Management

Agostinho Gaspar – G&A President Director, Agostinho Gaspar is a journalist and public relations professional with more than 30 years of experience in the segment.  He has performed in projects like strategic consultancy, public and investor relations, crisis management and administration, and government relationships.

His expertise and reputation led him to perform as President and Regional Director for Ogilvy PR Latin America, and as Communication VP or Director for Citibank, Monsanto, Ford, Sandvik, NEC and the British Consulate-General in São Paulo.  Agostinho has led communication teams for a variety of projects, including announcements of acquisitions, product launches and brand repositioning, among others.  In addition to his bachelor’s degree in Communications, Agostinho also holds a degree in Sociology from Stockholm University, Sweden.  In Sweden he also accumulated previous experience as journalist.


Heloisa Picos joined Gaspar & Associados in 1992 to perform as account manager.  Since then she has worked as strategic consultant for many customers in Brazil and Latin America, like American Express, Dell, Panasonic and DIRECTV, among others.

With more than 20 years of experience, Heloisa performed as Public Relations manager for the São Paulo Commerce Association and as Event Coordinator for CREA, the Regional Council of Engineering and Architecture in São Paulo.  She holds a bachelor’s degree in Public Relations from Cásper Líbero Social Communication College, and has attended post-graduation courses in Marketing & Communication Management at ECA/USP.  She is fluent in English and Spanish.

 
Account Director, Guilherme Gaspar holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration.  However, he started his career in Communication as a writer and producer for Trianon and Jovem Pan Radio stations.  After a short time at American Express and another communication agency, he joined G&A in 2002 as account manager.  In 2007 he was promoted and today he leads a team that caters to customers like Eurofarma, Huawei, Citibank, Bombardier and other important companies.  Guilherme is also active in class associations – he has been the Director for legal affairs at the Brazilian Association of Advertisement Agencies (ABRACOM) since 2006.


Lais Guarizzi has more than 20 years of experience in corporate communication geared towards the financial, telecommunications, IT, industry and retail markets.  She started her career at the Communications Department of TELESP (today Telefonica).  She performed in many management positions at Mangels Industrial, Burson Marsteller and Radio Jovem Pan.
At G&A since 1996, she has actively taken part in the agency’s strategic decisions, and today manages 14 accounts in the financial, telecommunications and aviation industries, among others.  She holds a bachelor’s degree in Public Relations from the University of São Paulo and has attended post-graduation courses in Globalization & Culture at the Sociology and Politics School.  She is fluent in English and Spanish