Management Team
Verdemed has a talented team of experts working in Clinical Trials, Medical Affairs, Pharmaceutical Formulations Development, and Regulatory Affairs. The company consults with a select group of experienced leaders in the pharmaceutical industry across Latin America, and has exclusive access to product suppliers in Canada, along with regulatory advisors and medical consultants across the region.
Jose Bacellar
President & CEO
José Bacellar is uniquely qualified to lead efforts across multiple jurisdictions, having assisted a number of North American companies to expand into Latin America. He brings extensive professional experience in the pharmaceutical industry and has relevant experience in the medical cannabis industry. Prior positions he has held include Head of Business Development for Canopy Latam; Interim COO at Canopy Health (UK); Head of Business Development at ACIC Pharmaceuticals (Canada); CEO at Vetnil (Brazil); and CEO & President at Bombril S/A (Brazil).
Fabio Lampugnani
COO
Fabio has over 20 years of international experience (Europe, USA, LATAM, Middle East and North Africa), 13 in retail and 10 in turnaround and business model innovation. As well as a well-versed and versatile executive, Fabio brings unique skills in business development to Verdemed’s team. Over the years, he has accumulated a vast experience in this area and, today, is a partner at UPF Consulting and works as a consultant with expertise in turnaround, post M&A and business development for small, medium, and large local or multinational companies
Werner Buff
Head of Legal Affairs
A specialist in Brazilian Corporate Law, Werner has worked in renowned law firms in São Paulo, in M&A, capital markets and international contracts. Since 2002, he has taken many legal management and directing roles in large national and multinational companies. He has great experiencie with international negotiations, financial operations and treasury, tax planning, due diligence, competition law, startups, labor and union issues, regulatory law and corporate governance.
Pompeyo Gallardo
Corporate Development
Dynamic and results-driven financial management professional with notable success analyzing financial information and formulating company's future direction and supporting tactical initiatives.
Carmelo Marrelli
CFO - Interim
Principal of The Marrelli Group
CFO to a number of issuers on the TSX, TSX Venture Exchange and CSE, as well as non-listed companies, and as a director of select issuers
Luiz Faro
Financial Advisor
Senior Project Manager at Credit Suisse - Zurich, Switzerland
Co-founder of Naxentia, turnaround and M&A boutique focused on distressed assets and special situations
Michelle Ramos
Quality Systems Director
Head of Pharmaceuticals
Bachelor of Chemistry and Pharmacist
20+ years of experience in Quality Control, Analytical Validation and Quality Assurance
Pharmaceutical industry experience at all technical levels
Previous experiences include: GSK, Pfizer, AstraZeneca and Torrent Pharma
Jairo Koda
CIO & PMO
Over 30 years of experience focused on IT, innovation, business model development, planning and entrepreneurship
Executive positions with Paramount Textil (CIO), Bombril S/A (CIO), SBT TV (CIO) and Unilever (Systems Mgr).