BIO

Chair and General Manager IBM Europe, Middle East & Africa.

She is responsible for IBM’s business operations, client satisfaction and employee engagement in Europe, Middle East and Africa. Ana Paula Assis is also responsible for IBM’s relationship with the European Union as well as other institutions across the region, advancing topics that matter to our business and society.

An executive with more than 25 years of international experience in the Information Technology market, Ana Paula Assis is an eminent leader in strategic business development, transformation and change management in multicultural environments.

She has been on the list of the top 100 executives with best reputation in Brazil according to MERCO for the past three years. Ana Paula Assis has also been recognized as leading IT executive by Valor Economico. She was member of the board of Junior Achievement Americas, one of the largest philanthropic organizations dedicated to inspiring and preparing young students to become entrepreneurs between March 2018 and January 2022.

She graduated in Computer Science and holds a post degree in business management by FGV and an MBA by Fundação Dom Cabral.