (current)
Dept. of Pathology, Harvard Medical School
Mental Health Care
Cape Coral, FL
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Mark Rogers
Consulting Engineer, Biomedical Industry
Validant
Management Consulting
St. Petersburg, FL
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Charles Durrenberger
CEO
Total Choice Tech Solutions
Information Technology and Services
Houston, Texas
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Rob Mitchelll
Owner
Landshark Fitness, Atlas of Giving
Non-Profit Organization Management
San Antonio, Texas
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OLIVA SANCHEZ GARCIA
Director of the Faculty of Actuarial Sciences
Anahuac University
Higher Education
Huixquirlucam, CA
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Michael Langston
Professor of Chaplain Ministries
Columbia International University
Religious Institutions
Blythewood,
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Atheseus Lockhart
Shareholder
Meier, Bonner, Muszynski, O'Dell & Harvey, P.A.
Law Practice
Apopka, Florida
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Leon Higgs
Secretary General Bahamas National Commission for UNESCO
Bahamas Government
Education
Nassau,
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Judith Adams
Psychotherapist, Owner/Director
Center for Life Coaching and Counseling, LLC
Machinery
Crane, MO
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Mark Schlarbaum
Partner; Managing Director
Krane Fund Advisors, LLC
Financial Services
Irvine, California
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John Cosgrove
Consulting Engineer
Cosgrove Computer Systems Inc.
Computer Software
Playa del Rey, California
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