Vania Somavilla

Biographical Information
"Vania Lucia Chaves Somavilla was appointed Vale’s Human Resources and Corporate Services Executive Director in May 2011. From 2004 to 2010, she worked as Director of the Energy Department as well as CEO of Vale Energia S.A. (2009-2010) and CEO of Petroleum Geoscience Technology Ltda., now Vale Óleo e Gás S.A. She was appointed Director of Vale’s Environment and Sustainable Development Department in April 2010. Between 1995 and 2001, she worked at electricity company CEMIG as New Business Coordinator for New Hydroelectric Plants and Other Power Generation Projects. She is currently CEO of a number of environmental organizations, including Vale Florestar S.A., the Vale Environment Institute and the Vale Sustainable Development Association, and she has been an advisory board member of various consortia in the energy sector. She has a degree in Civil Engineering from the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil, a postgraduate diploma in Dam Engineering from the Federal University of Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, and an MBA in Corporate Finance from IBMEC Business School, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais."

Affiliations

 * Advisory Board, Vale Columbia Center on Sustainable International Investment