Executive Board
| Name | Position | Election Date | End of Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Marcus Lira Palma | Chief Executive Officer | 04/30/2024 | 2026 AGM |
| Mr. Pedro Palma holds a degree in Electronic Engineering from the Federal University of Pernambuco, a specialization in Business Management from Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV), and an MBA from the London Business School. He has served as Chief Executive Officer of the Company and its subsidiaries since March 2024. From 2020 to 2024, Mr. Palma held the position of Vice President of Commercial Affairs for the Company and its subsidiaries, and from June 2013 to 2020, he served as Operational and Commercial Director. In 2019, he also took over as Commercial Director of Rumo Malha Central, a subsidiary of the Company. He spent 15 years at Votorantim, where he held various roles including Corporate Finance Manager, Financial Strategy and Risk Manager, Planning Manager, and Commercial Manager, eventually becoming General Manager of Logistics at Votorantim Cimentos. In that role, he was responsible for managing logistics operations across Brazil, including Distribution Centers, factory shipping, and port operations. | |||
| Guilherme Lelis Bernardo Machado | Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer | 10/21/2024 | 2026 AGM |
| Guilherme holds a degree in Production Engineering from the Fluminense Federal University and a Master’s degree in Economics and Corporate Finance from FGV/RJ. He has over 20 years of professional experience. He began his career at ExxonMobil, where he remained until the acquisition of its assets by Cosan in 2008. Within the Cosan Group, he has held key finance positions at Rumo, Cosan, and Comgás, and since the beginning of this year, he has served as Chief Financial Officer and Head of Investor Relations at Compass. Mr. Guilherme Machado had already been identified in the Company’s succession plan for Mr. Rafael Bergman. In accordance with the plan, the Company’s People, Nomination, and Compensation Committee, along with the Board of Directors, evaluated that Mr. Machado possesses the necessary skills and experience to assume the role and to ensure the continuity of the Company’s performance and value creation. | |||
| Cristiano Carvalho Brasil | Chief Operations Officer | 11/06/2024 | 2026 AGM |
| Cristiano Carvalho Brasil holds a degree in Computer Engineering from the Federal University of São Carlos and has over 20 years of professional experience. He began his career at AmBev, where he held various roles in Industrial Operations and Human Resources. At Grupo Pão de Açúcar, he led the creation of the Management and Processes area. He later served as Human Resources Director at TOTVS. At Votorantim Cimentos, he held leadership positions across Industrial Operations, Human Resources, Management, Innovation, and Technology. Since 2022, he has been serving as Vice President at Rumo, where he has led the areas of People, Communications, Corporate and Personal Security, Sustainability, and Terminal Operations. | |||
| Valter Pedrosa Barretto Junior | Chief Legal, Compliance, and Socio-environmental Officer | 02/19/2025 | 2026 AGM |
| Mr. Valter Pedrosa holds a Law degree from the Federal University of Bahia, a specialization in Tax Law from the Brazilian Institute for Tax Studies (IBET), and a Master’s degree in Law from the São Paulo Law School of Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV/SP), which included an exchange program at Harvard Law School. He has been with the Company since January 2021, serving as Vice President responsible for the Legal, Compliance, and Environmental & Social Affairs areas. Mr. Pedrosa has extensive experience with publicly traded companies in Brazil, having previously served for 11 years as Legal Director at Braskem. | |||
Board of Directors
| Name | Position | Election Date | End of Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rubens Ometto Silveira Mello | Chairman | 04/24/2025 | 2027 AGM |
| Mr. Rubens Ometto Silveira Mello holds a degree in Mechanical Production Engineering from the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo (1972). He is Chairman of the Boards of Directors of Cosan S.A. and the Company, and holds a key leadership role in other Cosan Group businesses, in addition to being the controlling shareholder of these companies. Mr. Ometto has over 30 years of experience in managing large companies, particularly in administrative and financial areas. He has served as Director and Chairman of the Board of Aguassanta Participações S.A. since 2005 and is also a board member of ÚNICA – the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association. Before joining Cosan, he worked as Executive Advisor to the Board at UNIBANCO – União de Bancos Brasileiros S.A. from 1971 to 1973, and as Chief Financial Officer at Votorantim from 1973 to 1980. He is also one of the founding members of UNICA – the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association. | |||
| Marcelo Eduardo Martins | Vice-Chairman | 04/24/2025 | 2027 AGM |
| Mr. Martins holds a degree in Business Administration with a specialization in Finance from Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV). He has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Company’s parent company since March 2009 and currently serves as Vice President of Strategy at Cosan. His responsibilities include identifying and executing acquisition opportunities, as well as developing business initiatives of strategic interest to the company. Mr. Martins joined the Cosan Group in July 2007 as an executive at Aguassanta Participações S.A. Prior to that, he served as Chief Financial Officer and Head of Business Development at Votorantim Cimentos from July 2003 to July 2007. Before that, he led the Latin American Fixed Income division at Salomon Smith Barney in New York. He has extensive capital markets experience, having worked at Citibank (where he began his career as an intern in 1989), Unibanco, UBS, and FleetBoston. | |||
| Maria Carolina Ferreira Lacerda | Independent Board Member | 04/24/2025 | 2027 AGM |
| Ms. Maria Carolina Lacerda is an economist who graduated from FEA-USP (1994) and holds an MBA from Columbia University (1999). She is certified by the IBGC and has completed the Corporate Directors Certificate program at Harvard Business School and the International Directors Programme at INSEAD. She currently serves as an independent member of the Board of Directors at Rumo and has over 25 years of experience in financial institutions such as UBS, Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank, and Bear Stearns. Carolina Lacerda serves as a board member and sits on statutory audit, people, and related-party committees of major Brazilian and international companies, including Hypera Pharma (HYPE3/HYPMY), PAGBank (PAGS), Banco do Brasil Seguridade (BBSE3), Vivara S.A. (VIVA3), and IHS Towers (IHS). She previously served as a director at ANBIMA – the Brazilian Financial and Capital Markets Association, as a representative of CNF – the National Confederation of Financial Institutions, and as a member of the Advisory Board of the Listing Chamber of BM&FBovespa. She is also currently a board member of SempreFEA, the independent endowment fund of the School of Economics and Business Administration at the University of São Paulo. | |||
| Janet Drysdale | Independent Board Member | 04/24/2025 | 2027 AGM |
| Ms. Drysdale holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from McGill University and a Bachelor of Science from Queen’s University. She currently serves as Senior Vice President & Chief Stakeholder Relations Officer at Canadian National Railway, the largest railway company in Canada, where she is responsible for the company’s engagement with the investment community, sustainability strategy, and Climate Action Plan. With nearly 30 years of experience in the rail industry, Ms. Drysdale has worked across a range of areas including commercial operations, corporate development, investor relations, financial planning, and strategic planning. | |||
| Marina Barrenne de Artagão Quental | Independent Board Member | 04/24/2025 | 2027 AGM |
| Ms. Marina holds a degree in Psychology from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RJ) and completed the Strategic Leadership Development program at the International Institute for Management Development (IMD). She served as a member of the Board of Directors of Vale Base Metals Limited and held the position of Executive Director and Vice President of People at Vale from 2017 to 2024. Prior to that, she was Executive Director and Vice President of People at Raízen from 2011 to 2014. She also held roles at Shell and IBM, both in Brazil and internationally. Additionally, Ms. Marina was a member of the Advisory Board of the Brazilian Association for Human Resources – Rio de Janeiro Chapter from 2019 to 2021. | |||
| Aurélio Pavinato | Independent Board Member | 04/24/2025 | 2027 AGM |
| Mr. Pavinato holds a degree in Agronomic Engineering from the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), as well as a master’s and a Ph.D. in Soil Science from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). He also completed a postgraduate program in Skills, Tools & Competencies (STC) at the Kellogg School of Management in Chicago in partnership with Fundação Dom Cabral. In 2016, he completed the Advanced Management Program (PGA) offered by Fundação Dom Cabral and INSEAD-France, and in 2023, he concluded the Owner President Management (OPM) program at Harvard Business School. Mr. Pavinato served as Production Director at SLC Agrícola from 2008 to 2012 and has been the company’s Chief Executive Officer since December 10, 2012. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of three SLC Agrícola subsidiaries: SLC-MIT, Fazenda Pioneira, and SLC LandCo. With more than 30 years of experience at SLC Agrícola, he has extensive expertise in agricultural production planning and management, the development of new investment projects, strategic partnership negotiations, and both strategic and operational business planning. He also participates in the Disclosure and Trading Policy Committee, the Risk Management Committee, the ESG Committee, the People Management Committee, and the Equity Plan Management Committee of SLC Agrícola. | |||
| Maria Rita de Carvalho Drummond | Board Member | 04/24/2025 | 2027 AGM |
| Ms. Maria Rita holds a Law degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RJ), a postgraduate degree in Civil Law from the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), and a Master’s degree in International Law from the London School of Economics (LSE). She currently serves as Executive Vice President of Legal Affairs at Cosan S.A. Ms. Maria Rita began her career at the law firm Barbosa, Mussnich & Aragão and later became Legal Manager for Latin America at British American Tobacco (BAT), parent company of Souza Cruz S.A., based in London. She also served as Legal Manager and later Legal Director at the publicly traded companies Cosan S.A. and Cosan Logística S.A. Additionally, she was nominated by the Brazilian Association of Publicly Held Companies (ABRASCA) to serve on the Appeals Council of the National Financial System (CRSFN), holding a seat from March 2019 to March 2022. | |||
| Julio Fontana Neto | Board Member | 04/24/2025 | 2027 AGM |
| Mr. Julio holds degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Business Administration from Universidade Mackenzie, as well as an MBA from IESE Business School – University of Navarra, Spain. He has over 25 years of experience in leadership roles and as a senior executive in medium and large-sized national and multinational companies across the metallurgy, steel, infrastructure, and logistics sectors. Throughout his career, he has also served two terms as President of the Association of Railway Transporters and held the position of President of the National Union of Railway Transporters for three years. Mr. Julio joined Cosan in 2009 when he was invited to assume the presidency of Rumo Logística. He has played an active role in prominent business organizations, currently serving as Vice President of the railway section of the National Confederation of Transport and as a member of the Infrastructure Council of FIESP since 2005. Mr. Julio is currently a full member of the Company’s Board of Directors and has also served as Executive Officer and Board Member of the Company’s controlled concessionaires. | |||
| Riccardo Arduini | Board Member | 04/24/2025 | 2027 AGM |
| Mr. Riccardo Arduini holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering and a postgraduate degree in Business Administration from Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV). He has been a full member of the Company’s Board of Directors since April 1997 and a member of the Board of Directors of São Carlos Empreendimentos e Participações S.A. since 1999. He also serves as Vice President of CINPAL – Companhia Industrial de Peças para Automóveis, a company operating in the automotive parts sector. | |||
| Giancarlo Arduini | Alternate Board Member | 04/24/2025 | 2027 AGM |
| Mr. Giancarlo holds a Law degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP) and a specialization in Business Economics from the São Paulo School of Economics at Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV). He currently serves as (i) a practicing lawyer and (ii) Director at Judori Administração, Empreendimentos e Participações S.A., an investment company. | |||
Fiscal Council
| Name | Position | Election Date | End of Term | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paulo Clovis Ayres Filho | Chairman | 04/24/2025 | 2026 AGM | ||||
| Mr. Paulo Clovis Ayres Filho holds a degree in Civil Engineering from the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo and a degree in Economics from the University’s School of Economics. He has extensive experience in the financial sector, having held prominent roles in national and international companies from 1985 to 2019. From 2015 to 2019, he served as Global Head of Strategy and Planning at British American Tobacco (UK). Since 2020, he has been working as an independent financial consultant. Additionally, Mr. Paulo Clovis Ayres Filho: (i) has served as an Independent Alternate Member of the Fiscal Council of Rumo S.A. since April 2023; (ii) held various leadership roles at British American Tobacco (Souza Cruz) in both Brazil and the United Kingdom from 1985 to 2019, working across finance, controllership, treasury, investor relations, government affairs, and audit, and was also responsible for the company’s global strategy and CEO Office; (iii) currently acts as an independent consultant and does not hold any other board or fiscal council positions; and (iv) has been a member of the advisory board of FASC – Fundação Albino Souza Cruz, the private pension fund for Souza Cruz employees, since April 2024. | |||||||
| Reginaldo Ferreira Alexandre | Independent Member | 04/24/2025 | 2026 AGM | ||||
| Mr. Reginaldo Ferreira Alexandre holds a degree in Economics from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, is a certified Investment Analyst by APIMEC and a certified Fiscal Council Member by the IBGC. With 18 years of experience in investment analysis, he has served as an analyst, team leader, and director at institutions such as Citibank, Unibanco, BBA (now Itaú BBA), and Itaú Corretora. He also worked as a corporate credit analyst at Citibank and as a consultant in strategy (Accenture) and corporate finance (Deloitte). From 2003 to 2017, he was a partner at ProxyCon Consultoria Empresarial, focusing on capital markets, finance, and corporate governance advisory. He has been a member of the Accounting Pronouncements Committee (CPC) since its founding in 2005 and currently serves as Vice Coordinator of Institutional Relations. He is also a certified securities portfolio manager (CVM) and one of the authors of the Brazilian Corporate Governance Code – Listed Companies (incorporated into CVM Instruction 586). He currently sits on the Boards of Directors of Mahle Metal Leve S.A. and Sanepar, and serves on the Fiscal Councils of Rumo S.A., Ser Educacional S.A. (as Chair), Banrisul, CEB Lajeado S.A., and the Museum of Modern Art of São Paulo (MAM). He has previously served on the Audit Committee of Paranapanema S.A. and held fiscal council positions at numerous public companies, including Petrobras, Sabesp, BRF, Iochpe Maxion, Movida, Tecnisa, and many others, both as a full and alternate member. He is also a former president of APIMEC Brasil (2015–2016), APIMEC São Paulo (2011–2012), and has participated in key governance bodies such as B3’s State-Owned Governance Committee and the Mergers and Acquisitions Committee (CAF). | |||||||
| Carla Alessandra Trematore | Independent Member | 04/24/2025 | 2026 AGM | ||||
| Ms. Carla holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from São Paulo State University (UNESP). From 1996 to 2010, she worked in independent auditing at Arthur Andersen, Deloitte, and Ernst & Young, and later served as Internal Audit Manager at Confab, a publicly held Brazilian company controlled by the Italo-Argentine group Techint/Tenaris. She was a partner at Hirashima & Associados, leading accounting and financial advisory services for corporate reorganizations, and also worked as a consultant for FIPECAFI – the Foundation Institute for Accounting, Actuarial and Financial Research. From 2007 to 2015, she was an alternate member of the Fiscal Council at Embraer and served as controller at Bolognesi Energia S.A., an energy generation and trading group, from 2014 to 2016. She is currently Administrative and Financial Manager at CELSE – Centrais Elétricas de Sergipe S.A., which is building a 1.5 GW power plant, and a partner at Laplane Consultoria Econômica. Her expertise includes auditing financial statements for companies across industrial and service sectors in compliance with Brazilian and international accounting standards (US GAAP and IFRS), internal controls audits under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, financial due diligence for M\&A transactions, advising on corporate restructuring and IPOs (both domestic and international), corporate risk management through internal audit programs focused on risk, corporate fraud assessment, and controllership. | |||||||
| Guido Barbosa de Oliveira | Independent Member | 04/24/2025 | 2026 AGM | ||||
| Mr. Guido Barbosa de Oliveira holds a degree in Economics from São Paulo State University (UNESP), earned in 1994, a postgraduate degree in Financial Management from FGV/SP (1998), and an Executive MBA from INSPER/SP (2008). In 2009, he completed a specialization in Global Business at the Darden School of Business, University of Virginia. Mr. Oliveira began his career in 1995 as a trainee at the Jereissati/Iguatemi Group, where he held various positions including Manager of New Business and M&A, and Financial Manager. He also held roles at Banco Real S/A and Citrosuco Company S.A. From April 2014 to April 2016, he served as a member of the Board of Directors of Contax Participações S.A. | |||||||
| Marcelo Curti | Independent Member | 04/24/2025 | 2026 AGM | ||||
| Mr. Marcelo Curti holds a degree in Economics from Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado – São Paulo (FAAP), earned in 1985, and a postgraduate degree in Business Administration from Fundação Escola de Comércio Álvares Penteado (FECAP), completed in 1986. He is currently Managing Partner at Rio Branco Consultores Associados Ltda. and MAIOL Assessoria em Gestão Empresarial Ltda. Mr. Curti worked at the Safra Group from 1981 to 2008, where he held the position of Statutory Officer. He currently serves as a member of the Fiscal Council at Duke Energy S.A. and Hypermarcas S.A. | |||||||
| Moisés Mouta | Alternate Member | 04/24/2025 | 2026 AGM | ||||
| Mr. Moisés Mouta holds a degree in Accounting from UNICAP/PE, an MBA in Business Management from Fundação Dom Cabral, and a specialization in Marketing Strategy from INSEAD in London. With a professional career spanning over 30 years, he has solid experience in finance, strategic planning, and information technology, having held leadership positions at major multinational companies such as PwC (1990–2005), Souza Cruz (2005–2011), British American Tobacco (BAT) Group (2011–2014), and Embraco, a Whirlpool Group company (2014–2018). He served as CFO and President of Sodexo On-site Brazil from 2018 to 2022 and as Senior Vice President of the Sodexo Group in France from 2023 to 2024. | |||||||
| Guilherme José de Vasconcelos Cerqueira | Alternate Member | 04/24/2025 | 2026 AGM | ||||
| Mr. Guilherme José de Vasconcelos Cerqueira holds degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and in Economics from the State University of Rio de Janeiro, as well as an MBA from COPPEAD. Since December 1988, he has held various positions within the Shell Group, including a period at Shell International Ltd. in London, UK, where he held management roles from May 2004 to April 2007. At Raízen S.A., he was responsible for the Controllership area from April 2011 to April 2014, after which he took over the Finance and Procurement areas, serving as Chief Financial Officer and Head of Investor Relations until May 2022. | |||||||
| Nadir Dancini Barsanulfo | Alternate Member | 04/24/2025 | 2026 AGM | ||||
| Ms. Barsanulfo holds a Bachelor’s degree in Law and a postgraduate degree in Accounting from Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV). She is currently a member of the Audit Committee at COMGÁS. She began her career at Esso Brasileira de Petróleo in 1968, working in logistics, controllership, finance, audit, and tax. In 1998, she became Esso’s Tax Director, a position she later held at Cosan S.A. in 2009 and at Raízen S.A. in 2011—a joint venture between Cosan and Shell—where she retired in December 2012 after more than 44 years of service. She currently provides tax consultancy services to Cosan Group companies. Over the past five years, she held executive positions at Cosan Combustíveis e Lubrificantes S.A. (until May 2011), BlueWay Trading Importação e Exportação S.A., Petróleo Sabbá S.A., Raízen Fuels Finance Ltd., Raízen Energy Finance Ltd., and Raízen Cayman Ltd. (all until December 2012), as well as serving on the Fiscal Councils of Fundação Raízen, RaizPrev (Private Pension Entity), Logum Logística S.A. (all until the end of 2012), and Futura Entidade de Previdência Privada (since August 2012). | |||||||
| Vanessa Claro Lopes | Alternate Member | 04/24/2025 | 2026 AGM | ||||
| Ms. Vanessa Claro Lopes holds a degree in Systems Analysis from FATEC/BS (1995) and in Accounting from the Fluminense Federal University (2013), with specializations in Computer Networks from Universidade São Judas Tadeu (1998) and in Business Management from Fundação Getulio Vargas – FGV (2004). With 20 years of professional experience, she currently serves on the Audit Committee of Tegma S.A. From 2010 to 2014, she was Director of Corporate Internal Audit at the TAM Group, and prior to that, she led the Internal Audit department at Globex Utilidades S.A. (Ponto Frio). She began her career in IT Audit at PricewaterhouseCoopers in 1995, where she contributed to the establishment of the Telecom Network Services Consulting Group in Brazil. Between 2001 and 2004, she led the audit teams for the mobile telecommunications companies of the Telefónica Group, where she implemented risk mapping across all its Brazilian operations. From 1997 to 1998, she was a professor of Systems Audit and Information Security at Faculdade Objetivo. | |||||||
| Aristóteles Nogueira Filho | Alternate Member | 04/24/2025 | 2026 AGM | ||||
| Mr. Aristóteles Nogueira Filho holds a degree in Engineering from the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) and a specialization in Mechatronics Engineering from École Nationale Supérieure d’Arts et Métiers (ENSAM). He has extensive professional experience in the financial sector, with expertise across various industries including oil and gas, commodities, and consumer goods. He began his career in finance in 2006, holding positions at Santander, Societé Generale, and Safra. More recently, he has held roles at major Brazilian asset management firms such as Opportunity, Truxt, and XP, focusing on equity analysis and portfolio management. Mr. Nogueira Filho holds several certifications, including CFA, CGA, CPA-20, and CNPI, and has completed courses in Applied Business Analytics (MIT), Corporate Law (FGV), Director Development (Fundação Dom Cabral), and Strategic Negotiation (Insper). He currently serves as the Coordinator of the Fiscal Council at Sabesp, has been a fiscal councilor at CELPE, and is a member of the Strategic Council of Instituto Ponte, an NGO focused on education. | |||||||
Statutory Audit Committee
| Name | Position | Election Date | End of Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Carolina Ferreira Lacerda | Coordinator | 04/24/2025 | 2026 AGM |
| Ms. Maria Carolina Lacerda is an economist, graduated from the São Paulo School of Economics at the University of São Paulo (FEA-USP) in 1994, and holds an MBA from Columbia University (1999). She is certified by IBGC, holds a “Corporate Directors Certificate” from Harvard Business School, and an “International Directors Certificate” from INSEAD. Ms. Lacerda is an independent member of the Board of Directors at Rumo and has 25 years of experience in financial institutions such as UBS, Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank, and Bear Stearns. She currently serves as a board member and is involved in audit, people, and related-party committees for major Brazilian and international corporations, including Hypera Pharma (HYPE3/HYPMY), PAGBank (PAGS), Banco do Brasil Seguridade (BBSE3), Vivara S.A. (VIVA3), and IHS Towers (IHS). She has previously served as a director at ANBIMA – the Brazilian Financial and Capital Markets Association, represented the CNF – National Confederation of Financial Institutions, and was a member of the Advisory Board of the Listing Chamber of BM\&FBovespa. Ms. Lacerda is also currently a member of the Board of Directors of SempreFEA, the independent endowment fund of the School of Economics and Business Administration at the University of São Paulo. | |||
| João Ricardo Ducatti | Independent Member | 04/24/2025 | 2026 AGM |
| Mr. Ducatti holds a degree in Business Administration from the Faculdade de Ciências Administrativas e Contábeis Tabajara. He is a business manager with extensive experience in the economic and financial sector. He worked at Westinghouse do Brasil from 1973 to 1982, where he served as Financial Resources Manager and Treasurer for Latin America. In 1982 and 1983, he was Business Manager at Usina Barbacena, located in Ribeirão Preto. From 1983 to 1991, he was the Administrative and Financial Manager and Director at Grupo Bom Jesus, a producer of sugar and ethanol located in Piracicaba. From 1991 to 1995, he held the position of Administrative and Financial Director at Grupo Cosan, also a sugar and ethanol producer in Piracicaba. He also served as Executive Director at SUCRESP, the trade association representing 17 sugar and ethanol mills, from 1995 to 1999. Since 1999, he has focused on providing economic and financial advisory services, asset valuation, corporate structuring, and the development and sale of equity stakes through his company, RDR Consultores Associados Ltda. | |||
| Felício Mascarenhas de Andrade | Independent Member | 04/24/2025 | 2026 AGM |
| Mr. Felício holds a degree in Computer Science from UNESP, an MBA from IBMES, a postgraduate degree in Strategic Marketing from ESPM, and a specialization in Mergers and Acquisitions from INSPER. He is a founding partner of Vecte, a consultancy specializing in best practices in Corporate Governance. Mr. Felício developed his career at international consultancies such as Andersen, Accenture, Ernst & Young, and KPMG. Throughout his career, he has advised dozens of large Brazilian companies on improving financial management, governance mechanisms, financial risk management, IPO preparation, and other topics related to growth while protecting shareholder value. He is a member of IBGC in São Paulo and teaches courses on Risk Management and Corporate Governance in MBA programs in São Paulo and Curitiba. | |||
Statutory Related-Party Committee
| Name | Position | Election Date | End of Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Rita de Carvalho Drummond | Chairman | 04/24/2025 | 2027 AGM |
| Ms. Maria Rita holds a Law degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RJ), a postgraduate degree in Civil Law from the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), and a Master’s degree in International Law from the London School of Economics (LSE). She is currently the Executive Vice President of Legal Affairs at Cosan S.A. Ms. Maria Rita has worked at the law firm Barbosa, Mussnich & Aragão, served as Latin America Manager for BAT – British American Tobacco, the parent company of Souza Cruz S.A. based in London, and was Legal Manager for the publicly traded companies Cosan S.A. and Cosan Logística S.A., later becoming Legal Director of the same companies. She was also nominated by the Brazilian Association of Publicly Held Companies (ABRASCA) to serve on the Appeals Council of the National Financial System (CRSFN), where she served as a council member from March 2019 to March 2022. | |||
| Maria Carolina Ferreira Lacerda | Independent Member | 04/24/2025 | 2027 AGM |
| Ms. Maria Carolina Lacerda is an economist, graduated from the São Paulo School of Economics at the University of São Paulo (FEA-USP) in 1994, and holds an MBA from Columbia University (1999). She is certified by the IBGC, holds a “Corporate Directors Certificate” from Harvard Business School, and an “International Directors Certificate” from INSEAD. Ms. Lacerda is an independent member of the Board of Directors of Rumo and has 25 years of experience in financial institutions such as UBS, Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank, and Bear Stearns. She currently serves as a board member and is involved in audit, people, and related-party committees for major Brazilian and international corporations, including Hypera Pharma (HYPE3/HYPMY), PAGBank (PAGS), Banco do Brasil Seguridade (BBSE3), Vivara S.A. (VIVA3), and IHS Towers (IHS). She has previously served as a director at ANBIMA – the Brazilian Financial and Capital Markets Association, represented the CNF – National Confederation of Financial Institutions, and was a member of the Advisory Board of the Listing Chamber of BM\&FBovespa. Ms. Lacerda is also currently a member of the Board of Directors of SempreFEA, the independent endowment fund of the School of Economics and Business Administration at the University of São Paulo. | |||
| Aurélio Pavinato | Independent Member | 04/24/2025 | 2027 AGM |
| Mr. Pavinato holds a degree in Agronomic Engineering from the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), with a master’s and Ph.D. in Soil Science from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). He also completed a postgraduate program in STC – Skills, Tools & Competencies at the Kellogg School of Management in Chicago, in partnership with Fundação Dom Cabral. In 2016, he took the Advanced Management Program (PGA) at Fundação Dom Cabral and INSEAD, France, and in 2023, he completed the Owner President Management (OPM) program at Harvard Business School. Mr. Pavinato served as Production Director at SLC Agrícola from 2008 to 2012 and has been the Chief Executive Officer of SLC Agrícola since December 10, 2012. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of three SLC Agrícola subsidiaries: SLC-MIT, Fazenda Pioneira, and SLC LandCo. With over 30 years of experience at SLC Agrícola, he has expertise in agricultural production planning and management, the development of new investment projects, strategic partnership negotiations, and both strategic and operational business planning. He is a member of the Disclosure and Trading Policy Committee, the Risk Management Committee, the ESG Committee, the People Management Committee, and the SLC Agrícola Action Plan Management Committee. | |||
Strategic and Financial Committee
Burkhard Otto CordesIndependent Member04/24/20252026 AGM
| Name | Position | Election Date | End of Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcelo Eduardo Martins | Chairman | 04/24/2025 | 2026 AGM |
| Mr. Martins holds a degree in Business Administration with a specialization in Finance from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV). He has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Company’s parent company since March 2009 and is also Vice President of Strategy at Cosan. His responsibilities include identifying and executing acquisition opportunities, as well as developing business activities for future strategic interests. Mr. Martins joined the Cosan group in July 2007 as an executive at Aguassanta Participações S.A. Prior to joining Cosan, he served as Financial Director and Head of Business Development at Votorantim Cimentos from July 2003 to July 2007. Before that, he led the Latin American Fixed Income Department at Salomon Smith Barney in New York. He has extensive experience in the capital markets, having worked at Citibank (where he started his career as an intern in 1989), Unibanco, UBS, and FleetBoston. | |||
| Mr. Cordes holds a degree in Business Administration from Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado (1997) and a Master’s in Finance from IBMEC, São Paulo (2001). He was a member of the Company’s Board of Directors from 2005 to 2025, transitioning to the Company’s Financial Committee in 2025, and has been a member of the Board of Directors of Cosan Limited since 2008. He has solid experience in the financial market, having worked at Banco BBM S.A., part of the Mariani Group, in the commercial area focusing on the corporate and mid-sized business markets. He also worked in the financial area of IBM Brazil. | |||
| Riccardo Arduini | Member | 04/24/2025 | 2026 AGM |
| Mr. Riccardo holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering and a postgraduate degree in Business Administration from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV). He has been a full member of the Company’s Board of Directors since April 1997 and a member of the Board of Directors of São Carlos Empreendimentos e Participações S.A. since 1999. He is also the vice president of CINPAL – Companhia Industrial de Peças para Automóveis, a company in the automotive parts sector. | |||
| Giancarlo Arduini | Member | 04/24/2025 | 2026 AGM |
| Mr. Giancarlo holds a degree in Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP), with a specialization in Business Economics from the São Paulo School of Economics at Fundação Getulio Vargas. He is currently: (i) a practicing lawyer; and (ii) Director at Judori Administração, Empreendimentos e Participações S.A. (an investment company). | |||
Operational Committee
| Name | Position | Election Date | End of Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julio Fontana Neto | Chairman | 04/24/2025 | 2027 AGM |
| Mr. Julio holds degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Business Administration from Universidade Mackenzie and an MBA from EISE Business School – University of Navarra, Spain. He has over 25 years of experience in leadership roles and as a senior executive in medium and large-sized national and multinational companies in the metallurgy, steel, infrastructure, and logistics sectors. He has also served two terms as President of the Association of Railway Transporters and three years as President of the National Union of Railway Transporters. Mr. Julio joined Cosan in 2009 when he was invited to take the presidency of Rumo Logística. He has also been actively involved in important business entities, serving as Vice President of the Railway Section of the National Confederation of Transport and as a member of the Infrastructure Council of FIESP since 2005. Currently, Mr. Julio is a full member of the Company’s Board of Directors. He has also served as Director and Board Member for the company’s controlled concessionaires. | |||
| Pedro Marcus Lira Palma | Member | 04/24/2025 | 2027 AGM |
| Mr. Pedro Palma holds a degree in Electronic Engineering from the Federal University of Pernambuco, with a specialization in Business Management from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV) and an MBA from London Business School. He has been the CEO of the Company and its subsidiaries since March 2024. From 2020 to 2024, Mr. Palma served as the Commercial Vice President of the Company and its subsidiaries, and from June 2013 to 2020, he held the position of Operational and Commercial Director. In 2019, he took on the role of Commercial Director at Rumo Malha Central, a subsidiary of the Company. He worked for 15 years at Votorantim, holding various positions, including Corporate Finance Manager, Financial Strategy and Risk Manager, Planning Manager, and Commercial Manager, before becoming General Manager of Logistics at Votorantim Cimentos. In this role, Mr. Palma was responsible for managing Votorantim Cimentos’ logistics operations in Brazil, which include distribution centers, factory shipments, and port operations. | |||
| Cristiano Carvalho Brasil | Member | 04/24/2025 | 2027 AGM |
| Cristiano Carvalho Brasil is a Computer Engineer, graduated from the Federal University of São Carlos, with over 20 years of professional experience. He began his career at AmBev, where he held various positions in Industrial Operations and Human Resources. At Grupo Pão de Açúcar, he led the creation of the Management and Processes area. He then worked at TOTVS as Human Resources Director. At Votorantim Cimentos, he held leadership positions in Industrial Operations, Human Resources, Management, Innovation, and Technology. Since 2022, he has served as Vice President at Rumo, where he has led the People, Communications, Asset and Personnel Security, Sustainability, and Terminal Operations areas. | |||
| José Carlos Broisler Oliver | Member | 04/24/2025 | 2027 AGM |
| José Carlos Broisler Oliver is a Mechanical Engineer from FEI, a Law graduate from the University of São Paulo, holds a Master’s degree from the Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, an MBA, and executive training from the London Business School. With over 25 years of experience, he has worked at Comgás and Compass, focusing on infrastructure, operations, procurement, and projects. He currently leads the Expansion Vice Presidency of the Company. He is also a member of the boards of directors at Edge Comercialização and the São Paulo Regasification Terminal. | |||
Personnel, Appointment and Remuneration Committee
| Name | Position | Election Date | End of Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcelo Eduardo Martins | Chairman | 04/24/2025 | 2027 AGM |
| Mr. Martins holds a degree in Business Administration with a specialization in Finance from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV). He has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Company’s parent company since March 2009 and is also the Vice President of Strategy at Cosan. His responsibilities include identifying and executing acquisition opportunities, as well as developing business activities for potential strategic interests in the future. Mr. Martins joined the Cosan group in July 2007 as an executive at Aguassanta Participações S.A. Before joining Cosan, he served as Financial Director and Head of Business Development at Votorantim Cimentos from July 2003 to July 2007. Prior to that, he led the Latin American Fixed Income Department at Salomon Smith Barney in New York. He has extensive experience in the capital markets, having worked at Citibank (where he began his career as an intern in 1989), Unibanco, UBS, and FleetBoston. | |||
| Marina Barrenne de Artagão Quental | Independent Member | 04/24/2025 | 2027 AGM |
| Ms. Marina holds a degree in Psychology from the Pontifical Catholic University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RJ) and completed the Strategic Leadership Development program at the International Institute for Management Development (IMD). She has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Vale Base Metals Limited and as Director and Vice President of People at Vale from 2017 to 2024. She also held similar roles at Raízen from 2011 to 2014. Additionally, she has worked at Shell and IBM, both nationally and internationally. Ms. Marina was also a member of the Advisory Board of the Brazilian Human Resources Association of Rio de Janeiro from 2019 to 2021. | |||
| Maria Rita de Carvalho Drummond | Member | 04/24/2025 | 2027 AGM |
| Ms. Maria Rita holds a degree in Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RJ), a postgraduate degree in Civil Law from the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), and a Master’s degree in International Law from the London School of Economics (LSE). She is the Executive Vice President of Legal Affairs at Cosan S.A. She has worked at the law firm Barbosa, Mussnich & Aragão, served as Latin America Manager for BAT – British American Tobacco, the parent company of Souza Cruz S.A. based in London, and as Legal Manager for the publicly traded companies Cosan S.A. and Cosan Logística S.A., later becoming Legal Director of the same companies. She was also nominated by the Brazilian Association of Publicly Held Companies (ABRASCA) to serve on the Appeals Council of the National Financial System (CRSFN), where she served as a council member from March 2019 to March 2022. | |||
| Riccardo Arduini | Member | 04/24/2025 | 2027 AGM |
| Mr. Riccardo holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering and a postgraduate degree in Business Administration from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV). He has been a full member of the Company’s Board of Directors since April 1997 and has also been a member of the Board of Directors of São Carlos Empreendimentos e Participações S.A. since 1999. Additionally, he is the vice president of CINPAL – Companhia Industrial de Peças para Automóveis, a company in the automotive parts sector. | |||
| Cláudia Falcão da Motta | Member | 04/24/2025 | 2027 AGM |
| Cláudia Falcão holds a degree in Psychology from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul and an MBA from the University of São Paulo. She is currently the Vice President of People at Cosan S.A. and has over 20 years of experience in human resources within large companies and conglomerates. | |||
| Giancarlo Arduini | Alternate Member | 04/24/2025 | 2027 AGM |
| Mr. Giancarlo holds a degree in Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP), with a specialization in Business Economics from the São Paulo School of Economics at Fundação Getúlio Vargas. He is currently: (i) a lawyer; and (ii) Director at Judori Administração, Empreendimentos e Participações S.A. (an investment company). | |||
Sustainability Committee
| Name | Position | Election Date | End of Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Rita de Carvalho Drummond | Chairman | 04/24/2025 | 2027 AGM |
| Ms. Maria Rita holds a degree in Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RJ), a postgraduate degree in Civil Law from the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), and a Master’s degree in International Law from the London School of Economics (LSE). She is the Executive Vice President of Legal Affairs at Cosan S.A. Ms. Maria Rita has worked at the law firm Barbosa, Mussnich & Aragão, served as Latin America Manager for BAT – British American Tobacco, the parent company of Souza Cruz S.A. based in London, and as Legal Manager for the publicly traded companies Cosan S.A. and Cosan Logística S.A., later becoming Legal Director of the same companies. She was also nominated by the Brazilian Association of Publicly Held Companies (ABRASCA) to serve on the Appeals Council of the National Financial System (CRSFN), where she served as a council member from March 2019 to March 2022. | |||
| Maria Carolina Lacerda Ferreira | Independent Member | 04/24/2025 | 2027 AGM |
| Ms. Maria Carolina Lacerda is an economist, graduated from the São Paulo School of Economics at the University of São Paulo (FEA-USP) in 1994, and holds an MBA from Columbia University (1999). She is certified by the IBGC, holds a “Corporate Directors Certificate” from Harvard Business School, and an “International Directors Certificate” from INSEAD. Ms. Lacerda is an independent member of the Board of Directors of Rumo and has 25 years of experience in financial institutions such as UBS, Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank, and Bear Stearns. She currently serves as a board member and is involved in statutory audit, people, and related-party committees for major Brazilian and international corporations, including Hypera Pharma (HYPE3/HYPMY), PAGBank (PAGS), Banco do Brasil Seguridade (BBSE3), Vivara S.A. (VIVA3), and IHS Towers (IHS). She has previously served as a director at ANBIMA – the Brazilian Financial and Capital Markets Association, represented the CNF – National Confederation of Financial Institutions, and was a member of the Advisory Board of the Listing Chamber of BM\&FBovespa. Ms. Lacerda is also currently a member of the Board of Directors of SempreFEA, the independent endowment fund of the School of Economics and Business Administration at the University of São Paulo. | |||
| Marina Barrenne de Artagão Quental | Member | 04/24/2025 | 2027 AGM |
| Ms. Marina holds a degree in Psychology from the Pontifical Catholic University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RJ) and completed the Strategic Leadership Development program at the International Institute for Management Development (IMD). She has served as a member of the Board of Directors at Vale Base Metals Limited and as Director and Vice President of People at Vale from 2017 to 2024. She also held similar roles at Raízen from 2011 to 2014. Additionally, Ms. Marina has worked at Shell and IBM, both nationally and internationally. She was also a member of the Advisory Board of the Brazilian Human Resources Association of Rio de Janeiro from 2019 to 2021. | |||
Last update: May 7, 2025
Last updated on May 7, 2025