Patria names Nikitas Psyllakis global COO, Raphael Denadai CFO

Patria Investments (PAX) announced the implementation of a new corporate structure designed to enhance its global operating model, drive operational excellence, and better support Patria’s strategic execution at scale. To lead this new structure, Patria is creating the role of Global Chief Operating Officer and introduced Nikitas Psyllakis as its new Global COO, reporting directly to Patria’s Chief Executive Officer, Alex Saigh. Nikitas joins Patria as a Partner and will oversee the following corporate functions: Finance, Funds, Technology, Legal & Compliance, Risk Management and Internal Audit. As part of this organizational evolution, the current leaders of these corporate functions will now report directly to the new COO. Ana Russo, who has been serving as Chief Financial Officer since October 2022, has informed Patria a few months ago about her intention to step down from her current position, effective April 2026, to devote time to advisory and non-executive roles as part of the next stage of her professional career. Paria announced that Raphael Denadai, currently Patria’s Partner and CFO of Portfolio Management, will assume the role as Patria’s Chief Financial Officer effective April 2026.