Starting on January 1st 2010, Mr. Márcio F. Verdi took over as Executive Secretary, position that was occupied by Sr. Claudino Pita until December 2009.

Mr. Verdi was unanimously elected by the CIAT Executive Council in April 2009, following an international public process.
Mr. Verdi has a degree in Economic Sciences from the University of Brasilia, as well as specialized degrees in International Economics and Advanced Quantitative Methods from the same University. He has a postgraduate degree in Theory and Operation of a Modern Economy from the Institute of Brazilian Business and Public Management Issues, from the George Washington University of the United States. He is Specialist in Preparation and Evaluation of Public Service Concession Projects from the “State University of New York”, USA; and Specialist in Analysis and Negotiation of Built Operate and Owner and Built Operate and Transfer Projects–Alternative Strategies for Infrastructure Development, from The American University of Washington, D.C.

Mr. Márcio F. Verdi, new Executive Secretary of CIAT

He is a Career Fiscal Auditor of the Federal Administration of Revenues of Brazil, and held different positions at the Secretariat of Federal Revenues of Brazil; among others: General Coordinator of Tax Policy, Coordinator of RFB’s Economic Studies, Head of Internal Tax Studies Division of the RFB.  He was awarded the Noe Winckler Fiscal Auditor Merit Medal at the Secretariat of Federal Revenues of Brazil.
At the same time, he was professor at the Getulio Vargas Foundation, (Economics and Taxation); the Brazilian Institute of Capitals Market (Applied Economics) and at the School of Finance Administration of the Ministry of Finance of Brazil, (Policy and Technique). He was a member of the Management Board in many Brazilian State Enterprises as well as an outstanding speaker in many international events.

He has been part of the Executive staff of the Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations, CIAT, starting in July 2004 as Director of Studies and Planning, and then as Director of Operations from October 2007 until December 2009.

Mr. Verdi’s professional experience and performance guarantee that CIAT will be well directed to face the current world challenges based on the continuation of its policies enriched by new strategies.