Jorge Reis

In 2000, as Co-Founder and CEO of the largest Brazilian online ticketing company Ingresso.com, I developed the company’s business plan and led its start-up fundraising process. I have also been responsible for the company’s strategic planning as well as sales and human resources management. In 2005, Ingresso.com was sold to Submarino Group and I was invited to take on a director position. By that time, Submarino.com was Latin America largest e-commerce only digital platform. In this period, as CEO of Ingresso.com, I received the main awards as the best internet service company granted by EBIT, IBEST, and Brazilian entrepreneur of the year granted by magazine Info-Exame. In 2007, the merger between Submarino.com and Americanas.com resulted in the creation of B2W Inc., the largest e-commerce company in Latin America. During my tenure at B2W Inc, I was promoted to Managing Director. Besides managing Ingresso.com, I was also in charge of other business units such as Blockbuster Online, International Expansion, Telesales, Corporate Sales and New Business Development, responsible for more than US$ 500 Million in revenue, In the end of 2011, I quit Ingresso.com and B2W. In early 2012, I spent 7 months in Berkeley , California, where I studied and co-oriented projects in the discipline of "Entrepreneurship and innovation for developing regions" of Hass School of Business course at the University of California Berkeley . In June 2012, I became COO at IMM where I founded Tudus.com, a ticket sales website, of which I am General Director. In 2019, Tudus sold more than 1.5 Million tickets. In 2017, I became CEO of Intellitix Brasil, a Joint Venture between IMM Sport and entertainment and Intellitix Technologies, a Canadian cashless payment company In 2017, I became an advisor at Ydreams Global, a Canadian/Brazilian company that develops virtual and augmented reality projects and games. In 2021, I became CEO of Eventim Brazil, a Joint Venture between CTS Eventim and Sony Music. ACADEMIC BACKGROUND • Professor at Puc-Rio (1990-2010) • Dr.Sc. Industrial Engineering in Business Innovation: COPPE-UFRJ (2003-2007) • Master degree in Business Administration: Puc-Rio (1993-1997) • Bachelor degree in Computer Technology: Puc-Rio (1986-1990)