Helcio Guerra is a mining engineer with over 30 years’ experience in the Brazilian resources industry. His was vice president of AngloGold Ashanti’s operations in the Americas and also held several senior roles with Brazilian giant Vale including as director of Vale’s Industrial Minerals and Precious Metals Department. He is a member of several Brazilian business and industry bodies including the Brazilian Mining Association Advisory Board (IBRAM) and has built extensive networks in both government and non-government entities.