About

Henrique Rabelo is the current general counsel for all companies that are part of the Cast Group, a Brazilian information technology company specialising in IT consulting, outsourcing and the integration of software platforms. A relatively young legal department, Rabelo states that the function was created approximately two years ago and involved the ‘whole work of creating culture and demonstrating value to the board’. Responsible for ensuring this culture and value is endemic, the team deals with several other issues on a day-to-day basis, Rabelo claiming ‘important measures [include] the legal participation with Cast service specialists exploring all the facts involved in litigation, which has increased success in several lawsuits, as well as the partnership with the CFO for actions to reduce tax liabilities’. With a cultural streak encompassing ‘austerity, responsibility and trust’, the team’s position is firmly ‘on the side of the board and shareholders…in order to better benefit the business, analysing all the risks and better possibilities for everyone to have security for decision making’. This comes amidst a background in Brazil of political crisis which has had a knock-on effect on Cast Group due to having several contracts with clients in the public sector, in addition to changes in tax law that have also conspired to have an impact on the company.