Fernanda Lopes Larsen is Executive Vice President of Corporate Development at Yara International, where she leads strategy, M&A, technology and the company’s growth agenda. Born and raised in Brazil, she has built her career across three continents. She held senior roles at Procter & Gamble and GSK before joining Yara, where she later led the company’s business in Asia, Oceania and Africa.
A committed DEI advocate, Fernanda has focused her efforts on race and gender since the early days of her career. In 2020 she co-founded Yara’s Black Talent Initiative to help more Black colleagues grow into senior roles. She speaks openly about women in leadership and about what holds talented people back from the top jobs in business. Her own path, from Brazil to the leadership team of a global company, shapes her belief that companies do better when people from every background have a real chance to succeed.
