Coach bench:
Eva Hirsch Pontes

Biography:

Eva Hirsch Pontes is a licensed psychologist and holds a graduate certificate in Marketing. She earned her Coach certification through the Hudson Institute of Santa Barbara, California, and holds a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) credential from the International Coach Federation – ICF.

Eva started her career in the export department of Glaxo in England, and subsequently worked for 26 years as an executive for Grupo Lachmann, a medium-size family-owned group of Brazilian shipowning and logistics companies, holding several key positions including director and board member. She subsequently worked for 10 years as Institutional Development Officer at the COPPEAD Graduate School of Business of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, an EQUIS accredited business school and one of the top 100 in the Financial Times full-time MBA 2009 world rankings. Her main responsibilities included Marketing and Fundraising activities, as well as coordination of the Personal & Career Development Program for the full-time MBA students.

She is an invited lecturer at COPPEAD for several open and in-company executive education programs, as well as for the “Global Partners MBA Program”, held jointly by The Robinson School of Business/Georgia State University, COPPEAD and the IAE/Sorbonne. She also works as trainer for global corporations, delivering leadership development programs in Brazil and abroad.

Languages

Portuguese (native)
English (fluent)
Spanish (conversational)

Qualifications

Eva brings to her executive coaching practice a distinctive combination of high-level executive experience, business acumen, academic understanding and leadership development expertise.

Industry experience

Eva works in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, coaching C-suite, senior level executives as well as high potentials in Global and Brazilian corporations acting in different industries, like cement, mining, construction, pension funds and healthcare services, and in positions related to several functional areas, like finance, engineering, IT etc.

Approach and competencies

Eva’s clients commonly refer to her special ability of balancing a candid and challenging coaching approach with compassion and humanity. This aptitude promotes an insightful environment that allows clients to tap their own resources, learn from every experience, and to build on their strengths and creative talents to become more authentic and effective leaders.