Alex de Carvalho is a business development professional with more than 10 years strategic planning, marketing and sales experience. He currently serves as Vice President at The Middlebrook Group, a mid-size business strategy firm, where he advises clients on increasing market penetration, optimizing international sales, identifying key channel partners and expanding distribution.

During his career, Alex has directed business development efforts at online media and mobile content companies. He set up the direct marketing business in France, Germany, Austria, Spain and the UK for Buongiorno-Vitaminic. Prior to that, he co-founded E-Mail Vision, a leading European application services provider specialised in online direct marketing, qualified lead generation and loyalty programs in France, the UK and Germany.

Previously, Alex advised leading companies on strategy and organization, including Chevron Oil, General Motors, Corning Saint-Gobain / Eurokera, British Airways, Repsol, VISA, Borealis, Nortel Networks, Le Parisien and Air France.

An Insead MBA, Alex is fluent in English, French, Portuguese, Spanish and Finnish. He has lived in the USA, UK, France, Brazil, Finland, Russia and Portugal. He currently works and travels between Paris, Miami, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.