Having more than 40 years of industry experience including 23 years with Petrobras and then with Veritas and CGGVeritas before co-founding Bratexco. During his career with Petrobras, Cosme held a number of senior positions, including Chief Geophysicist for Petrobras operations in North Africa. Upon the passing Petroleum law in 1997, Cosme moved the private sector and was quickly installed by Veritas as Country Manager for Brazil. Respected throughout the oil industry in Brazil, Cosme has been invited on numerous occasions to give presentations on the burgeoning Brazilian energy sector to both national political and business forums.