Ralph holds two degrees: one in Civil Engineering from Escola Politécnica – USP and one in Business Administration from Fundação Getúlio Vargas in São Paulo. He was, for more than 15 years, the Administrative and Financial Director at Sodexo do Brasil, a leading company in catering and services. And also for 5 years at Construtora Dumez, a company that was merged to the world’s biggest construction group – the French Vinci. He was General Manager at Farrel do Brasil, a subsidiary of Farrel Corporation, a manufacturer of equipment for the plastic and rubber industry. During the first years of his career, Ralph worked for Saint-Gobain Group and for Anglo American Corporation.