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Manuel Schiappa Pietra is a global executive with more than 20 years of successful management experience from companies in the United States, Canada, Europe, South Africa, and Latin America. Schiappa Pietra has worked as Chief Executive Officer, President, and Managing Director with a number of global information technology companies, such as Baan, Descartes Systems Group, Qdata Group, and Nixdorf Computers. Schiappa Pietra was involved in several initial public offerings (IPO) in the United States, Europe and South Africa, and contributed actively to the formulation of company strategies and operational execution. As President and CEO of FreeBalance, Schiappa Pietra leads global growth strategies, organizational restructuring and customer engagement. Manuel Schiappa Pietra has held executive positions on the boards of several international companies and actively participated in the venture capital arena. He holds a degree in Business Management from the South African Institute of Management. Schiappa Pietra is a board member for the International Consortium on Government Financial Management (ICGFM) www.icgfm.org. Schiappa Pietra is multilingual and often speaks at high profile investment seminars and technology conferences across the world in English, Portuguese, Spanish, and French. | 