Padtec, a global manufacturer and solutions provider of turnkey optical solutions since 2001, announces today the Brazilian division’s new Chief Executive Officer André Piccinin Gualda. Mr. Gualda succeeds Dr. Jorge Salomão Pereira, one of the company’s founders. Mr. Gualda joined the company in 2013 as Chief Financial Officer. He has solid expertise in finance, administrative management and strategic planning. Before joining Padtec’s board of directors, Mr. Gualda held executive positions in leading Brazilian manufacturing and engineering companies including EMBRAER, the third largest global aerospace corporation.