Roberta Soares​

Senior Vice President and President, Novelis South America

Roberta Soares is Senior Vice President and President, Novelis South America, the leading sustainable aluminum solutions provider and world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling. In this role, which she was appointed to in June 2024, she is responsible for leading the overall strategy and P&L for Novelis’ South America business, which includes sales to the beverage packaging and specialty products market.

Prior to being named to this position, Soares served as Vice President of Operations for Novelis South America for three years. Prior to that, she spent four years as Vice President of Finance and IT for the region. Throughout her tenure with Novelis, which began in 2000, Roberta has held leadership roles of increasing responsibility in operations, finance, strategy, marketing and recycling.

Soares holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Fundação Getúlio Vargas and a post-graduate degree in industrial administration from the University of São Paulo.