Embraer’s board of directors has appointed Felipe Santana Santiago de Lima as Executive Vice President of Finance and Investor Relations, effective April 13.
Santana, currently the company’s Global Director of Treasury, has spent 18 years at Embraer, holding leadership roles across financial operations, treasury, insurance, customer finance and shared services.
Over his career, he has developed strong expertise in corporate finance and treasury, with extensive exposure to capital markets, liability management, aircraft financing, investor and banking relations, and risk management, supporting strategic decision-making and long-term value creation.
He holds a degree in International Relations from Fundação Escola de Comércio Álvares Penteado (FECAP) and a Certified Financial Management (CFM) credential from Insper. He has also completed executive education programmes at Fundação Dom Cabral, Harvard University and Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV). In 2022, he was named one of the “20 Finance Leaders to Watch” by the Finance Career Perspective Yearbook (Insper and Assetz).
The company said the appointment ensures continuity in its financial leadership and supports the execution of its strategy and business plan.
