Rabasa Kovacs

As the Corporate Vice President of Sustainability and Corporate Affairs, Tania is responsible for steering Orbia’s corporate governance and sustainability agenda to achieve a net positive impact on the environment by addressing decarbonization, renewable energy and energy efficiency, circular economy, sustainability science and innovation, technology, partnerships and external affairs.

Tania brings a commitment to Orbia’s purpose-driven journey to her role as well as corporate development expertise and more than 15 years of experience in the energy sector. She has a background at the intersection of energy and strategy, with a particular focus on guiding transitions and sustainable development agendas. In addition, Tania has worked across the private and public sectors and built a broad network of stakeholders in Mexico, spanning policymakers, industry groups, academia, members of the media and NGOs.

Prior to joining Orbia, Tania held numerous leadership roles in Mexico’s largest state-owned electricity company, CFE, and in its trading and marketing entity CFEnergía. Before that, Tania worked at the Board level as well as in the finance department at PEMEX. Tania is a founding member of Voz Experta, an NGO that supports women’s leadership in businesses in the environmental and energy sectors as well as a member of numerous think tanks including COMEXI, Club of Rome and Centro Tepoztlán that are promoting the study and analysis of global challenges including climate change.

She holds an M.A. in Economics and Political Science from El Colegio de Mexico in Mexico City and a B.A. in Economics, Politics and Philosophy from York University in the U.K.