Eder Nihama

Background

About Eder Nihama

Professional with over 21 years of experience in Sustainability, Environmental and Safety Automotive Engineering. Worked for a North American multinational company in the automotive segment. • Experience in working with Brazilian authorities, through technical associations and other departments; • Experience in developing sustainability goals aimed at reducing greenhouse effect impacts through vehicle energy efficiency objectives; • Experience working in a North American multinational company with operations in Europe, China, South America, and Asia-Pacific markets; • Ability to communicate and negotiate on issues related to new regulations and corporate policies; • International professional experience in Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Uruguay and the United States to strengthen relationships with local regulatory authorities in the development of requirements. Domestic and international travel availability; • Strategic vision of new public policies and the ability to leverage constructive relationships with government entities to meet the company's strategic plan. • Preparation of executive reports for senior management, highlighting relevant points of regulatory and corporate movements for regional and global operations; • Fluency in written and oral communication, both in Portuguese, English and eventually in Spanish, including in interpersonal relationships; • Relationship with Ford's Global Leadership for Sustainability, Environment and Safety Engineering (SE & SE) on South American regulations, in addition to other Product Engineering, Marketing, Legal, Government Affairs departments. In addition to managing an internal team and private entities in South America. • Follow the code of conduct and ethics in an exemplary manner, maintaining the reputation of the company and the services provided; • Proactivity in releasing internal and external actions to attend to the implementation of actions to make legal and corporate compliance plans feasible; • Experience in identifying and understanding technical aspects related to operations and products for new regulatory requirements and their implications for business, in addition to preparing executive summaries on different topics; approach. Ability to structure an action plan, trade-offs, and recommendations in different negotiations. • Training in the Six Sigma Methodology - Green Belt; • Production of positive results in management control through performance indicators (KPI’s).