Our People
Founders and Members of the Board
Co-Founder, CEO and Executive Director
Current Board Member at TBE S.A. (Brazil’s largest privately held transmission line group)
Former CEO of Rio Novo Gold
Former CEO and Brazil Managing Director of MDU Resources Inc (NYSE listed, energy & natural resources group)
Co-Founder, Chairman of the Board
Current Chairman of PrimaSea Holdings Ltd
Partner of 3point2 Capital Consultoria LTDA
Founder and former MD at Ygeia Capital
Former Director and Board Member of XP Investimentos
Founder and former Director of MMX Mineração e Metálicos S.A.
Co-Founder, Executive Director
Independent Board Member Sigma Lithium Corporation
Board Member and former Chairman of Brazil-Canada Chamber of Commerce
Former Partner McCarthy Tétrault & former Head of Cescon Barrieu Canada Office
Former Vale In-House Lawyer | PhD, & LLM International Law
Co-Founder, EVP of Corporate Development and Executive Director
EVP Corp, Dev, Bravo Mining Corp
BOD Harvest Mineral Inc
Former Founder, EVP Corp Dev, Rio Novo Gold and Rio Verde Minerals
Former VP Corp, Dev, Aura Minerals
Former Merrill Lynch Equity Research
4B Mining Senior Management Team
Co-Founder, CEO and Executive Director
Current Board Member at TBE S.A. (Brazil’s largest privately held transmission line group)
Former CEO of Rio Novo Gold
Former CEO and Brazil Managing Director of MDU Resources Inc (NYSE listed, energy & natural resources group).
Chief Financial Officer
+20-year of experience in finance, with the past 11 years in key Senior positions focused on the development of intensive capital projects
Former Senior Finance Manager at GNA-Gas Natural Açu, the largest gas fired thermo powerplant project in LATAM (3GW capacity)
Former Treasurer at Prumo Logística (Port Infrastructure + Iron Ore Port Terminal + Oil Terminal)
Head of Corporate Finance and Investor Relations
Partner at 3point2 Capital Consultoria LTDA
Financial Advisor at PrimaSea Holdings LTDA
Former Partner and Director at Ygeia Capital
Former Partner and Senior Fixed Income Analyst at XP Gestão de Recursos LTDA
BS in Economics from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
José Rangel
Financial Director
Former Financial Director Rio Novo Gold (Brazil)
Former Financial Director Aura Minerals (Brazil)
Jorge Camargo
Chief Operational Officer
+30 years of experience in mining operations and senior positions at multinational mining companies in South America and Central America
+10 years as COO/General Manager of Aura Minerals where he led the operations of São Vicente Mine, recovered the operations of São Francisco Mine, and successfully led the resumption of the operations in the EPP mines.
General Counsel
+25 year of legal and governance practices including roles of General Counsel in large corporations and institutions
Alexandre Marques
IT and Safety Director
Former Embraer executive responsible for developing and implementing Embraer´s Safety Management System
Danilo Campos
Director of Logistics
Former Vale River and Ground Logistics & Operations
Director for Corumba Mine (route to be used by 4B’s products)
River Risk Management and Sustainability
Independent Directors
Independent Director and Advisor of Global Sales & Marketing
Former President of Vale International and General Manager in Switzerland
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Vale International and
Former Vale Director of Global Sales and Marketing, focused on iron ore and pellet sales to Europe, the Americas, India and the Middle East
Independent Director
Former Capital Markets Counsel McCarthy Tétrault
Former Head, Business Development - Global Mining, TSX
Independent Director
CEO Frontera Minerals
Chairman Morro Verde Fertilizers
Chairman of Brion Lithium
Advisory Board Catalyst Investments
Former Director Equinox Gold / Trek Mining
Byron Houdayer
Independent Director | Torchlight Fund Nominee
Numerous directorships across sectors
Former partner at Atlas Square Partners
Former Associate at Goldman Sachs/TPG OP JV
Former Investment Banker JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley
Independent Director | Resource Capital Fund (RCF) Nominee
Board Director and global Finance Executive with expertise in Finance, Treasury, Internal Audit, International Business, M&A and Business Process Improvement
Currently serves as Independent Board Director and Audit & Risk Management Committee Chair for Global Advanced Metals
Former Board Director and Audit Committee Chair for Pyxus International (NYSE:PYX)
Former VP & Treasurer Dupont
Lived and worked in Brazil and Switzerland
Strategic Advisors
Strategic Advisory Council, Technical | Independent Head of 4B Mining Technical Committee
Current Independent Co-Chair Technical Committee at Sigma Lithium Resources Corporation
Independent Director at Empress Royalty Corp
Mineral Engineering Consultant Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Former Inco Ltd.
Strategic Advisory Council, ESG | Independent Head of 4B Environmental Social, Health, Safety and Sustainability Committee
Founder and Head of Proactiva – a leading ESG & sustainability advisory and consultancy firm
Former Global Head of Corporate Affairs at Vale S.A.
Carlos Nogueira da Costa Jr
Strategic Advisory Council | Government Affairs
Former Secretary of Mining with the Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy for over 10 years
PhD and a Master's degree in Economic Geology and Mineral Prospecting
Former BHP Billiton