Afya Limited Announces Appointment of Flavio Dias to Its Board of Directors and Audit Committee as an Independent Member
July 02, 2020 at 02:07 pm EDT
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Afya Limited, or Afya announced the appointment of Mr. Flavio Dias to its board of directors and audit committee as an independent member, effective as of July 1, 2020. Mr. Flavio is recognized by his unquestionable contribution to the development of the Digital Market in Brazil. For the past 20 years he has been the Executive in charge in 3 out of the 5 top E-commerce companies in Brazil. In the case of Walmart.com he has been the founder and helped to build a billion dollar online business from scratch. For Cnova he has commanded a massive turnaround and contributed to the integration of the company into Via Varejo, the large Omnichannel retailer in Brazil in which Flavio ended up becoming the CEO being accountable for a USD 8 Billion in revenues, 50.000 employees, 1.000 stores and 3 e-commerce sites. In his ventures outside of the Retail space, he has played a key role in the conception and construction of the first digital bank in Brazil, Banco Original. In the recent years he has become a professional investor and advisor in the tech startups ecosystem and has already two Centaurs (Companies with valuation above USD 100 Million) in his portfolio. Acknowledged by being a Digital Transformation practitioner, Flavio has been acting as advisor and board member for large corporations form various sectors helping them to find their own ways to continue succeeding in this new market dynamic. Currently he is the partner of 500 Startups in Brazil, in charge of building and growing the fund operations in the country.
Afya Ltd is a Brazil-based company engaged in the education sector. The Company is mainly focused on operating medical schools, offering health sciences courses, which comprise medicine, dentistry, nursing, radiology, psychology, pharmacy, physical education, physiotherapy, nutrition and biomedicine. In addition, the Firm provides degree programs and courses in other subjects and disciplines, including undergraduate and post graduate courses in business administration, accounting, law, civil engineering, industrial engineering and pedagogy. The Company's methodological approach combines integrated content, interactive learning, and an adaptive experience for learners. Through its educational content and technology-enabled activities, the Company focuses on personalized learning that mirrors one-on-one tutoring. The Company's undergraduate and graduate campuses are spread across Brazil, as well as its digital medical platform.
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