LEANDRO MARQUESINI MARICATI
Vice President of Operations @ CAMACO Brazil
About
Senior executive with over 30 years of experience in the automotive industry, currently as Vice President of Operations at Camaco since July 2024. Proven track record leading complex, multicultural industrial operations across the United States, Mexico, Germany, Poland, India, and Brazil, with full P&L responsibility, new customer development, and product portfolio expansion. Extensive experience in operational turnarounds, plant consolidation and restructuring, structural cost reduction, sustainable EBITDA growth, and global CAPEX management. Strong background in industrial automation, lean manufacturing implementation, and the development of high-performance teams aligned with corporate strategy. Led international expansion initiatives, acquisitions, plant closures, cross-border production transfers, and new product launches. Founder and leader of the company’s first Global Industrial Automation Center, exporting standardized welding, assembly, and testing solutions to operations worldwide. Strategic and execution-driven leader focused on value creation, with strong stakeholder management capabilities and a proven ability to build competitive, scalable, and sustainable operations for the long term.
United States
Novi
Automotive
Sistemas operacionais, Gerenciamento de turnaround, Estratégia de turnaround, Automotive, DOS, APQP, Vehicles, DFMEA, PPAP, FMEA, Kaizen, Purchasing, Lean Manufacturing, Supply Management, Product Development, PDCA, TS16949, 5S, Manufacturing, ISO/TS 16949
Experience
Vice President of Operations
CAMACO Brazil
America do Norte
Member of the company’s Executive Leadership Team, reporting directly to the CEO and Board of Directors. Full P&L responsibility for five manufacturing plants (four in the U.S. and one in Mexico), totaling USD 350 million in revenue and 2,100 employees, with direct leadership of 12 senior directors and managers. Global responsibility for Stamping Tooling Development and complete Welding, Assembly, and Testing Lines for Ford F-150 and Rivian R2 projects. Global control of operational CAPEX. Business trips to China to visit multiple companies focused on supplier development, partnerships with competitors, and cost reduction in product and tooling development.
Executive Director of Operations - North America
CAMACO Brazil
Farmington Hills, Michigan, Estados Unidos
Director of Operations Europe/South America/Asia
Camaco
Responsible for P&L management and new business development for four manufacturing plants located in Germany, Poland, Brazil, and India, with combined revenue of USD 150 million and 1,200 employees.
Managing Director
Amvian do Brazil LTDA
Atibaia-SP
SOP of two new operational units in Brazil, located in Atibaia-SP and Gravataí-RS, dedicated to GM Brazil. New business development, adding three new customers to the group — Volkswagen, Peugeot, and FIAT — tripling the operation’s revenue. Rapid EBITDA consolidation in Brazil, achieving results above 10% sustained for nine years. Development of a high-performance team in Brazil, including expatriation to several operations in other countries. Localization and vertical integration of multiple previously imported and purchased components. Achievement of the best operational performance indicators in the group for seven consecutive years
Regional Manager
Amvian do Brazil LTDA
Responsible by SOP of 2 new plants in Brazil for GM Programs
Program Manager
Keiper do Brazil LTDA
Sao Paulo / SP
Led the relocation of the São Paulo manufacturing plant to two new facilities in Mauá and Salto, State of São Paulo.
Supplier Development Supervisor
Keiper
Responsible by audit and selection of new suppliers. Development of poor performance suppliers. Cost estimation and definition of material cost for RFQ of new programs
Sr. Technical buyer
Keiper do Brazil LTDA
Sao Paulo / SP
Responsible by purchases of imported parts, steel, stamping parts, fasteners, plastic parts, springs and small components for seat frames
Sr. Quality Eng.
Keiper do Brazil LTDA
Sao Paulo / SP
Responsible by APQP of new programs, PAPP, run@rate and management of engineering changes
Process Technician
Keiper do Brazil LTDA
Sao Paulo / SP
Responsible by process definition and cycle time of operations for complete seats including manual and automated assembly, torque, testing, visual inspection
Physical and Chemical Lab Technician
Keiper do Brazil LTDA
Sao Paulo / SP
Responsible by materials analysis of all parts of the seat frame for PAPP approval
Téc. Labor. metalúrgico
Ensama Lab. Ensaios Mateirais
Execução de análises fisico-químicas e metalográficas em materiais metálicos e ligas. Comparação de materiais em processos de nacionalização de produtos
Education
FGV EAESP
Strategic and Economical Business Management
FEI
International trad
Faculdade de Tecnologia de São Paulo - FATEC-SP
Mecânica
Etec Lauro Gomes
Industrial
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