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The executive's arrival at the company aims to boost growth strategies and make the Skyone Marketplace platform even more present and relevant to the financial sector of medium and large companies in Brazil.
Bressan has over two decades of experience in the financial market, having worked at large companies such as Carrefour, Banco CSF, Unibanco, and Banco Alfa de Investimento.
Skyone, a multi-platform company that supports businesses in adding intelligence and agility to their processes and how they consume technology, has just announced the hiring of Luís Maurício Bressan as the new Director of Operations and Finance for Skyone Marketplace, a platform that provides financial solutions that streamline the relationship between business partners, facilitating access to receivables financing through factoring operations. With a consolidated career in the financial market, the executive takes on a new challenge in the technology area with the aim of simplifying and strengthening the relationship between the company's clients and their respective suppliers and financiers.
According to Bressan, the Skyone Marketplace solution is an important link between Assignors, that is, suppliers seeking financing, Drawees, the anchor companies that "lend" their credit quality so that their suppliers can benefit from more competitive discount rates and, consequently, maintain good financial health, and Financiers, who are increasingly selective in granting credit and wish to finance production chains, but with mitigated risk of default.
In this sense, the platform acts as a strategic lever in achieving good business for all involved. “I'm joining Skyone to further refine the Skyone Marketplace solution, identifying customer pain points and presenting the right proposal for each situation in a scalable way. All of this, of course, in a simple, agile, and automated manner so that the customer can follow the entire process,” says Bressan.
The Supplier Portal is native to the Skyone Marketplace platform and eliminates manual reconciliation processes. Suppliers can access real-time information, consult their relationship history, and track details of all invoices. "This feature developed by Skyone promotes efficient management for the supply chain, relieves the client's accounts payable team, reduces friction, and offers integration with the main management systems on the market," emphasizes the executive.
Bressan's professional career
With extensive experience in the financial sector, Bressan's professional career as a manager began in 1999 at Banco Alfa. As a Transfer Manager, the executive worked on important financing operations for telecommunications and later on the implementation of the new Brazilian Payment System (SPB). "It was a revolution for the time. The PIX of the 2000s," he says.
The executive also had a distinguished stint at Unibanco, managing the bank's consumer operations, leading the administration of various bank reserves, accounts payable, and accounts receivable for different business units. It was during this time that he met Skyone's current CFO, Rodrigo Tremante, with whom he later reunited at Banco Carrefour, where he served as Treasurer until 2011.
After 13 years working in banks, Bressan took on a new challenge at Carrefour, now in the retail sector, where he was able to contribute his banking experience to systematize processes in the segment, assuming leadership of the Carrefour Group's factoring operation. In this role, the executive worked on redesigning the business management, transforming it into one of the largest retail operations in Brazil.
After 14 years with the Carrefour group, the opportunity to enter the technology sector prompted a new career change for Bressan. “I learned about Skyone's operations, I was captivated by the project, the Skyone Marketplace platform, the people, and the culture. That's why I accepted the challenge of being here, contributing my knowledge so that our clients can revolutionize their businesses through technology and venture capital,” explains Bressan.
The professional further emphasizes that his expertise in financial operations and capital markets has much to contribute to the platform. “I will use this experience to facilitate clients' access to different financing alternatives. I want to help our clients have a better understanding of the product, making their daily lives simpler, more agile and integrated, not to mention the possibility of generating revenue and reducing friction with suppliers,” stated Luís Maurício Bressan.
New opportunities
The new Director of Operations and Finance at Skyone Marketplace explains that, in addition to helping clients seek credit, the idea is to connect lenders not only with the risk involved, but also with structured operations.
The executive's goal, in line with the company's, is for clients and suppliers to use the Skyone Marketplace platform to view the same information in one place, but with the necessary clarity regarding what is relevant to each party. "Our objective is for technology to truly support the financial situation, as well as attract investors and build new business opportunities," comments Bressan.
The platform already serves clients in the retail market, but the company is prepared to expand to other sectors such as agribusiness, services, and industry. “Typically, a food retailer, for example, has many suppliers of different sizes, with a large number of invoices issued against them. This sector has prepared us to handle large volumes, and now we are ready for any other segment,” Luís points out.
The executive also aims to expand the level of governance of operations on the platform. “From the moment our solution assumes governance of the supporting documentation, it becomes much more attractive not only to funders, but also to potential investors. I have experienced this scenario in large corporations and can contribute to identifying and eliminating any vulnerabilities,” Bressan points out.
The expectation is that the Skyone Marketplace team will grow by approximately 40%, depending on business performance. The team expansion is supported by increased risk management operations and customer service.
