The experience of being in the world

André and the joy of experiencing different cultures

André Borges Gomes has a Business degree and an MBA in  Corporate Finance. Born in Rio de Janeiro, he has spent 15 of his 35 years of life working at Odebrecht Organization companies. He started out as an intern in the Finance Program at Odebrecht S.A., and went on to work at OPP Petroquímica and Braskem before joining Odebrecht Administradora e Corretora de Seguros (OCS), the Organization’s captive brokerage, in 2003. Since then, he has provided support for operations in the UAE and spent three years in Abu Dhabi. Today he is OCS’s Insurance and Bonds Manager in Angola, a country where he is fully settled, along with his wife, Fizú, and his son, Rodrigo. “Experiencing different cultures leads to professional, personal and family growth,” he says. In Abu Dhabi, André witnessed the transformation of an oil-producing desert country into one of the most popular holiday destinations on the planet. “I’ve seen how a determined people can change their destiny, and that is what the Angolan people are doing now.”