Rafael Ferrarezi de Souza

Rafael Ferrarezi de Souza is an experienced operations executive currently serving as the Chief Operating Officer at Giesecke+Devrient Iberia S. A since August 2020. Prior to this role, Rafael held various positions at Thales, including Production, Quality, Process & WCE Manager, focusing on Brazil cards operations from November 2013 to May 2020. Rafael's career at Gemalto spanned from March 2004 to October 2013, where responsibilities included Project Coordinator, Program Manager, and Process Engineer. Educational qualifications include a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics from Universidade Federal do Paraná, a Master of Business Administration from FAE Centro Universitário, and a post-graduation in Business Administration from Universidade Federal do Paraná, complemented by a bachelor's degree from INSA Lyon. Additional early experience includes work as a Junior Researcher at UFPR and as an intern at Copel.