Our team

CEO

Sergio Brandao

Sergio has over three decades in energy and infrastructure, both in Brazil and abroad, both in industry and in the financial sector at such companies as Actis, Rio Bravo Investimentos, Skanska (Investment Development) and Royal-Dutch Shell.

Over the past decade, he led the creation of Brazil's largest operating portfolio of renewable energy power plants, with over 2GW of nominal capacity. He holds BSc and MSc degrees in mechanical engineering (Brazil and UK) and an MBA from IMD, Switzerland.

Legal Counsel

Darci Junior

Darci has over 15 years of experience in the energy sector, having implemented over 20 energy generation projects. He has vast experience in M&A and Corporate Law.

Darci holds a Law degree from Pontificia Universidade Catolica-PR and holds a LL.M in Business Law from Fundacao Getulio Vargas.

Commercial

Guilherme Zimmer

Guilherme has worked in the energy sector since 2004, focusing on trading and commercial transactions. He has been managing the development of new energy projects since 2016, specially in regards to energy supply, risk management and regulatory aspects.

He graduated in Chemical Engineering at FURB and has an MBA in Finance, Audit and Controllership from Fundacao Getulio Vargas.

Engineering & Procurement

Henry Barbosa

Henry has over 10 years of experience in the development and implementation of infrastructure projects mainly in the energy, telecommunications and construction sectors. Prior to ILLIAN, he worked for large companies such as Telefonica Vivo and Itaipu Binacional.

He graduated in Eletrical Engineering with specialization in Project and Construction Management from UTFPR.

Development

Vanessa Senff Costa

Vanessa has been working in the development of renewable energy projects since 2009, with more than 2GW developed in wind and solar projects. Prior to ILLIAN, she worked in companies such as DESA, L8 Energy and CGN Brazil Energy.

She graduated in electrical engineering from UTFPR, with specialization at ISET - Institut für Solare Energieversorgungstechnik (Germany) and postgraduate at FAE business school.

Finance

Pedro Craveiro

Pedro has significant experience in credit, Private Equity, and energy in Brazil. Prior to ILLIAN, he worked for companies such as Rio Bravo Investimentos, Fosun Holdings and Braskem.

He is a specialist in economic evaluation, credit assessment and project financing. He holds a dual BSc degree in business administration from Insper (Brazil) and Copenhagen Business School (Denmark).