Magellan leadership
Leadership

Field, data and management experience leading the projects.

Magellan’s leadership brings together a global track record in operations, supply chain, data and management, alongside clients in critical decisions and field execution.

Who leads

Leadership and Advisory Board

Executives with an international track record in operational excellence, supply chain, transformation, performance management and sustainable value creation.

Our leadership combines global experience, closeness to execution and a commitment to sustainable results.

Field experienceLeaders who know the operational reality and drive decisions close to execution.
Global visionInternational track record in industry, supply chain, data, transformation and value creation.
Sustainable resultsGovernance, method and capability development to sustain gains beyond the project.
Rui Gonçalves
Founder & CEO
Rui Gonçalves

Founder and CEO of Magellan Consulting Group, Rui is a pragmatic, results-oriented executive strongly focused on operational execution.

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He has more than 20 years of experience in Operational Excellence and Supply Chain consulting, leading transformations that generated sustainable operational, financial and extra-financial results across many sectors and regions, the United States, France, Brazil, Canada, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Africa.

Rui has solid expertise in designing and implementing complex, cross-functional transformation programs. His track record includes deploying transformation and Performance Management initiatives in sectors such as Manufacturing, Mining and Metallurgy, Building Materials, Consumer Goods, Transport, Distribution and Logistics, Banking & Insurance, and the Pharmaceutical industry.

He is fully committed to delivering a new level of performance for Magellan’s clients, through the analysis of existing process flows, Target Operating Models (TOM) and the data and technology capabilities that support business strategy execution, drawing on the Magellan data-enabled consulting approach, modern, pragmatic and results-oriented.

Rui holds a degree in Industrial Engineering and Management from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Portugal, and is fluent in English, French and Portuguese.

Partners and Advisory Board

Complementary profiles connecting transformation, supply chain, executive leadership and performance improvement.

Emeric Fontan Tessaur
Partner and Executive Vice-President
Emeric Fontan Tessaur

A specialist in organizational transformation and change management, with a solid track record in improving operational and financial performance.

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He has more than 25 years of international consulting experience, working across sectors such as Industry, Natural Resources, Financial Services, Consumer Goods, as well as Energy and Oil & Gas.

Throughout his career, Emeric has worked with leading firms and organizations such as Accenture, PwC, Proudfoot and the Metsä Group. After the 2008 financial crisis, he was directly involved in restructuring processes and the wind-down of Lehman Brothers’ operations in Europe.

He works closely with executives and middle managers to design and implement transformation programs at different levels of the organization, focusing on Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement and Sales.

Emeric holds a master’s degree from KEDGE Business School and a degree in European Management from Middlesex University, London.

Michele Robert
Managing Partner
Michele Robert

A global executive with a track record in operational excellence, cultural transformation, turnarounds, supply chain and value creation across industries.

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Michele Robert is a seasoned global executive with a proven track record of leadership in operational excellence, cultural transformation and value creation across industries. Her career is marked by successful turnarounds, supply chain optimization and the integration of innovation and ESG principles into business strategy.

Her executive leadership experience includes CEO roles at General Electric (GE) Power Conversion Latin America, Stericycle Brazil and Gerdau Summit. More recently, Michele served as President and CEO of Silver Vase, North America’s most innovative orchid producer, where she led a second-generation family business through a cycle of accelerated growth and modernization.

At Gerdau Summit, a joint venture between Gerdau, Sumitomo Corporation and Japan Steel Works (JSW), Michele made history as the first woman CEO in the global steel industry. In that role, she led the company to B Corp certification, reinforcing its commitment to high standards of social and environmental responsibility.

Beyond her executive roles, Michele is a Corporate Director certified by Harvard Business School and has broad experience in operations, strategic sourcing and cultural transformation. She sits on the Advisory Board of the Brazil-Florida Business Council and served as an Independent Director on the board of Construtora Tenda, Brazil’s largest publicly listed affordable-housing company, between 2021 and 2025.

With solid international executive experience across the Americas, Michele holds degrees in Mechanical Engineering and in Industrial & Systems Engineering from the Buenos Aires Institute of Technology and the University of Florida, respectively, as well as an Executive Master in Supply Chain Management from the University of Michigan. She is also a certified Black Belt by Motorola and GE.

David Harrison
Advisory Board Member
David Harrison

An international Supply Chain specialist, with broad experience defining global strategies, improving processes and building strong teams.

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He has more than 30 years of experience generating returns on investment, with strong impact on cash flow, EBITDA improvement and shareholder value creation. He has an exceptional track record in cost reduction. David is a decisive, dynamic leader, recognized for leading international teams through Supply Chain restructuring and transformation, focusing on risk mitigation and profitability improvement.

David has solid experience in sectors such as Manufacturing, Automotive (OEM and Aftermarket), Packaging, Chemicals and Agrifood. Throughout his career, he has led strategic transformations on a global scale in Supply Chain, Procurement, Logistics and Distribution, working closely with C-level executives, senior leadership and operational teams. He holds academic degrees in Finance (Master) and Economics (Bachelor).

He is fluent in English and German.

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