Councils, Committees and Board

Board of Directors

NAME POSITION ELECTION DATE END OF TERM
Rubens Ometto Silveira Mello Chairman 04/27/2021 AGM 2023
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 04/27/2021 AGM 2023
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.
Burkhard Otto Cordes Board Member 04/27/2021 AGM 2023
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 04/27/2021 AGM 2023
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 04/27/2021 AGM 2023
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 Rita de Carvalho Drummond Board Member 04/27/2021 AGM 2023
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.
José Leonardo Martin de Pontes Board Member 03/17/2023 AGM 2023
Leonardo Pontes is the CEO of Cosan Investimentos, the investment portfolio of Grupo Cosan. He began his career at Shell Group, where he worked for 13 years in Brazil and Europe, in roles such as Global Fuel Pricing Strategy and in the Commercial and Business Development and Strategic Planning directorates. In 2011, he joined Raízen, holding the B2C and B2B Commercial Directorate, and later in 2013, leading the Executive Logistics Directorate, responsible for the entire fuel operation in Brazil, and ethanol and sugar on a global scale. He developed a strong Raízen-Petrobras relationship and assumed the Commercial Vice Presidency in 2015, and the Executive Vice Presidency of Downstream (Logistics, Distribution, and Commercial) of the company between the 20/21 harvest season. He participated in the formation of Raízen, a joint venture between Shell and Cosan, and in the creation of the Truck Rodeo, an event held annually by the company. He is a board member of Grupo Nós, a partnership between Raízen and FEMSA Comercio aimed at leading the convenience store segment, with the Shell Select brand at Shell fuel stations, and entering the proximity store business with the OXXO brand, to make life easier for Brazilians. As the president of Cosan Investimentos, he played a significant role in the acquisition of Vale’s shares in 2022.
Maria Carolina Ferreira Lacerda Independent Board Member 05/14/2021 AGM 2023
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 04/27/2021 AGM 2023
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 Member 04/27/2021 AGM 2023
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 Subistitute Board Member 04/27/2021 AGM 2023
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 Officers

NAME POSITION ELECTION DATE END OF TERM
João Alberto Fernandez de Abreu Chief Executive 04/01/2019 2024 AGM
Mr. João Alberto Fernandez de Abreu is the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and its concessionaires, and a Board member of Iogen Energy. Mr. Abreu was the Chief Operating Officer of Raízen Energia S.A., for 18 years he worked for Shell, holding several positions at Retail, in Brazil, England, and Argentina. He started his career at Raízen Energia as commercial executive officer and a Board member of Petróleo Sabbá, Raízen’s affiliated company in Brazil’s north region. In 2012, he became Bioenergy & Ethanol, Sugar and Bioenergy Technology Officer at Raízen. Two years later, he headed the Agribusiness Executive Board. Mr. Abreu was in charge of developing and implementing Raízen’s first integrated second-generation ethanol plant.
Rafael Bergman Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer 01/02/2022 2024 AGM
Rafael is currently Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer of Rumo S.A., graduated in Economics in the Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro and Master in Finance from the London Business School. After working for ABN Amro Bank, Rafael joined the Shell Group in 1999, having held positions in finance and M&A in Brazil, United Kingdom and the Netherlands. In 2011, he participated in the formation of Raízen, where he served as Director of Treasury, Controllership and Planning. In 2016, he joined the Board of Executive Officers of Comgás, having acted as CFO & IRO, COO and Director of Strategy & Markets. In 2020, he participated in the launching of Compass Gas & Energia S.A., acting as CFO & IRO until January 1st, 2022.
Daniel Rockenbach Chief Operating Officer 03/23/2021 2024 AGM
Mr. Rockenbach joined Rumo in 2011, when he was appointed director of commercial and operational matters, a post which he occupied until July 2013 when he became chief executive officer of Rumo. Mr. Rockenbach has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the Pontificia Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul as well as a post-graduate degree in marketing from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. During the course of his career, Mr. Rockenbach has worked at companies such as Ambev, ALL (as a corporate manager responsible for the mining, metallurgy and agriculture sectors) and MRS Logística (as an industrialized products manager).
Pedro Marcus Lira Palma Chief Commercial Officer 03/23/2021 2024 AGM
Pedro Palma is Rumo’s Chief Commercial Officer since August 2020, after serving as managing director of Rumo Malha Central. Palma joined Rumo in June 2013 as Operations Director, and later as Commercial Director, before the merger with ALL. He was subsequently appointed Commercial Director of the North Operation.
Before joining Rumo, Pedro worked at Votorantim Cimentos in various positions, including Corporate Finance Manager, Planning Manager and Commercial Manager. He was subsequently appointed General Logistics Manager of Votorantim Cimentos Brazil.
Palma is an IBGC-Certified Board Member since February 2018. He holds a degree in Electronic Engineering from Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, with certification in Business Management from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV) and MBA from London Business School.
Guilherme Penin Santos de Lima Chief of Regulation and Expansion Officer 05/05/2022 2024 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
Luis Claudio Rapparini Chairman 04/27/2021 AGM 2023
Mr. Rapparini was an executive for about 32 years, having served in various roles in the Financial and Internal Audit areas of the British American Tobacco and Royal Dutch Shell Group, and lived and worked in five countries on four continents. He was CFO of Souza Cruz SA between 2006 and 2010, CFO of Raizen Group between 2011 and 2014 and, more recently, Chief Internal Auditor of Royal Dutch Shell between 2014 and 2018. He participated in several executive development programs at the universities of Wharton, Kellogg, Insead and IMD. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the CCR Group, as well as the Coordinator of the Audit and Compliance Committee and a member of the Finance and Results Committee.
Marcelo Curti Member 04/27/2021 AGM 2023
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.
Hélio Ribeiro Duarte Alternate Member 04/27/2021 AGM 2023
Mr. Hélio Ribeiro Duarte holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the School of Business Administration of the Getúlio Vargas Foundation in 1967 and an Executive MBA from the Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania in 1919/1980. Mr. Hélio Ribeiro Duarte was for 4 years auditor of PriceWaterhouseCoopers, between the years of 1967/1971. He worked for 25 years in the Unibanco Group, where he was appointed Director in 1985. He also served for 16 years as the Director and Vice President of Institutional Relations of Banco HSBC (1997/2013) and was a member of the Board of Directors of FGC – Credit Guarantee Fund of Serasa, Tecban, Cetip, CIP – Interbank Payments Chamber and the British Chamber of Commerce. Currently, he is managing director of HD Consultoria Financeira, Gestão e Negócios Ltda. Mr. Hélio Ribeiro Duarte has not suffered, in the last five years, any condemnation (i) criminal, although it has not been res judicata; (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. Mr. Henrique Aché declares that he is not considered to be a Politically Statutory Person, under the terms of the applicable regulations, since he has not performed or performed in the last 5 years in Brazil or in foreign countries, territories and dependencies, positions, jobs or relevant public functions, as well as their representatives, family members and others in their close relationship.
Francisco Silvério Morales Céspede Member 04/27/2021 AGM 2023
Mr. Francisco Morales is a graduate and post-graduate in Business Administration (FGV), having specialized courses in Brazil and the United States (Harvard and Stanford). Mr. Francisco Morales has served for more than 35 years as Director of Administration and Finance and Investor Relations (CFO and DRI) and member of the Board of Directors, Audit and Finance Committees of São Paulo Alpargatas, Santista Têxtil and Monsanto do Brazil, among other national and foreign companies. For 15 years he was vice-president of the Brazilian Institute of Finance Executives of São Paulo (IBEF SP). He is currently a Consultant in Business Management, participates in the boards and committees of several companies and leads the Cespe Foundation of Business Management. Mr. Francisco Morales has not suffered, in the last five years, any condemnation (i) criminal, although not yet res judicata; (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. Mr. Francisco Morales declares that he is not considered to be a Politically Exposed Person, under the terms of the applicable regulations, since he has not performed or played in the last 5 years in Brazil or in foreign countries, territories and dependencies, positions, jobs or relevant public functions, as well as their representatives, family members, and others from their close relationship.
Cristina Anne Betts Member 04/27/2021 AGM 2023
Ms. Cristina Anne Betts is an administrator formed by Fundação Getúlio Vargas in 1991, with an MBA completed by INSEAD – European Institute of Business Administration in 2000. Ms. Cristina Anne Betts has worked for 25 years in the areas of auditing, controlling and finance: as a senior auditor at PricewaterhouseCoopers (1989-1995); as Vice President of Product Control for Credit Suisse First Boston Warranty (1995-1999); Leader of Cases of Bain & Company (2000-2004); Director of Strategic Planning, Controllership and Investor Relations at TAM Linhas Aéreas S.A. (2004-2008) and is currently Financial Director of Iguatemi Empresa de Shopping Centers S.A. since 2008. Ms. Cristina Anne Betts has not suffered, in the last five years, any conviction (i) criminal, although not yet final; (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. Ms. Cristina Anne Betts declares that she is not considered to be a Politically Statutory Person under the applicable regulations, since she has not performed or performed in the last 5 years in Brazil or in foreign countries, territories and dependencies, positions, jobs or relevant public functions, as well as their representatives, family members and others from their close relationship.
Guido Barbosa de Oliveira Alternate Member 04/27/2021 AGM 2023
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 04/27/2021 AGM 2023
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.
Walter Luis Bernardes Albertoni Alternate Member 04/27/2021 AGM 2023
Mr. Albertoni holds a degree in Law from Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, specialized in Corporate and Tax Law (INSPER SP) and Civil Procedure Law (COGEAE PUC/SP). Mr. Albertoni has 25-year law practice, with emphasis in corporate, civil, civil procedure, tax and commercial law, analysis and elaboration of contracts (1993/to date), 12-year experience as legal counsel at AMEC –Brazilian Association of Investors in the Capital Markets, acting in the institutional defense of rights and interests of non-controlling shareholders (2006/to date), Fiscal Council member of Banco Bradesco S.A. (2017/to date), Fiscal Council member of Indústrias Romi S.A. (2017/to date), a member of Dataprev S.A.’s Audit Committee (2018/to date), a member of Mahle Metal Leve S.A.’s Board of Directors (2017/to date), Fiscal Council’s member of Petrobras, elected by preferred shareholders (2013 – 2018), a member of Paranapanema S.A.’s Board of Directors (2016 – August/2017), Fiscal Council member (Deputy member) of Ser Educacional S.A. (2015/ to date), Fiscal Council member (deputy member) of SANEPAR S.A (2017/to date), Fiscal Council’s member of BRADESPAR S.A (2016), Fiscal Council’s member (deputy member) of MILLS S.A. (2016), a member of the Advisory Chamber of B3’s State-Owned Companies Governance Program (Programa Destaque de Estatais), a deputy member of CRSFN – Council of Appeals of National Financial System (2011 – 2015), Advisor of CAF – Mergers and Acquisitions Committee (2013 – 2017), a sitting member of CODIM – Committee of Disclosure of Information to the Market (2007/2009).
Nadir Dancini Barsanulfo Alternate Member 04/27/2021 AGM 2023
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).
Carla Alessandra Trematore Alternate Member 04/27/2021 AGM 2023
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..

Audit Committee

NAME POSITION ELECTION DATE END OF TERM
Maria Carolina Ferreira Lacerda Independent Coordinator 05/14/2021 2022 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
Felício Mascarenhas de Andrade Independent Member 04/30/2021 2022 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.
João Ricardo Ducatti Coordinator Independent Member 04/30/2021 2022 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.

People, Nomination and Remuneration Committee

NAME POSITION ELECTION DATE END OF TERM
Marcelo Eduardo Martins Chairman 04/30/2021 2023 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.
Riccardo Arduini Member 04/30/2021 2023 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 Rita de Carvalho Drummond Independent Board Member 04/30/2021 2023 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.
Giancarlo Arduini Independent Board Member 04/30/2021 2023 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 04/30/2021 2023 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.
Daniel Rockenbach Member 04/30/2021 2023 AGM
Mr. Rockenbach joined Rumo in 2011, when he was appointed director of commercial and operational matters, a post which he occupied until July 2013 when he became chief executive officer of Rumo. Mr. Rockenbach has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the Pontificia Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul as well as a post-graduate degree in marketing from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. During the course of his career, Mr. Rockenbach has worked at companies such as Ambev, ALL (as a corporate manager responsible for the mining, metallurgy and agriculture sectors) and MRS Logística (as an industrialized products manager).
João Alberto Fernandez de Abreu Member 04/30/2021 2023 AGM
Mr. João Alberto Fernandez de Abreu is the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and its concessionaires, and a Board member of Iogen Energy. Mr. Abreu was the Chief Operating Officer of Raízen Energia S.A., for 18 years he worked for Shell, holding several positions at Retail, in Brazil, England, and Argentina. He started his career at Raízen Energia as commercial executive officer and a Board member of Petróleo Sabbá, Raízen’s affiliated company in Brazil’s north region. In 2012, he became Bioenergy & Ethanol, Sugar and Bioenergy Technology Officer at Raízen. Two years later, he headed the Agribusiness Executive Board. Mr. Abreu was in charge of developing and implementing Raízen’s first integrated second-generation ethanol plant.
José Leonardo Martin de Pontes Member 03/17/2023 2023 AGM
Leonardo Pontes is the CEO of Cosan Investimentos, the investment portfolio of Grupo Cosan. He began his career at Shell Group, where he worked for 13 years in Brazil and Europe, in roles such as Global Fuel Pricing Strategy and in the Commercial and Business Development and Strategic Planning directorates. In 2011, he joined Raízen, holding the B2C and B2B Commercial Directorate, and later in 2013, leading the Executive Logistics Directorate, responsible for the entire fuel operation in Brazil, and ethanol and sugar on a global scale. He developed a strong Raízen-Petrobras relationship and assumed the Commercial Vice Presidency in 2015, and the Executive Vice Presidency of Downstream (Logistics, Distribution, and Commercial) of the company between the 20/21 harvest season. He participated in the formation of Raízen, a joint venture between Shell and Cosan, and in the creation of the Truck Rodeo, an event held annually by the company. He is a board member of Grupo Nós, a partnership between Raízen and FEMSA Comercio aimed at leading the convenience store segment, with the Shell Select brand at Shell fuel stations, and entering the proximity store business with the OXXO brand, to make life easier for Brazilians. As the president of Cosan Investimentos, he played a significant role in the acquisition of Vale’s shares in 2022.
Pedro Marcus Lira Palma Member 04/30/2021 2023 AGM
Pedro Palma is Rumo’s Chief Commercial Officer since August 2020, after serving as managing director of Rumo Malha Central. Palma joined Rumo in June 2013 as Operations Director, and later as Commercial Director, before the merger with ALL. He was subsequently appointed Commercial Director of the North Operation.
Before joining Rumo, Pedro worked at Votorantim Cimentos in various positions, including Corporate Finance Manager, Planning Manager and Commercial Manager. He was subsequently appointed General Logistics Manager of Votorantim Cimentos Brazil.
Palma is an IBGC-Certified Board Member since February 2018. He holds a degree in Electronic Engineering from Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, with certification in Business Management from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV) and MBA from London Business School.
Roberto Rubio Potzmann Member 04/30/2021 2023 AGM
Mr. Potzman was Technology Director of Rumo from 2015 to 2021. was CIO of Cosan S.A Indústria e Comércio for 4 years. He also worked at San Antonio Internacional, Brasil Telecom and Arthur Andersen. Mr. Potzmann holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from Faculdade de Engenharia Industrial FEI, with specializations in Digital Electronics and Entrepreneurship in Large Corporations, in Stanford University.

Related Party Committee

NAME POSITION ELECTION DATE END OF TERM
José Leonardo Martin de Pontes Member 03/17/2023 2023 AGM
Leonardo Pontes is the CEO of Cosan Investimentos, the investment portfolio of Grupo Cosan. He began his career at Shell Group, where he worked for 13 years in Brazil and Europe, in roles such as Global Fuel Pricing Strategy and in the Commercial and Business Development and Strategic Planning directorates. In 2011, he joined Raízen, holding the B2C and B2B Commercial Directorate, and later in 2013, leading the Executive Logistics Directorate, responsible for the entire fuel operation in Brazil, and ethanol and sugar on a global scale. He developed a strong Raízen-Petrobras relationship and assumed the Commercial Vice Presidency in 2015, and the Executive Vice Presidency of Downstream (Logistics, Distribution, and Commercial) of the company between the 20/21 harvest season. He participated in the formation of Raízen, a joint venture between Shell and Cosan, and in the creation of the Truck Rodeo, an event held annually by the company. He is a board member of Grupo Nós, a partnership between Raízen and FEMSA Comercio aimed at leading the convenience store segment, with the Shell Select brand at Shell fuel stations, and entering the proximity store business with the OXXO brand, to make life easier for Brazilians. As the president of Cosan Investimentos, he played a significant role in the acquisition of Vale’s shares in 2022.
Maria Carolina Ferreira Lacerda Independent Member 05/14/2021 2023 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 04/30/2021 2023 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
José Leonardo Martin de Pontes Chairman 03/17/2023 2023 AGM
Leonardo Pontes is the CEO of Cosan Investimentos, the investment portfolio of Grupo Cosan. He began his career at Shell Group, where he worked for 13 years in Brazil and Europe, in roles such as Global Fuel Pricing Strategy and in the Commercial and Business Development and Strategic Planning directorates. In 2011, he joined Raízen, holding the B2C and B2B Commercial Directorate, and later in 2013, leading the Executive Logistics Directorate, responsible for the entire fuel operation in Brazil, and ethanol and sugar on a global scale. He developed a strong Raízen-Petrobras relationship and assumed the Commercial Vice Presidency in 2015, and the Executive Vice Presidency of Downstream (Logistics, Distribution, and Commercial) of the company between the 20/21 harvest season. He participated in the formation of Raízen, a joint venture between Shell and Cosan, and in the creation of the Truck Rodeo, an event held annually by the company. He is a board member of Grupo Nós, a partnership between Raízen and FEMSA Comercio aimed at leading the convenience store segment, with the Shell Select brand at Shell fuel stations, and entering the proximity store business with the OXXO brand, to make life easier for Brazilians. As the president of Cosan Investimentos, he played a significant role in the acquisition of Vale’s shares in 2022.
Marcelo Eduardo Martins Member 04/30/2021 2023 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 04/30/2021 2023 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 04/30/2021 2023 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.
José Leonardo Martin de Pontes Member 03/17/2023 2023 AGM
Leonardo Pontes is the CEO of Cosan Investimentos, the investment portfolio of Grupo Cosan. He began his career at Shell Group, where he worked for 13 years in Brazil and Europe, in roles such as Global Fuel Pricing Strategy and in the Commercial and Business Development and Strategic Planning directorates. In 2011, he joined Raízen, holding the B2C and B2B Commercial Directorate, and later in 2013, leading the Executive Logistics Directorate, responsible for the entire fuel operation in Brazil, and ethanol and sugar on a global scale. He developed a strong Raízen-Petrobras relationship and assumed the Commercial Vice Presidency in 2015, and the Executive Vice Presidency of Downstream (Logistics, Distribution, and Commercial) of the company between the 20/21 harvest season. He participated in the formation of Raízen, a joint venture between Shell and Cosan, and in the creation of the Truck Rodeo, an event held annually by the company. He is a board member of Grupo Nós, a partnership between Raízen and FEMSA Comercio aimed at leading the convenience store segment, with the Shell Select brand at Shell fuel stations, and entering the proximity store business with the OXXO brand, to make life easier for Brazilians. As the president of Cosan Investimentos, he played a significant role in the acquisition of Vale’s shares in 2022.
Burkhard Otto Cordes Member 04/30/2021 2023 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.

Trading and Disclosure Committee

NAME POSITION ELECTION DATE END OF TERM
João Alberto Fernandez de Abreu Chief Executive 04/01/2019 2022 AGM
Mr. João Alberto Fernandez de Abreu is the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and its concessionaires, and a Board member of Iogen Energy. Mr. Abreu was the Chief Operating Officer of Raízen Energia S.A., for 18 years he worked for Shell, holding several positions at Retail, in Brazil, England, and Argentina. He started his career at Raízen Energia as commercial executive officer and a Board member of Petróleo Sabbá, Raízen’s affiliated company in Brazil’s north region. In 2012, he became Bioenergy & Ethanol, Sugar and Bioenergy Technology Officer at Raízen. Two years later, he headed the Agribusiness Executive Board. Mr. Abreu was in charge of developing and implementing Raízen’s first integrated second-generation ethanol plant.
Rafael Bergman Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer 01/02/2022 2022 AGM
Graduated in Economics in the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (1998) and Master in Finance from the London Business School (2004). After a brief period in the area of ​​financing structured foreign trade operations at Banco ABN Amro, has joined the Shell Group in 1999, had occupied positions on increasing responsibility in treasury, planning, M&A and controllership in Brazil, England and the Netherlands. In 2011, he participated in the formation of Raízen (JV Cosan / Shell which operates in the sugar-energy and fuel distribution sectors), where he served as Financial Director in the Treasury, Controllership and Planning areas. In 2016, he joined the Board of Directors of Comgás, being responsible for the finance and investor relations area. Mr. Rafael took over as Operations and Services Director between 2018 and 2020, and Strategy and Market Director between 2020 and 01/02/2022. In 01/02/2022, Mr. Rafael was elected to the position of Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer of Rumo S.A..

Last update: March 21, 2023

Last updated on March 21, 2023