Lux Oil Leadership

Recognized professionals in the O&G industry focused on creating value and developing new businesses.

Chairman, CEO and C-Levels

Elia
Tasca

Elia Tasca

Chairman

Elia Tasca is an experienced executive and investor with more than 30 years of global expertise in Real Estate, Financial Services, Media & Telecom, and Mining projects. Mr. Tasca co-founded a telecom company in the 1990’s, introducing long distance callings in Brazil, the Netherlands and Czech Republic, serving over 2,000 clients such as FIAT, Saab Scania and ABN AMRO. In his career, he has been managing and advising on real estate projects across Brazil and Europe, has arranged funding for several mining projects involving graphite, iron ore, manganese and gold resources with exits via the capital markets in Canada. The executive co-founded MaxiFinance, working on a large urbanization project in Bahia and is also on the board of Boscalt Partners, an asset manager in European hotel properties. Mr. Tasca holds a B.A. from Texas A&M University and a MBA from IMD.

Edmundo
Marques

Edmundo Marques

Chief Executive Officer

Edmundo Marques has 37 years of experience in the oil and gas industry and contributed to the discovery of the Pre-Sal at Petrobras, where he worked for 20 years. During his career, he has held the positions of leadership as Executive Director and CEO at Brazilian independent oil companies such as OGX, Ouro Preto, 3R Petroleum and Enauta/Brava. He was a co-founder of OGX and 3R Petroleum, participating actively in the IPOs of both companies. At 3R Petroleum, he led the acquisition of assets from Petrobras’ divestment program. Last years, at Enauta, he managed acquisitions and farm-in/farm-out projects such as Parque das Conchas, Atlanta, and Uruguá/Tambaú, and the merger with 3R Petroleum, resulting in the new company named Brava Energia. He holds a degree in Geology from UFRGS, a Geophysics certification from Petrobras, a MBA from IBMEC, and a Master degree in Geosciences from UFRGS.

Carlos
Costa

Carlos Costa

Chief Financial Officer

Carlos Costa has over 30 years of investment banking experience, building and managing private investments and advising clients on a range of strategic M&A and capital markets transactions in Brazil and the US. Mr. Costa has managed businesses from companies of the food sector for many years and has closed over U$300M in renewable energy transactions in Brazil. Mr. Costa holds a Bachelor degree in Economics.

Paulo
Ricardo

Paulo Ricardo

Chief Exploration & Production Officer

Paulo Ricardo has over 40 years of experience in oil and gas industry, with a proven track-record in structuring and managing successful teams and relationship with joint venture partners. He worked 25 years at Petrobras. He has led the exploration for Petrobras Energia, in South America, for OGX , Azimuth Group and Seacrest Petroleo (board member). Paulo has a large experience in the evaluation of exploration and production assets in Brazil and abroad. Paulo Ricardo holds a degree in Geology from the UFPR, with a Master degree in Geophysics from the UFBA.

Marcos
Leme

Marcos Leme

Chief Corporate Officer

Marcos Leme has over 30 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, and in the last 20 years has held C-Level positions. Mr. Leme has led several M&A projects and asset acquisitions under Petrobras divestment program. He was a co-founder of Ouro Preto Óleo e Gás and 3R Petroleum, where he worked as CTO, COO, and CCO. Earlier in his career, he worked at Petrobras, Halliburton, and PGS, gaining broad technical and operational experience. He holds a post-graduate degree in IT from PUC-RJ, a Master’s degree in Geophysics from UFF, an MBA in Energy and Petroleum from FGV, and a CTO Program at Berkeley.

João
Ribeiro

João Ribeiro

Chief Institutional Officer

João Ribeiro has over 15 years of investment banking experience and has advised a several M&A, equity and fixed income transactions. In his career, Mr. Ribeiro advised multiple clients in the renewable energy, healthcare and legal claim sectors as a private consultant. He has built strategic relationships with investors in Brazil and abroad. He holds a Bachelor degree of Law.