Our team

Senior operators who have stood in the arena.

Every Chrysalis partner has led transformations, allocated capital, and sat on boards. We bring that experience directly and colectivelly into your management team.

Henrique Ceotto

Henrique Ceotto

Founding Partner
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Former McKinsey Partner with 20+ years of experience in capital-intensive industries (steel, aluminium, mining, energy), mainly seconded to executive teams across Latin America, Australia, and South Africa.

  • Led large-scale transformations — turnarounds, lean, digital & analytics — delivering US$ 4B in CFO-certified value creation.
  • Scaled transition-economy investments across green H₂, green metallics, biogas, biomass, and biofuels.
  • Managed large-scale crises including industrial accidents and sanitary events.
Currently

Commercial, Strategy & New Business Director at Gasgrid. Sustainable Development Director, FIESP (São Paulo Industry Federation).

MBA — The Wharton School, UPenn. BSc, Mining & Mineral Processing Engineering — Escola Politécnica, USP. Board & PM certificates — FDC.
Guilherme Mammana

Guilherme Mammana

Partner
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30+ years across banking, asset management, corporate restructuring, McKinsey, and C-level roles — working for shareholders, boards, and executive teams in tech, energy, agribusiness, pharma, consumer goods, real estate, retail, infrastructure, logistics, health, and financial services.

  • Led turnarounds, capital restructuring, M&A, IPOs, and transformation programs producing operational gains and sustainable value creation.
  • Capital-allocation decisions across special situations, private equity, structured finance, project finance, and capital raising.
  • Governs organizations as Board Member, Advisory Board Member, CEO, and Faculty Fellow at INSPER.
Currently

Board Member — BR Marinas. Board Advisor — Castelo, BankOK. Professor at Insper.

MSc — UNICAMP. BSc — FGV. Executive education — Harvard. Board Member Experienced Certificate — IBGC.
Rodrigo Fajardo

Rodrigo Fajardo

Partner
LinkedIn

Former McKinsey consultant and C-suite executive with 13 years of experience spanning from finance, strategy, heavy industry operations and technology start-up scaling.

  • Led operational and financial turnarounds delivering US$ 50M+ in EBITDA impact for leading Brazilian agriculture and food companies.
  • Scaled a high-growth agtech venture from seed stage to US$ 40M top-line revenue as strategy executive and CFO.
  • Built and implemented advanced analytics and technology solutions for Food & Agriculture clients across Latin America.
MBA — University of Chicago Booth School of Business. BSc, Metallurgical Engineering — UFMG.