Developing our project

Brazil Iron has established a high-caliber Board of Directors and Management team. The Board and Management team have extensive experience in the exploration, development, financing and mining of iron ore deposits around the world. The team is well qualified to develop the vast potential of our project.

The general guidelines and policies that guide our business are established by the Board of Directors, which monitors the implementation of these initiatives through reports from the executive teams. The Board also receives advice from technical and consulting teams.

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Guy Saxton

Guy Saxton

Chief Executive Officer

CEO of Brazil Iron since 2014. Director, Financier to and shareholder in Iron ore projects in Brazil, Asia and Australia. Former CEO of Angel Bourse. Senior post at Axa and Director Fidelity and Director of numerous listed companies in New York, London and elsewhere.

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Gordon Toll​

Gordon Toll​

Chairman

Former Chairman of Fortescue Metals Group and Chairman/Founder of Ferrous Resources. Senior Executive with BHP and Rio Tinto with a career spanning over 40 years in the mining industry. Since 2007 has raised over $5 billion USD for major mining projects with a track record of major project implementation and development.

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Rob Davies

Rob Davies

Chief Technical Officer

CTO for Brazil Iron and Director of Forge International Limited. Chartered Resource Geologist and Competent/Qualified Person as defined by JORC and NI43-101. 20 years experience working globally across all phases of mining projects. ​​Former Principal Resource Geologist for Tetra Tech Inc, Independent Advisor on strategic metals for the US Government and Geological Manager for SLR Consulting Limited.

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Roberto Mann

Roberto Mann

Vice President

Roberto is one of the founders of Brazil Iron and is currently Vice President. Roberto has over 30 years of experience in operational and commercial positions, being the Founder and Executive Director of Mobile Port Logística Ltda and formally the country manager of 13D Research Limited.

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Aksel Azrac

Aksel Azrac

Director

Co-founder and senior partner of 1875 Finance SA. Made his first marks as consultant for various major automobile manufacturers and their brand divisions. Co-managed the Parvest Switzerland investment fund and then took up again the position of portfolio advisor for Banque Paribas (Suisse). ​Worked for Ferrier Lullin & Cie, Geneva, where he had specific management responsibility for Swiss and foreign private client portfolios.

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Geoff Marshall

Geoff Marshall

Operations Manager

Operations Manager for Brazil Iron Limited and Director of Boxlock Engineering. ​Strong professional and skilled in Project Management, Process Plant Design, Contract Management, EPC, Mechanical Engineering, and Commissioning. ​​Previous roles include Site Project Manager for Consolidated Nickel Mines (CNM), Zambia and consulting to numerous mining companies across the globe as Project Engineer for GBM and Tetra Tech Mining and Minerals.

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Toby Bodman

Toby Bodman

Corporate Resource Geologist & Geological Manager

Corporate Resource geologist and geological manager for Brazil Iron, with 10 years global experience. Previous roles as Project Geologist at Tetra Tech Inc and Forge International Limited.

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Mariana Utsumi

Mariana Utsumi

Financial Controller and Company Secretary

Financial Controller and Company Secretary for Brazil Iron Ltd and subsidiaries. Joined Brazil Iron since its incorporation. Economist graduated at Insper São Paulo/Brazil. Formally working for Brazilian investment bank Itau BBA.

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Tamara Frey

Tamara Frey

Controllership Superintendent

Finance Manager and Admin. Manager of Brazil Iron Mineracao Ltda. Joined Brazil Iron since its incorporation. Graduated in Business Admin. at UNA and Master in Marketing at Fundação Dom Cabral/Brazil. Formally worked in finance position for Brazilian Innovation and Technology Center CSEM Brasil.

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Frederico Zalan

Frederico Zalan

Production Geologist & Operational Manager

Production geologist and operational manager with >30 years experience in commodities such as gold, iron, chromium, manganese, diamond and bauxite. Previous roles include Kinross gold, Avanco/ Oz Minerals, Vale and IAMGold.

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Rafael Genú

Rafael Genú

Environment Manager

Rafael Genú is the Environment Manager at Brazil Iron, with 13 years of experience in licensing and environmental management in the mining sector, especially in nickel, copper, iron and bauxite, in addition to having worked in institutional relationships and with local communities. Previously, Rafael Genú held prominent positions in global companies such as Vale and Norsk Hydro.

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Careers at Brazil Iron

Interested in a career with Brazil Iron?

If you are passionate about the mining industry, the environment and making a positive impact on people’s lives, we invite you to submit your resume and join the team at Brazil Iron.

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