Responsible for five Functional Programs at Odebrecht, including Procurement & Logistics and Finance, Milena Moreno Giglioti and her partners are carrying out initiatives that expand Organization members’ knowledge. She lives in Santo André, 30 km from the São Paulo office, and travels throughout Brazil to see how programs are being developed and utilized. Her lifestyle is fast paced, and she likes it that way. So much so that, in her spare time, her favorite sport is running. “I’m not one to stand still,” she explains.

An Argentine national with an engineering degree and an MBA, Pablo Brottier joined the Organization in Brazil four years ago. He has travelled extensively in that country, visiting 16 states on business and as a tourist. Now, he is back in his native land, where he is Project Director for the CCR unit being built for the YPF oil company. When asked to describe Buenos Aires, he says, “It’s a city with everything to offer.” And he gives some tips: “I recommend taking a tour of the city. Whatever you do, you must try a parrillada (barbecue) in Puerto Madero or Las Cañitas. But I warn you, there’s no point in asking them to cook thick cuts of bife de chorizo, top loin or vacío well done. That’s impossible!”

Rubian Zillmer has lived in Nova Alvorada do Sul, in the southeastern Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul, for ten years, and joined ETH Bioenergy two and a half years ago. A native of Rio Grande do Sul in southern Brazil, she has a business degree with a specialization in Human Resources Management. She is responsible for people development, educational and training programs in the operational area of the company’s industrial and agricultural units. Rubian enjoys life in the country, where her children can play safely, but she travels often and can’t always enjoy the rural peace and quiet. “ETH has given me the opportunity to have educational leaders. I work with people from varied cultural backgrounds and have learned the importance of adapting and being influenced by others,” she says.