Daniel Carvalho

Based in London, Daniel is the director of metals and mining consulting, bringing over 18 years of experience as a global operations, process and technology leader. With a solid track record in structuring new operations, managing crises, executing operational turnarounds and defining new strategies in uncertain environments, his career highlights include scaling up new lithium-ion battery plants for Northvolt in Sweden, designing and launching the global upstream R&D for Ternium in Latin America, and managing operations and process technologies for ThyssenKrupp in Brazil.

Prestigious industry awards recognise his commitment to innovation, excellence and the advancement of the iron and steel industry, including, among other recognitions, the 2021 Hunt-Kelly Award by AIST and the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers (AIME), marking the first Latin American recipient since 1920.

Education

PhD, Iron and Steel Technology, Montanuniversität Leoben (Austria),

Sloan Fellow MBA, Strategy and Leadership, Business Administration  and Management, General, London Business School (UK)

MSc, Metallurgy, Universidade Federal Fluminense (Brazil)

Metallurgical Engineering, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Brazil)