Embraer has taken the decision intending to accelerate the company’s growth and give more focus to areas relevant to the business.
Embraer, a Brazilian multinational aerospace manufacturer has announced the creation of two new vice-presidencies: Global Procurement and Strategy, Digital and Innovation. Embraer has taken the decision with the objective of accelerating the company’s growth and giving more focus to areas relevant to the business. The two areas report directly to the company’s president and CEO, Francisco Gomes Neto. Embraer is a Brazilian multinational aerospace manufacturer that produces commercial, military, executive and agricultural aircraft, and provides aeronautical services.
The Procurement area, which was previously integrated with the Vice-Presidency of Finance, IT, and Investor Relations, will be led by Roberto Chaves, Director of Procurement from 2020. Roberto Chaves has a degree in Mechanical Engineering and an International Executive MBA from FIA-USP. Roberto Chaves joined Embraer in 2001 and has held different senior positions in the Procurement area, including managing suppliers at the industrial plant in Harbin, China, and more recently leading the company’s shared services center.
“Within our strategic planning, the main sustainable growth drivers are business efficiency and innovation. Excellence in the procurement area plays a fundamental role in the pillar of efficiency and value creation. In the case of innovation, we are going to strengthen the integration of these projects into our long-term strategy, accelerating business growth,” said Francisco Gomes Neto, President and CEO, Embraer. “With the changes, we also seek to recognize and value the company’s internal talent, which has a high-performance team that is very prepared for the future,” he further added.
The Corporate Strategy directorate, which was part of the Vice-Presidency of Engineering, along with Innovation and Digital directorate, will now form the Vice-Presidency of Strategy, Digital, and Innovation, to be led by Dimas Tomelin, who has been Director of Strategy for the last three years. Working at Embraer for 21 years, Tomelin was previously Director of Market Intelligence for Defense & Security and has also served as manager of the KC-390 program and product development in executive aviation. He has a degree in Electrical Engineering, with a postgraduate degree in leadership from Fundação Dom Cabral.
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Upon the creation of the Strategy, Digital and Innovation Vice-Presidency, Daniel Moczydlower will be responsible for new projects and partnerships within the global innovation ecosystem, reporting to Dimas Tomelin. The changes take effect from 10 February 2023.
