Open to any debate, pragmatic, and focused on the senior leadership of organizations, Duarte uses models based on his experience to facilitate and empower participants in solving their challenges and achieving their personal and business goals. With more than 15 years of experience at McKinsey, KPMG, and later at Shell, where he led Strategy, Sales, Marketing and Change projects involving restructurings and disinvestments, Business Development and Joint-Ventures in Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas. How to manage internal and external stakeholders in complex and international organizations; how to use authority or influence to co-create and deliver through others; how to implement change initiatives and negotiate sales, projects and strategies with senior, multilateral and multicultural counterparts; and how to manage crisis and emergency situations are some of the areas in which he has extensive practical experience.