Transtrade Consultoria
Transtrade Overseas, Ltd.
www.transtrade.srv.br
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
James Cook, C.E.O.
Marco Varsano, C.O.O.
Francisco Ide, Director -
Denise Cook Kezen, Director -
Tasso Marques, Director -
SPECIAL ADVISORS
Carlos Bautzer
Doug Freberg
RESUMÉE
CARLOS BAUTZER
As a Senior Executive at American and European trading companies such as Marzone,
Brascor, and IGT, and as CEO of Orion International Corporation, Carlos Bautzer successfully
implemented commercial strategies in the agro-
He is fluent in English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian, and has basic proficiency in Dutch and German.
CLARENCE DOUGLAS FREBERG II
Clarence Douglas Freberg II has twenty+ years of experience as a legislative and regulatory lobbyist in Washington, DC, representing U.S. electricity, natural gas, hydropower, and alternative energy companies. He also has extensive field experience in oil and gas exploration as a petroleum landman. Since 2000, he has assisted several energy companies in identifying and understanding conventional and alternative energy investment opportunities in Brazil and in creating partnerships with Brazilian companies.
He is fluent in English, intermediate in Portuguese, and has basic proficiency in Spanish.
DENISE ARROWSMITH COOK KEZEN
Denise Arrowsmith Cook Kezen holds a law degree from the Catholic University of Rio
de Janeiro (PUC) and a postgraduate degree from the Getúlio Vargas Foundation’s MBA
in Business and Economic Law. She is a partner and attorney at the renowned law firm
Bastos-
She is fluent in Portuguese and English.
FRANCISCO JOSÉ XAVIER IDE
Francisco José Xavier Ide is a Senior Executive with experience at financial institutions such as ABN AMRO, Sudameris, Banco América do Sul, Fuji Bank, and Yasuda Trust & Banking.
He specializes in structuring transactions and financial solutions in exchange, trade finance, treasury, bank guarantees, and leasing, holds a degree in Accounting (CPA), a postgraduate degree in Finance (IBMEC), and an MBA in Business Management from the Getúlio Vargas Foundation.
He has a solid knowledge of leading practices in controllership and accounting, including
U.S. GAAP, IFRS, Sarbanes-
He is fluent in Portuguese and English and has basic proficiency in Spanish.
JAMES RICHARD ARROWSMITH COOK
James Richard Arrowsmith Cook is a Senior Executive with experience at international financial institutions such as Citibank, Bank Boston, and Banco América do Sul (Fuji Bank).
He has acquired vast knowledge of financial mechanisms related to international trade operations. Since 1986, he has been engaged in barter and countertrade deals and has specialized in restructuring Brazilian public debt resulting from judicial decisions, swapping it for Treasury Bills used in the Brazilian Privatization Program.
He currently consults on transactions involving crude oil and oil products and assists local and foreign companies engaged in Brazilian offshore crude oil exploration.
He is fluent in Portuguese and English and has basic proficiency in Spanish.
MARCO AURÉLIO VARSANO
Marco Aurélio Varsano is an Economist and Business Administrator with over 30 years
of experience in commodities. He previously worked with the Sucden Group as a trader
in the sugar market and later as Assistant Vice-
Since the early 1990s, he has focused on trading crude oil and oil products and most recently on the ethanol industry.
He is an expert in technical analysis of commodity markets and is fluent in Portuguese, English, French, and Spanish..
TASSO SERRA MARQUES
Tasso Serra Marques is a Senior Executive with experience at financial institutions such as Banco Mercantil de São Paulo and Banco de Crédito Nacional, and as Director of Brazilian trading companies.
He has vast experience in structuring transactions in treasury, leasing, trade finance, and international trade, holds a law degree from Faculdade Veiga de Almeida, a postgraduate degree in public law from Centro de Estudos Jurídicos Gama Filho, and a degree in economics from Faculdade de Ciências Políticas e Econômicas do Rio de Janeiro.
He is a partner at the law firm Castaing, Palmeira & Marques Advogados Associados, specializing in commercial law and tax planning.
He is fluent in English and Portuguese.
Our Team