FASANO
Marcelo Macedo Lopes de Souza has a diverse work experience spanning several companies. Their most recent role was as a CFO at FASANO since May 2018. Prior to that, they worked as a Consultant at Dona Deola from June 2017 to May 2018. Marcelo also has extensive experience in the hospitality industry, where they served as a Regional CFO at Fogo de Chão from March 2007 to July 2016. During their time at Fogo de Chão, they played a key role in transforming the company from a small family-owned business with 10 units into a publicly traded company with 40 units. Marcelo successfully led the company through an IPO on NASDAQ in 2015 and managed two M&A processes for different investment funds. Marcelo's professional journey started as an Advogado at BMA - Barbosa Müssnich Aragão from January 2005 to May 2006.
Marcelo Macedo Lopes de Souza completed their Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree in the field of Mercado Financeiro e de Capitais from Insper Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa in 2011-2012. Prior to that, they pursued a specialization in Direito Tributário from 2005-2006 at Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, and a Bachelor's degree in Direito from 2000-2004, also from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo. Marcelo completed their Ensino Fundamental/Médio at Colégio Santo Américo em São Paulo from 1989-1998.
FASANO
The Fasano brand is widely recognized for its excellent gastronomy and services. Restaurateur Rogerio Fasano is at its helm, who made the transition from restaurants to hotels and reinvented the concept of understated luxury in Brazil. With 23 restaurants and 7 hotels, the brand became synonymous with quality, attention to detail and particularly discreet service. "Good service is subtle," says Rogerio Fasano, whose starred restaurant Fasano in São Paulo is renowned as the best Italian cuisine in the country. Four years after the inauguration of the first hotel in São Paulo, the inception of Hotel Fasano Rio de Janeiro in 2007 redefined the hotel scene in the city of Rio de Janeiro. As in São Paulo, the hotel has become a mandatory destination in Rio, hosting artists and opinion leaders from around the world. 2007 marked the partnership with JHSF, leader of the high-end real estate market in Brazil and paved the way for the continued international expansion of the brand. Fasano in Punta del Este and Fasano Boa Vista in São Paulo, also designed by Isay Weinfeld, came next to consolidate the Group as the largest luxury hospitality icon in the country. In 2018, three hotels were launched – Angra dos Reis, Belo Horizonte and then Salvador. 2020 will be the year of the new Hotel Fasano Trancoso, project "by the beach" set on a unique location by Itapororoca beach.