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At CEO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Brazil based CEO’ operating in the Energy space. If you think a CEO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Henrique Martins
Managing Partner, CEO Brazil of Brookfield Asset Management
Henrique Martins is a Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer of Brookfield Brazil, where he directly oversees the growth, operations and setting and monitoring of the region’s investment strategies. Martins has over 20 years of experience in the power generation, regulation and marketing areas of the power and mergers & acquisition industry. Since joining Brookfield in 2009, Mr. Martins has held a number of leadership positions, including Senior Vice President of Mergers & Acquisitions, and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Brookfield’s Renewable Group’s Brazilian business. Prior to joining Brookfield, he was a Senior Manager at Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN), where he participated in various mergers & acquisitions operations. Mr. Martins holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from PUC-Rio and an MBA from the University of Michigan. He has served on the boards at Abiape, Abrace, Itá Energética S.A., Consórcio Igarapava, BRK Ambiental and Tegra.
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About Brookfield Asset Management: Brookfield Asset Management is a Canadian asset management firm focused on property, renewable energy, infrastructure, and private equity.
Wilson Ferreira Jr.
CEO of CPFL Energia
Mr. Wilson P. Ferreira Jr. has served as Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Executive Board of CPFL Energia SA since 2012. Previously, he was Chief Executive Officer, Interim Institutional Relations Officer and Member of the Executive Board of CPFL Energia SA from 2011 to 2012. From 2002 to March 9, 2010, he was Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Executive Board of the Company. Subsequently, from March 9, 2010 to 2011, he served as Chief Executive, Financial and Investor Relations Officer and Member of the Executive Board of the Company. He was Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bandeirante Energia SA from 2000 to 2001, Member of the Board of MBC – Competitive Brazil Movement 2007 and Member of the Board of the National Quality Foundation (FNQ) from 2005 to 2007. Considering the Group’s 38 companies, he is CEO of all of them, except for Ceran SA, Energetica Barra Grande SA, Campos Novos Energia SA, Chapecoense Geracao SA and Centrais Eletricas da Paraiba SA. He is Chairman of the Board of Directors of CPFL Paulista, CPFL Piratininga, CPFL Geracao, Rio Grande Energia SA, Sul Geradora Participacoes SA, and Paulista Lajeado Energia SA. He obtained a degree in Electrical Engineering in 1981 and another one in Business Administration in 1983, both from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie. He attended a Masters degree program in Energy at Universidade de Sao Paulo but did not complete the thesis requirements. He took courses in Occupational Safety and Health Engineering, Marketing and Electricity Distribution Management.
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About Eletrobras: CPFL Energia is the largest non state-owned group of electric energy generation and distribution in Brazil.
Luis Araujo
Chief Executive Officer of Aker Solutions
Luis Araujo was named CEO in July 2014 after joining Aker Solutions in 2011 as president for the company’s Brazilian operations. The Brazilian has more than 30 years of oil and gas industry experience, including senior posts in GE, Wellstream, ABB and FMC Technologies. He has a BEng in mechanical engineering from Gama Filho University in Brazil and an MBA from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. Araujo owned 51,773 company shares and held no stock options at the end of 2015.
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About Aker Solutions: Aker Solutions ASA, through its subsidiaries and affiliates (Aker Solutions), is a leading global oil services company.
Pedro Rio
CEO and Co-Founder of Clarke Energia
Pedro Rio is the CEO and Co-Founder at Clarke Energia.
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About Clarke Energia: Clarke Energia is the first marketplace of deregulated energy in Brazil.
Pedro Bittencourt
Founder, CEO of GreenAnt
Control and Automation Engineer, Master in Mechanical Engineering and PhD in Signal Processing and computational intelligence with over eight years of experience in technology development, including intelligent systems for electrical distribution with a focus on reduction of non-technical losses and research projects in embedded systems for the Oil & Gas sector.
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About GreenAnt: Machine Learning enabled SaaS energy management system.
Igor Ferreira
Founder & CEO of FOHAT
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About FOHAT: Energy Intelligence company with innovative solutions for the energy sector.
Luiz Filipe Guerra
CEO and Co-Founder of ATMOS
Luiz Filipe Guerra is the CEO and Co-Founder of ATMOS.
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About ATMOS: ATMOS is a Brazilian technology company that operates in the energy market, focused on management and energy efficiency.
Luiz Filipe Guerra
CEO and Co-Founder of ATMOS
Luiz Filipe Guerra is the CEO and Co-Founder of ATMOS.
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About ATMOS: ATMOS is a Brazilian technology company that operates in the energy market, focused on management and energy efficiency.
Thiago Turchetti Maia
Chief Executive Officer of Viridis Energy
Viridis founding partner with 20 years of experience in leading high-technology companies focused on international markets. Career includes leading and technology projects in the United States, Europe, and Latin America. He holds a PhD and an MSc in Electrical Engineering from the Federal University of Minas Gerais, a BSc in Computer Science, and an MBA in Finance. Thiago has led research projects and academic collaboration in applications of artificial intelligence to industrial problems. He currently serves as chairman at Fumsoft – Minas Gerais Software Society, of which he is a former president.
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About Viridis Energy: Energy & utilities management solutions that can reduce energy matrix costs by more than 10% for large operations
Luis Saenz
CEO & President of Li3 Energy
Luis Saenz is CEO at Li3 Energy.
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About Li3 Energy: Li3 Energy, Inc. is an early stage, U.S. public company currently pursuing a business strategy in the lithium mining and energy sector in
Miguel Barreto
Founder and CEO of Sol Lar – O Sol nasce para todos!
Miguel Barreto is the CEO at Sol Lar – O Sol nasce para todos.
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About Founder Institute, Sol Lar – O Sol nasce para todos!: Sol Lar – O Sol nasce para todos! democratizes solar energy by building solar power facilities shared by several consumers.
Christian Mattos
CEO of Volt
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About Volt, Voscuris: Volt develops digital products and solutions for the energy, health, and security industries.
Julian Nebreda
President & CEO of AES Brasil
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About AES Brasil: AES Brasil is considering the purchase of solar powerfacilities in the country through its generation unit.
Julian Nebreda
President & CEO of AES Brasil
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About AES Brasil: AES Brasil is considering the purchase of solar powerfacilities in the country through its generation unit.
William Dotto Vizzotto
Chief Executive Officer of Fox IoT
William Dotto Vizzotto is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder at Fox IoT.
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About Fox IoT: Fox IoT develops hardware and software aimed at the Internet of Things, or IoT.
Alvaro Viana
CEO & Founder of ALTA Geotecnia Ambiental
Founding partner of ALTA, the Civil Engineer (PUC-Rio) Álvaro Viana has an MBA in Environmental Management (FGV) and is M.Sc. in Civil Engineering (PUC-Rio). He was Coordinator of Energy and Civil Infrastructure at LUPATECH– Monitoring Systems, Manager of Business Development at Gavea Sensors –Measurement Solutions and a researcher at the Geotechnical Engineering and Environment Laboratory from PUC-Rio. He worked in several projects regarding geotechnical engineering, structures and environment, with emphasis on remediation of contaminated sites, geological and geotechnical studies for linear constructions and analysis of technical and economic viability for engineering projects.
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About ALTA Geotecnia Ambiental: We are a start-up of innovative technical solutions applied to Geotechnical Engineering and Environment.
Luis Viana
CEO of EasySubsea
Luis Viana is the CEO at EasySubsea.
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About EasySubsea: EasySubsea provides technology solutions in monitoring, control, and automation of oil wells.
