José Noldin
Chief Executive Officer
GravitHy 

Jose Noldin is a mechanical engineer and holds an M.Sc. degree and a Ph.D. in metallurgical engineering from the Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. After starting his career at Tecnored, Noldin spent a decade in Belgium in leadership positions at Lhoist. More recently, he was the head of technology strategy at Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional, in Brazil, where he was in charge of decarbonization issues. He currently serves as chief executive officer of GravitHY in France. Noldin is an active member of societies such as Associação Brasileira de Metalurgia, Materiais e Mineração (ABM) and AIST. He holds several industry awards, including the Iron and Steel Society of the U.K.’s Thomas Medal (2017), ABM’s Ironmaker of the Year (2014) and an AIST Presidential Citation (2015). He has an extensive list of publications with many best paper awards for his contributions in the fields of iron ore, ironmaking and sustainability, with greater focus in CO2 abatement, new technologies, energy efficiency and raw-material-related challenges.