Nuvini (Nasdaq: NVNI), Announces Its New Board Member and Audit Committee Chair

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NEW YORK, Feb. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nvni Group Limited (Nasdaq: NVNI) (“Nuvini”), the leading serial acquirer of private SaaS B2B companies in Latin America, announces the appointment of Mr. João Antônio Dantas Bezerra Leite as Board Member and Audit Committee Chair.

"It will be great to have the former CTO of the leading private bank in Brazil. His experience in financial services will be instrumental in giving us a better understanding of the fintech possibilities within Nuvini companies," said Pierre Schurmann CEO, Nuvini.

About Mr. Leite
João Bezerra has over 35 years of experience in the technology, payments and banking industries in Brazil. He served as a Managing Director at Banco Itau S.A., the largest private bank in Latin America, from 1996 to 2019, where he held several executive positions as Chief Technology Officer, Chief Security Officer, Chief Information Officer for the Credit Cards and Insurance business divisions and served as Chief Information Officer for Rede S.A., one of the largest electronic payment solutions provider in Brazil. During that time he led several digital Transformational projects and supported multiple bank acquisition processes and datacenter integrations.

Mr. Leite holds a bachelor's degree in Electronic Engineering from Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia (1983) and extension courses from Columbia Business School, Wharton, Fundação Getúlio Vargas, Insper, Fundação Dom Cabral, Swiss Finance Institute and Singularity University. He is currently a fintech investor and mentor, coordinating early-stage fintech investments at Bossa Nova Investimentos, the largest micro venture capital in Latin America, member of several Advisory Boards in payments, software, technology and data-driven companies in Latin America and USA, member of the Board of Directors at 2W Ecobank, a leading provider of renewable energy in Brazil, member of the Board of Directors at Culqi, an innovative payments company in Peru, owned by BCP, and member of the Audit Committee at Banco Carrefour in Brazil.

About Nuvini

Headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil, Nuvini is the leading private serial software business acquirer in Latin America. The Nuvini Group acquires software companies within SaaS markets in Latin America. It focuses on acquiring profitable “business-to-business” SaaS companies with a consolidated business model, recurring revenue, positive cash generation and relevant growth potential. The Nuvini Group enables its acquired companies to provide mission-critical solutions to customers within its industry or sector. Its business philosophy is to invest in established companies and foster an entrepreneurial environment that would enable companies to become leaders in their respective industries. The Nuvini Group’s goal is to buy, retain and create value through long-term partnerships with the existing management of its acquired companies. To date, Nuvini Group’s portfolio of SaaS companies consists of Effecti Tecnologia Web Ltda., Leadlovers Tecnologia Ltda., Ipê Tecnologia Ltda., Dataminer Dados, Informações e Documentos Ltda., OnClick Sistemas de Informação Ltda., Simplest Software Ltda. and SmartNX Tecnologia Ltda.