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Meet our team

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  Pedro Arnt - Chief Executive Officer

  Pedro Arnt has over 25 years of working experience in strategy, operations and finance. Before joining dLocal, Mr. Arnt served as Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President of Mercado Libre for more than twelve years. Prior to his appointment as Chief Financial Officer, Pedro served in various capacities since joining Mercado Libre in December 1999. Prior to joining Mercado Libre, Pedro Arnt worked for The Boston Consulting Group. Pedro Arnt also serves on the Board of Directors of Allegro.eu, a leading publicly traded European marketplace and payments company, and as an Executive Advisor to Riverwood Capital. He has received numerous accolades as a top TMT public company CFO in Latin America. Pedro Arnt holds a bachelor’s degree, magna cum laude, from Haverford College and a master’s degree from the University of Oxford.

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  Sergio Fogel - President and Chief Strategy Officer

  Sergio co-founded dLocal in 2016 and was recently appointed President and the Chief Strategy Officer. Additionally, Sergio is a member of our board of directors, an active angel investor, and has invested in over 15 technology startups. Sergio is a serial entrepreneur, having founded several other companies, such as ElAgora.com (a B2B marketplace), Uniotel (VoIP), and Astropay (a payments processor). 

  Sergio serves as Vice-President of Endeavor Uruguay and sits on the board of Impulso, a school serving underprivileged children in Montevideo, and REDALCO, an NGO that aims to reduce food insecurity sustainably. 

  Sergio holds an MBA from INSEAD, France, a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science Summa Cum Laude, and a Master of Science in Computer Science from Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Israel.

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  Carlos Menendez - Chief Operating Officer

  Carlos Menendez is a seasoned general manager with extensive global experience in creating and scaling businesses, known for his ability to construct successful business models with operational rigor.

  He served as the President of the Global Commercialization Office at Mastercard, where he led the scaling and management of new global P&Ls, key initiatives, and drove growth across existing and emerging segments. During his 14 years at Mastercard, Carlos held various leadership roles, including Group Executive for Global Credit, Debit & Network Products, where he was responsible for building the company’s consumer products globally and deploying solutions at the local market level for billions of cardholders.

  Before joining Mastercard, Carlos spent 14 years at Citi, where he held several senior roles, including COO of Western Europe Retail Banking, EMEA Bankcards Regional Director and CFO of Citibank USA. Carlos holds a BA in Economics from Harvard University, an MBA in Finance from The Wharton School, and an MA in International Studies from the Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania.

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  Mark Ortiz - Chief Financial Officer

  Mark joined dLocal as the CFO in April 2024. Mark brings over 30 years of extensive international financial and operational management experience primarily within General Electric (GE)’s umbrella companies. While at GE, Mark held senior positions in various financial areas, culminating in roles as Global FP&A Leader for GE Capital, CFO for the Industrial Finance & Energy Financial Services businesses, and Global Controller for GE Capital’s Real Estate and Equipment Leasing and Lending platforms. During his professional career he lived and worked in over 20 markets. Mark is currently an independent non-executive Director and Chairman of the Board Audit Committee for Upgrade, Inc., a fintech company that offers innovative, affordable and responsible credit to mainstream consumers.

  Mark holds bachelor’s degrees in finance and economics from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

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  John O'Brien - Chief Revenue Officer

  John is the Chief Revenue Officer of dLocal and is responsible for managing and growing dLocal’s revenue, including sales, account management, customer success, technical account management, revenue operations, and marketing. 

  Before dLocal, John worked in Worldpay’s enterprise eCommerce division for 14 years. He held various leadership roles across commercial and operational functions before joining the executive team in 2018.

  John completed a MA in International Management and Payment Ecosystems from Middlesex University in 2019.

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  Alberto Almeida - Chief Technology Officer

  Alberto is the Chief Technology Officer of dLocal. He brings extensive technical experience to expand the platform globally. 

  Alberto first worked with dLocal from 2016 to 2019, starting as a software engineer before rising to head of software development and then serving as the Company’s Chief Technology Officer. 

  He served as Engineering Manager of Zalando SE in Germany before rejoining dLocal in June 2022.

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  Gabriela Vieira - General Counsel

  Gabriela is dLocal's General Counsel and leads Legal, Regulatory Affairs and Compliance Departments. Gabriela joined dLocal in 2021 and brings over 10 years of experience in Fintech Payments. Previously, Gabriela was the Global Director of Legal and Compliance at PrimeiroPay. Gabriela holds a Master Degree and a PhD in International Law from the University of São Paulo.