Meet Our Team


Laura Minakata

Order Execution Regional Manager

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Laura Minakata’s career in Tenaris began shortly a year after her graduation. With her newly-earned degree in international relations, she joined the sales administration team with the hope of building a successful career.

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Cristian Andrei

IT Regional Manager

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Cristian Andrei began his career in Tenaris as a global trainee in the company’s Silcotub mill in Romania. After graduating from college he accepted a permanent position and began to work his way up. Some years later he accepted an important promotion that led him to Dubai.

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Carla Liz

Steelmaking Process Improver

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Carla Liz is a chemical engineer who works in Tenaris’s steel shop - an area traditionally filled by men. Far from finding this a problem, she enjoys her job and working environment to the point that she is already willing to grow in production and operative areas where women are still scarce.

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Yves Walid

Country Manager

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Yves Walid began his career in Tenaris as a sales engineer in the Middle East. When he was appointed country manager of Saudi Arabia he moved to Damman and supervised the construction of a new threading plant.

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