Vale S.A., Rio de Janeiro, has announced that Roger Downey has been named executive director of fertilizer and coal, effective May 2. He succeeds Eduardo de Salles Bartolomeo, who left to pursue other opportunities.
Vale says Downey has extensive experience, including stints as chief executive and investor relations officer at MMX Mineração e Metálicos S.A. from 2009 to 2011, director of equity research of Credit Suisse from 2005 to 2009, and manager for strategic marketing of iron ore of Vale in 2005. He has also worked for Rio Tinto, CAEMI and Arthur Andersen. He holds a MBA from the University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia, and graduated in Business Administration from the Australia National Business School, Australia.