The first executive search firm in Brazil, Boyden celebrates a 55-year track record of excellence in executive search and leadership consulting for clients in Brazil and across South America
Euri Cruz is an experienced executive with deep expertise in Brazil’s key industries, particularly energy, oil & gas and mining. He is also an expert in HR and procurement. Having a background of more than 30 years in leadership roles with major multinational organisations, Euri understands the challenges companies face, and has the insight to develop highly effective talent solutions.
Professional Focus
- 35 years’ experience in large multinational organisations, including more than 15 years in senior management roles
- Specialist in energy, oil & gas and mining sectors, with broad industry expertise including agriculture, retail and finance
- Expertise in human resources, as well as procurement, infrastructure, facilities, logistics and supply chain
- Held executive board positions with involvement in turnarounds and reorganisations
- Fluent in Portuguese and English
Business Expertise
- General Manager roles in Supply Chain Logistics and Infrastructure at Vale
- Technical Director and Board Member at Zona Sul
- Senior Manager in procurement for Raízen, a joint venture of Cosan and Shell
- Senior Procurement Manager/CPO at Esso Brazil
- Led procurement for Esso Angola, including exploration, development and production
- Senior Procurement Specialist at ExxonMobil
- Leadership roles in HR in the Chemicals and Oil & Gas (downstream) divisions of Esso
Additional Expertise
- Agribusiness
- Energy
- Facilities and Infrastructure
- Mining & Primary Materials
- Oil & Gas
- Procurement
- Retail
- Supply Chain
Areas of Expertise
Education & Certifications
- MBA with specialisation in human resources from Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RJ)
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration from Faculdade Celso Lisboa
- Bachelor’s degree in economics from Instituto Metodista Benett
- Specialisation in finance from University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Affiliations & Awards
- Member, Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC)
- Featured in Histórias de Sucesso (Success Stories), a publication from Global Publishing Partners on Brazil’s top executives
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A look at how shifting priorities and new realities have impacted hiring, salaries and benefit plans in Brazil.
As an important part of our executive search work, Boyden in Brazil conducts a yearly salary survey aimed to better understand the compensation and benefit practices for a number of executive positions in different sectors of activity in the Brazilian professional market. This is the 40th edition of the survey, which takes as reference salaries of April 2019.
Industrial Trends Report: Analysing markets, studies, and trends on how AI, machine learning, and digitalisation are reshaping the industrial sector, with expert insights on talent and leadership from Boyden’s Global Industrial Practice Members.
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