Boards, Board of Directors and Committee

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is composed of three representatives from each of Raízen’s shareholders. Among other functions, it is responsible for:

(a) Proposing to the shareholders the global strategy and strategic priorities for the Company;

(b) Establishing general guidelines for the Company‘s business;

(c) Setting and changing key policies and the Manual of Authorities;

(d) Approving pension plans structure and approving corporate reorganizations;

(e) Appointing/removing members of the Executive Board;

(f) Approving/amending the Annual Budget;

(g) Approving material agreements and agreements with related parties;

(h) Approving significant investments and financing actions.

 

Name Office Election of First Term Election of Current Term End of Term
Rubens Ometto Silveira Mello
Chairman June 01, 2011 July 26, 2023 Until 2025 ASM

Mr. Rubens is the Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company and Cosan S.A., as well as the controlling shareholder of Cosan S.A. He graduated with a degree in Mechanical Production Engineering from the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo in 1972. With over 40 years of experience in managing large companies, he has accumulated expertise in administrative and financial areas.

Currently, in addition to his roles at the Company and Cosan S.A., Mr. Rubens serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Rumo S.A., Companhia de Gás de São Paulo – Comgás, and Compass Gás e Energia S.A. Additionally, he is a Director and Chairman of the Board of Aguassanta Participações S.A. and its affiliates since 2005.

Before joining the Cosan Group, Mr. Rubens served as Advisor to the Board of Directors of UNIBANCO – União de Bancos Brasileiros S.A. from 1971 to 1973 and as Chief Financial Officer of Indústrias Votorantim S.A. from 1973 to 1980.

Nelson Roseira Gomes Neto
Member January 01, 2024 N/A Until 2025 ASM

Mr. Nelson is a graduate in Civil Engineering, with specializations in Marketing, Corporate Finance, and Administration. He commenced his professional journey at ExxonMobil, where he held significant leadership roles across various nations within the fuels, lubricants, and convenience store sectors.

Returning to Brazil in 2008, he assumed the helm of the Lubricants division (now Moove), which was under the auspices of Cosan S.A. During his tenure there until 2014, he ascended to the position of vice president of Cosan S.A. Subsequently, he assumed the presidency of Cosan, a role he fulfilled until 2016.

Presently, Mr. Nelson occupies several esteemed positions, including President and Board Member of Compass Gás & Energia; Chief Executive Officer of Cosan, an appointment made on 14/11/2023 and inaugurated on 01/01/2024; Chairman of the Board of Directors for Commit, Sulgás, and Necta; and serves as a board member for Comgás. His previous engagement at Comgás saw him serving as CEO from 2016 to 2020.

Marcelo Eduardo Martins
Member June 01, 2011 July 26, 2023 Until 2025 ASM

Mr. Marcelo Martins served as a member of the Board of Directors of Cosan S/A from March 2009 until December 2017. He returned to the company, assuming the position of Vice President of Finance and Investor Relations at Cosan S/A on May 1, 2018. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Fundação Getúlio Vargas, with a specialization in Finance.

His journey within the Cosan Group commenced in July 2007 when he joined Aguassanta Participações S.A. as an executive. Prior to this role, he served as Director of Finance and Business Development at Votorantim Cimentos from July 2003 to July 2007. Before that, he led the Latin American Fixed Income department at Salomon Smith Barney in New York.

Huibert Hans Vigeveno
Member October 10, 2020 July 26, 2023 Until 2025 ASM

Mr. Huibert Hans Vigeveno is a Dutch citizen holding a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Erasmus University in Rotterdam. Huibert began his career at Shell as a business analyst in 1995 and gained extensive experience in sales, marketing, and general management during assignments in Chemicals, Shell Capital, LPG, and Lubricants in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, the United States of America, Mexico, Brazil, and China.

In 2009, Mr. Huibert was appointed Vice President of Supply and Distribution, Europe & Africa, playing a key role in integrating and creating additional value across the Downstream chain. Huibert moved to Beijing in 2012, where he was appointed Executive Chairman of Shell in China, strengthening the company’s business in Upstream and Downstream within China and internationally with Chinese partners.

Huibert returned to London in 2015 to lead the integration plan for the business combination with the BG Group. In 2016, Huibert was appointed CEO of Transition for the BG Group, Shell’s largest acquisition in over a century.

Anna Mascolo
Member June 03, 2024 N/A Until 2025 ASM

Mrs. Anna Mascolo holds a degree in Physics and began her career at Shell in 2004, where she held various positions in different teams. In 2019, she assumed the presidency of Global Aviation at the Shell Group, serving in this role until October 2021, when she became the Executive Vice President of Emerging Energy Solutions, also at the Shell Group, until July 2023.

Currently, she is the Executive Vice President of Low Carbon Solutions at the Shell Group, serves on the Board of Directors of Rolls-Royce SMR as an independent advisor, and represents Shell in the Hydrogen Council.

 

 

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Brian Paul Eggleston
Member June 30, 2021 July 26, 2023 Until 2025 ASM

Mr. Brian P. Eggleston has held the position of Executive Vice President of Downstream Finance at the Shell Group since March 2021. With over 20 years of experience at Shell, he has previously served in other Vice-Presidential roles and has extensive experience in the Americas.

Luciana de Oliveira Cezar Coelho
Independent Member July 28, 2021 July 26, 2023 Until 2025 ASM

Ms. Luciana de Oliveira Cezar Coelho holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, a master’s degree from PUC-RJ, and master’s and PhD degrees from Harvard University. She has been active in the financial market since 1997, holding positions in various financial institutions such as Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, Banco ABN Amro Real, and Banco Santander. Additionally, she was a founding partner of Virtus BR Partners, a financial advisory company, and STK Capital, an independent asset management firm. Currently, she is a founding partner of STS GAEA Capital, an independent asset management firm.

Ms. Luciana has been serving as a board member for other companies since November 2012. Presently, she holds positions as a board member of Raízen S.A., Energisa S.A., Restoque S.A., LPS Brasil S.A. (Lopes), and Harvard University Global Advisory Council. Furthermore, she is a co-founder of Instituto República.org, co-founder and vice president of Instituto Vassouras Cultural, an associate at the Centro de Debate de Políticas Públicas (CDPP), a member of the Executive Committee of the Prep Program at Fundação Lemann, an associate at Women Corporate Directors (WCD), and certified as a fiscal councilor by the Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance (IBGC).

Sonat Burman-Olsson
Independent Member July 28, 2021 July 26, 2023 Until 2025 ASM

Ms. Sonat Burman-Olsson holds a degree in Economics, an MBA from Uppsala University in Sweden, and a master’s degree from Harvard Business School and the University of Oxford. She has experience in various sectors including industry, retail, and consumer goods, with expertise in strategy, operations, marketing, and finance, focusing on business development and sustainable leadership.

Throughout her career, Ms. Sonat has held executive positions in companies such as the Electrolux Group, ICA Gruppen, COOP Sweden, BP (British Petroleum Sweden), and Siemens. Additionally, she has served as a board member for companies including ICA, the Swedish National Pension Fund, the Swedish Grocery Retailer’s Association, ICC, the Swedish Trade Federation, iZettle, and Neste Corporation.

Currently, she also serves as a board member for companies such as Postnord, Lantmannen, and Lindab.

Fiscal Council

According to the Corporations Law, the Fiscal Council is an independent body from the management and external auditing of Raízen. Its main responsibility is to review managerial activities and financial statements, reporting its observations to the shareholders.

The Fiscal Council cannot include members who are part of the Board of Directors, the Executive Board, or the staff of a controlled company or a company in the same group as Raízen, nor spouses or relatives of the administrators. Additionally, the Corporations Law requires that members of the Fiscal Council receive, as remuneration, at least 10% of the average remuneration paid to each Director.

Name Office Election of First Term Election of Current Term End of Term
Guilherme José de Vasconcelos Cerqueira
Chairman July 22, 2022 July 27, 2023 2024 ASM

Mr. Guilherme José de Vasconcelos Cerqueira 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, he has held various positions at the Shell Group, including a stint at Shell International Ltd. in London, United Kingdom, where he served in managerial roles from May 2004 to April 2007.

At Raízen Group, he was responsible for the controllership area from its creation in April 2011 until April 2014, when he took over responsibility for the financial and procurement area. He remained in the position of Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer until May 2022.

Ana Paula Malvestio
Member July 22, 2022 July 26, 2023 2024 ASM

Ms. Ana Paula Malvestio holds a Bachelor’s degree in Law from the University of Ribeirão Preto and has completed training as a Board Member by the IBGC. She is a partner at the tax and corporate consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, dedicating herself exclusively to consultancy activities with a focus on corporate and tax matters.

With experience in managing tax burdens for agribusiness companies, Ms. Ana Paula specializes in corporate restructuring processes. She has conceived and coordinated several corporate restructurings and led significant due diligence processes in the sugarcane and alcohol sector. Additionally, she has extensive experience in tax matters, providing consultancy on legal, regulatory, and accounting issues.

Regina Longo Sanchez
Member July 22, 2022 July 26, 2023 2024 ASM

Ms. Regina Longo Sanchez holds a degree in Production Engineering from Poli-USP and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, with a focus on Accounting and Finance. She has been a member of the Fiscal Council of Yduqs Participações S.A. since 2019 and has served as President of the Fiscal Council of Locaweb Serviços de Internet S.A. since May 2021. She completed the IBGC – Fiscal Council in Practice course in April 2017. With over 20 years of experience in the financial market, her main professional experiences in the last 5 years include:

  • Worked at Itaú Unibanco Group from 2003 to 2017, where she held various positions:
    • 7 years as Head of Institutional Investor Relations;
    • 5 years at Itaú BBA as a Sell-Side Equity Research Analyst, responsible for the Banking and Financial Services sector;
    • From 2015 to 2017, she was responsible for the Talent Area and HR Analytics and Risk Culture program of the conglomerate.

Prior to her time at Itaú Unibanco, she worked as a Fixed Income Trader and Portfolio Manager at Banco SRL and Banco Inter American Express in São Paulo. Since May 2017, she has been a partner at Lucas Melo e Associados Ltda., working as a Consultant for Investor Relations and Corporate Organization. She is also an Associate Partner at MBA Empresarial, providing consultancy for admissions to universities abroad.

Executive Officers

The Board of Executive Officers is responsible for managing Raízen’s businesses, and implementing policies and general guidelines set by the Board of Directors.

Name Office Election of First Term Election of Current Term End of Term
Ricardo Dell Aquila Mussa
Chief Executive Officer April 1, 2020 April 1, 2023 April 1, 2025
Mr. Ricardo Dell Aquila Mussa graduated in Production Engineering from the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo. In January 2017, he assumed the Executive Vice Presidency of Raízen, being responsible for Logistics, Trading, and Distribution within the group. In April 2020, he took on the role of CEO of Raízen.

In 2014, he took over the Lubricants business at Cosan, initially as CEO of Cosan Lubricants and later as CEO of Moove Lubricants, operating in 6 countries, including Europe and Latin America. He joined Cosan in 2007 and was one of the founders and CEO of Radar for 5 years, a company dedicated to investing in agricultural lands with high appreciation potential. During this time, he was also a member of the Westchester Board in the USA, a company of TIAA CREF (American Pension Fund), responsible for agricultural investments in the USA, Europe, and Australia.

Previously, he held various roles in multinational companies such as Unilever and Danone, mainly in the Supply Chain area. He was responsible for Danone’s logistics area in Brazil in 2007 and for the manufacturing area of Unilever’s main cosmetics factory in Latin America between 2006 and 2007. At Unilever, he served as Global Director of Oils and Fats Purchasing and was responsible for purchasing agricultural commodities in over 25 countries. With extensive international experience, he worked at Unilever USA in Connecticut in 2002.

Carlos Alberto Bezerra de Moura
Chief Financial Officer and Officer for Investor Relations June 1, 2022 April 1, 2023 April 1, 2025

Mr. Carlos Alberto holds a degree in Accounting from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro – UFRJ, with postgraduate studies in Financial Administration at Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV/RJ) and an MBA in Business Administration from Fundação Dom Cabral, with an extension from the Kellogg School of Management, among other executive education programs.

He served as Executive Director and CFO of BRF S.A., Companhia Brasileira de Metalurgia e Mineração (CBMM), and Diagnósticos da América S.A. (DASA). Additionally, he was Director and Partner at Itaú Unibanco Holding Financeira and has previous experience at Banco Bozano, Simonsen, and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu.

Francis Vernon Queen Neto
Vice President Executive of Ethanol, Sugar and Bioenergy April 1, 2019 April 1, 2023 April 1, 2025

Mr. Francis holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo (USP). In 2008, he assumed the position of CIO of the Cosan Group, coming from Accenture Brazil. In 2010, he was appointed Executive Director responsible for the Shared Services Center of Cosan.

With the formation of the Joint Venture between Shell and Cosan in 2011, he took over the management of Raízen’s Shared Services Center. In 2017, he became Vice President of Ethanol, Sugar, and Bioenergy Operations. A year later, he assumed the Executive Vice Presidency of Sugar, Ethanol, and Bioenergy at Raízen, overseeing more than 23 thousand employees in 26 sugarcane production units.

Frederico Barbosa Saliba
Vice President of Energy and Renewables October 1, 2020 April 1, 2023 April 1, 2025

Mr. Frederico Saliba, Vice President of Energy & Renewables, is an economist graduated from PUC-MG, with specialization in Finance from the University of California – San Diego. He joined Shell in 1998, having worked in the areas of Gas Trading, Energy & Environmental Products in Brazil, the United States, and Canada, as well as in the Upstream, B2B, Retail, and Lubricants segments.

Among other activities, he led the creation and management of several company businesses to grow the renewable energy trading portfolio in North America. Upon his return to Brazil in 2017, he served as President of Shell Energy Brazil until September 2020.

Rodrigo César Caldas de Sá
Vice President of Legal and Institutional Relations April 1, 2022 April 1, 2023 April 1, 2025

Mr. Rodrigo has held the position of leader of the company’s tax team since 2012. Previously, he worked in law firms, consulting firms, and legal departments of large companies. He holds a degree in Law from the Catholic University of Pernambuco, has an LLM in Tax Law from King’s College – University of London, and an MBA from Fundação Getulio Vargas.

Teofilo Lacroze
Vice President of Mobility September 25, 2023 - April 01, 2025

Mr. Teófilo Lacroze currently serves as the Regional CEO of Mobility at Raízen Group, overseeing operations in the production, distribution, and commercialization of fuels, lubricants, specialties, and Shell-branded services in Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay. With over 25 years of experience in the sector, he has built his career across various roles, businesses, and countries within the Shell organization.

He began his journey at Shell Argentina in 1996 as a Financial Analyst at the Buenos Aires Refinery. Later, he worked in the United Kingdom as a Regional Strategy Advisor for Latin America and Africa. Much of his career has been associated with the retail business, holding positions in Argentina, Brazil, and the Dominican Republic.

In 2004, he was transferred to Shell Brazil as Executive Director (2004-2010) and then to Raízen Brazil (2011-2015), a Joint Venture between Shell plc and Cosan Group in Brazil. His focus was on Retail, Distribution, and Supply Chain, culminating in his role as Commercial Vice President at Raízen, his last position in Brazil, before returning to Argentina as President of Shell in July 2015.

From October 2018, when Raízen acquired the downstream business assets of Shell in Argentina, until May 2023, he served as President and CEO of Raízen Argentina, before assuming his current position within the Raízen Group. Teófilo holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of San Andres and an MBA from the University of Cambridge. On September 4, 2023, he was elected as a member of the Board of Directors of Raízen Energia S.A. through an Extraordinary General Meeting.

Carlos Alberto Griner*
Vice President of Human and Organizational Development - - -

Currently serving as Vice President of People at Raízen, Griner brings extensive experience from major companies and a diverse career spanning multiple sectors. He holds a degree in Civil Engineering from the State University of Rio de Janeiro and an MBA from COPPEAD Institute of Administration at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.

His career began in Heavy Construction and Infrastructure, later transitioning to Quality and Human Resources. He spent nearly a decade at Suzano Papel e Celulose as Executive Director of Human Resources, also overseeing Sustainability, Institutional Relations, and Corporate Communication.

With over 10 years of professional experience at GE, Griner worked in Brazil, the United States, and Mexico in Aviation and served as Corporate HR Director for Mexico and Latin America. He also served as VP of People and Sustainability at Embraer for 5 years.

Moreover, Griner was a member of the Human Resources Committee at Grupo Abril for five years, served on the board of Junior Achievement Brazil, was President of the Strategic Committee for People Management at Amcham, and served as Director of ABRH-SP.

Fabio Mota*
Vice President of Services to Business and Technology - - -

As Vice President at Raízen, Fabio Mota also oversees the Innovation department and the Pulse, a hub for hosting and accelerating startups. With a tenure of 7 years as the Director of Information Technology at Raízen, he brings extensive experience in this field. Prior to that, he worked as a consultant at Accenture, leading projects across various sectors including consumer goods, retail, aviation, oil and gas, telecommunications, and utilities.

Fabio Mota holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from FEI, with specialization in Business Administration from FGV. He has also pursued academic extensions in Leadership and Innovation from ISE/IESE, INSEAD, UC Berkeley, and Tel Aviv University. Additionally, he serves as a professor in postgraduate and MBA programs at IBE-FGV and Pecege/Esalq-USP.

Paulo Corte Real Neves*
Vice President of Trading - - -

Currently serving as Vice President of Trading, Paulo Neves is an industrial engineer graduated from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), with specialization in Upstream for the oil industry from the National Petroleum Agency (ANP). He has previously worked in the telecommunications sector and governmental administration as a business consultant in the retail area.

Paulo Neves joined the Shell Group in 2002 as a retail manager and in the biofuels supply area. In 2011, he assumed the position of manager of the Ethanol trading area at Raízen Group and later became Vice President of the trading area.

Juliano Tamaso*
Vice President of Supply Chain - - -

Mr. Juliano, an engineer, has been with Raízen since the company’s formation, having joined Shell 20 years ago, working in sales and marketing in fuels and energy.

Since then, at Raízen, he has held positions in supplies, biofuels origination, and sugar trading.

Paula Kovarsky*
Chief Strategy Officer - - -

Paula Kovarsky is a professional with extensive experience in the energy sector, with a career spanning over 25 years that combines local and global experiences in both industry and capital markets. She holds a degree in Production Engineering from PUC-Rio and an MBA in Finance from IBMEC. She began her career at Shell and was a trailblazer as the first woman to hold the position of associate at Itaú BBA, where she served as Senior Vice President.

Upon joining Cosan in 2015, she undertook the mission of repositioning the group in the Brazilian capital markets, implementing best practices in transparency and stakeholder management. Under her leadership, the Cosan office was established in New York, where she designed the entire ESG strategy for the Group, fostering a cultural shift that led the company to become a reference in this agenda.

Currently, Paula serves as Vice President of Strategy and Sustainability at Raízen, also overseeing the M&A area, a position she assumed after the company’s IPO. Additionally, she sits on the board of 3-R Petroleum. Her vision is aligned with the commitment to develop renewable and sustainable decarbonization alternatives for Brazil and the world.

Statutory Audit Committee

The Statutory Committee for Audit and Integrity is an advisory body linked to the Board of Directors, composed of 3 (three) members, as required by applicable regulations. Its responsibilities and duties are detailed in its Internal Regulations and in the Company’s Bylaws.

1) According to the definition of the Novo Mercado Regulation of B3. Click here for more details on the criteria.

2) Two-year term or until new members are elected to replace them.

Name Office Election of First Term Election of Current Term End of Term
Patricia Regina Verderesi Schindler
Coordinator of the Audit and Integrity Committee July 28, 2021 July 28, 2023 07/28/2025

Ms. Patricia Verderesi Schindler holds a degree in Business Administration from PUC-SP and an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, in the United States. She has been active in the financial market since 1991, holding positions in various financial institutions such as Grupo Citibank, Safra, and JP Morgan.

Furthermore, she served as an independent member of the Special Committee of Cosan S.A. for the purposes of CVM Opinion No. 35, from August to December 2020.

Luciana de Oliveira Cezar Coelho
Member July 28, 2021 July 28, 2023 07/28/2025

Ms. Luciana de Oliveira Cezar Coelho holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, a master’s degree from PUC-RJ, and master’s and PhD degrees from Harvard University. She has been active in the financial market since 1997, holding positions in various financial institutions such as Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, Banco ABN Amro Real, and Banco Santander. Additionally, she was a founding partner of Virtus BR Partners, a financial advisory company, and STK Capital, an independent asset management firm. Currently, she is a founding partner of STS GAEA Capital, an independent asset management firm.

Ms. Luciana has been serving as a board member for other companies since November 2012. Presently, she holds positions as a board member of Raízen S.A., Energisa S.A., Restoque S.A., LPS Brasil S.A. (Lopes), and Harvard University Global Advisory Council. Furthermore, she is a co-founder of Instituto República.org, co-founder and vice president of Instituto Vassouras Cultural, an associate at the Centro de Debate de Políticas Públicas (CDPP), a member of the Executive Committee of the Prep Program at Fundação Lemann, an associate at Women Corporate Directors (WCD), and certified as a fiscal councilor by the Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance (IBGC).

Sonat Burman-Olsson
Member July 28, 2021 July 28, 2023 07/28/2025

Sonat Burman-Olsson. Ms. Olsson is an economist, with a MBA from Uppsala University, Sweden and a Master Degree at Harvard Business School and Oxford University. She has experience with industrial, retail and consumer sectors, and also with marketing, finance and business development with focus in sustainable leadership. Ms. Olsson performed as an executive in a broad variety of companies as Electrolux Group, ICA Gruppen, COOP Sweden, BP British Petroleum Sweden and Siemens. She also occupied positions of the Supervisory Board in companies like ICA, Swedish National Pension Fund, Swedish Grocery Retailer’s Association, ICC, Swedish Trade Federation, iZettle and Neste Corporation. Currently, also performs as a Board member of the following companies: Postnord, Lantmannen e Lindab.

*It is not part of Statutory Board of Executive Officers.