Felipe has 14 years of experience managing international subsidiaries and independent distributors for some of the biggest sports apparel companies. Most recently, Felipe was VP, Latin America at Billabong, where he led the turnaround of the Brazilian subsidiary — restoring profitability after years of losses — and achieved a significant gain in market share for the group’s brands across nine territories. Before that, Felipe was VP and general manager for Latin America at Quiksilver, restructuring its Mexico joint venture and driving profitable 15% year-over-year growth across 11 territories. Previously, Felipe ran his own Brazilian distribution company; before that, he launched Quiksilver Brazil and served as GM. He started his career as a proprietary trader for BankBoston in Brazil.