Since 2015, Bernerd has overseen the transformation of AES’ operations to accelerate the delivery of greener, smarter energy solutions in a safe and reliable manner to our customers. Working in collaboration with AES people and contractors around the world, Bernerd enhances the organization’s culture of safety, efficiency, innovation, and operational excellence to provide competitive advantages to our customers and positively impact the communities we serve. His global optimization and standardization efforts resulted in the leveraging of our synergies and economies of scale, realizing $750M in value over his tenure.
Through his leadership, AES adopted new safety and environmental analysis systems and standards, and our AES people and operations and construction contractors have achieved global lost time incident rates that rank in the top 10% based on US benchmarks. Bernerd led the end-to-end transformation of the supply chain organization and accelerated a companywide digitization of all information technology processes and applications, focusing on achieving machine learning and artificial intelligence capabilities in our operations. He successfully launched four AES Smart Centers and scaled the use of robotics and drones to employ this data for predictive analytics for renewable and conventional generation, smart grid and customer experience to maximize efficiency, with innovative solutions and minimal necessary infrastructure.
Bernerd has proven global experience in international corporate finance and business transformation for generation, transmission and distribution companies in the United States, Latin America, Europe and Asia. He serves as a board member of AES Gener in Chile, Companhia Brasiliana de Energia and AES Tietê S.A. in Brazil and Indianapolis Power and Light in the U.S. He also serves on advisories boards to enable utilities to accelerate the future of energy.
Bernerd joined AES in 2000 through its acquisition of La Electricidad de Caracas and he has since held a number of leadership positions. Prior to serving as Executive Vice President and COIO, he served as CFO for AES’ Global Finance Operations and CFO for the Utilities group and for the Latin America and Africa group.
Bernerd is a Summa Cum Laude graduate of Universidad José Maria Vargas with bachelor’s degrees in business administration and public administration, business management and finance, and a master’s degree in business administration.
Bernerd now resides in Virginia with his wife Lina and two sons and enjoys cooking, playing golf, traveling, and making the impossible, possible.
What is Bernerd Da Santos' net worth?
The estimated net worth of Bernerd Da Santos is at least $3.68 million as of August 10th, 2021. Mr. Da Santos owns 224,339 shares of AES stock worth more than $3,680,281 as of April 20th. This net worth evaluation does not reflect any other investments that Mr. Da Santos may own. Additionally, Mr. Da Santos receives an annual salary of $1,790,000.00 as COO at AES. Learn More about Bernerd Da Santos' net worth.
How old is Bernerd Da Santos?
Mr. Da Santos is currently 60 years old. There are 8 older executives and no younger executives at AES. The oldest executive at AES is Mr. Andres Ricardo Gluski Weilert, President, CEO & Director, who is 66 years old. Learn More on Bernerd Da Santos' age.
What is Bernerd Da Santos' salary?
As the COO of The AES Co., Mr. Da Santos earns $1,790,000.00 per year. There are 2 executives that earn more than Mr. Da Santos. The highest earning executive at AES is Mr. Andres Ricardo Gluski Weilert, President, CEO & Director, who commands a salary of $3,920,000.00 per year. Learn More on Bernerd Da Santos' salary.
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Has Bernerd Da Santos been buying or selling shares of AES?
Bernerd Da Santos has not been actively trading shares of AES over the course of the past ninety days. Most recently, Santos Bernerd Da sold 51,941 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.33, for a transaction totalling $1,263,724.53. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer now directly owns 224,339 shares of the company's stock, valued at $5,458,167.87. Learn More on Bernerd Da Santos' trading history.
Who are AES's active insiders?
Are insiders buying or selling shares of AES?
In the last twelve months, AES insiders bought shares 8 times. They purchased a total of 96,945 shares worth more than $1,678,513.66. In the last twelve months, insiders at the utilities provider sold shares 1 times. They sold a total of 21,594 shares worth more than $409,206.30. The most recent insider tranaction occured on March, 12th when COO Ricardo Manuel Falu bought 6 shares worth more than $96.06. Insiders at AES own 0.6% of the company.
Learn More about insider trades at AES. Information on this page was last updated on 3/12/2024.
