He was Vice President of Bank Boston in Brazil and President of Iochpe Bankers Trust. He has acted as Director of Anbid (currently ANBIMA – Brazilian Financial and Capital Markets Association) . He was Vice President of Finance of the Odebrecht Group from 1998 to 2008. He was a member of the Board of Directors of Caixa Geral de Depósitos Brasil and of the American Chamber of Commerce Brasil (AMCHAM). He is a member of the Board of Directors of Simpar S.A.
Novis has a degree in Economics from UERJ and in Public Administration from Fundação Getulio Vargas.