Caio Mario Paes de Andrade (born June 28, 1974, Rio de Janeiro) is an entrepreneur, administrator, investor, and was a member of Minister Paulo Guedes' economic team. He served as the president of SERPRO, Special Secretary for Bureaucracy Reduction, Management, and Digital Government, responsible for the digital strategy and creation of the GOV.BR Platform, and also as the president of Petrobras from June 2022 to January 2023.[1][2]

Caio Mario Paes de Andrade
Department secretary of São Paulo
Assumed office
January 2023
Personal details
Born (1974-06-28) 28 June 1974 (age 50)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Alma materUniversidade Paulista
Harvard University
Duke University
ProfessionEntrepreneur and investor

He attended the Military College of Salvador and holds a degree in Social Communication from UNIP, with a postgraduate degree in management from Harvard University and a Master's in Business Administration from Duke University.[3][4][5]

Career

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Caio Paes de Andreade is a Brazilian entrepreneur with involvement in the creation of several internet-related companies in Brazil. Among them are one of the first internet service providers, STI, and the free website hosting service hpG. hpG was founded in the early 2000s and was sold to IG in 2002 in one of the largest transactions in the Brazilian internet market. He also founded Maber and 123i through the WebForce holding, which were sold to the real estate consultancy Lopes.[6]

He is one of the creators of the Pixcodelics series, which resulted in the MMORPG Cosmopax.[7][8]

In the social sector, in 2003, he participated in the foundation and promotion of the Fazer Acontecer institute, an OSCIP that promotes sports activities and citizenship education for teenagers residing in areas with low HDI in Bahia. Caio Mario acted as an entrepreneurship mentor at Endeavor Brasil Institute.[9]

In 2019, he was invited by Minister Paulo Guedes to join the Bolsonaro government, assuming the presidency of SERPRO. In 2020, replacing Paulo Uebel, he was appointed Special Secretary for Bureaucracy Reduction, Management, and Digital Government, under the Ministry of Economy.[10]

Leading the GOV.BR Platform, he strengthened the federal government's digital strategies by offering various new services to the population, reaching over 115 million registered users and elevating Brazil to the 7th position in digital government maturity by the World Bank, among 198 countries.[11]

Caio was also a member of the Board of Directors of Embrapa and Pré-Sal Petróleo S.A (PPSA).

In 2022, he was considered to assume the presidency of Petrobras and officially nominated by the Bolsonaro government in an official note published by the Ministry of Mines and Energy in May 2022. His name underwent Integrity Background Check (IBC) and Capacitation and Management (ICG) assessments, being approved by 7 favorable votes and three against by the board of directors to assume the presidency of the state-owned company and by 8 votes to 2 to compose the same board.[12]

Caio took office as the 41st President of Petrobras on June 28, 2022, remaining in office until January 4, 2023. Under his management, Petrobras recorded its highest net profit in history, earning R$188.3 billion Brazilian reais, distributing a total record amount of R$215.7 billion in dividends to its shareholders for the year 2022.[13][14]

In 2023, he resigned from the position of President of Petrobras prematurely to assume the Secretariat of Management and Digital Government of Tarcísio de Freitas government in the state of São Paulo.[15]

At the helm of the Secretariat of Management and Digital Government, Caio oversees the management of Detran - SP, the São Paulo State Data Processing Company, a technology company responsible for the Official Press and Poupatempo units, as well as the São Paulo Special Payments Institute (Ipesp), responsible for settling pension portfolios linked to the state of São Paulo.[16][17]

Awards and Honors

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  • São Paulo Creation Club Yearbook Award 1991
  • Best Internet Service Provider (i-Best 1999)
  • Best Internet Service (i-Best 2000)
  • Best Internet Service (i-Best 2001)
  • Best Hosting Service - hpG (Info Award 2000 and 2001)
  • Entrepreneur of the Year (i-Best 2002)
  • 100 Best Place to Work 2006 - Maber
  • 100 Best Place to Work 2010 - Maber
  • Dinheiro's Best 2019 (Serpro)
  • Exame Magazine's Best and Largest 2019 (Serpro)
  • Best in Brazil - Popular Jury - Government - E-gov (i-Best 2021)
  • Member of the Order of Rio Branco, in the grade of Grand Officer
  • AGU Merit Order - 2021
  • Assis Brasil Merit Order - TSE - Commander Grade - 2022 [18]
  • Best Digital Service in Brazilian State Governments - Poupatempo SP.GOV.BR (i-Best 2023) [19]

References

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  1. ^ Arbex, Gabriela (2021-04-22). "Quem Inova: Caio Mário Paes de Andrade, do Ministério da Economia, fala sobre o papel dos dados para o Brasil". Forbes Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  2. ^ PODER360 (2022-06-28). "Paes de Andrade toma posse como presidente da Petrobras". Poder360 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Conheça Caio Mario Paes de Andrade, indicado para assumir a Petrobras | Metrópoles". www.metropoles.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022-06-20. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  4. ^ "Caio Mario Paes de Andrade é indicado à presidência do Serpro". IstoÉ Dinheiro (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2019-01-02. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  5. ^ "Conselho de Administração da Petrobras formaliza renúncia de Caio Paes de Andrade". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-01-04. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  6. ^ admin (2020-12-25). "Transformação digital a serviço do Brasil". Fluxo Soluções (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  7. ^ Olhar Digital - Materia sobre Pixcodelics. Retrieved 2024-04-11 – via www.youtube.com.
  8. ^ "Como jogar Cosmopax". TechTudo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2012-02-02. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  9. ^ PODER360 (2022-05-24). "Saiba quem é Caio de Andrade, indicado para assumir Petrobras". Poder360 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ PODER360 (2020-08-21). "Caio Mário Paes de Andrade é nomeado secretário Especial de Desburocratização". Poder360 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ "Brazil is one of the leaders in the digitalization of public service". Agência Brasil. 2022-11-26. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  12. ^ "Brazil is one of the leaders in the digitalization of public service". Agência Brasil. 2022-11-26. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  13. ^ Lima, Monique (2022-06-27). "Petrobras aprova Caio Mário Paes de Andrade como conselheiro e CEO". Forbes Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  14. ^ "Petrobras tem lucro recorde de R$ 188,3 bi e pagará R$ 215,7 bi em dividendos". economia.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  15. ^ "Ex-presidente da Petrobras assume secretaria na gestão de Tarcísio". VEJA SÃO PAULO (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  16. ^ Julião, Fabrício. "Ex-presidente da Petrobras, Caio Paes de Andrade assume secretaria de Tarcísio". CNN Brasil. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  17. ^ "Secretaria de ex-presidente da Petrobras em SP vai acumular o Detran | Metrópoles". www.metropoles.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-01-04. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  18. ^ "TSE concede medalha da Ordem do Mérito Assis Brasil a 28 ministros e personalidades". Justiça Eleitoral (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  19. ^ "Poupatempo SP.GOV.BR vence Prêmio iBest 2023". www.jfolharegional.com.br. Retrieved 2024-04-11.


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Business positions
Preceded by
José Mauro Ferreira Coelho
CEO of Petrobras
2022–2023
Succeeded by