Former CEO, Braskem SA. Board Member, PureCycle Technologies. Operating Partner, Advent International. Senior Advisor, Bain & Company.
About The Leader
About The Leader
Fernando Musa holds a Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering from Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (ITA) and an MBA from Insead in France.
Musa started his career in 1989 at Dow Chemical in its management trainee program. Throughout his career, he has had a variety of roles related to business development and strategic planning.
In 1997, he co-founded the consulting and venture capital firm MGDK, later acquired by the Monitor Group. He became a managing partner at Monitor and led its South American operations.
Musa then joined Quattor as vice president of planning and integration. In 2011, after Braskem's acquisition of the company, he became vice president of business planning and development.
Musa was named Braskem CEO (2016-2019) and consolidated its position as the world's sixth largest producer of thermoplastic resins, delivered a record EBITDA of BRL 12.3 billion in 2017, reinforced its governance and compliance practices in line with the best global references, and embarked on its digital transformation.
Today he serves as a senior advisor and board member for Advent International, Bain & Company, Oxiteno, Abiquim, International Council of Chemical Associations, Alliance to End Plastic Waste, Amcham, American Chemical Council and World Plastics Council.
"As a leader, you need to walk the talk. If you say you will do something you have to go and do it, and if you can't deliver on it you have to be able to explain and communicate why that happened."
"As a leader, you need to walk the talk. If you say you will do something you have to go and do it, and if you can't deliver on it you have to be able to explain and communicate why that happened."
Highlights
Ethics and Behaviors
"I always say to my teams that we should be able to explain everything we do in less than 5 minutes. Otherwise it should be seen as a red flag."
Leadership Tenets
"To build trust in teams, it is very important for people to know each other better, to know each other's abilities and personal motivations."
Platforms
"When you become a CEO in a company, you are still part of a team, but it is very different. It can become lonely. "
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