We are delighted to announce that Rodrigo Elisei Tomaz has accepted the position of COO across the FCT Group of companies.

As a high performing operations-management executive with more than 20 years of experience, Rodrigo brings a wealth of expertise to the role managing operations across all of FCT’s business units worldwide.

Previously, Rodrigo held the role of Global Business Development Executive at FCT Combustion, focusing on the Iron and Steel industries. Prior to this, Rodrigo worked at Vale for many years at all pellet plants of the Brazilian conglomerate.

During this time, Rodrigo held roles such as Executive Operations Manager of 3 plants as well as Chief Operating Officer of Vale Oman overseeing all operational functions including HSE, maintenance, production, process, planning, quality, and laboratory.

A graduate of the renowned Federal University of Ouro Preto in Brazil, Rodrigo also holds an Executive International Master of Business Administration.

We welcome Rodrigo into this new role.