Councils, Board and Committees

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is the decision making body responsible for determining the company’s general policies and guidelines for its business. Cosan’s Board of Directors (Bod) also supervises its executive officers and monitors their implementation of policies and guidelines established by the BoD.

Cosan’s by-laws stipulate that its Board of Directors that a minimum of 2 or 20%, whichever is greater, must be independent directors*, as defined in the Novo Mercado Rules, and the characterization of those appointed to the Board of Directors as independent directors must be resolved at the Shareholders Meeting that elects them. The term of office is 2 years, reelection being permitted. At the most recent Shareholders Meeting which had director elections, held in April 27,2023, the election of the directors was individual.

The current BoD is composed of 9 members: being 4 independent members, among them 2 women. The Chairman of the Board of Directors does not exercise management function at Cosan.

See information about the participatiom of directors in Board meetings in 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 04/27/2023 2025 ASM 11/07/2000 (23 years)

74 years old

52 years of experience

Academic education

− Undergraduate degree in Production Engineering from the Polytechnic School of São Paulo (USP); Graduate degree in Finance from UNIMEP; and MBA in Corporate Management from FGV with an extension program from Ohio University.

Professional experience  

− Advisor to the Executive Board of Unibanco; Chief Financial Officer of Votorantim; Member of the Board of Directors of Única; and CEO of Cosan.

Current Positions

− Chairman of the Board of Directors of Cosan since 2000; Chairman of Cosan’s People and Nominations Committee; Chairman of the People and
Nominating Committee of Cosan; CEO of Aguassanta Participações (parent company of Cosan); Chairman of the BoD of Rumo; Chairman of the BoD of Compass; Chairman of the BoD of Comgás; Chairman of the BoD of Raízen; and Chairman of the BoD of 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 04/27/2023 2025 ASM 07/30/2010 (13 years)

57 years old

35 years of experience

Academic education

− Undergraduate degree in Management from FGV, with specialization in Finance.

Professional experience

− Leader of the Latin American Fixed Income department at Salomon Smith Barney, in New York.  Chief Financial and Business Development Officer of Votorantim Cimentos.

Current Positions

− Member of the Board of Directors of Cosan since 2021 and before 2010 to 2019; Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, Strategy Vice President and member of the Strategy and Sustainability Committee of Cosan S.A.; Member of the Board of Directors of Eurofarma Group;  Member of the Financial, People, and Strategy and Sustainability Committees of Rumo; Member of the BoD and People Committee of Compass; Member of the BoD of Comgás; Member of the BoD of Raízen; and Member of the BoD of Moove.

Burkhard Otto Cordes Board Member 04/27/2023 2025 ASM 08/30/2005 (18 years)

48 years old

25 years of experience

Academic education

− Undergraduate degree in Business Administration from FAAP; and MBA in Finance from IBMEC-RJ

Professional experience

− Experience in the sales area focusing on Middle Market and Corporate at Banco BBM S.A.

Current Positions

− Member of the Board of Directors of Cosan since 2005; Member of Cosan’s People and Nomination Committee; Vice-president of companies of the Aguassanta Group (parent company of Cosan); Member of the BoD and People Committee of Comgás; Member of the BoD and Financial Committee of Rumo; and Member of the BoD of Mitre Realty Empreendimentos e Participações S.A.

Social Work

− Advis0r to Instituto Sol.

Luis Henrique Cals de Beauclair Guimarães Board Member 04/27/2023 2025 ASM 01/22/2021 (3 years)

57 years old

36 years of experience

Academic education

− Undergraduate degree in Statistics from Escola Nacional de Ciências Estatísticas – IBGE; and MBA in Marketing from Coppead – UFRJ;

Professional experience

− Various positions at Shell in Brazil, USA and England; CEO and Commercial Vice President for Raízen; Chief Executive and Investor Relations Officer of Comgás; Member of the Board of Directors of Raízen and CEO of Cosan S.A.

Current Positions

− Member of the Board of Directors of Cosan since 2021; Member of the Strategy and Sustainability Committee of Cosan S.A.; Independent Member of the Board of Directors, Coordinator of the Capital Allocation and Projects Committee and member of the People and Remuneration Committee of Vale S.A. since 2023; Member of the Board of Directors Moove; and Chairman of Associação Brasileira das Companhias Abertas (ABRASCA).

Social Work

− Member of the Comunitas National Governance Committee.

Pedro Isamu Mizutani Board Member 04/27/2023 2025 ASM 01/22/2021 (3 years)

64 years old

40 years of experience

Academic education

− Undergraduate degree in Production Engineering from the Polytechnic School of São Paulo (USP); Graduate degrees in Finance from UNIMEP and Business Administration from Kellogg School of Management; MBA in Corporate Management from FGV with an extension program from Ohio University; and Master’s degree from Fundação Getúlio Vargas.

Professional experience

− Planning Supervisor, Financial Manager and Administrative and Financial Superintendent at Costa Pinto S.A.; Administrative and Financial Director and General 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).

Ana Paula Pessoa Independent Board Member¹ 04/27/2023 2025 ASM 01/22/2021 (3 years)

57 years old

35 years of experience

Academic education

− B.Sc. in Economics, International Affairs from the University of Stanford; and Master’s degree in Development Economics from the University of Stanford.

Professional experience

− Chairman of the Board of Directors of Neemu Internet; Founder of Brunswick São Paulo; CFO of Infoglobo and other positions held in various companies of the Globo Organizations for 18 years; Member of the UN Development Programme; Worked for the World Bank in the USA and Africa; and Financial director of the Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016.

Current Positions

− Member of the Board of Directors of Cosan S.A. since 2021; Member of the Global Council of News Corporation, of its Audit Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance in New York; Member of the Global Council of Credit Suisse, in Zurich; and Member of the Board of Directors and coordinator of the Audit Committee of Suzano.

Social Work

− Founder of Conselheira 101, for the development of Black women on boards; Global Advisory Council (GAC) of the University of Stanford, California; and Instituto Atlántico de Gobierno, Madrid.

José Alexandre Scheinkman Independent Board Member¹ 04/27/2023 2025 ASM 01/22/2021 (3 years)

76 years old

49 years of experience

Academic education

− Undergraduate degree in Economics from UFRJ; Master’s degree in Mathematics from Instituto de Matemática Pura e Aplicada (IMPA); Master’s and doctorate degrees in Economics from the University of Rochester; and Postdoctoral degree from the University of Chicago.

Professional experience

− Vice-president of Financial Strategies at Goldman, Sachs and Co.; and Member of the editorial council of the Journal of Political Economy and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Current Positions

− Independent Member of the Board of Directors of Cosan (since 2021) and independent member coordinator of the Audit Committee of Cosan S.A.; Member of the Board of Directors of TAG IMF; Professor of Economics of the University of Columbia (Charles and Lynn Zhang) and of Theodore A. Wells ’29 (distinguished) in the University of Princeton; Member of the Research Association and Group of the National Bureau of Economic Research, National Academy of Sciences (US), American Academy of Arts and Sciences and Fellow American Finance Association; and Member of the Scientific Council of the Europlace Institute of Finance (Paris).

Social Work

− Advisor to the 2030 Amazon Project of Instituto Internacional para Sustentabilidade (IIS).

Silvia Brasil Coutinho Independent Board Member¹ 04/27/2023³ 2025 ASM 04/27/2023

62 years old

45 years of experience

Academic education

− Undergraduate degree in Agricultural Engineering from Universidade de São Paulo (ESALQ); Graduate degree in Economics from the University of São Paulo; and MBA from University of Columbia.

Professional experience

− Worked for over 20 years at Citibank in various areas; Worked at HSBC for 10 years in several areas.

Current Positions

− Member of the Board of Directors of Cosan S.A.; Member of the Board of Directors of Edenred; and Head of Wealth Management for Latin America at UBS bank.

Vasco Augusto Pinto Fonseca Dias Júnior Independent Board Member¹ 04/27/2023 2025 ASM 01/22/2021 (3 years)

67 years old

44 years of experience

Academic education

− Undergraduate and graduate degrees in Information Systems from PUC-RJ; Executive training from the University of Michigan (USA).

Professional experience

− Chief Commercial Officer, CEO and Chief Operating and Sales Officer of Shell; CEO 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 Cosan’s Strategy and Sustainability Committee.

1) As defined by the B3’s Novo Mercado Rules. Click here for more details on the criteria.

2) Mr. Marcelo Martins was a member of the Board of Directors (BoD) from 07/30/2010 to 04/26/2019, not being elected at the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting held on 04/26/2019. Then, he was elected to the BoD on 01/22/2021.

3) Take office from 07/01/2023

Click here for more information on the knowledge and skills of the members of the Board of Directors.

Executive Officers

Cosan’s executive officers serve as its executive management body. They are also its legal representatives and are responsible for the company’s internal organization and day-to-day operations, as well as implementing the general policies and guidelines established by the Board of Directors. The term of office is 2 years.

The current members of the Executive Board were elected by the Board of Directors, as shown below, being unanimously elected, including the CEO.

Name Position Election Date End of Term
Nelson Roseira Gomes Neto Chief Executive Officer 11/14/2023¹ 2 years

54 years old

Academic education

− He earned an undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering; and a Specialization degree in Marketing, Corporate Finance, and Administration.

Professional experience

− He started his career at ExxonMobil, having held leadership positions in several countries in the businesses of fuels, lubricants, and convenience stores; Leadership in the Lubricant Business of Cosan; CEO of Cosan S.A. until April 2016; CEO of Compass; and CEO of Comgás.

Current Positions

− CEO of Cosan S.A.; Board of Directors member of Compass Gás & Energia, Comgás and Moove; Member of the Board of Directors of  Raízen; Chair of the Board of Directors of Commit, Sulgás, and Necta.

Rodrigo Araujo Alves Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer 11/14/2023¹ 2 years

38 years old

Academic education

Bachelor’s Degree in Administration from the Federal University of Minas Gerais; Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting Sciences from Faculdade Moraes Júnior Mackenzie – Rio de Janeiro; MBA in Economic and Financial Management of Companies from FGV; Executive Master’s degree in Finance (with honors) from HEC Paris; Certified Public Accountant (CPA) by the State of Washington in the United States; COSO Internal Control Certificate from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA); Certified in IFRS (CertIFR) by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA); Management and finances by INSEAD; Chicago Booth; SingularityUniversity; Dom Cabral Foundation; and CFA Institute and MDT International.

Professional experience

− He worked at Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. from 2007 to 2023 and has broad experience in the financial area, holding the position of Executive Manager of Accounting and Tax Matters; Chief Financial and Investors Relations Officer at Petrobras; Chair of the Fiscal Council of TBG; Fiscal Council member of other companies within the Petrobras group; Member of an advisory group of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB); Member of the Executive Board of the Brazilian Association of Publicly Held Companies (ABRASCA), and Strategy Director at Cosan.

Current Positions

− Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer at Cosan; and Member of the Compliance Committee of Cosan S.A.

Maria Rita de Carvalho Drummond General Counsel 11/14/2023¹ 2 years

44 years old

Academic education

− Bachelor’s degree in Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro – PUC, graduate degree in Civil Law from Rio de Janeiro State University – UERJ, and a master’s degree in International Law from London School of Economics – LSE.

Professional experience

− She served at the law firm Barbosa, Mussnich e Aragão; was Manager for LATAM at BAT – British America Tobacco, the parent company of Souza Cruz S.A; worked as Legal Manager of the publicly-traded companies Cosan S.A and Cosan Logística S.A; and was a Member of the Board of Resources of the National Financial System (CRSFN) in 2019.

Current Positions

− Legal Vice President of Cosan S.A; Member of the Compliance Committee of Cosan S.A.; Member of the Board of Directors of Comgás; and Member of the Board of Directors of Rumo.

Marcelo Eduardo Martins Chief Strategy Officer 11/14/2023¹ 2 years

57 years old

35 years of experience

Academic education

− Undergraduate degree in Management from FGV, with specialization in Finance.

Professional experience

− Leader of the Latin American Fixed Income department at Salomon Smith Barney, in New York.  Chief Financial and Business Development Officer of Votorantim Cimentos.

Current Positions

− Member of the Board of Directors of Cosan since 2021 and before 2010 to 2019; Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, Strategy Vice President and member of the Strategy and Sustainability Committee of Cosan S.A.; Member of the Board of Directors of Eurofarma Group;  Member of the Financial, People, and Strategy and Sustainability Committees of Rumo; Member of the BoD and People Committee of Compass; Member of the BoD of Comgás; Member of the BoD of Raízen; and Member of the BoD of Moove.

1) Take office from 01/01/2024

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Fiscal Council

The Brazilian Corporation Law requires that the Fiscal Council be independent of Cosan’s management and its independent auditors. The primary responsibility of Cosan’s Fiscal Council is to review the management’s activities and financial statements and to report their findings to the shareholders.

The Fiscal Council will be composed of a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 effective members and an equal number of alternates, shareholders or not, elected by the Shareholders Meeting, among people residing in the country, provided that they meet the legal requirements for the position. The Fiscal Council works on a non-permanent basis, only installing itself when the Shareholders Meeting so decides, always obeying the provisions set forth in law and the company’s Bylaws.

The Fiscal Council can not include any member of the Company’s Board of Directors, board of Executive Officers, or any employees of any Cosan subsidiary or sister company, nor may it include the spouses or other relatives of its administrators.

Name Position Election Date End of Term
Marcelo Curti Member 04/27/2023 2024 ASM

62 years old

Academic education

− Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado (FAAP) in São Paulo and graduate degree in Business Administration from Fundação Escola de Comércio Álvares Penteado (FECAP).

Professional experience

− Managing partner at RIO BRANCO Consultores Associados Ltda and at MAIOL Assessoria em Gestão Empresarial Ltda, in addition to Statutory Officer at Grupo Safra.

Current Positions

− Member of the Fiscal Councils of Cosan S.A., Duke Energy S.A.; and Hypemarcas S.A.; and managing partner at RIO BRANCO Consultores Associados Ltda.

Henrique Aché Pillar Alternate member 04/27/2023 2024 ASM

69 years old

Academic education

− Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from the Military Institute of Engineering (IME), master’s degree in Transportation from IME (1983), and specialization degree from the European Institute of Business Administration – INSEAD.

Professional experience

− Transportation Manager at Mineração Brasileira Reunião S.A.; Chief Planning and Finance Officer at MRS Logística S.A.; and Partner at CWH Consultoria Empresarial.

Current Positions

− Alternate member of the Fiscal Council of Cosan S.A.; and General Logistics and Infrastructure Consultant since 2012.

Vanessa Claro Lopes Member 04/27/2023 2024 ASM

48 years old

Academic education

− Bachelor’s degrees in System Analysis from FATEC/BS and Accounting from Universidade Federal Fluminense; master’s degree in Management Systems from Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF); and specialization degrees in Business Management from EAESP FGV and Computer Networking from Universidade São Judas.

Professional experience

− Chair of the Fiscal Council of Via Varejo S.A.; Member of the Fiscal Council of Gerdau S.A.; Member of the Fiscal Council of Terra Santo Agro S.A.; Executive Officer for Corporate Internal Audit of TAM S.A.; Executive Officer for Corporate Internal Audit of Terra Santa Agro S.A.; Executive Officer for Corporate Internal Audit of Grupo Telefônica S.A.; and Executive Officer for Corporate Internal Audit of Globex Utilidades S.A. She also served in the Advisory Services area at PwC Brasil and was Full Professor of Audit of Systems and Information Security at Faculdade Objetivo.

Current Positions

− Sitting Member of the Fiscal Council of Cosan S.A.; Coordinator of the Audit Committee of Tegma Logística AS; Coordinator of the Audit Committee of Estácio Participações S.A.; Coordinator of the Audit Committee of Renova Energia S.A.; and Alternate Member of the Fiscal Councils of Usiminas S.A., and Comgás.

Elaine Maria de Souza Funo Alternate member 04/27/2023 2024 ASM

49 years old

Academic education

− Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Universidade de Taubaté and an MBA – Finance and Controllership.

Professional experience

− Accounting, Controllership, Tax Matters, and Shared Services Center (SSC). She also worked at Pilkington (a Japanese glass manufacturer), Philips Brazil (a consumer goods and technology company), and Embraer (a Brazilian aeronautical company).

Current Positions

− Alternate Member of the Fiscal Council of Cosan S.A.; Global Chief Accounting and Tax Officer and Accountant at Embraer; Chair of the Fiscal Council of Embraer’s Employee Pension Fund (EMBRAERPREV); Member of the Fiscal Council of OGMA – Indústria Aeronáutica de Portugal; and Member of the Fiscal Council of Embraer Portugal S.A.

José Cezário Menezes de Barros Sobrinho Member 04/27/2023 2024 ASM

52 years old

Academic education

− Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Universidade de Vila Velha – ES; a master’s degree in Business Management from FGV-EBAPE RJ; and public accountant by the State of Virginia, USA (CPA).

Professional experience

− Finance executive at BRAVEO, TOK&STOK, Rumo Logística, Cosan S.A., Grupo Femsa, BRF, and EMBRAER, and worked for 11 years in the Audit and Consulting areas of PwC and Deloitte (big four accounting firms).

Current Positions

− Sitting member of the Fiscal Council of Cosan S.A.

Guilherme José de Vasconcelos Cerqueira Alternate member 04/27/2023 2024 ASM

60 years old

Academic education

− Bachelor’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and Economics from Rio de Janeiro State University, in addition to an MBA from COPPEAD.

Professional experience

− Grupo Shell, Shell International Ltd., and Raízen S.A., being in charge of the controllership, finance and supply areas, also serving as Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer.

Current Positions

− Alternate member of the Fiscal Council of Cosan S.A.

Statutory Audit Committee

The Statutory Audit Committee is composed 100% of independent members and among its usual attributions such as (i) advising the Board of Directors in relation to internal control processes; (ii) risk management; (iii) supervision of internal audit activities; and (iv) supervising the activities of the Cosan Group’s independent audit companies; there is also the supervision and follow-up of information and cyber security.

Name Position Election Date End of Term
Carla Alessandra Trematore Chair and Independent Member¹ 07/31/2023³ 2 years²

48 years old

Academic education

– Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from São Paulo State University – UNESP.

Professional experience   

– Auditor at Arthur Andersen, Deloitte, and Ernst & Young; Internal Audit Manager at Confab; Partner at Hirashima & Associados; Consultant at the Foundation Institute for Accounting, Actuarial and Financial Research – FIPECAFI; Alternate Member of the Fiscal Council of Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica S.A. (EMBRAER); and Controller at Bolognesi Energia S.A., an electricity generation and trading company group.

Current Positions

– Coordinator of the Statutory Audit Committee of Cosan S.A.; Administrative and Finance Manager at CELSE – Centrais Elétricas de Sergipe S.A.; and Partner at Laplane Consultoria Econômica.

José Alexandre Scheinkman Independent Member¹ 07/31/2023³ 2 years²

76 years old

49 years of experience

Academic education

− Undergraduate degree in Economics from UFRJ; Master’s degree in Mathematics from Instituto de Matemática Pura e Aplicada (IMPA); Master’s and doctorate degrees in Economics from the University of Rochester; and Postdoctoral degree from the University of Chicago.

Professional experience

− Vice-president of Financial Strategies at Goldman, Sachs and Co.; and Member of the editorial council of the Journal of Political Economy and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Current Positions

− Independent Member of the Board of Directors of Cosan (since 2021) and independent member coordinator of the Audit Committee of Cosan S.A.; Member of the Board of Directors of TAG IMF; Professor of Economics of the University of Columbia (Charles and Lynn Zhang) and of Theodore A. Wells ’29 (distinguished) in the University of Princeton; Member of the Research Association and Group of the National Bureau of Economic Research, National Academy of Sciences (US), American Academy of Arts and Sciences and Fellow American Finance Association; and Member of the Scientific Council of the Europlace Institute of Finance (Paris).

Social Work

− Advisor to the 2030 Amazon Project of Instituto Internacional para Sustentabilidade (IIS).

Felício Mascarenhas de Andrade Independent Member¹ 07/31/2023³ 2 years²

53 years old

Academic education

− Consultant specializing in best corporate governance practices.

Professional experience

− Founding partner at Vecte.

Current Positions

− Member of the Statutory Audit Committee of Cosan S.A.; and Partner at Vecte.

João Ricardo Ducatti Independent Member¹ 07/31/2023³ 2 years²

71 years old

Academic education

− Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration.

Professional experience

− Corporate Accounting: Financial Resources Manager and Treasurer for LatAm at Westinghouse do Brasil; Chief Administrative and Financial Officer at Usina Barbacena, at Grupo Bom Jesus, and at Grupo Cosan; as well as Superintendent Officer at SUCRESP.

Current Positions

− Member of the Statutory Audit Committees of Cosan S.A., and RDR Consultores Associados Ltda.

1) As defined by the B3’s Novo Mercado Rules. Click here for more details on the criteria.

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

3) Take office from 08/01/2023

Statutory People and Nominating Committee

The Statutory People and Nominating Committee (People Committee) is an advisory body and reports directly to the Board of Directors, including among its attributions the appointment of administrators, aiming at the sustainability and diversity of the Company’s talent pipeline, as well as increasing the independence and diversity of our Board.

It is also incumbent upon the People Committee: to evaluate and select new members of the Board of Directors and members of the Board of Executive Officers; in addition to directing and coordinating with the Company’s human resources area the annual performance evaluation of the Board of Directors and its committees; among others. See more information in the Charter of the People and Nominating Committee.

The People Committee, elected by the Board of Directors for a 2-year term.

Name Position Election Date End of Term
Rubens Ometto Silveira Mello Chair 01/27/2022 2 years

74 years old

52 years of experience

Academic education

− Undergraduate degree in Production Engineering from the Polytechnic School of São Paulo (USP); Graduate degree in Finance from UNIMEP; and MBA in Corporate Management from FGV with an extension program from Ohio University.

Professional experience  

− Advisor to the Executive Board of Unibanco; Chief Financial Officer of Votorantim; Member of the Board of Directors of Única; and CEO of Cosan.

Current Positions

− Chairman of the Board of Directors of Cosan since 2000; Chairman of Cosan’s People and Nominations Committee; Chairman of the People and
Nominating Committee of Cosan; CEO of Aguassanta Participações (parent company of Cosan); Chairman of the BoD of Rumo; Chairman of the BoD of Compass; Chairman of the BoD of Comgás; Chairman of the BoD of Raízen; and Chairman of the BoD of Moove.

Social Work

− Member of the Board of Directors of Gerando Falcões; and Member of the Advisory Board of Instituto de Cidadania Empresarial (ICE).

Burkhard Otto Cordes Member 01/27/2022 2 years

48 years old

25 years of experience

Academic education

− Undergraduate degree in Business Administration from FAAP; and MBA in Finance from IBMEC-RJ

Professional experience

− Experience in the sales area focusing on Middle Market and Corporate at Banco BBM S.A.

Current Positions

− Member of the Board of Directors of Cosan since 2005; Member of Cosan’s People and Nomination Committee; Vice-president of companies of the Aguassanta Group (parent company of Cosan); Member of the BoD and People Committee of Comgás; Member of the BoD and Financial Committee of Rumo; and Member of the BoD of Mitre Realty Empreendimentos e Participações S.A.

Social Work

− Advis0r to Instituto Sol.

Strategy and Sustainability Committee

The Commitee is responsible for monitoring the ESG strategy, commitments and goals, as well as promoting a broad debate on trends involving the topic, such as climate change, diversity and stakeholder engagement.

It is made up of 4 members of the Board of Directors, including the CEO and the Chief Strategy Officer, and chaired by an independent woman director. This committee is essential to add to the top leadership’s view of Cosan’s ESG performance.

Name Position Election Date End of Term
Ana Paula Pessoa Chair and Independent Member¹ 05/24/2022 2 years

57 years old

35 years of experience

Academic education

− B.Sc. in Economics, International Affairs from the University of Stanford; and Master’s degree in Development Economics from the University of Stanford.

Professional experience

− Chairman of the Board of Directors of Neemu Internet; Founder of Brunswick São Paulo; CFO of Infoglobo and other positions held in various companies of the Globo Organizations for 18 years; Member of the UN Development Programme; Worked for the World Bank in the USA and Africa; and Financial director of the Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016.

Current Positions

− Member of the Board of Directors of Cosan S.A. since 2021; Member of the Global Council of News Corporation, of its Audit Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance in New York; Member of the Global Council of Credit Suisse, in Zurich; and Member of the Board of Directors and coordinator of the Audit Committee of Suzano.

Social Work

− Founder of Conselheira 101, for the development of Black women on boards; Global Advisory Council (GAC) of the University of Stanford, California; and Instituto Atlántico de Gobierno, Madrid.

Luis Henrique Cals de Beauclair Guimarães Member 05/24/2022 2 years

57 years old

36 years of experience

Academic education

− Undergraduate degree in Statistics from Escola Nacional de Ciências Estatísticas – IBGE; and MBA in Marketing from Coppead – UFRJ;

Professional experience

− Various positions at Shell in Brazil, USA and England; CEO and Commercial Vice President for Raízen; Chief Executive and Investor Relations Officer of Comgás; Member of the Board of Directors of Raízen and CEO of Cosan S.A.

Current Positions

− Member of the Board of Directors of Cosan since 2021; Member of the Strategy and Sustainability Committee of Cosan S.A.; Independent Member of the Board of Directors, Coordinator of the Capital Allocation and Projects Committee and member of the People and Remuneration Committee of Vale S.A. since 2023; Member of the Board of Directors Moove; and Chairman of Associação Brasileira das Companhias Abertas (ABRASCA).

Social Work

− Member of the Comunitas National Governance Committee.

Marcelo Eduardo Martins Member 05/24/2022 2 years

57 years old

35 years of experience

Academic education

− Undergraduate degree in Management from FGV, with specialization in Finance.

Professional experience

− Leader of the Latin American Fixed Income department at Salomon Smith Barney, in New York.  Chief Financial and Business Development Officer of Votorantim Cimentos.

Current Positions

− Member of the Board of Directors of Cosan since 2021 and before 2010 to 2019; Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, Strategy Vice President and member of the Strategy and Sustainability Committee of Cosan S.A.; Member of the Board of Directors of Eurofarma Group;  Member of the Financial, People, and Strategy and Sustainability Committees of Rumo; Member of the BoD and People Committee of Compass; Member of the BoD of Comgás; Member of the BoD of Raízen; and Member of the BoD of Moove.

Vasco Augusto Pinto da Fonseca Dias Júnior Independent Member¹ 05/24/2022 2 years

67 years old

44 years of experience

Academic education

− Undergraduate and graduate degrees in Information Systems from PUC-RJ; Executive training from the University of Michigan (USA).

Professional experience

− Chief Commercial Officer, CEO and Chief Operating and Sales Officer of Shell; CEO 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 Cosan’s Strategy and Sustainability Committee.

1) As defined by the B3’s Novo Mercado Rules. Click here for more details on the criteria.

Disclosure Committee

The Disclosure Committee is responsible for advising the Investor Relations Officer (IRO) regarding the decision on disclosing information to the market, advising the IRO on making decisions attributed to it by the Policies or applicable rules, among others.

The Disclosure Committee will be composed of up to 5 members, elected by the Board of Directors for a term of 2 years, renewable at the discretion of the Board of Directors.

Name Position Election Date End of Term
Ana Luisa De Assis Perina Perez Chair 04/20/2022 2 years

37 years old

Academic education

− Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of São Paulo (FEARP-USP) and graduate degree in Business Management from Fundação Dom Cabral (FDC).

Professional experience

− New Business and Analytics at Moove and DPaschoal.

Current Positions

− Investor Relations & ESG Executive Manager; and Chair of the Disclosure Committee of Cosan S.A.

Rodrigo Fiorese Castaldeli Member 04/20/2022 2 years

46 years old

Academic education

− Bachelor’s degree in Law from Mackenzie Presbyterian University; graduate degree in Corporate Law from the same university; and master’s degree in Law from the Law School of Fundação Getulio Vargas.

Professional experience

− Legal Manager at CSN, Itaú, LBR, and Hidrotérmica.

Current Positions

− Executive Legal Manager at Cosan S.A.; and Member of the Disclosure and the Compliance Committees of Cosan S.A.

Rafael Rodrigues Suzano Member 04/20/2022 2 years

40 years old

Academic education

− Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Universidade São Marcos and graduate degree in Financial Management from Fundação Getulio Vargas.

Professional experience

− Accounting, tax and administrative areas of Hospital Samaritano; 7 years of experience in external audit at KPMG, specializing in the electricity sector, following Brazilian and international accounting and audit rules; controllership and tax planning at Cosan and Rumo; and sitting member of Grupo Cosan’s fiscal council of private pension.

Current Positions

− Chief Financial Officer at Cosan and Member of the Disclosure Committee.

Compliance Committee

We established the Compliance Committee in September 2022, which reports to the Audit Committee and whose objective is to consolidate the guidelines of Cosan’s Anti-Corruption Program, in order to prevent, detect and remedy risks related to compliance with laws and regulations under the perspective of ethics and integrity, as well as deliberating on issues related to the Anti-Corruption Law arising from the Ethics Committees of the controlled companies.

The Compliance Committee will be composed of the following members: (Cosan’s General Counsel; Cosan’s Chief Financial Officer; Vice President of People at Cosan; Director of Legal Compliance; and Audit and Risks Manager (Chairman of the Committee).

Name Position Election Date End of Term
Wagner de Cicco Chair 07/31/2023 Undetermined

57 years old

Academic education

− Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Universidade São Judas Tadeu and specialization degree in Risk Management, Internal Controls and Internal Audit.

Professional experience

− Finance and Governance areas of Mobil Oil, Esso Brasileira, ExxonMobil, and Cosan.

Current Positions

− Chair of Cosan’s Compliance Committee; and person in charge of the Audit, Internal Audit, and Risk Management Committees of Cosan, Compass, Comgás, and Rumo.

Rodrigo Araujo Alves Member 01/01/2024 Undetermined

38 years old

Academic education

Bachelor’s Degree in Administration from the Federal University of Minas Gerais; Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting Sciences from Faculdade Moraes Júnior Mackenzie – Rio de Janeiro; MBA in Economic and Financial Management of Companies from FGV; Executive Master’s degree in Finance (with honors) from HEC Paris; Certified Public Accountant (CPA) by the State of Washington in the United States; COSO Internal Control Certificate from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA); Certified in IFRS (CertIFR) by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA); Management and finances by INSEAD; Chicago Booth; SingularityUniversity; Dom Cabral Foundation; and CFA Institute and MDT International.

Professional experience

− He worked at Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. from 2007 to 2023 and has broad experience in the financial area, holding the position of Executive Manager of Accounting and Tax Matters; Chief Financial and Investors Relations Officer at Petrobras; Chair of the Fiscal Council of TBG; Fiscal Council member of other companies within the Petrobras group; Member of an advisory group of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB); Member of the Executive Board of the Brazilian Association of Publicly Held Companies (ABRASCA), and Strategy Director at Cosan.

Current Positions

− Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer at Cosan; and Member of the Compliance Committee of Cosan S.A.

Maria Rita de Carvalho Drummond Member 07/31/2023 Undetermined

44 years old

Academic education

− Bachelor’s degree in Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro – PUC, graduate degree in Civil Law from Rio de Janeiro State University – UERJ, and a master’s degree in International Law from London School of Economics – LSE.

Professional experience

− She served at the law firm Barbosa, Mussnich e Aragão; was Manager for LATAM at BAT – British America Tobacco, the parent company of Souza Cruz S.A; worked as Legal Manager of the publicly-traded companies Cosan S.A and Cosan Logística S.A; and was a Member of the Board of Resources of the National Financial System (CRSFN) in 2019.

Current Positions

− Legal Vice President of Cosan S.A; Member of the Compliance Committee of Cosan S.A.; Member of the Board of Directors of Comgás; and Member of the Board of Directors of Rumo.

Paula Carvalho Benevides Member 07/31/2023 Undetermined

44 years old

20 years of experience

Academic education

− Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Universidade Estácio de Sá, MBA – People Management and Development from Fundação Getulio Vargas, and MBA from Unicamp.

Professional experience

− Head of Human Resources at Rumo, Cosan Alimentos, Cosan Lubrificantes, and Comgás.

Current Positions

− Vice President of People at Cosan; Chair of Raízen Foundation’s Board; Member of FIESP’s Superior Women’s Council; Member of Raizprev’s Board of Directors; and Member of PROA’s Impact Committee.

Rodrigo Fiorese Castaldeli Member 07/31/2023 Undetermined

46 years old

Academic education

− Bachelor’s degree in Law from Mackenzie Presbyterian University; graduate degree in Corporate Law from the same university; and master’s degree in Law from the Law School of Fundação Getulio Vargas.

Professional experience

− Legal Manager at CSN, Itaú, LBR, and Hidrotérmica.

Current Positions

− Executive Legal Manager at Cosan S.A.; and Member of the Disclosure and the Compliance Committees of Cosan S.A.

Last update: March 26, 2024