Gonçalo Vilarinho (魏恭乐)

CEO | Managing Director | Board Member | Business Advisor | ex-P&G : Danone : Lindt & Sprüngli

📍 Portugal🔄 Updated September 2026💼 1 investments📅 11 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2015
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2025
Search Partner | Managing Director
Sep 2025
Novastone Capital Advisors (NCA) is a global firm tackling SME succession challenges through our Operator-Led Buyout Program. We empower mid-career professionals to identify, acquire, and grow established Small to Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) facing succession transitions. By pairing experienced operators with SME owners facing succession challenges and connecting them with our NCA investor network to raise acquisition capital, we ensure smooth business continuity, sustainable growth, and successful leadership transitions. To date, NCA has acquired $455M+ in enterprise value across 26 portfolio companies globally, solving numerous succession issues in Europe and North America.
2015
Investor & Advisor
Jan 2015
Various board memberships
2013
Associate Marketing Director
Aug 2013
Danone is a global leader in the food and beverage industry, operating in three fast-growing, health-focused categories: Essential Dairy & Plant-Based, Waters, and Specialized Nutrition. True to its mission—bringing health through food to as many people as possible—Danone promotes healthier and more sustainable eating habits, while striving to deliver measurable impact across nutritional, social, societal, and environmental dimensions. In 2026, Danone continues the rollout of the second chapter of its Renew strategy, aimed at strengthening its competitiveness, accelerating its transformation, and creating sustainable value. With 90,000 employees and a presence in over 120 markets, Danone generated €27.283 billion in revenue in 2025, reflecting solid growth driven by a positive volume/mix globally. Its portfolio includes iconic international brands—Actimel, Activia, Alpro, Aptamil, Danette, Danonino, evian, Volvic, Nutricia, among others—as well as strong local and regional brands. Danone is listed on Euronext Paris and present on the OTCQX platform through an ADR program. Already included in numerous sustainability indexes, the Group reached a major milestone by becoming fully B Corp™ certified in 2025, underscoring its global commitment to a responsible business model. **Please note: all official Danone job opportunities are published on our Careers website: https://careers.danone.com/ Danone will never contact candidates using non-@danone.com email addresses. Please stay vigilant and never share personal information if you are unsure of the source.