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Milton Marinho

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CEO at AVANTE - Treinamento e Desenvolvimento Organizacional
📍 Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil

Milton Marinho is the CEO of Avante and President of ABRH-GO, with a Masters in Organizational Psychology. He is a renowned expert in strategic compensation and organizational development. Colleagues and students describe him as a fantastic, intelligent, inspiring, and exceptionally human professional and mentor.

Beyond his corporate and academic roles, Milton is a passionate writer and speaker known for his philosophical and human-centric approach. His intellectual interests extend to space exploration, demonstrated by his interest in NASA, and business leadership, reflected by his following of Harvard Business Review.

He is nationally known for his trademark phrase "brincando e falando sério" (joking and speaking seriously) which prefaces many of his written works.

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
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Priorities

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Strategic Remuneration
Author of a book on the topic, he believes compensation is a powerful, silent communicator of a company's true values and priorities.
Human-Centric HR
Advocates for HR to be a function of coherence and truth, prioritizing meaningful action and authentic communication over corporate jargon.
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Career

Work history

3-2014
CEO
AVANTE - Treinamento e Desenvolvimento Organizacional
1-2025
Diretor-Presidente
ABRH (Associação Brasileira de Recursos Humanos) - GO
1-2022 - 12-2024
Diretor-Presidente
ABRH (Associação Brasileira de Recursos Humanos) - GO
1-2025
Presidente de Câmara
Associação Comercial, Industrial e de Serviços do Estado de Goiás (Acieg)
11-2024
Professor convidado
Fundação Dom Cabral
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Education
2005 - 2007
Mestrado
Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás
2016 - 2017
Gestão de Negócios
IPOG - Instituto de Pós-Graduação e Graduação
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