executive leadership
Petronect is led by Flavio Etrusco, our President.
See below his brief profile and those of our directors:
Samuel Souza
Marketing and Relationship Administrative Director
Graduated in Business Administration from Cândido Mendes University. He has been a career Petrobras employee for 17 years, with experience in the financial and retail markets. He has held various management, technical, and customer relationship positions. He has been at Petronect since June 2020 and has led the Customer Relationship Department since September 2022.
Rainer Muhlhaus
Operation Director
Graduated in Computer Science from Petrópolis Catholic University, with experience in the technology services consulting sector—especially in the energy and oil & gas industries—as well as in large account development and customer relationship management in Brazil and Latin America. As an executive director at Petronect since 2020, he has been leading the Operations Department since May 2022.
Flavio Etrusco
President
Bachelor in Electrical Engineering from UFMG, with a postgraduate degree in Business Logistics from FGV and an Executive MBA from COPPEAD-UFRJ, he has over 20 years of experience in Petrobras' supply sector, with expertise in contract management, procurement, development, guidance, and standardization of goods and services supply processes. He has been serving as President of Petronect since May 2025.
