AES Announces New Vice President of New Business for AES South America

December 9, 2021

The AES Corporation today announced that it has appointed Italo Freitas, current President of AES Brazil, as the new Vice President of New Businesses for the AES South America strategic business unit, made up of Chile, Argentina, Brazil and Colombia.

Clarissa Saddock will assume the Presidency of AES Brazil.

Italo Freitas has a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Pernambuco - Escola Politécnica de Brasil, a master’s degree in Energy, Environment and Water Resources from the University of Campinas and an MBA in Finance from the University of Murcia – Spain.

In the last fourteen years he has worked in the AES Group and occupied the following positions: President of AES Tietê & AES Uruguaiana; Vice President of Generation Operations; Director of Operations and Maintenance of AES Tietê AES Uruguaiana Emprendimientos S.A.; Manager of Engineering and Performance at AES Cartagena - Spain.

During his management, Freitas led the rapid growth of more than 1200 MW of AES in Brazil with an emphasis on renewable energy and digital solutions for commercial and industrial customers. Along with the above, it implemented the digitalization of the operation and maintenance processes.

The president of AES South America and of the board of directors of AES Gener, Julián Nebreda, stated that the arrival of Italo Freitas will give a new impetus to the already accelerated implementation of renewable energies and the integration of state-of-the-art technologies that the Company is developing in Chile, Colombia and Argentina.

“I am familiar with Italo’s career and I know he will make an important contribution to all four markets that he will lead from the Vice Presidency of New Businesses. His vision will be key to fulfilling our mission to accelerate a safer and more sustainable energy future,” said Nebreda.