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Wesley Palma

Critic · DISC type C
Sevilla Plant Operations Director at Horse Powertrain
📍 Spain

Wesley Palma is the Operations Director for the Horse Powertrain plant in Sevilla, Spain. An engineer with an MBA in Intelligent Manufacturing Systems from UTC (France) and UFPR (Brazil), he has deep expertise in managing large-scale manufacturing operations and complex projects in the automotive sector.

Under his leadership, the Horse Technologies factory in Sevilla recently received the prestigious "Andalucía Capital Award for Innovation" from Onda Cero.

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Experience
21 Years
Current Role
Sevilla Plant Operations Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Spain
Personality Overview

How Wesley shows up

Information Seeker
Negotiator
Objective Thinker

They don’t appreciate bells and whistles unless backed by data. They like to take decisions independently and do not seek others' support often. They prefer to analyze logically and value objective facts over emotions.

Priorities

Topics Wesley cares about

Manufacturing Innovation
His factory in Sevilla was recently awarded a prize for innovation, a topic he celebrated publicly upon moving from Brazil to lead the facility.
Operational Excellence
He recently celebrated a major production milestone of 33 million gearboxes, highlighting his focus on industrial capacity and operational success.
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Career

Work history

5-2025
Sevilla Plant Operations Director
Horse Powertrain
4-2025 - 5-2025
Operations Director Horse
HORSE
8-2023 - 3-2025
Curitiba Plant Operations Director
HORSE
1-2021 - 8-2023
Plant General Manager
HORSE
1-2018 - 1-2021
General Manager
Renault Cormecanica
In the press

Media appearances

Horse nombra a Wesley Palma plant operations director de la fábrica de Sevilla - Revista Andalucía Económica. Featured in Revista Andalucía Económica
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AutoData - Giuliano Eichmann sucede a Wesley Palma na diretoria de operações da Horse. Featured in AutoData
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Education
1995 - 2000
Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.)
Universidade Federal do Paraná
MBE - Mastering Business Excellence Program
CEDEP / INSEAD / FGV
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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