Board of Directors
| NAME | POSITION | ELECTION DATE | END OF TERM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rubens Ometto Silveira Mello | Chairman | 04/19/2023 | 2025 AGM |
| Mr. Mello is our chairman of the board of directors. He is also director and chairman of Cosan Limited. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering from the Escola Politécnica of the University of São Paulo (1972). Mr. Mello has more than 30 years of experience in the management of large companies. He has also served as general director and chairman of the board of directors of Costa Pinto S.A. since 1980, vice president of Pedro Ometto S.A. Administração e Participações since 1980, director of Cosan Portuária since 1998, chairman of the board of directors of FBA from 2001 until its merger into Corona, and is currently the chairman of the boards of Cosan, Comgás and Raízen. He also holds the position of director of UNICA, the Sugarcane Agroindustry Association of the State of São Paulo (UNICA—União da Agroindústria Canavieira do Estado de São Paulo). Prior to joining Cosan, Mr. Mello worked from 1971 to 1973 as an advisor to the board of executive officers of UNIBANCO União de Bancos Brasileiros S.A., and from 1973 to 1980 as chief financial officer of Indústrias Votorantim S.A. | |||
| Marcelo Eduardo Martins | Vice-Chairman | 04/19/2023 | 2025 AGM |
| Mr. Martins has been a member of our board of directors since March 23, 2009. Mr. Martins also holds the position of chief financial and investor relations officer of Cosan Limited and serves on Cosan Limited’s board of directors. His duties include identifying acquisition opportunities and implementing takeovers as well as business development activities for which the company may have strategic interest in the future. In July 2007, Mr. Martins was appointed as an executive officer of Aguassanta Participações S.A. Prior to joining the Cosan Group, Mr. Martins was the Chief Financial and Business Development Officer of Votorantim Cimentos between July 2003 and July 2007 and, prior to that, head of Latin American Fixed Income at Salomon Smith Barney (Citigroup) in New York. He has significant experience in capital markets, having worked at Citibank (where he began his career as a trainee in 1989), Unibanco, UBS and FleetBoston. He has a degree in business administration from the FGV, majoring in finance. | |||
| Maria Rita de Carvalho Drummond | Board Member | 04/19/2023 | 2025 AGM |
| Maria Rita is actually the legal vice president of Cosan S.A.. Graduated in Law from the Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro – PUC, with a postgraduate degree in Civil Law from the State University of Rio de Janeiro – UERJ and a Masters in International Law from London School of Economics – LSE. Throughout her professional career, Rita worked at the law firm Barbosa, Mussnich and Aragão, she was a manager for Latin America at BAT – British America Tobacco, parent company of Souza Cruz S.A. based in London, Legal Manager of publicly-held companies Cosan S.A and Cosan Logística S.A. and Legal Director of the same companies. Indicated by the Association Brazilian Publicly Traded Companies (ABRASCA) for the National Financial System Resource Council (CRSFN), term of office from March 2019 to March 2022. Since April 2020, Maria Rita Drummond became the legal vice president of Cosan Limited, Cosan S.A. | |||
| Nelson Roseira Gomes Neto | Board Member | 02/04/2024 | 2025 AGM |
| Academic education: He earned an undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering; and a Specialization degree in Marketing, Corporate Finance, and Administration | Professional experience: He started his career at ExxonMobil, having held leadership positions in several countries in the businesses of fuels, lubricants, and convenience stores; Leadership in the Lubricant Business of Cosan; CEO of Cosan S.A. until April 2016; CEO of Compass; and CEO of Comgás| Current Positions: CEO of Cosan S.A.; Board of Directors member of Compass Gás & Energia, Comgás and Moove; Member of the Board of Directors of Raízen; Chair of the Board of Directors of Commit, Sulgás, and Necta. | |||
| Burkhard Otto Cordes | Board Member | 04/19/2023 | 2025 AGM |
| Mr. Cordes has been a member of our board of directors since 2005 and of Cosan Limited’s board of directors since 2008. He graduated in business administration from Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado (1997) and he holds a master’s degree in finance from IBMEC-SP (2001). Mr. Cordes has worked in financial markets. He worked at Banco BBM S.A., a company owned by Grupo Mariani, where he worked at its commercial division focusing corporate and middle market segments. Before holding his current position, he had worked at IBM Brasil in its financial division. Mr. Cordes is Mr. Mello’s son-in-law. | |||
| Julio Fontana Neto | Board Member | 04/19/2023 | 2025 AGM |
| Mr. Julio holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering and also a Business Administration from Mackenzie University, with an MBA from EISE Business School – University of Navarra – Spain. The executive has more than 25 years of experience in leadership positions and as chief executive officer in national and multinational companies of medium and large sizes in the metallurgical, steel, infrastructure and logistics sectors. He also holds the presidency of the Association of Railway Carriers and for three years of the National Union of Railway Carriers. Mr. Julio has been with Cosan since 2009, when he was invited to assume the chairmanship of Rumo Logística. The executive also has a strong presence in important business entities: he is a deputy resident of the railway section of the National Transport Confederation and since 2005 is a member of the infrastructure council of FIESP. Currently Mr. Julio holds the position of chairman of the Operational Comitee and is a member of the Board of Directors. | |||
| Riccardo Arduini | Board Member | 04/19/2023 | 2025 AGM |
| Mr. Arduini has been a member of our board of directors since April 1997. He is also a member of the board of São Carlos Empreedimentos e Participações S.A. (since 1999), a real estate investment company active in Brazil. In addition, he is a vice-president of CINPAL – Cia. Industrial de Peças Automóveis, a company active in the automotive sector. Mr. Arduini has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, as well as a post-graduate degree in management from the FGV. | |||
| Maria Carolina Ferreira Lacerda | Independent Board Member | 04/19/2023 | 2025 AGM |
| Ms. Maria Carolina has 25 years of experience in financial institutions such as UBS, Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank and Bear Stearns, Carolina Lacerda today serves as a Board Member and member of statutory Audit Committees of large Brazilian corporations such as BR Distribuidora ( BRDT) and Hypera Pharma (HYPE3 / HYPMY). She has been a director of Anbima – Brazilian Association of Financial and Capital Markets Entities, representative of CNF – National Confederation of Financial Institutions and Member of the Advisory Board of the BM & FBovespa Listing Chamber. Carolina is currently a mentor in the IBGC Councils Diversity Program and Member of the SemperFEA Investment Committee, an independent equity fund from the Economics and Administration University of São Paulo. She is an economist graduated from FEA-USP (1994) with an MBA from Columbia University (1999). She is certified by the IBGC and the “Certificate of Corporate Administration” by Harvard Business School. | |||
| Marcos Sawaya Jank | Independent Board Member | 04/19/2023 | 2025 AGM |
| Mr. Jank is a senior professor of Global Agribusiness at INSPER. In the last four years, he represented the main trade associations of Brazilian agri-food exporters in Asia, after supporting the expansion of BRF in the region. Previously, he was the CEO of the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA) and the president of the Brazilian Institute for International Trade Negotiations (ICONE). He has an eighteen-year career as associate professor at the University of São Paulo’s (USP) colleges of Economics (FEA) and Agriculture (ESALQ), with sabbatical periods in U.S. and European universities. He holds a tenure in Agricultural Economics at ESALQ-USP, a Doctorate in Business at FEA-USP, a M.Sc. at IAM Montpellier-France and a B.Sc. degree in Agronomy at ESALQ. | |||
| Janet Drysdale | Independent Board Member | 04/19/2023 | 2025 AGM |
| Ms. Drysdale is currently Vice President Financial Planning of Canadian National Railway, Canada’s largest railway, where she is responsible for the Company’s operating and capital budgets, profitability analysis, acquisitions, as well as the Company’s sustainability strategy including carbon and conservation efforts. During her 24-years of experience in the railway sector, Ms. Drysdale worked in the following areas: commercial, marketing, investor relations, financial planning, and strategic planning. | |||
| Giancarlo Arduini | Substitute Board Member | 04/19/2023 | 2025 AGM |
| Mr. Arduini holds a law degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo / SP, specializing in Business Economics at the Getúlio Vargas Foundation School of Economics in São Paulo. Currently, it is: (i) Lawyer; and (ii) Director of Judori Administração, Empreendimentos e Participações S.A. (an investment company). In addition, Mr. Giancarlo declares that he is not considered a Politically Exposed Person, in accordance with the applicable regulations. | |||
Executive Board
| NAME | POSITION | ELECTION DATE | END OF TERM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Marcus Lira Palma | Chief Executive | 04/30/2024 | 2026 AGM |
| Mr. Pedro Palma has been the CEO of the Company and its subsidiaries since March 2024. Previously, from 2020 to 2024, Mr. Palma served as the Chief Commercial Officer of the Company and its subsidiaries. He held the position of Chief Operating and Commercial Officer of the Company from June 2013 to 2020. In 2019, he assumed the role of Commercial Director at Rumo Malha Central, a subsidiary of the Company.
Prior to this, he worked for 15 years at Votorantim, where he held various positions such as Corporate Finance Manager, Financial Strategy and Risk Manager, Planning Manager, and Commercial Manager, ultimately becoming General Manager of Logistics at Votorantim Cimentos. In his role as General Manager of Logistics, Mr. Palma was responsible for managing Votorantim Cimentos’ logistics operations in Brazil, including Distribution Centers, factory shipments, and port operations. He holds a degree in Electronic Engineering from the Federal University of Pernambuco, specialized in Business Management from Fundação Getúlio Vargas – FGV, and an MBA from London Business School. |
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| Guilherme Lelis Bernardo Machado | Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer | 11/13/2024 | 2026 AGM |
| Guilherme holds a degree in Production Engineering from Universidade Federal Fluminense 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 worked until the acquisition of its assets by Cosan in 2008. At Grupo Cosan, he held significant leadership roles in finance at Rumo, Cosan, and Comgás, and since the beginning of this year, he has been serving as Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer at Compass. | |||
| Cristiano Carvalho Brasil | Chief Operating Officer | 11/13/2024 | 2026 AGM |
| Cristiano Carvalho Brasil is a Computer Engineer, graduated from Universidade Federal de São Carlos, with over 20 years of professional experience. He began his career at AmBev, holding various positions in Industrial Operations and Human Resources. At Grupo Pão de Açúcar, he led the creation of the Management and Processes area. Subsequently, at TOTVS, he served as Human Resources Director. At Votorantim Cimentos, he held leadership positions in Industrial Operations, Human Resources, Management, Innovation, and Technology. He has been serving as Vice President at Rumo since 2022, leading areas such as People, Communication, Asset and Personal Security, Sustainability, and Terminal Operations. | |||
| Guilherme Penin Santos de Lima | Chief of Regulation and Sustainability Officer | 04/30/2024 | 2026 AGM |
| Mr. Guilherme is a senior professional with 18 years of experience in infrastructure sector and has a degree in Economics on Faculty of Economics and Administration of the University of São Paulo (FEA-USP), in addition to a master’s degree in Economic Theory from the same institution. At the beginning of his career, he worked in M&A area of Grupo Ultra. Subsequently, he joined the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) through a public tender (in which he was approved in fourth place), where he joined the teams of Infrastructure and Basic Inputs areas, having worked in the financing and structuring of projects in the oil and gas, shipbuilding and logistics sectors. In 2011, he was assigned by BNDES to the Presidency of the Republic, having held positions in the Civil House and participated in the formulation of public policies in the infrastructure sector, such as the first rounds of airport auctions and the alteration of the regulatory framework for the port sector. Subsequently, he held the position of Secretary of Port Policies at the Secretary of Ports of the Presidency of the Republic, in which he structured the first auctions in the port sector and the first early renewals of contracts under the new legal framework. Still in the Ports Department, he became Executive Secretary, being responsible for the execution of all public policies and actions of the ministry. He was also, in 2014/15, chairman of the Board of Directors of the Port of Santos. He returned to BNDES at the end of 2015, where he was head of department in the bank’s presidency’s office. Since July 2016, he has been part of the Rumo team, having held the Institutional and Regulatory Directorate until last February. As Director, he led several strategic projects for the company, such as the early renewal of the Malha Paulista concession contract and the signing of the authorization contract for the extension of the railroad to Lucas do Rio Verde. In February 2022, he assumed the Vice-Presidency of Regulation and Expansion, responsible for the regulatory area, government relations, associated business development and the company’s expansion CAPEX. | |||
Fiscal Council
| NAME | POSITION | ELECTION DATE | END OF TERM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paulo Clovis Ayres Filho | Chairman independent | 06/11/2024 | 2025 AGM |
| Mr. Paulo Clovis Ayres Filho holds a degree in Civil Engineering from the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo and a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the Faculty of Economics at the University of São Paulo Globak. Mr. Paulo Ayres has extensive experience in the financial sector, having held prominent positions 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 consultant in the financial field. Mr. Paulo Ayres has been a member of the Fiscal Council at Vale S.A. since April 2023 and a member of the Deliberative Council of Fundação Souza Cruz since January 2024. Over the past five years, Mr. Paulo Clovis Ayres Filho has not faced any (i) criminal convictions, even if not yet final; (ii) administrative proceedings by the CVM (Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission), the Central Bank of Brazil, or the Superintendence of Private Insurance, even if not yet final; or (iii) final judicial or administrative decisions, or final administrative rulings, that have suspended or disqualified him from engaging in any professional or commercial activity. Mr. Paulo Clovis Ayres Filho declares that he is not considered a Politically Exposed Person under applicable regulations, as he has not held, in the past five years, in Brazil or in foreign countries, territories, or dependencies, any significant public office, employment, or function, nor have his representatives, family members, or close associates. | |||
| Marcelo Curti | Member independent | 04/30/2024 | 2025 AGM |
| Mr. Marcelo Curti is an economist graduated from Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado – São Paulo (FAAP) in 1985, a post-graduate degree in Business Administration from Fundação Álvares Penteado School of Commerce (FECAP) in 1986, and a Managing Partner of Rio Branco Consultores Associados Ltda and MAIOL Assessoria em Gestão Empresarial Ltda. He worked in the Safra Group from 1981 to 2008, when he held the position of Statutory Officer. Member of the Fiscal Council of Duke Energy S.A. and of Hypermarcas S.A. | |||
| Carla Alessandra Trematore | Member independent | 04/30/2024 | 2025 AGM |
| Ms. Carla has a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Universidade Estadual Paulista – UNESP. Ms. Carla worked in the independent audit business at Arthur Andersen, Deloitte and Ernst & Young between 1996 and 2010 and was an internal audit manager at Confab, a Brazilian public company controlled by the Italian-Argentine group Techint / Tenaris. She was partner at Hirashima & Associados, where she led accounting and financial consultancy services in corporate reorganizations and served as a consultant for the Accounting, Actuarial and Financial Research Foundation – FIPECAFI. She was an alternate member of the Fiscal Council of Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica SA (Embraer) between 2007 and 2015 and controller in a group of electric energy generation and commercialization (Bolognesi Energia SA) from 2014 to 2016. She is currently the administrative and financial manager of CELSE – Centrais Elétricas de Sergipe SA, a company in a construction phase of an electric power generation plant with an installed capacity of 1.5 GW, and a partner at Laplane Consultoria Econômica. Her experience includes: auditing the financial statements of companies in different segments (industrial and services), in accordance with Brazilian and international accounting practices (USGAAP and IFRS); audit of internal controls, in accordance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; management of merger and acquisitions, and incorporation processes (due diligences) with a financial-accounting focus; advice on corporate restructuring processes; assistance in IPO processes (IPOs abroad and in Brazil); risk management and monitoring through the planning, execution and monitoring of corporate internal audit programs with a focus on risks; assessment and diagnosis of corporate fraud; and controllership. | |||
| Guido Barbosa de Oliveira | Member independent | 04/30/2024 | 2025 AGM |
| Mr. Guido Barbosa de Oliveira graduated in Economic Sciences from Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) in 1994, with a post-graduate degree in Financial Administration from FGV / SP in 1998 and an International Executive MBA from INSPER / SP in 2008. Later in 2009 , majoring in Global Business at the Darden School of Business, University of Virginia. Mr. Guido Barbosa de Oliveira had tickets to Banco Real S / A and Citrosuco Company S.A. and began his career at the Jereissati / Iguatemi Group in 1995 as a trainee. He has spent several functions within the group, among them, the New Business and M & A Management and the Financial Management. He was Administrative Counselor of Contax Participações S.A. between April 2014 and April 2016. Mr. Guido Barbosa de Oliveira has not suffered, in the last five years, any conviction (i) criminal, although not final and unappealable; (ii) in an administrative proceeding of the CVM, although not a final decision; or (iii) a final or unappealable decision, in the judicial or administrative sphere, that has suspended or disqualified him or her from practicing any professional or commercial activity. You declare that you are not considered to be a Politically Statutory Person under the applicable regulations, since you have not performed or performed in the last 5 years in Brazil or in foreign countries, territories and dependencies, positions, jobs or public functions their representatives, family members, and others from their close relationship. | |||
| Reginaldo Ferreira Alexandre | Member independent | 04/30/2024 | 2025 AGM |
| Mr. Alexandre has 18-year experience in the investment analysis sector, as an analyst, planner and analysis teams officer, and held these positions at Citibank, Unibanco, BBA (current Itaú-BBA) and Itaú Corretora de Valores. He also worked as a corporate credit analyst (Citibank) and as an advisor in strategy (Accenture) and corporate finance (Deloitte) areas. Mr. Alexandre also served at ProxyCon Consultoria Empresarial, a company dedicated to advisory services in the capital markets, finance and corporate governance fields, between 2003 and 2017. A member of the Brazilian Accounting Pronouncements Committee (CPC) – the body which formulates the Brazilian accounting standards – since its foundation in 2005. Vice Coordinator of CPC’s Institutional Relations. A certified investment analyst (CNPI). Securities manager accredited by CVM (Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission). Fiscal Council Member certified by IBGC (Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance). A member of Mahle Metal Leve S.A.’s Board of Directors (empowered in June 2017 and reelected in April 2018); Currently, a sitting member of the Fiscal Councils of the following publicly-held companies: Cia. de Saneamento do Paraná – Sanepar (elected in April 2017 and reelected in April 2018); Petrobras S.A. (elected in April 2013 and reelected in April 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018); Ser Educacional S.A. (chairman of the joint committee, elected in April 2015 and reelected in April 2016, 2017 and 2018); Currently, a deputy member of the following publicly-held companies’ boards: Bradesco S.A. (deputy member of the Fiscal Council, elected in March 2017 and reelected in March 2018); CPFL Energia S.A. (deputy member of the Fiscal Council, elected in April 2017 and reelected in April 2018); Former member of Paranapanema S.A.’s Audit Committee (2017); Former member of the following companies’ fiscal councils: Iochpe Maxion S.A.(elected in April 2013 and reelected in April 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017); BRF S.A. (elected in April 2015 and reelected in April 2016); Aliansce Shopping Centers S.A. (elected in April 2014 and reelected in April 2015); Cremer S.A. (Fiscal Council’s chairman; elected in April 2011 and reelected in April 2012); Movida S.A. (elected in January 2017); Paraná Banco S.A. (elected in April 2011 and reelected in April 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015); Tecnisa S.A. (elected in April 2011 and reelected in April 2012); Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (elected in April 2006 and reelected in April 2007); Unipar Carbocloro S.A. (elected in April 2012 and reelected in April 2013 and in April de 2015); Bradespar S.A. (deputy member; elected in April 2012); Companhia Siderúrgica Belgo-Mineira, current Arcelor Mittal (deputy member; elected in April 2004 and reelected in April 2005); Grendene S.A. (deputy member; elected in April 2012 and reelected in April 2013 and 2014); Indústrias Romi (deputy member, elected in April 2015); Grazziotin S.A. (deputy member, elected in April 2015); SLC Agrícola (deputy member; elected in April 2013 and reelected in April 2014 and 2015); Former president of the Brazilian Association of Capital Markets Investment Analysts and Professionals – APIMEC, elected for 2015-2016; Former president of the Brazilian Association of Capital Markets Investment Analysts and Professionals – APIMEC, São Paulo section, elected for 2011-2012. One of the authors of the Brazilian Code of Corporate Governance– Publicly-held Companies; a member of the Special Corporate Governance Committee of American Chamber of Commerce (Amcham); a member of B3’s state-owned companies governance committee, and a former member of Mergers & Acquisitions Committee – CAF. | |||
| Nadir Dancini Barsanulfo | Alternate Member independent | 04/30/2024 | 2025 AGM |
| Mr. Barsanulfo holds a Bachelor of Law with a postgraduate degree in Accounting from FGV. Nadir Dancini Barsanulfo is a member of the COMGÁS Audit Committee. He started his career at Esso Brasileira de Petróleo in 1968, performing activities in the areas of logistics, controllership, finance, auditing and taxes. In 1998 he took over the Tax Board of Esso, in 2009 the same position at Cosan S.A. and, in 2011 at Raízen S.A. (joint venture between Cosan and Shell), where he retired in December 2012, after more than 44 years of work. Currently, he provides tax consultancy services to Cosan Group companies. In the last five years, he served as Executive Director at Cosan Combustíveis e Lubrificantes SA (until 05/2011), BlueWay Trading Importação e Exportação SA, Petróleo Sabba SA, Raízen Fuels Finance Ltd., Raizen Energy FInance Ltd. and Raízen Cayman Ltd., (all up to 12/2012), as well as charges as a Fiscal Counselor at Fundação Raízen, RaizPrev Private Pension Entity, Logum Logística SA (all until the end of 2012) and at the Future Private Pension Entity (since 08/2012). | |||
| Elaine Maria de Souza Funo | Alternate Member independent | 04/30/2024 | 2025 AGM |
| Ms. Elaine holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the University of Taubaté and an MBA in Finance and Controllership. She has worked for various companies with experience in accounting, controllership, tax, and shared services center (CSC) in industries and companies such as Pilkington (a Japanese glass manufacturing company), Philips Brazil (a consumer and technology company), and Embraer (a Brazilian aircraft company). Currently, she is the Global Accounting and Tax Director as well as a Controller at Embraer, responsible for: (i) consolidation of Financial Statements in accordance with IFRS standards published by the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), as well as the company’s accounting policies and procedures; (ii) National and International Tax Planning, Policies, and Procedures; and (iii) Shared Services Center. She also holds the positions of (i) President of the Fiscal Council of the Embraer Employees’ Pension Fund (EMBRAERPREV); (ii) Member of the Fiscal Council of OGMA – Aeronautical Industry of Portugal; and (iii) Member of the Fiscal Council of Embraer Portugal S.A. | |||
| Guilherme José de Vasconcelos Cerqueira | Alternate Member independent | 04/30/2024 | 2025 AGM |
| Mr. Guilherme holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and in Economics from the State University of Rio de Janeiro, with an MBA from COPPEAD. Since December 1988, Mr. Guilherme José de Vasconcelos Cerqueira has held various positions at the Shell Group, including a stint at Shell International Ltd. in London, UK, where he served in managerial roles from May 2004 to April 2007. At Raízen S.A., he was responsible for the controller area from April 2011 to April 2014, where he took on the responsibility for the financial and procurement area, remaining in the position of Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations until May 2022. | |||
| Vasco de Freitas Barcellos Neto | Alternate Member independent | 04/30/2024 | 2025 AGM |
| Mr. Vasco holds a degree in production engineering from UFRJ and in accounting from UNIP, and a master’s degree in administration from PUCRIO. He has extensive executive experience, developed in publicly traded companies and banks, with solid leadership, interpersonal relationship, planning, and control skills. He is responsible for the implementation of strategic projects in finance and management, such as: launching IPOs, debentures, and structured debt operations in the capital market; financing infrastructure projects; implementing budget, control, and management systems; implementing start-up companies; debt/restructuring; execution of M&A. He has successfully developed businesses in energy and real estate development. Mr. Vasco has not been convicted of any criminal offense, nor has he been subject to any administrative proceedings by the CVM, the Central Bank of Brazil, or the Superintendency of Private Insurance, nor has he been suspended or disqualified from practicing any professional or commercial activity, either by a final judicial or administrative decision or by an administrative decision that has not been challenged in court, in the past five years. Mr. Vasco declares that he is not considered a Politically Exposed Person, as defined by applicable regulations, since he has not held or performed, in Brazil or in foreign countries, territories, and dependencies, any relevant public positions, jobs, or functions, nor have his representatives, family members, or close associates. | |||
Statutory Audit Committee
| NAME | POSITION | ELECTION DATE | END OF TERM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Carolina Ferreira Lacerda | Independent Coordinator | 04/30/2024 | 2025 AGM |
| Ms. Maria Carolina has 25 years of experience in financial institutions such as UBS, Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank and Bear Stearns, Carolina Lacerda today serves as a Board Member and member of statutory Audit Committees of large Brazilian corporations such as BR Distribuidora ( BRDT) and Hypera Pharma (HYPE3 / HYPMY). She has been a director of Anbima – Brazilian Association of Financial and Capital Markets Entities, representative of CNF – National Confederation of Financial Institutions and Member of the Advisory Board of the BM & FBovespa Listing Chamber. Carolina is currently a mentor in the IBGC Councils Diversity Program and Member of the SemperFEA Investment Committee, an independent equity fund from the Economics and Administration University of São Paulo. She is an economist graduated from FEA-USP (1994) with an MBA from Columbia University (1999). She is certified by the IBGC and the “Certificate of Corporate Administration” by Harvard Business School | |||
| João Ricardo Ducatti | Coordinator Independent Member | 04/30/2024 | 2025 AGM |
| Business administrator, was professional of Westinghouse of Brazil in the period 1973-1982 exercising the Financial Resources Manager functions and Treasurer for Latin America, Business Manager of the Barbacena Mill, located in Ribeirão Preto, in the 1982 period and 1983; Administrative and Financial Director of Grupo Bom Jesus, located in Piracicaba, from 1983 to 1991, the group with four units producing sugar and ethanol; Administrative and Financial Director of Grupo Cosan, in the period from 1991 to 1995; Managing Director of SUCRESP, representative professional association of seventeen (17) producing plants of sugar and alcohol, from 1995 to 1999 and from 1999 to date develops the provision of economic and financial advisory services, asset valuation, administration of corporate structuring, sales development of investments and other associated activities, through their company RDR Consultores Associados Ltda. | |||
| Felício Mascarenhas de Andrade | Coordinator Independent Member | 04/30/2024 | 2025 AGM |
| It is a founding partner of Vecte, expert advice on good corporate governance practices. He developed his career in international consulting firms such as Andersen, Accenture, Ernst & Young and KPMG. Throughout his career he has advised dozens of large Brazilian companies in improving their financial management, governance mechanisms, financial risk management, preparation for IPO’s, among other themes related to the growth in shareholders’ value protection. Felicio is IBGC member in São Paulo and teaches the subjects of Risk Management and Corporate Governance in MBA’s in São Paulo and Curitiba. | |||
Personnel, Appointment and Remuneration Committee
| NAME | POSITION | ELECTION DATE | END OF TERM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcelo Eduardo Martins | Chairman | 04/19/2023 | 2025 AGM |
| Mr. Martins has been a member of our board of directors since March 23, 2009. Mr. Martins also holds the position of chief financial and investor relations officer of Cosan Limited and serves on Cosan Limited’s board of directors. His duties include identifying acquisition opportunities and implementing takeovers as well as business development activities for which the company may have strategic interest in the future. In July 2007, Mr. Martins was appointed as an executive officer of Aguassanta Participações S.A. Prior to joining the Cosan Group, Mr. Martins was the Chief Financial and Business Development Officer of Votorantim Cimentos between July 2003 and July 2007 and, prior to that, head of Latin American Fixed Income at Salomon Smith Barney (Citigroup) in New York. He has significant experience in capital markets, having worked at Citibank (where he began his career as a trainee in 1989), Unibanco, UBS and FleetBoston. He has a degree in business administration from the FGV, majoring in finance. | |||
| Maria Rita de Carvalho Drummond | Board Member | 04/19/2023 | 2025 AGM |
| Maria Rita is actually the legal vice president of Cosan S.A.. Graduated in Law from the Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro – PUC, with a postgraduate degree in Civil Law from the State University of Rio de Janeiro – UERJ and a Masters in International Law from London School of Economics – LSE. Throughout her professional career, Rita worked at the law firm Barbosa, Mussnich and Aragão, she was a manager for Latin America at BAT – British America Tobacco, parent company of Souza Cruz S.A. based in London, Legal Manager of publicly-held companies Cosan S.A and Cosan Logística S.A. and Legal Director of the same companies. Indicated by the Association Brazilian Publicly Traded Companies (ABRASCA) for the National Financial System Resource Council (CRSFN), term of office from March 2019 to March 2022. Since April 2020, Maria Rita Drummond became the legal vice president of Cosan Limited, Cosan S.A. | |||
| Nelson Roseira Gomes Neto | Board Member | 04/02/2024 | 2025 AGM |
| Academic education: He earned an undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering; and a Specialization degree in Marketing, Corporate Finance, and Administration | Professional experience: He started his career at ExxonMobil, having held leadership positions in several countries in the businesses of fuels, lubricants, and convenience stores; Leadership in the Lubricant Business of Cosan; CEO of Cosan S.A. until April 2016; CEO of Compass; and CEO of Comgás| Current Positions: CEO of Cosan S.A.; Board of Directors member of Compass Gás & Energia, Comgás and Moove; Member of the Board of Directors of Raízen; Chair of the Board of Directors of Commit, Sulgás, and Necta. | |||
| Riccardo Arduini | Board Member | 04/19/2023 | 2025 AGM |
| Mr. Arduini has been a member of our board of directors since April 1997. He is also a member of the board of São Carlos Empreedimentos e Participações S.A. (since 1999), a real estate investment company active in Brazil. In addition, he is a vice-president of CINPAL – Cia. Industrial de Peças Automóveis, a company active in the automotive sector. Mr. Arduini has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, as well as a post-graduate degree in management from the FGV. | |||
| Maria Carolina Ferreira Lacerda | Independent Board Member | 04/19/2023 | 2025 AGM |
| Ms. Maria Carolina has 25 years of experience in financial institutions such as UBS, Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank and Bear Stearns, Carolina Lacerda today serves as a Board Member and member of statutory Audit Committees of large Brazilian corporations such as BR Distribuidora ( BRDT) and Hypera Pharma (HYPE3 / HYPMY). She has been a director of Anbima – Brazilian Association of Financial and Capital Markets Entities, representative of CNF – National Confederation of Financial Institutions and Member of the Advisory Board of the BM & FBovespa Listing Chamber. Carolina is currently a mentor in the IBGC Councils Diversity Program and Member of the SemperFEA Investment Committee, an independent equity fund from the Economics and Administration University of São Paulo. She is an economist graduated from FEA-USP (1994) with an MBA from Columbia University (1999). She is certified by the IBGC and the “Certificate of Corporate Administration” by Harvard Business School. | |||
| Giancarlo Arduini | Subistitute Board Member | 04/19/2023 | 2025 AGM |
| Mr. Arduini holds a law degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo / SP, specializing in Business Economics at the Getúlio Vargas Foundation School of Economics in São Paulo. Currently, it is: (i) Lawyer; and (ii) Director of Judori Administração, Empreendimentos e Participações S.A. (an investment company). In addition, Mr. Giancarlo declares that he is not considered a Politically Exposed Person, in accordance with the applicable regulations. | |||
Operational Committee
| NAME | POSITION | ELECTION DATE | END OF TERM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julio Fontana Neto | Chairman | 04/19/2023 | 2025 AGM |
| Mr. Julio holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering and also a Business Administration from Mackenzie University, with an MBA from EISE Business School – University of Navarra – Spain. The executive has more than 25 years of experience in leadership positions and as chief executive officer in national and multinational companies of medium and large sizes in the metallurgical, steel, infrastructure and logistics sectors. He also holds the presidency of the Association of Railway Carriers and for three years of the National Union of Railway Carriers. Mr. Julio has been with Cosan since 2009, when he was invited to assume the chairmanship of Rumo Logística. The executive also has a strong presence in important business entities: he is a deputy resident of the railway section of the National Transport Confederation and since 2005 is a member of the infrastructure council of FIESP. Currently Mr. Julio holds the position of chairman of the Operational Comitee and is a member of the Board of Directors. | |||
| Pedro Marcus Lira Palma | Member | 04/30/2024 | 2025 AGM |
| Mr. Pedro Palma has been the CEO of the Company and its subsidiaries since March 2024. Previously, from 2020 to 2024, Mr. Palma served as the Chief Commercial Officer of the Company and its subsidiaries. He held the position of Chief Operating and Commercial Officer of the Company from June 2013 to 2020. In 2019, he assumed the role of Commercial Director at Rumo Malha Central, a subsidiary of the Company.
Prior to this, he worked for 15 years at Votorantim, where he held various positions such as Corporate Finance Manager, Financial Strategy and Risk Manager, Planning Manager, and Commercial Manager, ultimately becoming General Manager of Logistics at Votorantim Cimentos. In his role as General Manager of Logistics, Mr. Palma was responsible for managing Votorantim Cimentos’ logistics operations in Brazil, including Distribution Centers, factory shipments, and port operations. He holds a degree in Electronic Engineering from the Federal University of Pernambuco, specialized in Business Management from Fundação Getúlio Vargas – FGV, and an MBA from London Business School. |
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| Cristiano Carvalho Brasil | Member | 11/13/2024 | 2025 AGM |
| Cristiano Carvalho Brasil is a Computer Engineer, graduated from Universidade Federal de São Carlos, with over 20 years of professional experience. He began his career at AmBev, holding various positions in Industrial Operations and Human Resources. At Grupo Pão de Açúcar, he led the creation of the Management and Processes area. Subsequently, at TOTVS, he served as Human Resources Director. At Votorantim Cimentos, he held leadership positions in Industrial Operations, Human Resources, Management, Innovation, and Technology. He has been serving as Vice President at Rumo since 2022, leading areas such as People, Communication, Asset and Personal Security, Sustainability, and Terminal Operations. | |||
Related-Party Committee
| NAME | POSITION | ELECTION DATE | END OF TERM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Roseira Gomes Neto | Chairman | 04/02/2024 | 2025 AGM |
| Academic education: He earned an undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering; and a Specialization degree in Marketing, Corporate Finance, and Administration | Professional experience: He started his career at ExxonMobil, having held leadership positions in several countries in the businesses of fuels, lubricants, and convenience stores; Leadership in the Lubricant Business of Cosan; CEO of Cosan S.A. until April 2016; CEO of Compass; and CEO of Comgás| Current Positions: CEO of Cosan S.A.; Board of Directors member of Compass Gás & Energia, Comgás and Moove; Member of the Board of Directors of Raízen; Chair of the Board of Directors of Commit, Sulgás, and Necta. | |||
| Maria Carolina Ferreira Lacerda | Independent Member | 04/19/2023 | 2025 AGM |
| Ms. Maria Carolina has 25 years of experience in financial institutions such as UBS, Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank and Bear Stearns, Carolina Lacerda today serves as a Board Member and member of statutory Audit Committees of large Brazilian corporations such as BR Distribuidora ( BRDT) and Hypera Pharma (HYPE3 / HYPMY). She has been a director of Anbima – Brazilian Association of Financial and Capital Markets Entities, representative of CNF – National Confederation of Financial Institutions and Member of the Advisory Board of the BM & FBovespa Listing Chamber. Carolina is currently a mentor in the IBGC Councils Diversity Program and Member of the SemperFEA Investment Committee, an independent equity fund from the Economics and Administration University of São Paulo. She is an economist graduated from FEA-USP (1994) with an MBA from Columbia University (1999). She is certified by the IBGC and the “Certificate of Corporate Administration” by Harvard Business School. | |||
| Marcos Sawaya Jank | Independent Member | 04/19/2023 | 2025 AGM |
| Mr. Jank is a senior professor of Global Agribusiness at INSPER. In the last four years, he represented the main trade associations of Brazilian agri-food exporters in Asia, after supporting the expansion of BRF in the region. Previously, he was the CEO of the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA) and the president of the Brazilian Institute for International Trade Negotiations (ICONE). He has an eighteen-year career as associate professor at the University of São Paulo’s (USP) colleges of Economics (FEA) and Agriculture (ESALQ), with sabbatical periods in U.S. and European universities. He holds a tenure in Agricultural Economics at ESALQ-USP, a Doctorate in Business at FEA-USP, a M.Sc. at IAM Montpellier-France and a B.Sc. degree in Agronomy at ESALQ. | |||
Strategic and Sustainability Committee
| NAME | POSITION | ELECTION DATE | END OF TERM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Roseira Gomes Neto | Chairman | 04/02/2024 | 2025 AGM |
| Academic education: He earned an undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering; and a Specialization degree in Marketing, Corporate Finance, and Administration | Professional experience: He started his career at ExxonMobil, having held leadership positions in several countries in the businesses of fuels, lubricants, and convenience stores; Leadership in the Lubricant Business of Cosan; CEO of Cosan S.A. until April 2016; CEO of Compass; and CEO of Comgás| Current Positions: CEO of Cosan S.A.; Board of Directors member of Compass Gás & Energia, Comgás and Moove; Member of the Board of Directors of Raízen; Chair of the Board of Directors of Commit, Sulgás, and Necta. | |||
| Marcelo Eduardo Martins | Member | 04/19/2023 | 2025 AGM |
| Mr. Martins has been a member of our board of directors since March 23, 2009. Mr. Martins also holds the position of chief financial and investor relations officer of Cosan Limited and serves on Cosan Limited’s board of directors. His duties include identifying acquisition opportunities and implementing takeovers as well as business development activities for which the company may have strategic interest in the future. In July 2007, Mr. Martins was appointed as an executive officer of Aguassanta Participações S.A. Prior to joining the Cosan Group, Mr. Martins was the Chief Financial and Business Development Officer of Votorantim Cimentos between July 2003 and July 2007 and, prior to that, head of Latin American Fixed Income at Salomon Smith Barney (Citigroup) in New York. He has significant experience in capital markets, having worked at Citibank (where he began his career as a trainee in 1989), Unibanco, UBS and FleetBoston. He has a degree in business administration from the FGV, majoring in finance. | |||
| Marcos Sawaya Jank | Independent Member | 04/19/2023 | 2025 AGM |
| Mr. Jank is a senior professor of Global Agribusiness at INSPER. In the last four years, he represented the main trade associations of Brazilian agri-food exporters in Asia, after supporting the expansion of BRF in the region. Previously, he was the CEO of the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA) and the president of the Brazilian Institute for International Trade Negotiations (ICONE). He has an eighteen-year career as associate professor at the University of São Paulo’s (USP) colleges of Economics (FEA) and Agriculture (ESALQ), with sabbatical periods in U.S. and European universities. He holds a tenure in Agricultural Economics at ESALQ-USP, a Doctorate in Business at FEA-USP, a M.Sc. at IAM Montpellier-France and a B.Sc. degree in Agronomy at ESALQ. | |||
Financial Committee
| NAME | POSITION | ELECTION DATE | END OF TERM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcelo Eduardo Martins | Chairman | 04/19/2023 | 2025 AGM |
| Mr. Martins has been a member of our board of directors since March 23, 2009. Mr. Martins also holds the position of chief financial and investor relations officer of Cosan Limited and serves on Cosan Limited’s board of directors. His duties include identifying acquisition opportunities and implementing takeovers as well as business development activities for which the company may have strategic interest in the future. In July 2007, Mr. Martins was appointed as an executive officer of Aguassanta Participações S.A. Prior to joining the Cosan Group, Mr. Martins was the Chief Financial and Business Development Officer of Votorantim Cimentos between July 2003 and July 2007 and, prior to that, head of Latin American Fixed Income at Salomon Smith Barney (Citigroup) in New York. He has significant experience in capital markets, having worked at Citibank (where he began his career as a trainee in 1989), Unibanco, UBS and FleetBoston. He has a degree in business administration from the FGV, majoring in finance. | |||
| Nelson Roseira Gomes Neto | Member | 04/02/2024 | 2025 AGM |
| Academic education: He earned an undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering; and a Specialization degree in Marketing, Corporate Finance, and Administration | Professional experience: He started his career at ExxonMobil, having held leadership positions in several countries in the businesses of fuels, lubricants, and convenience stores; Leadership in the Lubricant Business of Cosan; CEO of Cosan S.A. until April 2016; CEO of Compass; and CEO of Comgás| Current Positions: CEO of Cosan S.A.; Board of Directors member of Compass Gás & Energia, Comgás and Moove; Member of the Board of Directors of Raízen; Chair of the Board of Directors of Commit, Sulgás, and Necta. | |||
| Burkhard Otto Cordes | Member | 04/19/2023 | 2025 AGM |
| Mr. Cordes has been a member of our board of directors since 2005 and of Cosan Limited’s board of directors since 2008. He graduated in business administration from Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado (1997) and he holds a master’s degree in finance from IBMEC-SP (2001). Mr. Cordes has worked in financial markets. He worked at Banco BBM S.A., a company owned by Grupo Mariani, where he worked at its commercial division focusing corporate and middle market segments. Before holding his current position, he had worked at IBM Brasil in its financial division. Mr. Cordes is Mr. Mello’s son-in-law. | |||
Negotiation and Disclosure Committee
| NAME | POSITION | ELECTION DATE | END OF TERM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Marcus Lira Palma | Member | 04/30/2024 | 2025 AGM |
| Mr. Pedro Palma has been the CEO of the Company and its subsidiaries since March 2024. Previously, from 2020 to 2024, Mr. Palma served as the Chief Commercial Officer of the Company and its subsidiaries. He held the position of Chief Operating and Commercial Officer of the Company from June 2013 to 2020. In 2019, he assumed the role of Commercial Director at Rumo Malha Central, a subsidiary of the Company.
Prior to this, he worked for 15 years at Votorantim, where he held various positions such as Corporate Finance Manager, Financial Strategy and Risk Manager, Planning Manager, and Commercial Manager, ultimately becoming General Manager of Logistics at Votorantim Cimentos. In his role as General Manager of Logistics, Mr. Palma was responsible for managing Votorantim Cimentos’ logistics operations in Brazil, including Distribution Centers, factory shipments, and port operations. He holds a degree in Electronic Engineering from the Federal University of Pernambuco, specialized in Business Management from Fundação Getúlio Vargas – FGV, and an MBA from London Business School. |
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| Gustavo Marder da Rosa | Member | 04/19/2023 | 2025 AGM |
| Graduated in Business Administration from UFRGS and holds a specialization from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Mr. Gustavo Marder has 21 years of professional experience, working for over 10 years at Rumo. Currently serving as Director of Treasury and Investor Relations, he has previously worked in areas such as financial and strategic planning. He has been actively involved since 2015 in shaping Rumo’s ESG agenda. Prior to Rumo, he worked for 10 years in various positions at AmBev. | |||
| Valter Pedrosa Barretto Júnior | Member | 04/19/2023 | 2025 AGM |
| Graduated in Law from the Federal University of Bahia, holds a specialization in Tax Law from the Brazilian Institute of Tax Studies, and a master’s degree in Law from the São Paulo Law School of the Getulio Vargas Foundation – FGV/SP, with an exchange program at Harvard Law School. Mr. Valter currently serves as Executive Legal Director at the Company. Previously, Mr. Valter worked in law firms and publicly traded companies in Brazil, and was a professor in the specialization programs at the São Paulo Law School of the Getúlio Vargas Foundation and the Brazilian Institute of Tax Studies. | |||
| Guilherme Lelis Bernardo Machado | Member | 11/13/2023 | 2025 AGM |
| Guilherme holds a degree in Production Engineering from Universidade Federal Fluminense 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 worked until the acquisition of its assets by Cosan in 2008. At Grupo Cosan, he held significant leadership roles in finance at Rumo, Cosan, and Comgás, and since the beginning of this year, he has been serving as Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer at Compass. | |||
Last update: December 18, 2024
Last updated on December 18, 2024