Leaders: meet our executive office and check out how we are organized
Good management starts here. Learn more about our leaders and how we are divided into sectors.
Our team is ready to face any challenge
In order to reach our goals and grow, we have a well-defined structure, with professionals that have canalized their energy into great achievements throughout their careers.
Our executive office is made up of a president and eight executive officers elected by the Board of Directors, with term of office of up to two years, with maximum three consecutive reelections being permitted.
Executive Office
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Jean Paul Terra Prates is 54 years old, an attorney with a degree from the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), master's degree in Economics and Management of Petroleum, Gas and Engines by the French Institute of Petroleum (IFP School) and a master’s degree in Energy Policy and Environmental Management by the University of Pennsylvania. He was a member of the legal advisory of Petrobras Internacional S.A. - Braspetro, editor of Oil & Gas Journal Latinoamericana, and Executive Officer of Expetro Consultoria em Recursos Naturais Ltda., the largest national petroleum consultancy firm during the 1990s and 2000s, at which time he coordinated projects from several public and private companies from Brazil and abroad. As Energy Secretary for the Government of the State of Rio Grande do Norte, he led the state to energy self-sufficiency and to become national leaders in wind power generation. He has been recently recognized as one of the three most influential persons in the renewable energy sector in Brazil, and one of the 50 most important personalities in the world energy sector, by two of the most important international publications focusing on energy – Recharge (European) and Windpower (North-American). He has also been elected one of the 25 most influential persons in the world wind power industry by Windpower.
Carlos José do Nascimento Travassos
Executive Officer for Engineering, Technology and Innovation
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Carlos José do Nascimento Travassos holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering and has 37 years of experience in the industry, 33 years out of which have been at Petrobras, where he held several leadership positions and spent time at the Executive Offices for Exploration and Production and Production Development, working in Brazil and abroad. He has worked in the implementation of structuring programs for the areas of engineering, contracting, construction, commissioning, and pre-operation, and he was responsible for the deliveries of the units P-66, P-67, P-68, P-69, P-70 and P-71 and for the creation of new FPSOs focusing on reducing the emission of greenhouse gases. As for the downstream segment, he was responsible for implementing projects in the main refineries of Brazil, working in the processing and natural gas areas, hydrotreatment units, expansion, and revamps of refineries. As Executive Manager of Deep Waters (AGP), he was responsible for the management of the Campos and Espírito Santo Basin, along with the supplementary development of the fields of such units.
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Clarice Coppetti has a degree in Accounting Sciences and Economic Sciences and a postgraduate degree in Strategic Management of Information Technology by FGV. She was the Commercial Director for Companhia de Processamento de Dados do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, PROCERGS, Vice-President of Information Technology at Caixa Econômica Federal. She was also Director of Operations and Services of the Olympic Public Authority, APO, and Director of Institutional Relations, accumulating the position of Financial Director of company NORTE ENERGIA S/A. She was also a Full Board Member of the Audit Committee of CAIXA Econômica Federal, a Full Board Member of the Risk Committee of CAIXA; President of the Information Technology Committee of CAIXA Econômica Federal. She was also part as full board member of the Resolution Board and the Fiscal Board of Fundação dos Economiários Federais, FUNCEF. She was a full board member of the Board of Directors of CAIXA Capitalização S/A and an alternate board member of the Fiscal Board of CAIXA Consórcios S/A.
Claudio Romeo Schlosser
Executive Officer for Logistics, Commercialization and Markets.
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Claudio Romeo Schlosser is a chemical engineer with a degree from the Federal University of Santa Maria and an attorney with a degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Petrópolis – RJ. He holds a MBA in Finance from FGV and Management from INSTEAD and Fundação Dom Cabral, in addition an Executive MBA from Rice University, Houston. He joined Petrobras in 1987 as Petroleum Processing Engineer. He has over 35 years of experience in several areas of processing, commercialization and logistics of petroleum and its byproducts. Among the many positions he has held, he was General Manager of Refinery Henrique Lage (REVAP) and Refinery Landulpho Alves (RLAM), Manager and Director of Fábrica Carioca de Catalisadores, Vice-President of Petrobras America and Executive Manager for Refining, Petrochemicals and Fertilizers of Petrobras, heading 13 refineries, an industrial schist plant and petrochemical complexes and fertilizer factories of Petrobras.
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Joelson Falcão Mendes is a mechanical engineer with a degree from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) with an MBA in business management from FGV and specialization in advanced management from INSTEAD, France. He joined Petrobras in 1987 as Equipment Engineer and he held several management positions in the last 31 years. He was Operations Manager for several platforms, General Manager of the Petrobras units in Amapá, Rio Grande do Norte and Ceará and the Campos Basin. Later, he was Executive Manager of deep waters and Executive Manager of ultra-deep waters. He is currently responsible for the Executive Management of Safety, Environment and Health at Petrobras. He is a member of the Steering Board of OSLR – Oil Spill Response Limited.
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Mário Vinícius Claussen Spinelli holds a PhD in Public Administration and Government from the School of Business Administration of São Paulo of Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV-SP) and a master’s degree in Public Management from João Pinheiro Foundation (FJP-MG). He has worked as Regulatory Compliance Director at company Protiviti-ICTS (since 2002). He was the General Ombudsman for Petrobras for two terms of office (2016-2021), General Controller of the State of Minas Gerais (2015), First General Controller of the Municipality of São Paulo (2013-2014), Secretary for Anti-Corruption and Strategic Information of the CGU (2010-2013), Board Member of Coaf (2010-2013), Technical Advisor of the Chief Minister of CGU (2008-2009), Member of the Ethics Commission of CGU (2008-2009) and Manager of the Executive Anti-Corruption Office of CGU (2007). He has been a career auditor at CGU (Federal Auditor for Finance and Control) since 2001. He was an Expert Auditor under public tender for the Court of Accounts of the State of Minas Gerais (1999-2001). He has also worked as member of the Fiscal Board of companies Transmissora Aliança de Energia Elétrica S/A, São Paulo Turismo S/A and Companhia São Paulo de Desenvolvimento e Mobilização de Ativos S/A. He was the Brazilian representative for the Anti-Corruption Group of Countries of G20 (2010). He worked in the drafting of the Information Access Law and the Anti-Corruption Law, among other legal initiatives.
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Mauricio Tolmasquim was Executive Manager for Strategy and Planning and Petrobras. He has recently retired from the position of Titular Professor at the Energy Planning Program of the Graduate program in Engineering (COPPE/UFRJ). He was the President of Empresa de Pesquisa Energética (EPE) for over 11 years, coordinating studies destined to subsidize the planning of the energy section, encompassing electrical power, petroleum and natural gas, and its byproducts and biofuel. Under his management, Brazil launched 37 successful energy auctions, contracting 92GW of new capacity for electricity generation. He led the study that supports Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) of Brazil, which were submitted to UNFCCC in 2015 and coordinated the studies that subsidized the drafting of a new regulatory framework for pre-salt.
He was Executive Secretary and Interim Minister for the Mines and Energy Ministry for close to two and half years, and he was responsible for coordinating the work group that designed the regulatory framework for the electrical sector, which has been in force since 2004. He was visiting researcher at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the Electricity Policy Group at Harvard Kennedy School. Due to the renewable energy auctions implemented in Brazil and adopted by several countries in Latin America, he was elected by Latin Trade Magazine as one of the 25 people who changed Latin America in the last quarter of century. He was honored by Itamaraty as Great Officer of the Order of Rio Branco, which recognizes meritorious service and civic virtues.
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Sergio Caetano Leite holds a master’s degree in Economics and Management, administrator of portfolios and investment funds certified by CVM, with international expertise in the area of “investment banking” and mergers and acquisitions in Brazil and abroad. He has worked for over 15 years in the Petroleum industry as financial advisor and in the capitals market in funds administration and fiduciary administration, working with institutional and structured funds. Recently, he has worked as undersecretary of the Northeast Consortium responsible for the Theme Chambers on Sanitation, Energy (Renewable Energy, Petroleum and Gas), and Infrastructure and Investments. He has also coordinated the Investment Platform of the consortium structuring over 2 billion reais in funding for the member States in the last three years.
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William França da Silva holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and in Law from the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ). He holds an MBA in Business Management (COPPEAD/UFRJ) and a degree in Strategic Management and Value Chain (INSTEAD/France). He started his career at Petrobras as processing engineer, in 1988, in Refinery Duque de Caxias/RJ (Reduc). His professional experience includes working as assets manager of Refinery Guillermo Bell/Bolívia and general manager of refineries: RPBC/Cubatão-SP; REGAP/Betim-MG; RLAM/Mataripe-BA; and REDUC/Duque de Caxias-RJ. He was also executive manager and director of Transpetro and Transpetro Internacional.
Organization Chart
Learn about the General Structure and Responsibilities of each area of the company.
- President and Chief Executive Officer
- Executive Manager
- General Manager
- Specific Duties
Fiscal Council
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Board of Directors
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Secretary Geral
Joao Goncalves Gabriel
Ombudsman's Office
Luiz Cristiano Oliveira de Andrade
Internal Auditing
Andre da Costa Santos
President
Jean Paul Prates
President's Office
Danilo Ferreira da Silva
Legal Department
Marcelo Oliveira Mello
Strategy and Planning
Renata Nascimento Szczerbacki
Corporate Social Responsability
Jose Maria Ferreira Rangel
Institutional Affairs
João Paulo Mendes Madruga
Institutional Affairs
Rosane Beatriz J. de Aguiar Figueiredo
Exploration & Production
Joelson Falcão Mendes
Exploration
Jonilton Pessoa
Reservoirs
Bruno Moczydlower
Onshore & Shallow Water
Francisco Alves de Queiroz Neto
Deep Waters
Paulo Marinho de Paiva Neto
Ultra-Deep Waters
Ricardo Pereira de Morais
Libra
Joao Jeunon de Sousa Vargas
Búzios
Marcio Kahn
Partnership Management and E&P Processe
Ana Paula França Vieira Zettel
Engineering, Technology and Innovation
Carlos José do Nascimento Travassos
Production Development Projects
Mariana Cavassin Paes
Wells
Wllisses Menezes Afonso
Submarine System
Suen Marcet Santiago de Macedo
Surface, refining, Gas & energy systems
Cesar Cunha de Souza
Research & Development
Maiza Pimenta Goulart
Integrated Projects and Resources Management
Leonardo Azevedo Maués
Industrail Processes and Products
William França da Silva
Refining
Marcos Jose Jeber Jardim
Refining Technology and Asset Management
Rodrigo Abramof
Natural Gas Processing
Wagner Felicio de Oliveira
Business Integration & Partnership
Fabio Lopes de Azevedo
Logistics, Trading and Markets
Claudio Romeo Schlosser
E&P Logistics
Daniel Gago de Oliveira
Logistics
Daniel Sales Correa
Domestic Market Trading
Sandro Paes Barreto
External Market Trading
Ticiana Jereissati de Araujo
Invetory & Warehouse Management
Paulo Henrique da Silva Furtado
Logistics Business Development
Roberto David Mendes da Silva
Energy Transition and Renewable Energy
Maurício Tolmasquim
Gas & Power
Alvaro Ferreira Tupiassu
Climate Change and Decarbonization
Viviana Canhao Bernardes Gonçalves Coelho
Renewable Energy
Daniel Cleverson Pedroso
Integrated Energy Transition Management
Cristiano Levone de Oliveira
Finance and Investor Relations
Sergio Caetano Leite
Accounting
Carlos Henrique Vieira Candido da Silva
Tax
Edmilson Nascimento das Neves
Business Performance
Tiago da Rosa Homem
Finance
Carlos Alberto R. Neto
Investor Relations
Eduardo de Nardi Ros
Risk Management
Giuliano Carrozza Uzêda Iorio de Souza
Portfolio Management
Andrea Damiani Maia de Andrade
Procurement
Marina Quindere Burnett Corredor Barbosa
Business Financial Modeling
Marcos Mazzaroppi de Campos Rosa
M&A Valuation andOperations Control
Yonatan Moisés Mizrahi
Corporate Affairs
Clarice Coppetti
Human Resources
Lilian Maria Louzada Soncin
Health, Safety and Environment
Flaubert Matos Machado
Corporate Inteligence and Security
José Hilário Nunes Medeiros
Shared Services
Viviane de Salles Cardin Recchia
Information Technology and Telecommunications
Carlos Augusto Burgos Barreto
Information Security
Samara Cristina Barreto da Silva Braz
Digital Transformation
Tatiana Escovedo
Petrobras University
Antonio Felipe Flutt
Governance & Compliance
Mário Vinícius Spinelli
Governance
Braulio Licy Gomes de Mello
Compliance
Renata Pereira Elias Citriniti
Corporate Integrity
Augusto Moraes Haddad
Disciplinary Accountability
Strategic Information and Integrity Monitoring
Fernando Augusto Garcia Martins
Privacy Office
Viviane do Nascimento Pereira Sa
Veja o perfil de cada executivo no Formulário de Referência, disponível aqui (item 7.3 Composição e experiências profissionais da administração e do conselho fiscal).
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