Marcelo Barretta
About Marcelo Barretta
Company
Marcelo Barretta is currently serving as the Finance Franchise Head for Cardiovascular and Established Brands at Bristol Myers Squibb. His career demonstrates a significant focus on finance leadership within the pharmaceutical industry.
Title
Finance Franchise Head - Cardiovascular and Established Brands at Bristol Myers Squibb. Previously, he held several high-responsibility roles including Finance Head - US Hematology and Global Finance Lead - Cell Therapy Launch Readiness at the same company.
Education and Expertise
Marcelo Barretta holds an MBA in Business Administration and Management from Duke University, The Fuqua School of Business, and another MBA in Finance from USP - Universidade de São Paulo. He completed a Certificate Program in Business Administration at University of California, Berkeley. His undergraduate degree is a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Escola de Engenharia Mauá. He completed his high school education at Colegio Dante Alighieri.
Professional Background
Marcelo's career spans across several high-profile roles. At Bristol Myers Squibb, he held positions such as Finance Head - US Hematology and Global Finance Lead - Cell Therapy Launch Readiness. He served as the Global Head - Corporate FP&A at Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Finance Director at Bayer. Earlier in his career, Marcelo worked at Novartis, General Motors, NET Serviços de Comunicação S/A, First International Bank, and Merrill Lynch.
Achievements
At Bristol Myers Squibb, Marcelo managed a $10 billion business unit with full P&L responsibility and led financial restructuring initiatives that significantly improved profitability. He possesses extensive experience in financial closing system implementation with SAP and Hyperion. Throughout his career, Marcelo has demonstrated expertise in valuation, credit analysis, trade financing, project financing, FP&A, M&A, and BD&L. Fluent in English, Portuguese, and Spanish, he has also successfully led teams of up to 75 professionals.