SPAR Group, Inc. announced the appointment of Mr. Antonio Calisto Pato as the Corporation's Chief Financial Officer, effective February 27, 2023. Mr. Calisto Pato brings strong business, finance and international leadership expertise with deep strategy, tax and operational acumen. Most recently, Antonio held CFO roles and directed all aspects of finance, accounting, treasury and tax as CFO for Earth Shoes and interim CFO for StreetTrend.

Prior to these roles, Antonio held increasing leadership positions at Chiquita Brands International from 2011 to 2021. He also held financial and business leadership roles at Cemex in Switzerland and PWC in Luxembourg. Antonio speaks four languages (including those principally used in the Company's Brazilian and Mexican offices) and successfully earned a combined 5-year undergraduate and law degree in Portugal, and went on to complete his post-graduate degree in Tax from the Lisbon Business School.

He also completed a Master of Advanced Studies in International Tax Law in the Netherlands at Leiden University and is completing his MBA from the University of North Carolina, Kenan-Flagler Business School at Chapel Hill, NC, where he currently resides.