Committee Composition

João Paulo Seibel de Faria has more than 25 years of experience in companies like Arthur Andersen S/C, Ericsson Telecomunicações and Microsoft. In this last one he spent 18 years in different leadership roles in Latin America and the US in Sales, Marketing and in Finance (last role as CFO in Brazil). Since October 2019 he has been working as Latin America CFO for Didi Chuxing (China Giant Mobility Company that owns 99 Tecnologia in Brazil).
Mr. Faria holds a bachelor degree in Business from FAAP and an Executive MBA from IBMEC Business School (both in Sao Paulo). Additionally he holds several executive sessions in leadership, strategy and global business environment from Fundação Dom Cabral, INSEAD and Devry.

Mr. de Paula has more than 35 years of experience in HR in the Brazilian corporate world, holding positions such as Senior HR Director of Grupo Pão de Açucar, HR Vice President of Estacio Participações, Head of Organization Development at Votorantim Cimentos and HR of Grupo Gerdau.  He holds an MBA degree from USP and a post-grad degree in HR from PUCRS.

Vanessa Claro Lopes is an independent member of our board of directors and an independent member of our audit and ethics committee, positions she has held since July 2019. She is currently an independent member of the board of directors of Lojas Americanas S/A, member of the fiscal councils of Cosan S.A., Cosan Logística SA and Comgas S.A., the chairperson of the audit committee at Tegma Logistica S.A., a member of the audit committee at Embraer S.A. and Lojas Americanas S/A . She was formerly the chairperson of the fiscal council of Via Varejo S.A. from 2014 to 2018, a member of the fiscal council of Terra Santa Agro S.A. from 2016 to 2018, a member of the fiscal council of Gerdau S.A from 2016 to 2017 and a member of the fiscal councils of Estácio Participações S.A. and Renova Energia S.A. from 2017 to 2019. With over 25 years’ experience in corporate governance and internal and external audits of large private and listed companies, she started her career in 1995 at PricewaterhouseCoopers in advisory services and was responsible for the creation of the revenue assurance specialists department in Brazil for the telecoms sector. She was an executive officer and the head of the internal accounting department of TAM S.A. from 2010 to 2014, an executive officer and the head of the internal accounting department of Globex Utilidades S.A. (Grupo Pão de Açúcar) from 2004 to 2010 and a coordinator and the head of the accounting department of Grupo Telefonica from 2000 to 2004. She holds an MBA from EAESP/FGV, a master’s degree in management systems from Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), a master’s degree in computer networks from São Judas University, an accounting degree from Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF) and a systems analysis degree from FATEC/BS. She was formerly a professor of audit systems and information security at Objetivo University from 1997 to 1998.

Marcelo Ken Suhara has a combined 26 years of experience in IPO advisory services, financial
reporting, accounting and audit. He was a partner in the Capital Markets Center at EY in São Paulo from 2011 to
March 2022. He also worked in the Capital Markets group at PwC from 2001 to 2010, and in audit at Arthur Andersen
from 1998 to 2000 and Coopers & Lybrand from 1996 to 1998. He has extensive experience in IPO, equity and debt
offerings in the Brazilian and international capital markets, and advised companies on financial reporting and
regulatory matters on capital markets transactions, and on SEC rules and regulations. He holds a bachelor’s degree
in Business management from Pontificia Universidade Catolica and a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from
Universidade Paulista and is a Brazilian Certified Accountant registered at CRC – Conselho Regional de Contabilidade
(Brazilian Regional Accounting Council).

Rafael Munerato de Almeida is a member of our board of directors and an independent member of our audit and ethics committee, positions he has held since August 2019. He was a member of the board of directors of Medcel Editora e Eventos S.A. from February 2016 to March 2019. He provides medical services for D’Or Consultoria em Corretagem de Seguros e Benefícios Ltda., Funcional Health Tech Soluções em Saúde Ltda., Associação Beneficiente Bom Samaritano, Hospital Bom Samaritano de Maringá S.A., IBES—Instituto Brasileiro para Excelência em Saúde and Trigger Participação e Administração S.A. He also provides medical services through his private medical practice, is a director at IBES—Instituto Brasileiro para Excelência em Saúde, and a consultant at Multivida Participações S.A., Grupo Kronberg, Switzerland Global Enterprise and CBEXs—Colégio Brasileiro de Executivos da Saúde. He holds a degree in medicine from Santa Casa de Misericórdia de SP, a residency in clinical medicine from Santa Casa de Misericórdia de SP, a residency in cardiology from InCor FMUSP, a specialization in cardiac arrhythmia from InCor FMUSP and an MBA in health management from FGV.

Mr. de Paula has more than 35 years of experience in HR in the Brazilian corporate world, holding positions such as Senior HR Director of Grupo Pão de Açucar, HR Vice President of Estacio Participações, Head of Organization Development at Votorantim Cimentos and HR of Grupo Gerdau.  He holds an MBA degree from USP and a post-grad degree in HR from PUCRS.

Renato Tavares Esteves is a member of our board of directors, a position he has held since June 2019. He has been a member of the board of directors of Afya Brazil since August 2016. He has been an executive officer of Afya Brazil and of the following companies: (i) Instituto de Educação Superior do Vale do Parnaíba S.A., UNIVAÇO – União Educacional do Vale do Aço S.A., IPTAN – Instituto de Ensino Superior Presidente Tancredo de Almeida Neves S.A., ITPAC – Instituto Tocantinense Presidente Antônio Carlos S.A. and Instituto de Ensino Superior do Piauí S.A., all since 2018, and (ii) ITPAC Porto Nacional – Instituto Tocantinense Presidente Antônio Carlos Porto S.A., from 2017 to 2018. He holds a Medicine degree from Faculdade de Medicina de Barbacena, and master’s degrees in Business Administration and Corporate Finance from FGV.

Kay Krafft is the founding CEO of Bertelsmann Education Group. Until 2014, he was Chief Investment Officer of music rights management company BMG, building up the company from a start-up to a major player in the music industry through acquisitions as well as the establishment of an international presence. Before joining BMG’s Executive Board, he served as EVP and global head of M&A at Bertelsmann while implementing major portfolio adjustments during this time. Prior to joining Bertelsmann, Kay Krafft was a partner at professional services firm Deloitte.