# Maurício Cruz Lopes — OEC (Odebrecht Engineering & Construction) CEO profile

Chief Executive Officer / President of OEC

- **Company:** [OEC (Odebrecht Engineering & Construction)](https://voltformer.com/epc-contractors/oec)
- **Canonical URL:** https://voltformer.com/ceo/mauricio-cruz-lopes
- **Person ID:** https://voltformer.com/ceo/mauricio-cruz-lopes#person
- **Language:** en
- **In role since:** 2022
- **Sources checked:** 2026-10-04

## Biography and career

OEC’s 2024 year-end corporate update identifies Maurício Cruz Lopes as company president; his appointment as OEC CEO and president was announced in 2022. After a 25-year career at Novonor, he led OEC; earlier roles included OEC Latin America superintendent, real-estate work at OR and CEO of OLI, the group’s infrastructure concession investment and operations arm. This profile distinguishes OEC from parent Novonor.

## Profile sources

Prepared by Voltformer editors using official company sources and the publications cited below.

- [OEC · 2024 year-end delivery and company update](https://www.oec-eng.com/api/pt-br/noticias/balanco-2024-oec-encerra-ano-com-grandes-entregas-e-consolida-lideranca-na-construcao)
- [Odebrecht · Maurício Cruz Lopes appointed OEC president (2022)](https://www.odebrecht.com/pt-br/noticias/oec-tem-novo-presidente)

## All company news

- [Guaratuba Bridge starts girder installation after passing 85% complete](https://voltformer.com/news/oec-guaratuba-first-deck-installation-2026)
- [Enseada shipyard delivers first 13 ore barges to LHG Mining](https://voltformer.com/news/oec-enseada-barges-delivered-2026)
- [OEC highlights 2025 deliveries and project milestones in year review](https://voltformer.com/news/oec-2025-year-end-project-deliveries-2026)
- [Santa Cruz power project recognized in ENR Global Best Projects](https://voltformer.com/news/oec-global-best-projects-santa-cruz-2025)
- [Guaratuba Bridge receives Brazilian engineering award](https://voltformer.com/news/oec-guaratuba-engineering-award-2025)
- [Guaratuba Bridge completes its final marine pile](https://voltformer.com/news/oec-guaratuba-last-marine-pile-2025)
- [OEC-led consortium reaches 44% progress on Guaratuba Bridge](https://voltformer.com/news/oec-guaratuba-bridge-44-percent-progress-2025)

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