Summary
Alexandre Alves is a Global IT leader and business architect with three decades of international experience in digital, data and AI, currently heading Business Architecture at Unilever from London. He has a strong track record scaling shared services and integrated finance solutions across multinational firms including AstraZeneca, Kraft Heinz and PwC, combining executive strategy with hands-on technical fluency reflected in an MSc in Electrical Engineering and AI development activity. Known for bridging enterprise architecture, service design and sustainable leadership—reinforced by Oxford Saïd studies—he excels at turning complex operating models into pragmatic, data-driven platforms. An experienced professor and former CEO, he brings a rare mix of academic rigor, commercial leadership and practical AI development skills to transform large-scale IT landscapes.
9 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Leading Sustainable Corporations Programme, Leading Sustainable Corporations Programme at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
Mestre Engenharia Eletrica, Mestre Engenharia Eletrica at PUC-RJ, MsC Degree Electrical Engineer and Degree in Electrical Engineer
University College London
English, Italian, Spanish