André Bucione

Managing Director
12+ years of experience in finance and operations
Expertise in performance improvement, business strategy reorientation, financial strategies for corporate restructurings, mergers and acquisitions, and strategic negotiations
Works with clients across engineering and construction, oil and gas, manufacturing and retail sectors
São Paulo
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André Bucione is a Managing Director and SBU Head of the Financial Advisory Special Situation practice with Alvarez & Marsal in Brazil. He has more than 12 years of experience in finance and operations and brings expertise in performance improvement, business strategy reorientation, financial strategies for corporate restructurings, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and strategic negotiations.

Mr. Bucione has worked with clients across a range of industries, including engineering and construction, oil and gas, manufacturing and retail.

Currently, he is serving as Chief Restructuring Adviser and Interim Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for a leading direct selling and online retailer with annual net revenue of BRL $2.5 billion. He is driving the operational restructuring plan by rationalizing and focusing on catalogue operations and closing down the internet business. He is also leading, under court protection, the negotiation process to restructure BRL $600 million of unsecured debt.

Before joining A&M, Mr. Bucione served as a senior adviser to a private equity fund on a global roll up investment thesis in the flexible packaging industry. The acquired platform was a distressed regional player with manufacturing operations in Brazil and Argentina and annual net revenue of U.S. $300 million. He took over as a post-acquisition Interim CFO, leading the turnaround program and preparing the company for its consolidation plan.

Mr. Bucione also spent nine years with Siemens, where he most recently served as CFO for the Industrial Solutions Unit in Brazil. Earlier, he held management assignments in service and project businesses in South America and Canada, serving a variety of verticals such as pulp, paper, cement and automotive.

Mr. Bucione earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Mackenzie University, São Paulo, and a master's degree in economics and finance, with honors, from Fundação Getulio Vargas, São Paulo. He speaks fluent Portuguese and English.

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