Current

Board of Directors

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President

Márcio de Lima Leite
Stellantis 

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Márcio de Lima Leite assumed the presidency of ANFAVEA on 05/02/2022. He is Stellantis’ Legal, Tax and Institutional Relations Vice-President for South America. He has been with the group since 2000. Additionally, he is General Counsel and Head of Taxes in the South America region. He serves on the Audit Boards of Banco Fidis, Fundação Stellantis Saúde and IMPP-Instituto Minas Pela Paz.

He holds a degree in Law and Accounting Science, a master’s degree in Business Law and a postgraduate degree in Strategic Management with a specialization in Finance from UFMG. Visiting professor at PUCMINAS for the LLM postgraduate course in Tax Law. Former undergraduate professor at UFMG and PUCMINAS and of the postgraduate course at Fundação Dom Cabral.

He is also a member of the Audit Committee of CEMIG-Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais-and Board Member and Coordinator of the Audit Committee of COPASA-Companhia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais. He is coordinator of the IBGC-Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance of the Minas Gerais Chapter.

He served as an independent auditor at KPMG, Deloitte Touche Thomatsu and Soltz Matoso e Mendes for 9 years. Certified by IBGC, Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance, for Audit Committee member.

1st Vice President

Gustavo Rodrigo Bonini
Scania

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Gustavo Bonini is ANFAVEA’s Vice-President and Treasurer. He serves as director of Institutional and Governmental Relations at Scania Latin America and has been in the automotive sector for almost 21 years. In 2013, he was appointed to lead ANFAVEA’s logistics commission, a position he held until 2016. He is currently Vice-President of the entity and speaker at trade fairs. He holds an MBA from FGV and a degree in Business Administration and Foreign Trade.

Vice President Treasurer

Gleide Mércia Souza Patrizi
BMW

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Gleide Mércia Souza Patrizi has been Vice-President of ANFAVEA since 2014. Graduated in Full Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Administration, she has been working in the automotive sector for 30 years, having worked for large multinationals in the segment. At BMW do Brasil, she has been at the forefront of strategic areas over the last 13 years, assuming the Directorship of Government Relations and Social Responsibility in 2013.

Vice President Secretary

Antônio C. Prataviera Calcagnotto
Audi

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Antônio has been Vice President of ANFAVEA for Audi since 2020. He worked at Marcopolo Buses, Navistar International Trucks and Renault-Nissan Alliance. He is Audi’s Institutional Relations and Sustainability Director and is on the board of ABERJE (Brazilian Association of Business Journalism), is a member of the CNI and of the board of FIESP. He holds a degree in Business Administration and Law and a master’s degree in Strategic Planning (FGV).

Vice-Presidentes

Adriano Leite de Barros
General Motors

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Alexandre B. de Miranda
CNH

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Alexandre Parker Machado
Volvo

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Alexandre Parker holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering and postgraduate degrees in Management Development and in Automotive Industry Management from FGV. He has 35 years of experience in the sector and is currently responsible for the Corporate Affairs Area of the Volvo Latin America Group.

Ana Helena C. de Andrade
 AGCO

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Ana Helena has been Director of Government Affairs at AGCO do Brasil and Vice-President of ANFAVEA since October 2013. She has a postgraduate degree in Business Administration and Economics from PUC-SP. She holds an MBA in Business Communication from Fundação Cásper Líbero-SP and in Agribusiness from USP-Esalq. In her career, she has worked for the Brazilian Machinery Industry Association, private companies and the Government of the State of São Paulo.

Andrea Zámolyi Park
Caterpillar

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Andrea has been Vice President of ANFAVEA since 2010. With 22 years of experience in the road machinery sector, she currently holds the position of Director of Government & Corporate Affairs at Caterpillar Brazil. Graduated in Social Communication, she has a Postgraduate Degree in Foreign Trade and an MBA in Business Management from FGV. She is Director of Competitiveness and Economics at FIESP and a member of the Brazil-US Business Council.

Antonio Sérgio Martins Mello
Stellantis

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Antonio Sergio is Vice President of ANFAVEA. He currently holds the position of Director of Institutional Relations at Stellantis. He serves as Vice President of the AEB and as a member of the AEA Board of Directors. Before dedicating himself to the private sector, he developed his career in the public sector, holding positions at the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade – MDIC and at the Ministry of Economy. He holds a degree in Economic Sciences with a specialization in Economic Engineering and Industrial Administration.

Carlos Eduardo Lemos
Mercedez-Benz

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Carlos Eduardo has been Vice-President of ANFAVEA since 2004, representing Mercedes-Benz do Brasil. With legal training and specialization in Constitutional and Tax Law, he began his professional activities at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and later moved to the Presidency of the Republic. He has more than 20 years of experience in the automotive sector.

Dirlei Dias
Mercedes-Benz Cars & Vans Brasil

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Dirlei Dias joins Anfavea’s Board as Vice-President in February 2022. With a degree in Business Administration from Universidade Anhembi Morumbi and in Mechanical Technology from FATEC, he has more than 30 years of experience in the automotive industry, working in various areas and projects. of commercial vehicles and automobiles both in the national market and in Latin America. He is currently Head of After Sales at Mercedes-Benz Cars & Vans Brazil, working at the brand since 1985.

Edson Ares Sixto Martins
Agrale

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Corporate Sales Director, he is also responsible for Marketing, Exports and After Sales. At Agrale since 2004, he was also responsible for the Supply Department (purchasing, logistics, supplier development and production planning). Graduated from the Air Force Academy and later as a fighter pilot, he has 4 MBAs: Business Management, Business Administration, Marketing and Finance, with passage through the commerce and services sectors.

Fernando Flórido
Nissan

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Fernando is Director of External and Government Affairs and Sustainability at Nissan do Brasil. He has 20 years of experience in the area of Foreign Affairs in multinationals from different sectors, working in the automotive industry since 2013. Graduated in Electrical Production Engineering from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro.

Eduardo Freitas
IVECO

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Eduardo Freitas is an economist, graduated from the Federal University of Espírito Santo and master’s degree from the University of Strathclyde, Scotland. Current director of Institutional Relations at IVECO for Latin America, the executive accumulates 27 years of professional experience with stints in consulting companies, the US Embassy in Brasília, and the automotive sector.

Fabio Rua
General Motors

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Fabio Rua has been vice-president of ANFAVEA since 2022. Graduated in International Relations, post-graduated in Economic Diplomacy and Master in International Business Management. At GM, since October 2022, he is Vice President of Government Relations, Communications and ESG. He leads a multidisciplinary team across South America.

Francisco Nelson Satkunas
HPE

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Francisco has 54 years in the automotive sector, 40 of which at General Motors (Brazil and Germany) in the areas of Engineering, Marketing, Sales, Global Purchasing, Strategic Planning and Quality. He was a member of the Board of Directors of Plascar for 8 years and serves on the Advisory Board of SAE BRASIL. Mechanical Engineer from FEI and postgraduate at FGV, he adds specialization courses in Europe. At ANFAVEA he has represented HPE since 2015.

Henrique Mendes Araújo
Volkswagen

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He has participated in ANFAVEA’s thematic committees since 2008, having been Coordinator of the Legal Affairs Committee. He has 18 years of experience, working on regulatory issues in the sector. He holds a degree in Social and Legal Sciences from the Faculty of Law of São Bernardo do Campo and a postgraduate degree from PUC-SP in Constitutional Law. In 2020 he was appointed Superintendent Director of the Volkswagen Group Foundation.

Jeferson Olivete Biaggi
Komatsu

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Jeferson has been Vice President of ANFAVEA since 2015. With 30 years of experience in the sector, he currently holds the position of Industrial Director at Komatsu do Brasil. Graduated in Business Administration, he has an MBA in business management at FGV and a degree in Global Management at the Komatsu Way Institute in Japan.

João Alecrim Pereira
Ford

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João is Ford’s Government Relations Manager and Vice President of ANFAVEA. He has 28 years of experience in Government Relations, Public Relations and Corporate Communications. He also worked at TIM Brasil, Edelman, Jornal A Tarde, Salvador City Hall and TVE Educativa da Bahia. He holds a degree in Journalism from UFBA and an MBA in Marketing from ESPM.

João Irineu Medeiros
Stellantis

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With 35 years in the industry and experience in the areas of Product Engineering, Product Development, Product Planning, he is currently Director of Product Regulation and Compliance. He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Federal University of Minas Gerais, a postgraduate degree in Structural Engineering from UFMG and Economic Engineering from Fundação Dom Cabral, an MBA in Business Management from Fundação Dom Cabral and a Post-MBA from the Kellogg School of Management Chicago, Northwerstern University.

Luiz Carlos Moraes
Mercedes-Benz

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With 42 years of experience in the sector, he currently holds the position of Director of Corporate Communications & Institutional Relations at Mercedes-Benz do Brasil. Graduated in Economics from Fundação Santo André, he has a postgraduate degree from FGV, an MBA from IBMEC and a postgraduate degree from INSEAD/France.

Luiz Henrique Maia Bezerra
Volkswagen

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Luiz Henrique Maia Bezerra é Advogado e Administrador de Empresas com Habilitação em Comércio Exterior, pós-graduado em gestão de pessoas e direito eleitoral. Com mais de 10 anos de experiência na indústria automobilística e mais de 15 anos na área de relações institucionais e governamentais. Foi ainda: Executivo da Fiesp, Conselheiro da OAB/DF, Presidente da ABRIG e Assessor da Presidência da CNI.

Marcelo de Oliveira Elias
CAOA

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Marcelo has been Vice-President of ANFAVEA since 2014. With more than 20 years of market experience, he works as Legal, Tax and Institutional Relations Director of CAOA Automaker and as a member of the Board of Directors of the automaker CAOA CHERY. Graduated in Law from PUC / RJ, he has a Masters in Commercial Law from the London School of Economics (LSE).

Marco Saltini
MAN

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Member of the Board of Directors since 2004, he has worked in the sector for 36 years and is currently Director of Governmental and Institutional Relations at MAN Latin America/Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus. Graduated in Mechanical Production Engineering from the Instituto de Ensino de Engenharia Paulista and with a specialization in Management Development from PUC/MG.

 

Marcus Vinicius Aguiar
Renault

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Marcus Vinicius is Director of Institutional and Governmental Relations at Renault do Brasil. He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Universidade Mackenzie and a postgraduate degree in Business Administration from FAAP, Fundação Alvares Penteado.
He is also Director of Institutional Relations at AEA (Association of Automotive Engineering) and member of the Board of Directors of IQA (Institute of Automotive Quality).

Otávio Mizikami
Honda

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Otávio Mizikami has more than 35 years of experience in the automotive sector. He is a mechanical engineer graduated from the Faculty of Industrial Engineering (FEI) and currently occupies the position of Industrial Vice President of Honda Automóveis do Brasil and President of Honda Energy, a subsidiary of Honda Automóveis whose activities are in the area of power generation. wind.

In his trajectory, he also accumulates 20 years of experience in the brand’s motorcycle factory, in Manaus, as a product engineer

Rafael Ceconello
Toyota

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Rafael Ceconello has 20 years of experience working with legal, tax and regulatory issues in various sectors of the industry, in addition to working in consultancies and offices. He holds a degree in Social and Legal Sciences from the Faculty of Law of São Bernardo do Campo and a postgraduate degree from PUC-SP in Tax Law. He started his work at TOYOTA in 2021 as a tax officer for the Latin America and Caribbean region. The executive also has extensive experience in the financial area and has specialized courses at SDA/Bocconi (Faculty of Administration in Milan).

Ricardo Augusto Martins
Hyundai

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Ricardo has worked at ANFAVEA since 2012 and has over 27 years of experience in the automotive sector. He is Administrative Vice President of Hyundai Motor Brasil and holds degrees in Electronic Engineering from Universidade Mackenzie (Brazil), MBAs in Management from the Universities of Michigan (USA), Darmstadt (Germany), Masters from FIA (Brazil) and Grenoble (France) and is a PhD candidate in Business Administration at FGV.

Roberto Matarazzo Braun
Toyota

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Roberto has been Vice President of ANFAVEA since 2016. With 26 years of experience in the automotive sector, he currently holds the position of Director of Regulatory and Governmental Affairs at Toyota do Brasil. Graduated in Engineering from Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado, he has a postgraduate degree from FAAP, ESPM and an MBA from FIA/USP.

Roberto Mario Martini
Jaguar Land Rover

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Ulisses Lyrio Chaves
DAF

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Ulisses has been Vice President of ANFAVEA since 2012. He has 21 years of experience in the automotive sector and is currently Legal and Government Relations Director at DAF Caminhões Brasil Indústria Ltda. Graduated in Law from the Brazilian Faculty of Legal Sciences in Rio de Janeiro, he has a postgraduate degree from Universidade Federal Fluminense-UFF, from FAE – Centro Universitário, MBA from ISAE/FGV and Masters from UniCuritiba.

Directores

Aurélio Santana
CEO

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Aurélio has been Executive Director of ANFAVEA since 2013, which he joined in 1982 as an intern. He is an economist from PUC-SP, postgraduate in Economic and Financial Administration from the Municipal Institute of Higher Education of São Caetano do Sul. He studied Applied Statistics at the Faculty of Economics and Administration of the University of São Paulo – FEA / USP-SP.

Henry Joseph Junior
Technical director

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Henry Joseph Junior is ANFAVEA’s Technical Director. Chemical Engineer and Bachelor in Chemistry from Mackenzie University, with specialization from the University of Tsukuba (Japan) and more than 30 published works on fuels and vehicular emissions. He worked for 36 years at Volkswagen Engineering, with studies on engines, ethanol, emissions and lubricants. He was one of the main responsible for the creation of flexfuel technology.

Mauro Borges de Castro
Director of Government Relations

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Mauro Borges de Castro assumed the Directorship of Government Relations of ANFAVEA on 03/01/2018. With 26 years of experience in Government Relations, he has held positions in the private (companies and class entities) and public (Legislative Power) sectors. He holds a degree in Economics from UNICEUB and has an international qualification in the area of Lobbying and Political Leadership.

André Jalonetsky
Director of Communications and Institutional Affairs

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André Jalonetsky assumed the Communication and Institutional Affairs Directorate of ANFAVEA on 04/22/2019. He holds a degree in Business Administration from Fundação Getúlio Vargas, with a specialization in Marketing and Finance. He worked for 15 years in the financial market and 21 with journalism, as Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of the magazines AutoEsporte and Car & Driver, Jornal Diário de São Paulo and Portal IG.