Milena Oliveira began her career with 3M as an intern in her home country of Brazil. Since then, she’s spent 21 years in varying business management and marketing roles for the company in Brazil, Belgium, Chile, and the U.S. Today, she’s based at headquarters in St. Paul and is the senior vice president and global chief marketing officer for the Transportation and Electronics Business Group. She’s responsible for creating and accelerating the group’s worldwide marketing strategy, brand recognition, demand generation, sales effectiveness, and growth. At 3M, Oliveira is the executive co-sponsor for the Native American Network and is an executive champion for the Latino Resource Network. Outside of the 3M office, Oliveira is a board member for The BrandLab and University of St. Thomas’ Opus College of Business.