Trustee at the Brazilian Center for International Relations (CEBRI). Armando Mariante was President of Scotiabank (Bank of Nova Scotia, third largest Canadian bank) in Brazil. Before that, he was Vice-President of the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) and responsible for industry, foreign trade and culture.

He was a career employee, having held several other positions at BNDES. He also served as President of the National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology (INMETRO). Mr. Mariante was a director of BBM Bank and worked at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome.

Mr. Mariante is an engineer graduated from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), holds a master’s degree in Production Engineering from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) and completed the London Executive Programme at the London Business School.