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Alexandre Sabbag
Managing Partner, Brazil
With a strong background in business development and management consulting, Alexandre Sabbag approaches search with a strategic mindset, assessing candidates in terms of their potential impact on the client’s most pressing concerns. In the last 10 years he has developed a track record of successful executive placements across Latin America, mainly Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Ecuador.
Professional Focus
- Latin America Regional Leader of Global Healthcare & Life Sciences Practice
- 10 years’ experience in executive search, including five with Boyden (Santiago and São Paulo offices)
- Specialties in service management and operations
- Plays an integral role in Boyden’s Healthcare & Life Sciences Practice Group, and Latin American integration efforts in Brazil and South America
- Extensive background in professional services, including business development, strategy and management consulting
- Experience developing new business models and markets for healthcare service providers, technology companies and direct selling players
- Fluent in Portuguese, English and Spanish, with good command of French
Business Expertise
- Successful executive career holding key positions at Brazilian world-class groups:
- Fleury Medicina e Saúde (Fleury’s Hospital-Dia Business Director)
- Promon Tecnologia (Director of e-Procurement and e-Learning initiatives)
- Natura Cosméticos (Manager in the International Team)
- Management consulting experience in global firms: McKinsey and A.T. Kearney
Additional Expertise
- Financial Services
Areas of Expertise
Education & Certifications
- MBA from INSEAD in France
- Specialization in Negotiation from Universidad de los Andes, Colombia
- Post graduate studies in health management at Escola Paulista de Medicina, UNIFESP, Brazil
- B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering from Escola Politécnica, University of São Paulo USP, Brazil
Affiliations & Awards
- Member of the Brazil-Canada Chamber of Commerce, Leader of the Education Committee
- Former Director of IAA Brazil, INSEAD Alumni Association
- Granted the 1999 Great Client Work Award – A.T.Kearney’s recognition to outstanding projects
- Awarded the 1989 Gurgel Prize for the best Product Design at Escola Politécnica, University of São Paulo
Case Studies
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Cybersecurity Excellence: Strengthening Trust and Digital Resilience
A Caribbean financial and mortgage bank partnered with Boyden to recruit a strategic Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), enhancing cybersecurity governance and supporting digital transformation across the organization.
Seamless Collaboration Delivers Interim Site Quality Director
Discover how Boyden’s integrated interim and executive search teams delivered rapid leadership solutions for a global pharmaceutical client, ensuring regulatory compliance, operational stability, and business continuity at a critical manufacturing site.
Bridging the Gap: Finance Meets Operations in Agribusiness
How Boyden partnered with one of the world’s largest nut and grape producers to recruit transformative operational-finance leadership.
Thought Leadership
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Articles & Papers
MedTech Leadership Succession & Next-Gen Executive Strategy
Discover why MedTech leadership succession is a strategic imperative—and how these companies can build strong, future-ready executive pipelines.
Articles & Papers
The Essential Need for CFO Succession Planning in Healthcare
To cope with high turnover and severe financial pressures, learn what healthcare CFOs prioritize in their successors and the need for CFO succession planning in healthcare.
Blog
Modern Budgeting: Why CFOs Must Balance AI and Human Insight
As the 2026 budgeting cycle begins, CFOs must modernize financial planning by integrating AI with robust data governance that empowers their teams to enhance accuracy, speed, and strategic decision-making without replacing human judgment.
Boyden Report Series
Fintech: The democratising effect of digital money
Financial Services Trends Report: A snapshot of fintech-led innovation, connectivity and transformation in financial services, with expert insights on talent and leadership.
Media
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Board Journey 360 Fireside Series featuring President & CEO of IRICoR, Nadine Beauger
Video
Webinar Boyden Brasil – Marca Empregadora: Desafios e Práticas de Diversidade, Equidade e Inclusão
Video
Webinar Boyden Brasil - Desmistificando o papel do conselheiro: riscos e oportunidades!
Video
ChatGPT: conceitos, oportunidades e riscos
Video
News & Events
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In the Media
What made leaders successful in the past no longer guarantees the future
Global Boyden CEO Chad Hesters explains why leadership success in the past no longer guarantees the future, highlighting adaptability, AI fluency, curiosity, and humility as essential traits for today’s executives.
Event
Your Digital Reputation in the Executive Arena- A BlueSteps LATAM Webinar featuring Boyden's Giancarlo Alcalai
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