Banco BOCOM BBM was created from the integration of two financial institutions with a centennial history, both recognized for their solidity and excellence: Bank of Communications, headquartered in China, and Banco BBM, of Brazilian origin.
Currently, BOCOM BBM focuses its operations on four main lines of business:
With ethical, transparent and sustainable processes, the Bank seeks to strengthen Brazil-China integration and offer shareholders and clients better opportunities for return on capital.
Internally, it encourages employees to seek cutting-edge knowledge, especially in the financial and technological areas, in order to create opportunities for professional, material and intellectual growth.
Chairman of the Board and Executive Director
Graduated with a degree in Accounting from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, began his career at BoCom Group in 1994 as a Trader and counter in the International Department. From 2003 to 2005, he served as the head of the Treasury Department at the Singapore branch. Between May 2005 and October 2007, he held the positions of Controller and Commercial Manager. He then returned to the Treasury Department at the Frankfurt branch, where he worked from 2007 to 2009. In February 2009, he was promoted to Senior Manager of the Corporate Treasury International, a role he maintained until 2015, after which he was promoted to Deputy Director. In 2016, he ascended to the position of CFO of BOCOM BBM. Since 2019, he acts as Chairman of the Board and since 2025 he has also held the position of Executive Director.
Executive President
Economist with a degree, master’s degree and doctorate in Economics from PUC-Rio. With more than 20 years of experience, Alexandre began his career in the group in 2002 with the development of risk management models at Risk Control. He joined Banco BBM in 2005 to lead the Quantitative Research area. He later migrated to BBM Investimentos (currently Bahia Asset) of which he was Managing Partner in 2011. In 2015 he returned to the Bank as Executive Director, having over the years been responsible for several areas such as Risk, Research, Treasury, Operations, People and Controllership. Appointed to the current position of Executive President in October 2021, he has also been responsible for coordinating the Executive Committee of Banco BOCOM BBM. He was a guest professor at the Department of Economics at PUC-Rio in the postgraduate course in Macroeconomics and Finance and in the postgraduate course at EPGE/FGV. He also served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Brazilian Finance Society between 2015 and 2017.
Executive Vice President
Has over 25 years of experience in the financial market and has been with the group for over 10 years. After graduating in Civil Engineering from Mackenzie, he had outstanding performance in several financial institutions, such as Bank of Boston, Norchem, Chase Manhattan and Banco Fibra. He is currently Chairman of ABBI’s Board of Directors, member of the Executive Board of Febraban and Executive Vice President of ABBI. Since 2012 he has been Executive Director of Banco BOCOM BBM responsible for the Institutional Relations, Funding and DCM areas. Appointed Executive Vice President of BOCOM BBM in October 2021.
Executive Vice President
With the group for over 20 years, Leonardo has a degree in Civil Engineering from UFRJ. He joined the bank in 2002 as an intern in the Credit Analysis area, becoming a manager in 2006. Since 2013, he has been Executive Director of Banco BOCOM BBM, responsible for the Corporate Credit, Large Corporate, SME and Derivative Sales areas. Appointed Executive Vice President of BOCOM BBM in October 2021.
Executive Vice President and Ombudsman Director
Shen Fan has been with the group for over 20 years. He joined BoCom in the Accounting and Planning department, was Chairman of Sub-Branch Bank of Communications Anhui and Vice Chairman of Interbank Strategic Department. In 2019 he became Executive Director and CFO of BOCOM BBM, responsible for the areas of Treasury, Accounting and China Desk. He currently holds the positions of Executive Vice President and Ombudsman Director of BOCOM BBM. Graduated in International Finance from Donghua University, he holds a master’s degree in Political Economy from Anhui University.
CRO and Human Resources
With over 15 years with the group, Monique joins BBM as an intern during her graduation in Production Engineering at UFRJ. She worked as an intern at Risco during 2007, where she developed her career, becoming a manager in 2015 and also taking over the Management Control area. As of June 2020, she was in charge of Internal Controls, Information Security, Risk and Management, where she remained until October 2021. She is currently CRO and Executive Director of Management Control and Human Resources and is part of the Executive Committee.
Executive Vice President
CFA® Charterholder, graduated in Finance from Southwestern University of Finance and Economics and master’s degree in Monetary Banking from Central University of Finance and Economics, China. He joined the BoCom group in 1996, holding various positions in the International Business Department of the Nanjing Branch until 2007, then served as President of the Shuiximen Central Sub-branch, Jiangsu Provincial Branch from 2007 to 2010. In 2010, he moved to the UK Subsidiary as Senior Manager of the Corporate Business Department, and from 2015 to 2021, he was Vice President of the New York Branch. In 2021, he became Vice President of the Bank of Hainan, participating in a Chinese Central Government project to help construct the Hainan Free Trade Zone, and in 2023, he assumed the position of Deputy General Manager of the International Business Department/Offshore Center at the Bank of Communications Head Office. Since 2024, he acts as Executive Vice President of BOCOM BBM.
COO
Economist from IBMEC with an MBA in Finance and Capital Markets from Fundação Getúlio Vargas. He joined the Bank in February 1998 as an intern in the Contracts area. He assumed the coordination of this area in January 1999. In 2005 he became Deputy Manager of the same area and in 2011 he occupied the position of Corporate Credit Control Manager, where he remained until 2020. From June 2020 to October 2021 he was the director responsible for the Credit Control, Credit Legal and Credit Compliance areas. In October 2021, he assumed the position of Director of Products, Legal, Compliance and Credit Control. Luiz Augusto is currently COO and is part of the Executive Committee.
CTO
Graduated in Information Technology from PUC-Rio, Alexandre Cabral has been part of the group for over 20 years. He joined the Bank in 2001 as a Systems Developer, taking over the Coordination of the IT area in 2005. In 2007, he became Deputy Manager and in 2010 he was promoted to Manager. As of 2014, he assumed the position of Manager responsible for the IT, Internal Controls and Administrative areas. In 2017, he took over the Treasury Control and Settlement area as Manager. From October 2020 to February 2023 he held the position of Chief Digital Officer. Alexandre Cabral is currently CTO and is part of the Executive Committee.
Head of Corporate Credit II
Production Engineer, graduated from UFRJ and with a master’s degree in Economics from INSPER. Upon joining BBM in 2009, he worked in the Compliance area and later in the Risk and Pricing areas. Between March 2011 and July 2017, he was a Commercial Manager at Corporate Credit. In August 2017, he took over the management of Corporate Credit, where he still works today. He is a member of the Executive Committee.
Head of Corporate Credit I
Since 2008 in the group, Breno has performed several passages until he became Corporate Credit Manager in 2017, holding the position until today. In addition to the Corporate Credit area, he integrated the Settlement and Custody, Operational Control and Products areas. Graduated in Economics from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, he is a member of the Executive Committee.
Head of Capital Markets & Financial Institutions
CFA® Charterholder, graduated in Electronic and Computer Engineering from UFRJ, Pedro joined the group in 2015, in the Credit Control area, where he works until 2016. Between 2016 and mid-2019, he joined the Credit Analysis team. Since 2019, he has been in charge of Distribution and in 2021 he has been in charge of Structuring at the same time, in addition to being part of the Executive Committee. He is currently the Head of Capital Markets and, in 2023, he also became responsible for the Asset and Wealth Management Services and Financial Institutions areas.
Head of Treasury
CFA® Charterholder, David Cohen is currently the head of Treasury at Banco BOCOM BBM. Prior to joining the group, he worked for more than a decade as a senior partner and portfolio manager at the hedge fund Paineiras Investimentos. He also served as Fixed Income and Proprietary Exchange Portfolio Manager at Banco CR2 SA. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Production Engineering from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio). He is part of the Executive Committee.
