José Carlos Pádua

José Carlos Pádua is a seasoned risk management and internal audit professional with extensive experience in corporate risk strategy and compliance. Currently serving as Gerente de Riscos, Integridade, Auditoria Interna e Controles Internos at Hidrovias do Brasil since September 2025, José previously held key positions at Ultra, including Gerente de Riscos e Controles Internos, where responsibilities encompassed strategic risk assessment, crisis management, and compliance monitoring. José's earlier experience includes roles as Coordenador de Riscos at Fibria, focusing on enterprise risk management and crisis coordination, and roles in investment management and engineering at Nokia Networks and Nextel Telecomunicações. José holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from Universidade Estadual Paulista and a postgraduate qualification in Administration from USP, supplemented by language studies at EC English Language Centres.