Lara Dhanis de Andrade currently serves as Head of Controlling at Auchan Retail, a position held since December 2021, with responsibilities spanning Minipreço and Auchan Retail PT. Prior to this role, Lara was CFO and Head of Finance & Operations at Pernod Ricard from January 2021 to October 2021, overseeing a variety of financial functions and strategic initiatives. As CFO of Grupo Paulo Duarte from December 2019 to December 2020, Lara contributed to finance, controlling, and audit activities. Additional experience includes a tenure as Finance Manager at Candando Hipermercado and various roles at AKI, where responsibilities expanded across finance control, accounting, and treasury. Lara began their career as a Freight Cashier at A.P. Moller - Maersk Group. Educational qualifications include executive education at Harvard Business School and ISEG, specializing in management control, finance, accounting, and taxation.