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Speaker

Vitor Simon

Manager Corporate Environmental Health Safety, Ardagh Group

Vitor Simon has 14 years of experience in Health, Safety, Environment (HSE), and Risk Management, with a focus on loss prevention in multinational industries in the automotive and consumer goods sectors. He currently serves as a corporate-level leader for Brazil, overseeing strategic EHS initiatives and operations.

Vitor specializes in people and department management, implementing health, safety, and environmental management systems (ISO 14001, ISO 45001), and driving both proactive and reactive KPI performance. He has a proven track record in budget and CAPEX management, internal and corporate audits, and the successful deployment of EHS projects.

His expertise includes hazard identification, risk and impact assessments, training programs, change management (MOC), waste management, accident prevention and investigation, housekeeping inspections, emergency preparedness, fire protection (FSPP), and chemical management (GHS). He is also experienced in regulatory compliance, including environmental licensing processes (EIA, RIMA, PRAD), and critical safety program applications like Dupont, Hearts & Minds, and Safestart.

With international experience, including participating in global HSE meetings in Amsterdam and machine validation reviews in Denver, CO, Vitor demonstrates a strong capacity for cross-cultural collaboration. He also brings expertise in Business Continuity Management (ISO 22301 and 27000), ensuring operational resilience and sustainability.

Vitor is dedicated to fostering a strong safety culture through high-performance training programs and innovative EHS strategies.

Company

Ardagh Group

We are a global supplier of sustainable, infinitely recyclable metal and glass packaging for brand owners around the world. We operate 63 production facilities in 16 countries and employ more than 20,000 people. The consistent pursuit of market-leading innovation, quality and customer service, supported by investment in our people and processes, has underpinned our rapid growth over the last two decades. In addition to innovation, sustainability is also very important to us and we only supply materials that are 100% infinitely recyclable. The infrastructures for the collection and recycling of glass, steel and aluminum are well established and we make full use of them in all our markets. The people who make up Ardagh share much more than a strong brand and an excellent reputation. We all share a common vision: to be the preferred packaging partner for brand owners around the world. The future we are shaping for Ardagh is based on the company's core values: integration, trust, teamwork and excellence.