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Board of Directors and Management

Board of Directors and Management

Board of Directors and Management

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Name Position
José Augusto C. Aragão Chairman of the Board

He founded Armac in 1994 and has worked exclusively for the company ever since. Prior to this, Mr. José also served as an effective member of Armac’s Board of Directors in 2021.

André Marafon Vice-President of the Board

Partner at Gaia Co., founded in August 2021. He was a partner at Gávea Investimentos, where he worked from August 2016 to July 2021.He was an associate at Credit Suisse Bank from 2012 to 2016. He was also an analyst at Banco WestLB London in 2011. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Natural One S.A. and several of its committees. He is a Supervisory Board Member of Arca +.

Fernando Aragão Member of the Board and CEO

Economist graduated from Insper, he has served as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer since 2015 when he joined the Company. Prior to Armac, he served on the financial advisory team at Rothschild & Co.

José Augusto P.Aragão Member of the Board

With a degree in Business Administration from FGV/EAESP, José Augusto Aragão was Co-CEO and Operations Director.

Gustavo Tachibana Independent Member

Partner at Makalu Partners, where he advises clients on mergers and acquisitions. Before that, he worked in the financial advisory team at Rothschild & Co. He holds a degree in Economics from Insper Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa.

Amaury Guilherme Bier Independent Member

With a Master’s degree in Economics from the University of São Paulo, he has occupied key roles in important organizations throughout his career. In 2004, he joined Gávea Investimentos, becoming CEO in 2007, a position he held until 2022. Mr. Amaury currently holds the position of Co-CIO Private Equity at Gávea. Previously, he was an Executive Director at the World Bank, IFC and MIGA between 2002 and 2004, contributing significantly to global economic development initiatives.

His career also includes the position of Executive Secretary of the Ministry of Finance in Brazil from 1999 to 2002, where he played a crucial role in the federal privatization process between 1998 and 2002. Prior to that, he served as Chief Economist at Brazil’s Ministry of Planning and Budget from 1996 to 1998, and at Citibank Brazil from 1994 to 1996. In addition, Mr. Amaury has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Banco do Brasil, Caixa Econômica and Banespa, bringing his expertise to internationally renowned organizations.

Fábio Colletti Barbosa Independent Member

Mr. Fábio Colletti Barbosa has been CEO of Natura since 2022 and a member of the Board of Directors of the Itaú Unibanco Group since 2015. He has been a member of the Boards of Directors of the Natura Group since 2017, of Companhia Brasileira de Metalurgia e Mineração (CBMM) since 2015 and of Ambev since 2021. He was Chief Executive Officer of Abril Comunicações S.A. (2011 to 2014); Chairman of the Board of Directors of Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. (2011); Chief Executive Officer of Banco Santander S.A. (2008 to 2010) and Chief Executive Officer of Banco ABNAMRO/Real S.A. (1996 to 2008). He also held the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors of the OSESP Foundation (2012 to 2019). He has currently been a member of the Board of the United Nations Foundation (USA) since 2011; a member of the Board of Directors of Instituto Empreender Endeavor since 2008 (Chairman since 2015); and a member of the Investment Committee of Gávea Investimentos since 2015. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV), São Paulo, Brazil and a master’s degree in Business Administration from the Institute for Management Development (IMD), Lausanne, Switzerland.

Felipe Vinagre Independent Member

Production engineer graduated at Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro and variable income analyst (buy side) at Opportunity since May 2020. Works in the management team of Logica Fund with Dório Ferman (main Opportunity fund). Before joining Opportunity, he worked as Equity Research Director at Credit Suisse Brazil (sell side), analysing Infrastructure, Transportation, Rental and Capital Goods sectors. Felipe also worked at Barclays for 2 years, and as a consultant in logistics and supply chain for 5 years (ILOS and Infra Partners).

EXECUTIVE BOARD

Name Position
Fernando Aragão CEO

Economist graduated from Insper, he has served as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer since 2015 when he joined the Company. Prior to Armac, he served on the financial advisory team at Rothschild & Co.

Marcos Pinheiro CFO & IRO

Mr. Marcos Pinheiro has over 18 years’ experience in management, finance, investor relations and compliance. As an executive, he has worked for major companies in the aviation, tourism, health and telecommunications sectors. He was CFO of Smiles S/A, Tenda S/A and the Comolatti Group, a national benchmark in the automotive spare parts market. Mr. Marcos has a degree in Business Administration from PUC-SP and an MBA from the University of California at Los Angeles – UCLA.

Luciano do Amaral Rocha CCO

Luciano has 25 years of experience in the machinery industry, acting in different positions in multinational companies. He began his career in After-sales Support for CNH Agriculture. At Volvo CE, was the Head of After-sales and LATAM Commercial Director and then spent 6 years as a Vice-President at Komatsu Construction Equipment in Brazil. Luciano holds a degree in Engineering at Unicamp, an MBA at UNIP and a specialization in Marketing
at FAE Business School.

AUDIT COMMITTEE

Name Position
Evandro Rezera Coordinator

Evandro Rezera has extensive professional experience, having worked for 12 years at PwC, focusing on auditing and preparation of financial statements. He also served as CFO in large companies in Brazil and abroad, such as Sanofi and Mondelez. At Sanofi, he also held the position of Vice President of Internal Audit, responsible for auditing operations in Europe, Africa, Middle East, Eurasia and corporate functions.

He graduated and held a master’s degree in accounting, having attended a Master of Business Administration at USP in 2007, in addition to having taken, in 2020, a specialization course in Digital Strategy at MIT

Gustavo Tachibana Member

Partner at Makalu Partners, where he advises clients on mergers and acquisitions. Before joining Makalu Partners he worked as a financial advisor at Rothschild & Co.

Has a bachelor’s degree in economics from Insper Institute of Research and Technology

Eduardo Chehab Member

Eduardo Georges Chehab has extensive professional experience, having served as a member of the Board of Directors of several national companies, in addition to having been a member of the Fiscal Council of companies such as Banco do Brasil, CSU Cardsystem and Editora do Brasil. He is currently a member of the Fiscal Council of Multiner and Mesa Participações, where he held the position of chairman of the Fiscal Council for two years, and Ecorodovias.

He holds a degree in Civil Engineering from Escola Politécnica da USP, a postgraduate degree in business administration from FGV, and a Master of Business Administration degree from Insper in 2005.