Isabela Franca Dumont

Isabela França Dumont is Head of People, ESG and Communication at Aura Minerals, where she oversees people strategy alongside ESG and corporate communication. A psychologist by training, she has more than 15 years of experience spanning mining, consulting and technology, including roles at Google and AngloGold Ashanti. Her career reflects a consistent focus on culture, talent development and organizational change.

Keeping Culture Consistent During Growth

Mining companies often expand through new projects, multiple operating sites and geographically dispersed workforces. That creates a practical leadership challenge. Local teams need enough autonomy to respond to their operating realities while maintaining shared expectations around culture and decision-making.

Dumont's role sits at the center of that balance. After joining Aura Minerals in 2023 as People and Culture Manager, she advanced to lead People, ESG and Communication, extending her responsibilities  into areas that influence how the organization works internally and how it engages with employees, communities and stakeholders. Her previous experience leading initiatives in cultural integration, diversity, talent management and organizational development provides a foundation for coordinating those priorities across a growing mining business.

Aura 360, the company's culture framework, reflects her belief that culture is built through everyday decisions and management practices, not internal campaigns alone. The focus is on giving teams a shared direction while allowing local leaders to make decisions that fit their operations.

Connecting People Decisions With ESG

Human resources and ESG increasingly intersect in mining. Workforce development, community relationships and responsible business conduct all depend on people practices as much as technical policies.

Dumont's combined portfolio reflects that connection. Her participation in discussions on business and human rights and her involvement in presenting the company's people and ESG agenda to investors indicate that workforce issues are treated as part of broader business governance. Instead of separating employee experience from sustainability commitments, her responsibilities require both to support one another.

That approach also affects communication. Internal messages, leadership alignment and external engagement become part of the same leadership responsibility when culture and ESG operate under one function. The work extends beyond compliance toward creating consistency between what employees experience and what the organization communicates publicly.

Building Alignment Without Centralizing Every Decision

Large mining organizations operate across countries, regulatory environments and community contexts. A single set of policies cannot address every situation.

Dumont encourages bringing together HR, ESG and communication leaders from different operations to exchange practices. That balance allows individual sites to respond to regional conditions without disconnecting from broader organizational priorities.

Her previous experience in multinational technology and mining companies adds to that perspective. Exposure to different organizational models has shaped an approach that combines structured people processes with flexibility at the operational level. Instead of expecting every location to operate the same way, she focuses on giving teams clear principles that they can adapt to their own environment.

People leaders in resource industries increasingly operate at the intersection of workforce capability, organizational culture and corporate responsibility. Dumont's current mandate reflects that shift. By combining people leadership with ESG and communication, her work centers on keeping organizational values practical as the business grows, helping local teams make informed decisions while maintaining a consistent culture across multiple operations.