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Brief Biography
JÚLIO GUAPO is a technology executive with more than 20 years of experience leading business transformation, enterprise technology, and high-impact strategic initiatives. Throughout his career, he has built a leadership approach grounded in one core belief: technology must serve the business in a direct, measurable, and differentiated way. His mission has consistently been to elevate organizations to a new level of performance—driving revenue growth, empowering people, and increasing the intelligence and adaptability of the company as a whole.
What distinguishes his leadership style is an AI-first and growth-oriented mindset. He does not see AI as a side initiative or an isolated innovation track. He sees it as a structural lever to redesign processes, accelerate decision-making, unlock productivity, and create new sources of competitive advantage.
Achievements
Created POSITIVO LABS, an innovation lab with an annual budget above BRL 30 million
Led cost-reduction programs through insourcing, automation and contract rationalization, with target impact of approximately BRL 2.8 million per year
Designed a digital transformation roadmap centered on AI, automation and operating model redesign to capture efficiency and structurally reduce fixed costs
Scaled Britania/Philco's e-commerce operation from BRL 4 million to BRL 18 million
Competencies
AI Strategy & AI-First Transformation
Enterprise Technology Leadership
Digital Transformation & Automation
Operating Model Redesign
Architecture, Infrastructure & Cybersecurity
Innovation & Advanced Analytics
Industry 4.0 & Industrial Productivity
Turnaround, Cost Reduction & Efficiency
Board-Level Stakeholder Management
Strong track record in AI programs, automation, Industry 4.0, architecture modernization, governance and operating model redesign, working closely with boards