Chief Executive Officer of EPE
Chief-of-staff and of the CEO’s cabinet of EPE
Technical advisor of the CEO
Thiago is graduated in eletrical engineering since 2006 and post graduated in economic engineering and has a MBA in finance. Previously, he was a deputy head at generation projects department in Energy Research Office – EPE from 2018 to 2019 and Technical Consultant from 2013 to 2018. He works at EPE since 2008 with power generation projects of all energy sources (gas, hydro, wind, solar, biomass, nuclear, etc.), which includes: coordination, technical qualification and calculation of the cap price in Brazil´s electricity auctions, studies for off-grid systems, feasibility studies of hydropower projects, ten-year energy expansion plan, long-term energy plan, electricity market design and power system economics. He works directly in technical and financial economic studies that supports energy policies of the Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy.
Advisor of press, media and communications
Maura Xerfan has been Head of Press and Public Relations at EPE since April 2017. Currently attending a Master's Degree in Humanity and Culture by UNIGRANRIO - Social Media Project - March, 2017. Before joining the master's degree, she studied: MBA in Distance Education - UNICARIOCA - RJ - 2013. MBA in Marketing - Polytechnic School - UFRJ - RJ - 2003 and MBA in Business Management - Universidade Cândido Mendes - RJ - 1997. Bachelor of Business Administration at Universidade Cândido Mendes. She also is an university lecturer of Journalism, Marketing and Advertising courses since 1996. Prior to EPE, she worked as a social media consultant at her own Company and worked in the Digital Marketing agency - M2BR as an advertising and social media manager.
General Counsel
Bachelor of Law (LL.B.) (Unirio/2005). Postgraduate in Tax Law (PUCRIO/2008). Master's degree in Regulatory Law (FGV/2019). Legal Counsel of the Brazilian ISO (2008/2019). Since March 2020, he has been in charge of EPE´s Legal Team (General Counsel).
Internal Auditor
General Secretary
Alessandra Santos is a Production Engineer from Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Business Administrator and Post-graduate in Public Administration at Estácio de Sá University. She is Secretary-General of the EPE, advising and articulating among the statutory bodies of the Governance system, organizing meetings and formalizing legal documents, among other duties. She is a member of the Eligibility Committee and participates in the Working Group (GT) for the Implementation of the EPE Integrity Program. Created and was the Company's Ombudsman for a year and a half, with certification in Ombudsman's Office by the National School of Public Administration (ENAP) and several courses related to the Law on Access to Information, Ombudsman's Office, Attendance and Ethics. She was a member of the Standing Committee on Gender, Race and Diversity Issues of MME and Related Companies, created and coordinated the Internal Committee on Gender, Race and Diversity and participated in the Organizational Climate GT. She worked at the Permanent Committee for the Evaluation of Confidential Documents (CPADS), the Open Data Committee, the Documentation Center Project (CEDOC - Normative System, Process Management, Document Management and Protocol) and the Legal Consultancy of the EPE (CONJUR).
Graduated in Electrical Engineering with emphasis in Systems and Computation, at the University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), with a Master's Degree in Computing from Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Specialization in Management of Information Security and Communications at the University of Brasilia and certificate in ITIL Foundation. In the private sector acted as a technician and manager of information technology. Performed the following tasks: Support Management of network and infrastructure teams; Coordination of several projects to renew the technological infrastructure; Managing and monitoring project for implementation of ERP of the Rm Systems, at national level, in several branches of a business group. Has also worked as a teacher of higher education teaching courses such as Computer Networks I, Computer Networks II, Introduction to Information Technology I, Introduction to Computers and Architecture of computers I and II, Security and Systems Audit and Information Security in courses of accounting, and administration at graduate level. In the public initiative, has been working in the Energy Research Company (EPE) since January 2008 and was allocated in the Information Technology and Communications area until December 2016, where he was responsible for supporting the Management of the area in the implementation of Governance in Information Technology, in the use of the best practices library for IT service management (ITIL) and in the implementation of Information and Communication Security Management in the company. He is an effective member of the Strategic Committee for Governance, Risks and Internal Controls, in the Executive Committee for Governance, Risks and Internal Controls, in the Strategic Management Executive Committee and in the Information Technology and Communications Committee, all of EPE. Since January 2017 he has been assigned to the company's presidency, working on the implementation
Graduated in Electrical Engineering with emphasis in Systems and Computation, at the University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), with a Master's Degree in Computing from Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Specialization in Management of Information Security and Communications at the University of Brasilia and certificate in ITIL Foundation. In the private sector acted as a technician and manager of information technology. Performed the following tasks: Support Management of network and infrastructure teams; Coordination of several projects to renew the technological infrastructure; Managing and monitoring project for implementation of ERP of the Rm Systems, at national level, in several branches of a business group. Has also worked as a teacher of higher education teaching courses such as Computer Networks I, Computer Networks II, Introduction to Information Technology I, Introduction to Computers and Architecture of computers I and II, Security and Systems Audit and Information Security in courses of accounting, and administration at graduate level. In the public initiative, has been working in the Energy Research Company (EPE) since January 2008 and was allocated in the Information Technology and Communications area until December 2016, where he was responsible for supporting the Management of the area in the implementation of Governance in Information Technology, in the use of the best practices library for IT service management (ITIL) and in the implementation of Information and Communication Security Management in the company. He is an effective member of the Strategic Committee for Governance, Risks and Internal Controls, in the Executive Committee for Governance, Risks and Internal Controls, in the Strategic Management Executive Committee and in the Information Technology and Communications Committee, all of EPE. Since January 2017 he has been assigned to the company's presidency, working on the implementation
Ombudsman