About

From his base in Campinas, head of legal and compliance officer for Latin America region Artur Menegon da Cruz leads the legal team at Villares Metals, a group whose mission is to provide innovative solutions in steel, special alloys and services in a sustainable manner across a number of business segments including aerospace, automotive, medical and power generation. One of Brazil’s most important companies in terms of the export of the aforementioned steel products, Villares Metals employs a relatively compact legal team to deal with its legally compliant rollout of products. Da Cruz is responsible for all legal issues in Brazil and compliance matters in Latin America regarding the company’s subsidiaries, and he is ably assisted by lawyer Victor Mosna Tognon which means the company can draw on almost a decade of combined experience in the company. The main bulk of the team’s work falls under the legal practice areas of corporate and contract law, whilst the team is also expected to manage and monitor all legal aspects regarding opening of branches to enable the company reach its strategic goals.