René Christiaan Duvekot is the company principal.

Born in The Netherlands, he has the unusual and unique benefit of having resided over 25 years in each Brazil and USA - thus being familiar with both countries' business cultures and fluent in both Brazilian Portuguese and English

Besides stints at Alexander Proudfoot Company (productivity improvement consultants), the Lely group (large-scale land development) and Embraer (aircraft manufacturing), René has over 20 years experience in the Brazil / USA arena, where he has helped literally hundreds of Brazilian and American clients with their business needs - especially  regarding planning, marketing, sales and procurement.

Over the years René has participated in several non-profit entities related to Brazil / United States topics, such as the Florida-Brazil Institute (Advisory Council), the Florida-São Paulo Sister States Cooperation Committee (invited in 1995 by Governor Chiles), the Fort Lauderdale Sister Cities International (liaison with Brazil) and the Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce of Florida (director for 12 years, President in 1989).  He has contributed articles to several trade publications and has spoken at numerous events on "how to" issues relating to Brazil-USA business.

Born in Goes in 1948, at age 4 he moved to Brazil, where he attended "Colégio Dante Alighieri" school in São Paulo and the EAESP/FGV business school.  He holds an MBA from University of Miami and a BSBA from University of Florida.  He is a member of Mensa.