Alstom appoints Suely Sola as Manager Director of Alstom Brazil
Communication Coordinator - Latin America
Vinicius Riqueto
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Brazilian, Suely brings over 25 years of experience in the development and implementation of transportation and urban mobility projects
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Michel Boccaccio, formerly Managing Director of Alstom Brazil and Alstom Latin America now becomes a member of the Advisory Board of Alstom Brazil
September 10, 2024 - Alstom, a global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, announced today that Suely Sola, Manager Director of Signaling & Infrastructure Latin America, has been appointed as Manager Director of Alstom Brazil, and will oversee both functions.
Suely has a degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the Mauá School of Engineering and a postgraduate degree in Project Management from the FIA Business School. With a solid track record in the mobility market, Suely has worked for companies such as ABB and Bombardier before arriving at Alstom in 2001, initially as a Project Manager, moving on to become Project Director and Project Portfolio Director for multiple product lines for almost two decades before assuming her current position in 2020. With extensive experience and impactful contributions to urban mobility, Sola is recognized as one of the leading names in the infrastructure and signaling sector in Latin America.
“Bringing together my experience and knowledge of the sector, combined with a strategic partnership with our customers, will be a key part of my management at Alstom Brazil.”
For the past four years, Suely has been leading the Signaling and Infrastructure area in the ten Latin American countries where Alstom has as presence. Today, Alstom is the leader in rail mobility in the Brazilian market and has the largest installed signaling base in Latin America, with more than 6,000 kilometers of signaled lines and more than 2,000 pieces of on-board equipment in operation. According to Suely, “Bringing together my experience and knowledge of the sector, combined with a strategic partnership with our customers, will be a key part of my management at Alstom Brazil.”
Suely Sola also expresses her enthusiasm at being the first woman in the position in the country: “It is an honor to take on this new challenge in my career at Alstom. The company is increasingly demonstrating that the metro-rail market has room for everyone, and it's gratifying to be able to inspire other women.” Suely adds that she wants to "increasingly promote social progress and the development of infrastructure and mobility in the country, always providing innovative and sustainable solutions that provide a great passenger experience."
Suely is also responsible for Monorail projects in Latin America and is an ambassador for Diversity & Inclusion in the region.
Michel Boccaccio has held several leadership positions in France and Brazil during his career at Alstom. In a career that began almost 40 years ago, he has worked in commercial, financial and operational roles. In 2005, Boccaccio assumed leadership of Power Hydro for Latin America, based in São Paulo. In 2013, still based in São Paulo, he took over the leadership of the rail transportat business for Latin America and in 2015, following the global negotiation of the Power activity with GE, he was appointed President of Alstom Brazil. Since 2013, Alstom's rail activities in Latin America have grown significantly in Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Panama and the Dominican Republic. He has led the business in the region, building a solid team of local and global talent and contributing to the development of mobility throughout the region.
Present in Brazil since 1955, Alstom has actively participated in the development of infrastructure and mobility in the country, promoting social progress and respecting the environment.
The company promotes mobility through all rail transport product lines, delivered to the main passenger operators in Brazil, such as São Paulo (SP), Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Porto Alegre (RS), Fortaleza (CE), Recife (PE) and Brasília (DF). The production of rolling stock and the control and signaling systems, responsible for the safe movement of trains, are also present in the development of mobility projects for other countries in Latin America and around the world, such as South Africa, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, United States, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Dominican Republic, Romania and Taiwan.
