Joao Barbosa is an accomplished CIO and digital leader with over 20 years of IT and academic experience and a decade in senior management roles driving digital transformation. He currently leads IT and digital strategy at Telemont after a long tenure at Stellantis where he coordinated global purchasing, supply chain systems and multiple ICT functions across LATAM and global teams. An MBA and seasoned college professor, Joao blends practical enterprise IT governance with hands-on program delivery, teaching project, quality and risk management at leading Brazilian business schools. His background spans software engineering, SQA, telecoms program delivery and building IT departments from the ground up, giving him rare fluency across technical, operational and commercial domains. Based in Minas Gerais, he is also known for bringing disciplined process and innovation together—plus a personal passion as a Galo zealot that keeps him grounded in local culture.
9 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Technical Civil Construction, Technical Civil Construction at Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica de Minas Gerais
Master of Business Administration (MBA) Business Administration and Management General, Master of Business Administration (MBA) Business Administration and Management General at FIA USP
Master of Business Administration (MBA) Business Administration and Management General, Master of Business Administration (MBA) Business Administration and Management General at SDA Bocconi
MSc Computer & Telecommunication Management, MSc Computer & Telecommunication Management at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
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