Vanesca Soler

Vanesca Soler, eng. MBA, is an experienced professional currently serving as Directrice- Service aux Projets / Manager- Project Services IOC at Rio Tinto since June 2023. Prior to this role, Vanesca held various positions including Directrice adjointe, contrôleur de projet at Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) from April 2016 to June 2023, and Contrôleur de Coût at CDPQ Infra for a brief period in 2016. Vanesca's extensive background also includes work as Project Control- Planning & Cost at WSP Group Industriel Montréal and Lead Planner & Engineering Coordination at SNC-Lavalin, where responsibilities encompassed planning and engineering management for major industrial projects. Vanesca began their career as a Project Control Assistant at Pomerleau Inc. Vanesca holds a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering from Polytechnique Montréal and an MBA from UQAM.