Vale appoints Wilfred Bruijn interim board chair through July 22 EGM

• Vale’s board met July 14, 2026 to address leadership succession following the resignation of chair Daniel Stieler.
• Directors elected Wilfred Theodoor Bruijn as chair of the board on an interim basis through the July 22, 2026 extraordinary general meeting.
• Wilfred Theodoor Bruijn abstained from the vote; Manuel Lino Silva de Sousa Oliveira also abstained, disconnecting due to a conflict-of-interest process.
• Marcelo Gasparino da Silva submitted a written dissent urging the board to wait for the July 22 shareholder vote, while backing Fernando Jorge Buso Gomes as an alternative.

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