The Executive Secretary for Foreign Affairs and Strategic Projects is a native of Blumenau, married and father of four children. He is the son of former senator and former governor Jorge Bornhausen and grandson of former governor of Santa Catarina Irineu Bornhausen. He graduated in law from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) and specialized in tax law. He was Secretary of Sustainable Economic Development in the Government of Santa Catarina, elected federal deputy three times and state deputy once. In Santa Catarina’s government, he served as secretary of Sustainable Economic Development from 2011 to 2014 – when he was on leave from his position as federal deputy. At the time, he actively participated in the coordination of BMW's arrival in Santa Catarina. Bornhausen is the voluntary president of the advisory board of the regional development project InovAMFRI, carried out in the region of Foz do Rio Itajaí.
E-mail: sai@sai.sc.gov.br
Phone: 55 48 3665-2207
The deputy secretary is from Rio do Sul, married and father of two daughters. With a degree in Accounting and a master's degree in Management, Internationalization and Logistics, with a double degree in Alicante, Spain, Emerson consolidated his career with extensive experience in auditing and internal control, process and project management in large corporate environments, in Brazil and in 14 other countries in Europe, the Americas and the United Arab Emirates.
His CV includes experiences at organizations such as Price Waterhouse Coopers, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, Brasil Foods/BRF, Whirlpool Group and FIESC. In Santa Catarina, his last stint was at Itajaí Participações, where he held the position of CEO and Director of Administration and Finance since 2017. The role was combined with the Executive Management of the Itajaí Regional Innovation Center ELUME, from its implementation until its inauguration in 2023.
E-mail: sai@sai.sc.gov.br
Phone: 55 48 3665-2205
The Executive Secretariat for International Articulation and Strategic Projects (SAI) is linked to the State Secretariat of the Civil House of the Government of Santa Catarina.