The Board of Directors (Board) is the highest governance and collective decision-making body. It is responsible for defining general guidelines and policies, as well as overseeing the management functions of executive officers, among other duties.
The Board has at least two (or 20%, whichever is greater) independent directors*, as defined by the B3’s Novo Mercado Regulations and as established in the bylaws of Cosan, and the characterization of nominees to the Board as independent directors must be deliberated at the Shareholders Meeting that elects them. The term of office is two years, with re-election permitted. At the last Shareholders Meeting where members of the Board were elected, held on April 30, 2025.
The current Board consists of nine members, including four independent members, two of them women. The chairman of the Board does not hold any executive position at Cosan.
For information about the participation of directors in Board meetings, see item 12.5/6 of the Reference Form.
Name
Position
Election Date
End of Term
1st Election Date
Rubens Ometto Silveira Mello
Chairman of the Board of Directors
04/30/2025
2027 ASM
11/07/2000 (23 years)
Date of birth: 02/24/1950
Education
− Degree in Production Engineering from the Polytechnic School of São Paulo (USP); graduate degree in Finance from UNIMEP; and MBA at FGV with an extension program at Ohio University.
Professional Background
− Advisor to the Executive Board of Unibanco; Chief Financial Officer of Votorantim; member of the Board of Directors of Única; and CEO of Cosan S.A.; Chairman of the Board of Directors of Comgás; he has accumulated solid experience in business management, having worked in industrial areas, risk management, finance, human resources, ESG, and strategy.
Current Positions
− Chairman of the Board of Directors of Cosan since 2000; chairman of the People and Nominating Committee of Cosan; CEO of Aguassanta Participações (parent company of Cosan); chairman of the Board of Directors of Rumo, Compass, Raízen and Moove.
Social Work
− Member of the Board of Directors of Gerando Falcões; and member of the Advisory Board of Instituto de Cidadania Empresarial (ICE).
Marcelo Eduardo Martins²
Vice Chairman of the Board
04/30/2025
2027 ASM
07/30/2010 (13 years)
Date of birth: 10/21/1966
Education
− Degree in Management from FGV, with specialization in Finance.
Professional Background
− Leader of the Latin American Fixed Income department at Salomon Smith Barney in New York; Chief Financial and Business Development Officer of Votorantim Cimentos; and Operates in several strategic, financial risk management fronts, also accumulating solid experience in industrial, ESG, people, among others.
Current Positions
− Vice President of the Board of Directors of Cosan since 2021 and between 2010 and 2019; CEO of Cosan*; member of the Board of Directors of Eurofarma Group; member of the Board, the People, Appointment and Compensation Committee, the Strategic and Sustainability Committee and the Financial Committee of Rumo*; member of the Board and the People Committee of Compass*; member of the Board of Comgás*; member of the Board of Raízen*; member of the Board of Moove* (*companies of the same economic group).
Burkhard Otto Cordes
Member of the Board
04/30/2025
2027 ASM
08/30/2005 (18 years)
Date of birth: 05/06/1975
Education
− Degree in Business Administration from FAAP; and MBA in Finance from IBMEC-SP.
Professional Background
− Experience in the commercial area, focusing on Middle Market and Corporate segments at Banco BBM S.A.
Current Positions
− Member of the Board of Directors of Cosan since 2005; member of the People and Nominating Committee of Cosan; Vice president of companies in the Aguassanta Group (parent company of Cosan); member of the People Committee of Comgás; member of the Board and Financial Committee of Rumo; and member of the Board and People Committee of Compass Energia S.A.
Social Work
− Board member at Instituto Sol.
Luis Henrique Cals de Beauclair Guimarães
Member of the Board
04/30/2025
2027 ASM
01/22/2021 (3 years)
Date of birth: 08/10/1966
Education
− Degree in Statistics from Escola Nacional de Ciências Estatísticas – IBGE; and MBA in Marketing from Coppead – UFRJ.
Professional Background
− Various positions at Shell in Brazil, USA and England; CEO, Commercial Vice President and member of the Board of Raízen; CEO and member of the Strategy and Sustainability Committee of Cosan S.A.; Chief Executive and Investor Relations Officer of Comgás; He worked at other companies such as Banco Nacional, Brasil Telecom, and Webb; He has solid professional experience in Brazil and abroad, having worked in industrial sectors, risk management, cybersecurity, human resources, ESG, and strategy, where he participated in various forums and committees. Specifically in cybersecurity, during their tenure at Cosan, they were directly involved in structuring the area and its governance, leading strategic projects, and actively participating in the group’s monthly Information Security and Cybersecurity Forum.
Current Positions
− Member of the Board of Directors of Cosan since 2021; independent member of the Board, Coordinator of the Capital Allocation and Projects Committees and member of the People and Compensation Committee of Vale since 2023; member of the Board of Directors of Moove; and chairman of the Brazilian Association of Publicly Held Companies (ABRASCA).
Social Work
− Member of the National Governance Committee of Comunitas.
Pedro Isamu Mizutani
Member of the Board
04/30/2025
2027 ASM
01/22/2021 (3 years)
Date of birth: 06/29/1959
Education
− Degree in Production Engineering from the Polytechnic School of São Paulo; Graduate degrees in Finance from UNIMEP and Administration from the Kellogg School of Management; MBA from FGV with an extension program at Ohio University; and Master’s degree from Fundação Getúlio Vargas.
Professional Background
− Planning Supervisor, Finance Manager and Administrative and Financial Superintendent at Costa Pinto S.A.; Chief Administrative and Financial Officer and Managing Director of Cosan Group; and Chief Operating Officer at Raízen.
Current Positions
− Member of the Board of Directors of Cosan since 2021; and member of the Board of Directors of Centro de Tecnologia Canavieira (CTC).
Luis Claudio Rapparini Soares
Independent member of the Board¹
04/30/2025
2027 ASM
04/30/2025
Date of birth: 06/08/1965
Education
− Graduated in Civil Engineering from PUC-Rio, with a postgraduate degree in Information Technology and a master’s degree in Finance from the same university.
Professional Background
− Vice President of Finance and Investor Relations Officer at Raizen S.A., Executive Vice President and Chief Audit Executive at Royal Dutch Shell, Member of the Board of Directors, Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee, and member of the Finance and Performance Committee at CCR S.A., CFO and Investor Relations Officer at Souza Cruz S.A., and Chairman of the Fiscal Council at Rumo S.A.
Current Positions
− Member of the Board of Directors and the Remuneration Committee of Datatec LTD, Member of the Audit and Risk Committee, Remuneration Committee, and Finance Committee of Logicalis LATAM, Chairman of the Audit Committee of Compass Gás e Energia S.A., Member of the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee of OceanPact, and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Amaggi S.A.
Social Work
− Worked as an executive for 32 years in the financial and internal audit areas. Served as CFO of the British American Tobacco Group, Souza Cruz S.A., Raizen Group, and Chief Internal Auditor of Royal Dutch Shell, working in 5 countries and 4 continents. Participated in various executive development programs at Wharton, Kellogg, Insead, and IMD universities.
Flávia Simon
Independent member of the Board¹
04/30/2025
2027 ASM
04/30/2025
Date of birth: 11/20/1979
Education
− Graduated in Business Administration from USP, with a strictu sensu Master’s degree from PUC-SP. Complemented her education with executive programs at the Wharton School (USA).
Professional Background
− Senior Director at Google Gemini in Silicon Valley; former CMO of Fitbit; Member of the Board of Directors at TradersClub (TC); with leadership roles at Intel Corporation.
Current Positions
− Senior Director at Google Gemini, the main Artificial Intelligence product of Google.
Social Work
− With over 25 years of experience in technology and innovation, including the last 7 years in Silicon Valley, where she works at the forefront of Artificial Intelligence. Currently, she leads global marketing for Google Gemini — the company’s most significant technological advancement in AI — directly contributing to its growth strategy, international expansion, and competitive positioning. Having built much of her career in California, alongside the main technology players, Ms. Flávia can offer the Board a strategic perspective on the application of emerging technologies for business transformation, process optimization, and innovation on a global scale.
Silvia Brasil Coutinho
Independent member of the Board¹
04/30/2025³
2027 ASM
04/27/2023 (1 year)
Date of birth: 12/01/1961
Education
− Degree in Agricultural Engineering from the University of São Paulo (ESALQ); graduate degree in Agricultural Engineering from the University of São Paulo (ESALQ); and MBA from Columbia University.
Professional Background
− Worked for 17 years at Citibank in various areas; worked for 10 years at HSBC in various areas; and was President of Banco UBS Brasil e América Latina from 2013 to July 2024.
Current Positions
− Member of the Board of Directors of Cosan S.A.; member of the People and Nominating Committee of Cosan; member of the Board of Directors of Edenred.
Vasco Augusto Pinto da Fonseca Dias Júnior
Independent member of the Board¹
04/30/2025
2027 ASM
01/22/2021 (3 years)
Date of birth: 12/25/1956
Education
− Undergraduate and graduate degrees in Information Systems from PUC-RJ; and Executive Training Program at the University of Michigan (USA).
Professional Background
− Chief Commercial Officer, CEO and Chief Operating and Sales Officer of Shell; Executive officer of Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN); chairman of the Board of Directors of GalvaSud; and CEO of Raízen.
Current Positions
− Independent member of the Board of Directors of Cosan since 2021; and member of the Sustainability Committee of Cosan.
1) In accordance with the definition of B3’s Novo Mercado Regulations. Click here for more details on the criteria.
2) Marcelo Martins served on the Board between 7/30/2010 and 4/26/2019; he was not elected at the Meeting of 4/26/2019 and returned at the Meeting of 1/22/2021.
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