Paulo Luiz Araujo Basilio (born 1974 or 1975)
is a Brazilian economist and the
chief financial officer
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of the
Kraft Heinz
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Corporation.
Biography
Basilio earned a bachelor's degree in economics from
Universidade de Brasilia
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and a master of science degree in economics from
Fundacao Getulio Vargas. He served as a partner at
3G Capital
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Partners LP and was chief executive officer of
America Latina Logistica from 2010-2012.
Kraft Heinz
Basilio joined then-
H.J. Heinz Company
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in 2013 as its chief financial officer. He left that position in 2017, turning it over to 29-year old David Knopf, to serve in other positions in the company. On August 26, 2019, Kraft Heinz CEO Miguel Patricio announced that Basilio would return to the CFO position following a series of accounting errors and misstatements that caused the company to restate its financial earnings.
Compensation
In 2018 while serving as Zone President of U.S. for Kraft Heinz, Basilio received $18,845,822 in total compensation.
References
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Kraft Heinz people
Living people
1970s births
Year of birth uncertain