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Lead Independent Director (LID) and independent member of the Board of Directors at Vale. See his brief profile below:

Years at Vale:  

  • Manuel Lino Silva de Sousa Oliveira (Ollie) has been the Lead Independent Director (LID) and an independent member of the Board of Directors at Vale since 2021.  

Participation in Vale’s internal committees:  

  • Member of Audit and Risks Committee 

  • Member of Sustainability Committee  

Nomination of shareholder:  

  • NOT APPLICABLE  

Board of Directors in other listed companies:  

  • NOT APPLICABLE

Skills, knowledge and expertise:

  • Mining  

  • Risk Management and Security  

  • Finance & Portfolio with Value orientation and Performance Accountability  

  • Business Innovation  

  • ESG  

  • Capital Markets  

  • Relevant Executive Experience  

  • Cultural Transformation and Talent Management  

  • Institutional, Government and Regulatory Relations  

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Mr. Manuel Oliveira (Ollie) graduated in Accounting and Business Economics in 1973 and specialized in Accounting Theory in 1975 from the University of Natal-Durban in South Africa. He also holds specializations in chartered accountancy and chartered management accountancy from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in South Africa and the Institute of Chartered Management Accountants in the UK, respectively. An executive with over 45 years’ experience in corporate finance and strategy, mainly in the mining sector, in companies such as Anglo American and De Beers, including experience in Brazil. He is a recognized independent director, having served on several international boards in the industrial area. He has experience in institutional relations, finance and mining. He is Lead Independent Director (“LID”) of the Board of Directors (since June/2023), independent member (since May/2021) and Coordinator of the Audit and Risks Committee (member since December/2022, served as Coordinator until June 2023 and from July 2024) of Vale.
(i) Member of the Capital Allocation and Projects Committee (April/2024 to November/2024), Member of the People and Remuneration Committee (May/2023 to March/2024), Coordinator of the Audit Committee (August/2021 to December/2022), Member of the Nomination and Governance Committee (December/2022 to April/2023), Member of the Nomination Committee (May/2022 to December/2022) and Member of the People, Remuneration and Governance Committee (August/2021 to May/2022) at Vale; (ii) Member (May/2022 to December/2024) and Chairman (June/2022 to December/2024) of the Board of Directors of Jubilee Metals Group PLC, a publicly traded company in the natural resources and mining sector listed on the London Stock Exchange; (iii) Senior independent member of the Board of Directors (April/2018 to March/2022) of Polymetal International PLC, a publicly traded company in the gold and silver mining sector; (iv) Senior independent member of the Board of Directors (October/2011 to August/2021) of Antofagasta PLC, a publicly traded company in the natural resources and mining sector; (v) Independent member of the Board of Directors (February/2020 to July/2021) of Blackrock World Mining Investment Trust PLC, a British mining investment company; and (vi) Member of the Board of Directors of Vale Base Metals (since January/2025).