Paulo Castellari
InvestorCEO of Critical Minerals at Appian Capital Advisory
London, England, United Kingdom
Find your path to Paulo
226 people in our graph share verified history with Paulo — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Todd KleinunlockedPaulo: together at JPMorgan Chase (1991–1992)
×3Paulo: together at IMD
Paulo: together at Accenture
×3Paulo: together at London Business School
About
Paulo Castellari is Chief Executive Officer of Critical Minerals at Appian Capital Advisory, with 34 years of experience in the mining sector across five continents. During two decades at Anglo American, he led the team that delivered the Minas-Rio project, with first shipment ahead of schedule, and he also worked on a US$6 billion divestment and debt restructuring at CEMIG and a US$1.4 billion bauxite project in Guinea. At Appian Capital Brazil, he oversaw the restart of a nickel sulphide operation in Alagoas and subsequent exits, and more recently managed the ramp-up of a lithium operation in Argentina.
Experience
- Appian Capital AdvisoryChief Executive Officer - Critical Mineralscurrent2026 — presentDubai / Washington DC
- ErametChief Executive Officer2025 — 2026Paris
- Appian Capital Advisory LLPChief Executive Officer - Appian Capital Brazil2019 — 2025Greater Belo Horizonte
- Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA)Chief Executive Officer - GAC2017 — 2019Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- CEMIGDeputy Chief Executive Offficer & Chief Financial Officer2016 — 2017Belo Horizonte, MG
- Anglo AmericanChief Executive Officer, Iron Ore Brazil2011 — 2015Belo Horizonte Area, Brazil
- Anglo AmericanCommercial Director, Iron Ore Brasil2011Greater Rio de Janeiro
- Anglo AmericanChief Executive Officer, Phosphates and Niobium2009 — 2011Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Anglo AmericanEarlier Roles2004 — 2009Sao Paulo and London
- AngloGold AshantiExecutive Assistant to the COO2001 — 2004City of Johannesburg
- AngloGold AshantiBusiness Development Director2000 — 2001Greater Belo Horizonte
- Anglo AmericanExecutive, Corporate Finance1998 — 2000London Area, United Kingdom
- Anglo AmericanProject Manager1996 — 1998Manchester, United Kingdom
- Anglo AmericanPersonal Assistant to CFO, Minorco South America1994 — 1996Sao Paulo, Brazil
- JPMorgan ChaseSenior Analyst1991 — 1994Sao Paulo, Brazil and New York, USA
- AccentureIntern Management Consultant1990 — 1991Sao Paulo, Brazil
Skills & more
Management47Strategic Planning20Leadership18Strategy13Project Management77Mining68Business Development43Corporate Finance23Base Metals34Gold14Business Strategy35Business Process Improvement30
+12 more
Change ManagementContinuous ImprovementCorporate GovernanceMineral ExplorationPerformance ManagementProject PlanningProcess EngineeringTalent ManagementMineralsDue DiligenceIron OreMergers & AcquisitionsLanguages English · French · Portuguese · Spanish
From Paulo's professional profile.
Colleagues at Appian Capital Advisory
Abdul Osman
Fund Controller at Appian Capital Advisory
Adam Fisher
Managing Director at Appian Capital Advisory
Adriano Fagundes
Director, ANRH Cooperatief U.A. at Appian Capital Advisory
Aiman Chbary
Vice President at Appian Capital Advisory
Alberto Diaz
Director, Underground Mining at Appian Capital Advisory
Alison Gordon
Executive Assistant at Appian Capital Advisory
Amabelle Moras
Controller, UAE Entities at Appian Capital Advisory
Andrew Todd
PR and media communications contact at Appian Capital Advisory
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Paulo Castellari?
- Paulo Castellari is Chief Executive Officer of Critical Minerals at Appian Capital Advisory, with 34 years of experience in the mining sector across five continents. During two decades at Anglo American, he led the team that delivered the Minas-Rio project, with first shipment ahead of schedule, and he also worked on a US$6 billion divestment and debt restructuring at CEMIG and a US$1.4 billion bauxite project in Guinea. At Appian Capital Brazil, he oversaw the restart of a nickel sulphide operation in Alagoas and subsequent exits, and more recently managed the ramp-up of a lithium operation in Argentina.
- Where does Paulo Castellari work?
- Paulo Castellari is CEO of Critical Minerals at Appian Capital Advisory.
- Where did Paulo Castellari go to school?
- Paulo Castellari studied at London Business School (MBA, Strategic Planning & Marketing); IMD (Board Director Diploma, Business Administration and Management); FGV - Fundação Getulio Vargas (BCom, General Management).
Same school
Also attended London Business School800
Patrick ClaessenPartner at Cottonwood Technology FundDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesSandra SchwarzerInvestor at Index VenturesMatt CherianVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesGiuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 Ventures
+ 794 more
Also attended IMD261
Karthik ChakkarapaniInvestor at Foundation CapitalKulpreet SinghOperating Advisor at OpenOceanMusaad AlkadiSr. Principal at Graphene VenturesGrant AllenFounding GP, Schneider Electric Ventures at Giant Ventures Global LlpFredric PetitPartner, Head of Materials & Packaging at Emerald Technology Ventures AgMichael ZehnderHead of Digital Technology & Intelligence at Emerald Technology Ventures Ag
+ 255 more
Also attended FGV - Fundação Getulio Vargas241
Cristian PintoInvestor at DaphniJulien DillonInvestment Director - Finance at Emerald Technology Ventures AgGustavo RibasInvestor at KfundFabio OliveiraInvestor at Riverwood CapitalJean-Marc EtlinInvestor at Norte VenturesBruno DalapriaPartner at NXTP
+ 235 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Eramet3
Also worked at Appian Capital Advisory LLP42
Peter LourenszCFO at Ahren Innovation CapitalAndrew ToddPR and media communications contact at Appian Capital AdvisoryMichael W. ScherbFounder and CEO at Appian Capital AdvisoryIgor GonzalesExecutive Operating Partner at Appian Capital AdvisoryIgnacio BustamanteCEO of Base Metals at Appian Capital AdvisoryMathias J. Iranzo CondeCOO at Appian Capital Advisory
+ 36 more
