Luiz Simao

Key experience: Luiz Simao has been the Senior Vice President of Carbon Solutions since 2020. Previously he was the plant manager for Elkem Carbon Brazil, a role he has held since 2017.

Before that, he has held a number of other leadership roles, including as Finance Director for the Carbon Solutions division. He has 15 years of Elkem experience.

Prior to Elkem, Simao worked with Alcoa for 10 years.

He holds an MSc in Industrial Engineering from Universidade Federal de São Carlos, an MBA from Ibmec and a BSc in Chemistry from Universidade de São Paulo. Simao is a Brazilian national.