Joao Jose San Martin, Vice President, Human Resources, Alcoa Power and Propulsion.

Joao Jose San Martin, Vice President, Human Resources, Alcoa Power and Propulsion.

Joao Jose San Martin, better known as "Joka" is currently serving as the vice president, human resources for the Alcoa Power and Propulsion, a global enterprise with $1.8 Billion in revenue and 25 operations in North America, Europe and Asia.

A native of Caçapava, SP, Brazil Joka attended the Executive MBA at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business - University of Michigan, received a Psychology degree from the University of Taubate and an Advanced Degree in Social and Labor Psychology from the Sedes Sapientiae Institute.

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He has been living abroad since his first international transfer from Alphaville in the São Paulo region to San Antonio, Texas in 2000. In these 12 years in the US, his family has moved from Texas to Michigan and is now living in Hudson, OH.

Joka has been working for Alcoa for 28 years, having contributed to the majority of Alcoa's businesses, including Investment and Aluminum Castings, Extrusions, Flat Rolled Products, Plastic Packaging, Primary Metals and Electrical & Electronic Systems.

Joka has extensive Human Resources experience with international businesses. His international career started in the Plastic Packaging business where he was responsible to lead Human resources for the operations in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela.

Joka is married to Rosana and has two children: João Victor and Ana Luiza. João Victor is at The Ohio State University studying Psychology and Ana Luiza will graduate from High School in 2013.

Leonardo Mattiazzi, Vice President, International Business Ci&T

Leonardo Mattiazzi, Vice President, International Business Ci&T

Leonardo Mattiazzi is vice president of International Business at Ci&T. With Ci&T since 1997, Leonardo has spearheaded several of the company's critical business units, including Professional Services, Sales, Marketing and Software Products. 

A truly global company, Ci&T is headquartered in Campinas, Brazil, with strategic locations across Latin America, North America, Europe and Asia. Ci&T's US headquarters is in King of Prussia, PA. where Leonardo talks to us on this interview.

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Two of his standout achievements were the launch of Sensedia, a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)-focused organization, and the creation of Ci&T's Interactive Services practice. He has been an active proponent and driver of the Ci&T's transformation into a Lean organization. A prominent industry thought leader on the topic of Lean as both an application development principle and a cultural organizational tenet.

Leonardo has helped to facilitate and grow the company's emphasis on high-performance teams, whose talent, shared purpose and commitment to skills mastery promote continuous innovation and generate high quality results for Ci&T's clients.

 Leonardo Mattiazzi holds a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from UNICAMP, University of Campinas, Brazil and an MBA from the Fox Business School, at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA.

Catarina Bronstein, Global Reporting Initiative, Brazil

Catarina Bronstein, Global Reporting Initiative, Brazil

Catarina Bronstein , Global Reporting Initiative, Brazil

She has worked with various organizations on the topics of Fair Trade and international sustainable economic development such as Global Exchange and Fair Trade USA and is now working for Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)'s Focal Point Brazil, spreading the importance of sustainability reporting for companies in the country.

I met Catarina at a recent Sustainability Ccommittee meeting at Amcham Campinas where she was the featured speaker.

Listen to Tom Reaoch interview Catarina Bronstein Monday Oct. 1 at 1 pm PST on LA Talk Radio.

Having a Brazilian mother and American father, Catarina has her roots in both countries. In the past year she has moved back to Brazil after living 13 straight years in the U.S.

Catarina has a Bachelors degree in International Relations and Global Studies, with a minor in Anthropology, and a concentration in International Law from the University of the Pacific. She is currently finishing an MBA in Sustainable Business from Marylhurst University.