Lui Damasceno is the Chief Executive Officer of Brooks International. He has held that title since 1999. Mr. Damasceno began his career with the firm in 1984, and was both hired and mentored by Robert Lull, an ex-GE executive, who founded the firm in 1960. Mr. Damasceno started as an apprentice consultant, and over the span of his career, he has demonstrated uncommon and superior success at all key functions of the firm. Today’s primary areas of client oversight include engagement architecture and results delivery, business-wide analytics and new account development.

In the 1990s, Brooks International was acquired and owned by Navigant Consulting, a $250 million publically traded consultancy, during which time Mr. Damasceno was immediately promoted to run Navigant’s Value Delivery Practice. In 1999, Mr. Damasceno led a successful effort to once again privatize the Brooks organization. In the running of today’s practice, he personally oversees each and every commitment made to the firm’s clients.

Beyond his more than 30 years of management consulting and business leadership experience, Mr. Damasceno’s specific consulting areas of expertise include supply chain, inventory management and logistics, sales force effectiveness, green-field launch and overall asset utilization and profitability performance. He is highly skilled in both the analytical and implementation aspects of the consulting field. He possesses a long-standing track record of success with clients in both North America and Europe.

Throughout his career, Mr. Damasceno has led engagements that have generated dramatic improvements across many industries, including: pharmaceutical, chemical, transportation, energy, heavy and light manufacturing, aerospace, financial services and insurance, healthcare and distribution, to name a few.

Mr. Damasceno has designed and implemented numerous engagements that have required advanced change-management expertise coupled with deep tactical knowledge of the clients’ operations. Many of the more complex initiatives were characterized as post-merger/acquisition efforts and every case required significant enhancement in business performance. All engagements have included major behavioral shifts culminating in greatly enhanced client cultures, as well as dramatic improvements in bottom-line profit performance.

Mr. Damasceno resides in beautiful South Florida with his wife and six children. He enjoys spending time with his family and his hobbies are boating, golfing and reading.