Biography

Mr. Alcalde has served as Semantix’s Chief Financial Officer since June 2020. Mr. Alcalde oversees Semantix’s finance, accounting and legal divisions. Mr. Alcalde has over 20 years of executive management experience across retail, e-commerce, technology and software. Prior to joining Semantix, Mr. Alcalde served as Chief Financial Officer of Petsupermarket Comércio de Produtos Para Animais S.A. (known as Petlove), a Brazilian ecosystem for pet services and products that is an investee of prominent private equity and venture capital funds, including funds managed by Tiger Global Management, LLC, Monashees Gestão de Investimentos Ltda., Kaszek Management S.A., Riverwood Capital, LLC, L. Catterton Management Ltd., and Softbank Group Corp. Mr. Alcalde previously served as Chief Financial Officer of NS2.com Internet S.A. (known as Netshoes), a publicly traded Brazilian e-commerce sporting goods conglomerate. Mr. Alcalde holds a master’s degree in accounting and controllership from Universidade de São Paulo (USP), a bachelor’s degree in accounting and controllership from Universidade de São Paulo (USP), a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Pontifícia Universidade Católica of São Paulo (PUC-SP), and an MBA degree from Business School São Paulo – Universidade Anhembi Morumbi in Brazil.