Mr. Zagottis is a member of the board of directors and of the control group of RD Saúde, Brazil´s leading drugstore chain, with 3,000 stores and US$7 billion in revenues (2023). The company is listed on the São Paulo Stock Exchange.
At RD Saúde, Mr. Zagottis leads the finance committee, is a member of the strategy committee and represents the company at the boards of two investees and also of ABRAFARMA, the Brazilian Chain Drugstores Association, having been its chairman from 2018-2021.
Mr. de Zagottis has worked as a C-level executive at RD Saúde from 2000 to 2024, having been responsible for investor relations, corporate planning, M&A and business development, including Univers, its proprietary PBM, RD Brands, its private label business, and RD Ventures, RD Saúde´s corporate venture capital platform, with investments in more than 10 start-ups. Outside RD Saúde, Mr. de Zagottis is a board member of Pet Love, the leader and pioneer in ecommerce and health insurance for pets in Brazil.
Previously, Mr. de Zagottis worked as a consultant for both McKinsey (1998-2000) and Arthur Andersen (1992-1996). He holds an MBA from the University of Michigan and a BBA from Fundação Getúlio Vargas in São Paulo, Brazil.
