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Eduardo Bartolomeo

In 2019, Eduardo Bartolomeo was elected Vale's CEO. Bartolomeo has 10 years of experience in the company, having already held the position of Executive Director of Logistics, Integrated Operations of Bulk Commodities and Executive Director of Basic Metals in Canada. Ahead of these positions, he idealized the Vale Production System (VPS), which, together with investment in technology and training of people, generated great gains for the company, resulting in more productivity and safety. In his management, the Center of Excellence in Logistics was also created, with units in Espírito Santo and Maranhão, dedicated to the training of port and railroad professionals, with train simulators, ship loaders and maintenance.

In addition to Vale, the executive worked at Ambev between 1994 and 2003, having performed executive functions, the last being as Director of Operations. He also has experience as CEO and director at other companies.

Roger Agnelli

When Roger Agnelli took over the Vale presidency in 2001, he already had leadership experience, having served on the executive board of Banco Bradesco - the youngest to achieve this feat. During his 10 years in office, Agnelli bet on acquisitions of mines and companies abroad - an example was the purchase of Canadian Inco. This made Vale jump from fourth to second place in the global mining market, in addition to increasing the company's profit by more than R$ 25 billion.

In 2009, Agnelli signed, for Vale, the UN Global Compact, a program of 10 principles in the areas of environment, human rights and combating corruption. During his tenure, the brand also changed in 2007: from then on, the old CVRD would simply be Vale.

Jório Dauster Magalhães e Silva

"It is necessary to constantly reinvent yourself," said Jório in an interview. This is what he did throughout his life: in addition to being a diplomat, Dauster is also a well-known name in literary translation, responsible for translating works of great names into Portuguese. In 1999, he became president and had as his main feat the restructuring of the company after privatization, in addition to preparing the way for the expansion that would come in the following years. Dauster left Vale in 2001.

Agripino Abranches Viana

Graduated from the Rural University of the State of Minas Gerais (now the Federal University of Viçosa), Viana became special advisor to the presidency of CVRD, invited by Eliezer Batista, in April 1979. With the death of Raymundo Mascarenhas, in 1987, he was installed as president, accumulating the functions of chairman of the Board of Directors of Docenave.

In its management, Vale eliminated the use of charcoal from native forests and achieved self-sufficiency in the material from planted forests. In addition, he prepared the Strategic Plan 1989-2000, with a focus on internationalization.

Eliezer Batista

Eliezer Batista was the first career employee to occupy the job position within CVRD - which occurred at two different times in the Company's history. To this day, the engineer is referred to as one of the most important names for the company, which is easily explained by the spectacular growth that would have occurred since the 1980s.

In his first stint in office (1962 - 1964), Eliezer was the creator of a large-scale and long-term ore trading strategy with Japanese steelmakers, which led him to idealize the Tubarão Maritime Terminal in Espírito Santo. In a second moment (1979 - 1986), he participated in the implementation of the Ferro Carajás Project, which was decisive in transforming CVRD into the largest iron ore mining company in the world.

Oscar de Oliveira

Oscar de Oliveira was already an employee of CVRD when he took office in 1965. The greatest mark of his administration was the inauguration, in 1966, of the Maritime Terminal of Tubarão, a project started four years before, still during the government of João Goulart and with Eliezer Batista as president of Vale. With Tubarão, CVRD saw its export numbers quadruple and, then, began to prepare for more conquests in the international market, which would mark the next two decades.

He left the presidency of CVRD in March 1967, when the Castelo Branco government ended.

Antônio Dias Leite Jr.

Antônio Dias was appointed president of CVRD in 1967, at the age of 47. His management at the head of the Company was marked by the incentive to the export sector: he sought direct contact with consumer industries, which made possible the joint construction of ore pelletizing plants.

In 1969, Vale's first pelletizing plant was opened in Tubarão, Espírito Santo, with a production capacity of 2 million tons / year. In the same year, Leite left the direction of the Company to take over the Ministry of Mines and Energy.

Raymundo Mascarenhas

Mascarenhas joined the company in 1957 and was the second CVRD employee to occupy the highest job position in the company. In the first year of his management, CVRD's exports went from 11,550 million tons shipped in 1968 to 16,056 million. This increase in sales was also linked to the appearance of the new export product: pig iron produced in Minas Gerais.

In 1974, Vale became the world's largest iron ore exporter, holding 16% of the transoceanic ore market. In the same year, Raymundo left the company to take over the management of another company, where he stayed until 1983. He returned to Companhia Vale do Rio Doce the following year as commercial director, in 1985 he became vice president and, in April of the following year, he was again installed as president.

Juracy Magalhães

Juracy Magalhães was a political figure of great importance, especially for the Northeast region of the country. In 1951, at the personal invitation of the then president Getúlio Vargas, he accepted the position of president at Vale - where he remained until 1952.

During this period, it implemented new methods of human resource management and became known for demanding strict punctuality from employees. Its railway projects were also decisive for the expansion and efficiency of the Vitória-Minas Railway. Upon leaving office, he pursued his political career and was also Brazil's ambassador to the United States. In the following years, he was Minister of Justice and Foreign Affairs.

Israel Pinheiro

Before officially joining the staff of Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, Israel Pinheiro was already Vale. He participated in the negotiations on the Washington Accords - signed between Brazil, England and the USA - which resulted in the birth of the company in 1942.

In the early years of CVRD, he was in charge of the presidency. After he left the Company, he returned to dedicate himself to politics: he was the first mayor of Brasília and governed Minas Gerais between 1966 and 1971.