Career civil servants return to the board after predecessor left none
Apenas um mês após assumir a presidência da Cemig, Alexandre Ramos remodela a cúpula da maior distribuidora de energia de Minas Gerais, sinalizando uma ruptura deliberada com a gestão anterior. A promoção de servidores de carreira, a criação de novas diretorias e a chegada de cinco mulheres a postos executivos revelam um líder que busca, ao mesmo tempo, continuidade institucional e renovação simbólica. As mudanças colocam em evidência uma questão perene nas empresas estatais brasileiras: quem detém o conhecimento da casa e quem detém o poder de transformá-la.
- A saída do vice-presidente de Distribuição, Marney Antunes, remove o segundo nome mais poderoso da companhia logo no primeiro mês do novo comando, criando uma turbulência silenciosa na hierarquia.
- Ernando Braga sobe da superintendência operacional ao posto mais alto abaixo da presidência, quebrando um ciclo em que servidores de carreira haviam sido afastados do topo.
- Simone Deoud migra de Compliance para uma diretoria de Projetos Especiais recém-criada, enquanto Hudson Félix deixa Recursos Humanos para ocupar o lugar dela — um rearranjo em cadeia que redesenha responsabilidades críticas.
- Roberta Nanini Chauar Rolim assume uma inédita Diretoria de Clientes, sinalizando que o relacionamento com os consumidores ganha status estratégico na nova gestão.
- Com cinco mulheres em cargos de diretoria — o maior número na história da Cemig —, a reestruturação transforma uma conversa sobre diversidade em autoridade concreta sobre orçamento, pessoas e comunicação.
Um mês após tomar posse na presidência da Cemig, Alexandre Ramos anunciou uma ampla reestruturação da liderança executiva da estatal mineira de energia, deixando claro que não pretende ser um gestor de transição.
A mudança mais expressiva é a saída de Marney Antunes da vice-presidência de Distribuição — posto considerado o segundo mais relevante da companhia. Para substituí-lo, Ramos escolheu Ernando Braga, superintendente responsável por serviços comerciais, atendimento emergencial e manutenção na mesma divisão. A promoção de Braga retoma uma prática que havia sido abandonada: a de alçar servidores de carreira a posições de comando.
O rearranjo se estende por outras áreas. Simone Deoud, advogada com passagem pela ouvidoria estadual e atual diretora de Compliance, assume uma recém-criada Diretoria de Projetos Especiais. Hudson Félix Almeida, que hoje gerencia recursos humanos, ocupa o posto deixado por ela. Bernardo Ramos, ex-diretor de Projetos Especiais, passa a atuar como assessor direto do presidente. Além disso, foi criada uma Diretoria de Clientes, entregue a Roberta Nanini Chauar Rolim, oriunda da área regulatória.
As mudanças carregam peso simbólico. O antecessor de Ramos, Reynaldo Passanezi, deixou o conselho executivo sem nenhum servidor de carreira em cargo de diretor. Ramos reverte esse quadro: três funcionários de carreira agora ocupam diretorias — Braga em Distribuição, Anderson Cortez em Regulação e o próprio presidente.
Igualmente notável é o avanço na representação feminina. A Cemig terá cinco mulheres em diretorias — recorde em sua história. Além de Deoud e Rolim, integram o grupo Cris Kumaira, em Comunicação e Marketing; Andrea Almeida, na vice-presidência de Finanças e Relações com Investidores; e Fabrícia Lani de Abreu, em Recursos Humanos. Juntas, essas executivas detêm autoridade real sobre alocação de recursos, gestão de pessoas e comunicação institucional.
Ao agir com rapidez e clareza de propósito, Ramos sinaliza que valoriza conhecimento interno, continuidade institucional e diversidade de liderança. Se essas apostas se traduzirão em melhorias concretas para os milhões de consumidores atendidos pela Cemig, ainda está por ser visto.
A month into his tenure as president of Cemig, Brazil's state-controlled energy company serving Minas Gerais, Alexandre Ramos is moving quickly to reshape the organization's leadership. The changes, announced this week, signal a deliberate break from his predecessor's approach and mark the first major test of his vision for the utility.
The most significant shift involves the departure of Marney Antunes from his role as vice-president of Distribution—widely regarded as the second-most powerful position in the company, a rung below only the presidency itself. Ramos has tapped Ernando Braga, currently the superintendent overseeing commercial services, emergency response, and maintenance operations within the distribution division, to assume the post. Braga's promotion represents a return to the practice of elevating career employees from within Cemig's ranks, a pattern that had been abandoned.
The restructuring extends across multiple departments. Simone Deoud, a lawyer who previously served as the state's ombudsman and currently heads Compliance, will move to lead a newly created Special Projects directorate. The position she vacates will be filled by Hudson Félix Almeida, who is transitioning from his current role managing human resources. Bernardo Ramos, the outgoing Special Projects director, shifts into an advisory capacity reporting directly to the president. Simultaneously, Ramos has established an entirely new Customer Director position, which will be led by Roberta Nanini Chauar Rolim, moving from her current post overseeing regulatory affairs.
These moves carry symbolic weight beyond the immediate operational changes. Ramos's predecessor, Reynaldo Passanezi, departed last month having left the executive board entirely composed of appointed officials—no career civil servants held director-level positions. Under Ramos, that pattern reverses. Three career employees now occupy director roles: Braga in Distribution, Anderson Cortez in Regulation, and Ramos himself. The shift reflects a deliberate choice to restore institutional continuity and tap the company's internal expertise.
Perhaps most notably, the restructuring elevates female representation to an unprecedented level. The company will now have five women serving as directors—the highest number in Cemig's history. Beyond Deoud and Rolim, the group includes Cris Kumaira, who leads Communications and Marketing; Andrea Almeida, the vice-president of Finance and Investor Relations; and Fabrícia Lani de Abreu, heading the Human Resources directorate. The shift reflects broader conversations about leadership diversity in Brazil's state enterprises, though it also represents a concrete operational reality: these women now hold significant decision-making authority over how the company allocates resources, manages its workforce, and communicates with the public.
The timing and scope of these changes suggest Ramos is consolidating control while signaling his priorities. By moving quickly—within weeks of taking office—he establishes himself as an active reformer rather than a caretaker. By favoring internal promotion and restoring career civil servants to leadership, he positions himself as someone who values institutional knowledge. And by expanding female representation, he addresses both a practical leadership gap and a cultural conversation about who gets to lead major Brazilian institutions. What remains to be seen is whether these structural changes translate into operational improvements for a utility that serves millions of customers across one of Brazil's most important states.
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The changes mark the return of career employees to Cemig's directorate, a departure from the previous administration's reliance on appointed officials— Editorial context from O Fator
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Why does it matter that Ramos moved so quickly—within a month—to remake the executive team?
Speed signals intent. A new leader who waits six months to make changes is often constrained or uncertain. Ramos is saying: I have a vision, and I'm moving to implement it. It also prevents the old guard from entrenching themselves further.
The source emphasizes that career civil servants are returning to the board. Why is that significant?
His predecessor, Passanezi, had appointed only outsiders to director roles. That's a statement in itself—a belief that the company needed fresh blood, people unburdened by institutional habits. Ramos is reversing that bet. He's saying the institution itself has value, that people who've spent years inside Cemig understand things that outsiders miss.
Five women directors is described as a historic high. Does that feel like a genuine shift or a box being checked?
Both, probably. The number is real—it's unprecedented for this company. But whether it's transformative depends on whether these women have real authority or are concentrated in certain types of roles. The fact that one is vice-president of Finance and another heads Regulation suggests they're not sidelined into softer portfolios.
What does the creation of a new Customer Director position tell us?
It suggests Ramos thinks the company hasn't been customer-focused enough. You don't create a whole new directorate unless you believe something important is missing. It's a bet that customer experience or customer relations have been neglected.
Marney Antunes leaving the vice-presidency—is that a demotion, a resignation, or something else?
The source doesn't say. It could be any of those. But in the context of a new president reshaping the board, it reads like Ramos wanted his own person in that seat. Whether Antunes was pushed or chose to step aside, the effect is the same: Ramos now has his team in place.