Photo of Franklin Lee Feder, Independent member of the Board of Directors at Vale S.A.

Independent Member of Vale’s Board of Directors. See his brief profile below.

Time with Vale:  

  • Franklin Lee Feder is an independent Member of Vale’s Board of Directors at Vale, since 2025 (less than a year)  

Participation in Vale’s internal committees:  

  • Member of the Nomination and Governance Committee  

  • Member of Sustainability Committee 

Nomination of shareholder:  

  • NOT APPLICABLE 

Board of Directors in other listed companies:  

  • Member of the Board of Directors of CBA - Companhia Brasileira de Alumínio  

  • Member of the Board of Directors of Minerals Technologies Inc.  

Skills, knowledge and expertise:

  • Relevant Executive Experience  

  • Finance & Portfolio with Value Orientation and Performance Accountability  

  • Capital Markets  

  • Risk Management and Security 

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Mr. Franklin graduated in Business Administration from Fundação Getúlio Vargas in 1973, and holds an MBA in Business from IMD, completed in 1977. He has a solid career in strategic consulting and a long and successful career in leadership at Alcoa, where he worked for 24 years, ten of which as CEO for the entire Latin American and Caribbean region. During his time at Alcoa, he held senior positions in the financial area and was responsible for monitoring capital projects, raising funds and defining and controlling budgets for the entire organization. He managed an asset-heavy organization, operating in several countries and sectors, with about 8,000 employees under his leadership. During his 10-year tenure, Alcoa has significantly expanded its operations.
(i)Member of the Advisory Board of Prada Assessoria (unlisted), since 2021; (ii) Member of the Board of Directors of Prumo (unlisted), since 2019; (iii) Member of the Board of Directors of Minerals Technologies Inc. (since 2017); (iv) Member of the Board of Directors of CBA - Companhia Brasileira de Alumínio (since 2017); (v) Member of the Advisory Board of Sitawi - Finance for Good (since 2016); (vi) Member of the Advisory Board of the LGBTQI Business & Rights Forum (since 2013); (vii) Member of the Assembly of Representatives of WRI/Brazil (World Resources Institute) (since 2013); (viii) Member of the Assembly of Trustees of Instituto Ethos (since 2010); (ix) Member of the Board of Directors of AES Brasil (from 2017 to 2024); (x) Member of the Board of Directors of PACCAR Inc. (April/2018 to August/2024); (xi) Member of the Board of Directors of InterCement (2017 to 2020); (xii) Member of the Board of Directors of WRI Brasil (2013 to 2020); and (xii) Member of the Board of Directors of Loma Negra (2018 to 2020).