FCT Combustion, the world leading supplier of Burning Systems for Iron Ore Pellet Plants, is pleased to announce that Rodrigo Elisei has accepted the position of Global Business Development Executive for Iron and Steel.

Rodrigo will oversee global market development and will be based in FCT’s European Office to easily support all time zones from the Americas to Australia, including Africa, Europe and Asia.

A high-performing operations-management executive with 20 years of experience in the industry, Rodrigo most recently held the position of Executive Manager at Vale. Having graduated from the renowned Federal University of Ouro Petro in Brazil, Rodrigo also holds an Executive International Master of Business Administration.

During his time with Vale, Rodrigo worked in several positions at all pellet plants of the Brazilian conglomerate. Rodrigo began his career in the Vale Pellet Plants in Vitoria (8 plants), ascending to the position of COO of Vale’s Oman pellet plant. More recently, Rodrigo was tasked with the revitalization, re-build and re-start of operations at the Sao Luis plant after a years-long stoppage, before being appointed as Executive Manager of the 3 pellet plants; 2 in Minas Gerais State and 1 in Sao Luis, Maranhao State, with a combined 18 million ton per annum output.

We are very proud to welcome Rodrigo to FCT and feel very confident of the value he will bring, using his unique perspective and experience from the client side to ensure our valued customers enjoy the best outcomes and performance, with limited down time.  We look forward to developing new customers and new markets for our proven combustion technologies under Rodrigo’s direction, while maintaining FCT’s market position as the leading supplier for pellet plants worldwide.