Fernando Faria

Fernando Faria has extensive experience in marketing and sales roles across various companies. In their most recent position as Chief Marketing Officer at ThinScale Technology Ltd., they oversee the company's marketing strategies. Prior to that, they served as Chief Marketing Officer at RealVNC. As the Chief Marketing Officer at Bidstack Group PLC, Fernando was responsible for marketing and sales enablement strategies, including lead generation, product marketing, PR/AR, branding, SEO, paid advertising, content, and social media. Fernando also held the position of VP of Marketing at SquaredUp, where they led the inbound lead generation strategy and implemented brand positioning, new messaging, content strategy, SEO, and paid advertising. Before that, they were the Marketing Director at Freespee, where they were responsible for marketing and sales enablement strategies. Fernando co-founded the Global Expansion Summit and served as the Chief Revenue Officer, overseeing the sales and marketing function. Prior to their entrepreneurial venture, they worked as the Global Marketing Director at GSMA, managing B2B marketing programs for global events such as Mobile World Congress. Fernando also worked as a Senior Analyst at Pyramid Research, focusing on the telecommunications and media industries. Fernando began their career as a Senior Sales Manager at TIM Brasil and an Enterprise Account Executive at América Móvil.

Fernando Faria has a diverse educational background in various fields of study. In 1995, they obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Marketing from Centro Universitário da Cidade. Following this, in 1999 and 2000, Fernando pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Business Administration from Ibmec. In 2001, they attended Fundacao Dom Cabral for an Executive Education program in Management.

Building upon their previous education, Fernando engaged in further studies at Harvard University from 2008 to 2009. Fernando participated in the Extension School and focused on Entrepreneurial Leadership. Subsequently, in 2015, they enrolled in the Corporate Leadership & Strategy Programme at the Cambridge Judge Business School, specializing in Organizational Leadership.

These educational experiences highlight Fernando Faria's dedication to continuous learning and development in various facets of business and leadership.