Luciano Palhares

Luciano Palhares has over 25 years of experience in the mining and operations sector, currently serving as a Senior Planning Engineer at Vale since July 2008, focusing on medium-term mine planning. Previously, Luciano held the position of Senior Operations Analyst, responsible for fleet sizing and management system facilitation. Prior to joining Vale, Luciano worked as an Operations Manager at Transbrasiliana - Grupo Odilon Santos from October 1997 to June 2008. Luciano's academic qualifications include a specialization in Mineral Economics from Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro and multiple degrees in Production Engineering and Environmental Engineering from Universidade Santo Amaro - Unisa, alongside a Bachelor's in Accounting from Universidade Salgado de Oliveira.