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 10 members: being 5 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 |
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Rubens Ometto Silveira Mello | Chairman of the Board | 04/27/2023 | 2025 ASM | 11/07/2000 (23 years) |
73 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 Social Work − Member of the Board of Directors of Gerando Falcões; and Member of the Advisory Board of Instituto de Cidadania Empresarial (ICE). |
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Marcelo Eduardo Martins² | Vice-Chairman | 04/27/2023 | 2025 ASM | 07/30/2010 (12 years) |
56 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. |
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Burkhard Otto Cordes | Board Member | 04/27/2023 | 2025 ASM | 08/30/2005 (17 years) |
47 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. |
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Luis Henrique Cals de Beauclair Guimarães | Board Member | 04/27/2023 | 2025 ASM | 01/22/2021 (2 years) |
56 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 of Raízen S.A.; Chief Executive and Investor Relations Officer of Comgás; Current Positions − Member of the Board of Directors of Cosan since 2021; CEO of member of the Strategy and Sustainability Committee of Cosan S.A.; Member of the BoD of Raízen; and Chairman of Associação Brasileira das Companhias Abertas (ABRASCA). Social Work − Member of the Comunitas National Governance Committee. |
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Pedro Isamu Mizutani | Board Member | 04/27/2023 | 2025 ASM | 01/22/2021 (2 years) |
63 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). |
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Ana Paula Pessoa | Independent Board Member¹ | 04/27/2023 | 2025 ASM | 01/22/2021 (2 years) |
56 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. |
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Dan Ioschpe | Independent Board Member¹ | 04/27/2023 | 2025 ASM | 04/30/2014 (8 years) |
58 years old 37 years of experience Academic education − Undergraduate degree in Journalism from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Graduate degree in Marketing from ESPM-SP; and MBA from Amos Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College (USA). Professional experience − CEO of AGCO Corporation; and CEO of Iochpe-Maxion. Current Positions −Member of the Board of Directors since 2014; Member of the People and Nomination Committee of Cosan S.A.; Chairman of the Board of Instituto de Estudos para o Desenvolvimento Industrial (IEDI); Vice President of Federação das Indústrias do Estado de São Paulo (FIESP); Member of the Board of Sindipeças; Member of the Board of Agência Brasileira de Desenvolvimento Industrial (ABDI); Chairman of the Board of Directors of Iochpe-Maxion; Member of the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee of WEG S.A.; Member of the Board of Directors of Marcopolo S.A.; and Member of the Board of Directors and the Strategy Committee of Embraer S.A. Social Work − Member of the Board of Fundação Iochpe; Member of the Board of the Symphonic Orchestra of São Paulo (OSESP); and Member of the Board of Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand. |
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José Alexandre Scheinkman | Independent Board Member¹ | 04/27/2023 | 2025 ASM | 01/22/2021 (2 years) |
75 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). |
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Silvia Brasil Coutinho | Independent Board Member¹ | 04/27/2023³ | 2025 ASM | 04/27/2023 |
61 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 Edenred; and Head of Wealth Management for Latin America at UBS bank. |
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Vasco Augusto Pinto Fonseca Dias Júnior | Independent Board Member¹ | 04/27/2023 | 2025 ASM | 01/22/2021 (2 years) |
66 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
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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 on 11/23/2021 (effective from 01/02/2022*), being unanimously elected, including the CEO.
Name | Position | Election Date | End of Term |
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Luis Henrique Cals de Beauclair Guimarães | Chief Executive Officer | 11/23/2021¹ | 2 years |
56 years old 36 years of experience Academic education − Graduated in Statistics from the National School of Statistical Sciences – IBGE; and MBA in Marketing from Coppead – UFRJ. Professional experience − Various functions at Shell in Brazil, United States and England; Chief Executive Officer of Raízen; and Chief Executive and Investor Relations Officer at Comgás. Current Positions − Member of the Cosan’s Board of Directors since 2021; Cosan’s Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Strategy and Sustainability Committee; Member of Raízen’s Board of Directors; and President of the Brazilian Association of Listed Companies – ABRASCA. Social Work − Member of the Comunitas National Governance Committee. |
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Ricardo Lewin | Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer | 11/23/2021¹ | 2 years |
49 years old Academic education − Holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Escola Politecnica at the University of São Paulo and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of California, Berkeley. Professional experience − Was head of mergers and acquisitions at Cosan S.A. e Indústria e Comércio; and served as Director of Rumo S.A; and worked at Votorantim Cimentos, at Banco BBV and at Banco Itaú. Current Positions − Vice president of finance and investor relations officer; Member of the Compliance Committee of Cosan S.A.; and Member of the Board of Directors of Brado. |
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Maria Rita de Carvalho Drummond | General Counsel | 11/23/2021¹ | 2 years |
43 years old Academic education − Graduated in Law from the Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro – PUC; -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. Professional experience − The law firm Barbosa, Mussnich and Aragão; Was a manager for Latin America at BAT; British America Tobacco, parent company of Souza Cruz S.A.; and Legal Manager of publicly-held companies Cosan S.A and Cosan Logística S.A. Current Positions − Legal vice president of Cosan S.A.; Member of the Compliance Committee of Cosan S.A.; and Member of the Board of Directors of Rumo. |
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Marcelo Eduardo Martins | Chief Strategy Officer | 11/23/2021¹ | 2 years |
56 years old 35 years of experience Academic education − Graduated in Business Administration from FGV, specializing in Finance. Professional experience − Head of the Latin American Fixed Income department at Salomon Smith Barney, in New York; and Financial and Business Development Director at Votorantim Cimentos. Current Positions − Member of Cosan’s Board of Directors since 2021, he was also a member from 2010 to 2019; Cosan’s Chief Strategy Officer and Member of the Strategy and Sustainability Committee; Member of the Board of Directors of Eurofarma Group; Member of Rumo’s Board of Directors, People, Nomination and Remuneration Committee, Strategic and Sustainability Committee and Financial Committee; Member of Compass’ Board of Directos and People Committee; Member of Comgás’ Board of Directors; Member of Raízen’s Board of Directors; and Member of Moove’s Board of Directors. |
1) Take office from 01/02/2022
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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 |
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Marcelo Curti | Member | 04/27/2023 | 2024 ASM |
61 years old Academic education − Graduated in Economics from Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado (FAAP); and graduate degree in business administration from Fundação Escola de Comércio Álvares Penteado (FECAP). Professional experience − He is a managing partner at RIO BRANCO Consultores Associados Ltda., and MAIOL Assessoria em Gestão Empresarial Ltda; and executive officer at Grupo Safra. Current Positions − Member of the Audit Committee of Cosan S.A; Member of the Audit Committee of Duke Energy S.A.; Member of the Audit Committee of Hypermarcas S.A.; and managing partner at RIO BRANCO Consultores Associados Ltda. |
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Henrique Aché Pillar | Alternate member | 04/27/2023 | 2024 ASM |
69 years old Academic education − Engineer from the Military Engineering Institute (IME); Master’s degree in Transportation also from the IME in 1983 and a specialization completed from INSEAD (European Institute of Business Administration). Professional experience − Transport Manager of the Brazilian Mining Reunião SA; Director of Planning and Finance of MRS Logística S.A.; and Partners of CWH Consultoria Empresarial. Current Positions − Alternate member of the Fiscal Council at Cosan S.A.; and General consultant in logistics and infrastructure since 2012. |
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Vanessa Claro Lopes | Member | 04/27/2023 | 2024 ASM |
47 years old Academic education − A degree in system analysis from FATEC/BS; Accounting sciences at Federal Fluminense University; with specialization in computer networks at the University of São Judas Tadeu; and business management at FGV. Professional experience − Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Via Varejo S.A.; Member of the Fiscal Council of Gerdau S.A.; Member of the Fiscal Councils of Terra Santa Agro S.A.; Executive Director of the Corporate Internal Audit of Grupo TAM S.A.; Executive Director of the Corporate Internal Audit of Terra Santa Agro S.A.; Executive Director of the Corporate Internal Audit of Grupo Telefônica S.A.; Internal Audit Director at Globex Utilidades S.A.; PwC Brasil in the Advisory Services area; Full Professor of Systems Auditing and Information Security at Faculdade Objective. Current Positions − Member of the Supervisory Board of Cosan S.A.; Coordinator of the Audit Committee of Tegma Logística AS; Coordinator of the Audit Committee of Estácio Participações S.A.; and Coordinator of the Audit Committee of Renova Energia S.A.; Alternate member of the Fiscal Council of Usiminas S.A.; and Alternate member of the Fiscal Council of Comgás. |
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Elaine Maria de Souza Funo | Alternate member | 04/27/2023 | 2024 ASM |
49 years old Academic education − Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the University of Taubaté; and an MBA in Finance and Controlling. Professional experience − Accounting, controlling, tax, tax and CSC (Buyed Services Center); Pilkington (Japanese glass manufacturing company); Philips Brazil (Consumer and technology company); and Embraer (Brazilian company of aeronautics). Current Positions − Alternate member of the Fiscal Council of Cosan S.A.; Global Accounting and Tax Board, in addition to being an Accountant at Inbraer; Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Inbraer Employee Pension Fund (INBRAERPREV); Member of the Supervisory Board of the company OGMA – Indústria Aeronáutica de Portugal; and Member of the Supervisory Board of the company Inbraer Portugal S.A. |
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José Cezário Menezes de Barros Sobrinho | Member | 04/27/2023 | 2024 ASM |
51 years old Academic education − Graduated in Accounting from the University of Vila Velha-ES; Master in Business Management from FGV-EBAPE RJ; and is a certified public accountant by the State of Virginia-USA (CPA). Professional experience − Executive in the Financial area at BRAVEO, TOK&STOK, Rumo Logística, Cosan S.A., Grupo Femsa, BRF and EMBRAER; 11 years of Auditing and consulting in the big four PwC and Deloitte. Current Positions − Full member of the Fiscal Council of Cosan S.A; |
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Guilherme José de Vasconcelos Cerqueira | Alternate member | 04/27/2023 | 2024 ASM |
59 years old Academic education − Graduated in Mechanical Engineering from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro; Economics from the State University of Rio de Janeiro; and MBA from COPPEAD. Professional experience − Shell Group, including working at Shell International Ltd., and Raízen S.A. he was responsible for the Controllership area, for the financial and supply areas and also 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 |
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Carla Alessandra Trematore | Chair and Independent Member¹ | 07/31/2023³ | 2 years² |
47 years old Academic education -Bachelor’s degree in computer science from Universidade Estadual Paulista – UNESP Professional experience – Audit at Arthur Andersen, Deloitte and Ernst & Young; Internal Audit Manager at Confab; Partner at Hirashima & Associados; Consultant at the Institute of Accounting, Actuarial and Financial Research Foundation – FIPECAFI; Alternate member of the Fiscal Council of Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica S.A. (Embraer); and Controller in a group of electricity generation and commercialization companies (Bolognesi Energia S.A.). Current Positions – Chair of the Statutory Audit Committee of Cosan S.A.; Administrative and financial manager of CELSE – Centrais Elétricas de Sergipe SA; and Partner of Laplane Consultoria Econômica. |
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José Alexandre Scheinkman | Independent Member¹ | 07/31/2023³ | 2 years² |
75 years old 49 years of experience Academic education −Graduated in Economics from UFRJ; Master in Mathematics by the Institute of Pure and Applied Mathematics; Master and PhD in Economics from the University of Rochester; and Postdoc at the University of Chicago. Professional experience −Vice President of Financial Strategies at Goldman Sachs & Co.; and Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Political Economy and of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Current Positions −Independent member of the Board of Directors (since 2021) and chair and independent member of Cosan’s Audit Committee; Member of the Board of Directors of TAG IMF; Professor of Economics at Columbia University (Charles and Lynn Zhang) and Theodore A. Wells ’29 (Emeritus) at Princeton University; Member of the Association and Research 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 −Adviser of the 2030 Amazon Project of the IIS – International Institute for Sustainability |
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Felício Mascarenhas de Andrade | Independent Member¹ | 07/31/2023³ | 2 years² |
53 years old Academic education − Consulting company specialized in corporate governance. Professional experience − In International Consulting companies such as Andersen, Accenture, Ernst & Young e KPMG. Current Positions − Member of the Statutory Audit Committee of Cosan S.A.; and Founder of Vecte. |
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João Ricardo Ducatti | Independent Member¹ | 07/31/2023³ | 2 years² |
70 years old Academic education − Graduated in business administration. Professional experience − In corporate accounting; Manager of Financial Resources and Treasurer for Latin America at Westinghouse; Administrative and Financial Director of the Barbacena Plant; Administrative and Financial Officer of the Bom Jesus Group; Administrative and Financial Officer of the Cosan Group; and Managing Superintendent of SUCRESP. Current Positions − Member of the Statutory Audit Committee 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, is made up of 3 members, one of whom is an independent director of the Company.
Name | Position | Election Date | End of Term |
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Rubens Ometto Silveira Mello | Chair | 01/27/2022 | 2 years |
73 years old 52 years of experience Academic education −Production Engineering from Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo; Postgraduate in Finance from UNIMEP; and MBA in Business Management from FGV with an extension from Ohio University Professional experience −Advisor to the Board of Directors of Unibanco; Financial Director of Votorantim; Councilor of Única; and CEO of Cosan. Current Positions −Chairman of Cosan’s Board of Directors since 2000; Chairman of Cosan’s People and Nominations Committee; CEO of Aguassanta Participações (Cosan’s parent company); Chairman of Rumo’s Board of Directors; Chairman of Bússola’s Board of Directors; Chairman of Comgás’ Board of Directors; Chairman of Raízen’s Board of Directors; and Chairman of Moove’s Board of Directors. Social Work − Member of the Board of Gerando Falcões; and Member of the Advisory Board of the Instituto de Cidadania Empresarial (ICE). |
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Burkhard Otto Cordes | Member | 01/27/2022 | 2 years |
47 years old 25 years of experience Academic education −Graduated in Business Administration from FAAP; and Postgraduate (MBA) in Finance from IBMEC-SP. Professional experience −Worked in the commercial area with a focus on Middle Market and Corporate at Banco BBM S.A. Current Positions −Member of Cosan’s Board of Directors since 2005; Member of Cosan’s People and Nominating Committee; Executive Vice President of the companies of Aguassanta Group (Cosan’s parent company); Member of Comgás’ Board of Directors and People Committee; Member of Rumo’s Board of Directors and Finance Committee; and Member of the Board of Directors of Mitre Realty Empreendimentos e Participações S.A. Social Work −Adviser of Instituto Sol |
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Dan Ioschpe | Independent Member¹ | 01/27/2022 | 2 years |
58 years old 37 years of experience Academic education −Graduated in Journalism from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul; Postgraduated in Marketing from ESPM-SP; and Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth College (USA). Professional experience −CEO of AGCO Corporation; and CEO of Iochpe-Maxion. Current Positions −Member of Cosan’s Board of Directors since 2014; Member of the People and Nominating Committee of Cosan S.A.; Chairman of the Board of IEDI – Institute of Studies for Industrial Development; Vice-President of FIESP – Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo; Member of the Board of Sindipeças; Member of the Board of ABDI – Brazilian Agency for Industrial Development; President of the Board of Directors of Iochpe-Maxion; Member of the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee of WEG S.A., Member of the Board of Directors of Marcopolo S.A.; and Member of the Board of Directors and the Strategy Committee of Embraer S.A. Social Work −Member of the Board of Fundação Iochpe; Member of the Council of the Symphony Orchestra of the State of São Paulo – OSESP; and Member of the Board of the Museum of Art of São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand. |
1) As defined by the B3’s Novo Mercado Rules. Click here for more details on the criteria.
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 |
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Ana Paula Pessoa | Chair and Independent Member¹ | 05/24/2022 | 2 years |
56 years old 35 years of experience Academic education −Bachelor in Economics, International Relations from Stanford University; and Master in Development Economics from Stanford University. Professional experience −Chairman of the Board of Directors of Neemu Internet; Founder of Brunswick São Paulo; CFO of Infoglobo, in addition to other positions held in several companies of Organizações Globo for 18 years; Member of the United Nations Development Program; Worked for the World Bank in the US and Africa; and Financial Director of the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games Organizing Committee. Current Positions −Independent member of the Board of Directors of Cosan S.A. since 2021; Member of the News Corporation Global Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee in New York; Member of the Global Board of Credit Suisse, in Zurich; and Member of the Board of Directors and Chair of Suzano’s Audit Committee. Social Work −Founder Conselheira 101, to develop black women in councils; Global Council (GAC) at Stanford University in California; and Instituto Atlántico de Gobierno, Madrid. |
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Luis Henrique Cals de Beauclair Guimarães | Member | 05/24/2022 | 2 years |
56 years old 36 years of experience Academic education −Graduated in Statistics from the National School of Statistical Sciences – IBGE; and MBA in Marketing from Coppead – UFRJ. Professional experience −Various functions at Shell in Brazil, United States and England; Chief Executive Officer of Raízen; and Chief Executive and Investor Relations Officer at Comgás. Current Positions −Member of the Cosan’s Board of Directors since 2021; Cosan’s Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Strategy and Sustainability Committee; Member of Raízen’s Board of Directors; and President of the Brazilian Association of Listed Companies – ABRASCA. Social Work −Member of the Comunitas National Governance Committee. |
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Marcelo Eduardo Martins | Member | 05/24/2022 | 2 years |
56 years old 35 years of experience Academic education − Graduated in Business Administration from FGV, specializing in Finance. Professional experience − Head of the Latin American Fixed Income department at Salomon Smith Barney, in New York; and Financial and Business Development Director at Votorantim Cimentos. Current Positions − Member of Cosan’s Board of Directors since 2021, he was also a member from 2010 to 2019; Cosan’s Chief Strategy Officer and Member of the Strategy and Sustainability Committee; Member of the Board of Directors of Eurofarma Group; Member of Rumo’s Board of Directors, People, Nomination and Remuneration Committee, Strategic and Sustainability Committee and Financial Committee; Member of Compass’ Board of Directos and People Committee; Member of Comgás’ Board of Directors; Member of Raízen’s Board of Directors; and Member of Moove’s Board of Directors. |
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Vasco Augusto Pinto da Fonseca Dias Júnior | Independent Member¹ | 05/24/2022 | 2 years |
66 years old 44 years of experience Academic education − Graduate and post-graduate in Information Systems from PUC-RJ; and Attended Executive Training at the University of Michigan (USA). Professional experience − Commercial Vice President, CEO and Vice President of Operations and Sales at Shell; Executive Director of CSN – Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional; Chairman of the Board of Directors of GalvaSud; and CEO at Raízen. Current Positions − Member of the Board of Directors – Independent from 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 |
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Ana Luisa De Assis Perina Perez | Chair | 04/20/2022 | 2 years |
37 years old Academic education − Degree in Business Administration from University of São Paulo (FEARP-USP); and postgraduate certificate in Corporate Management at Fundação Dom Cabral (FDC). Professional experience − Business development and analytics at Cosan, Moove and DPaschoal. Current Positions − Investor Relations Manager at Cosan S.A.; and President of the Disclosure Committee of Cosan S.A.
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Rodrigo Fiorese Castaldeli | Member | 04/20/2022 | 2 years |
45 years old Academic education − A law degree from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie; postgraduate in Business Law from Mackenzie; and Master’s degree in law from the Law School of Fundação Getúlio Vargas. Professional experience − Legal Manager at CSN; Legal Manager at Itaú; Legal Manager at LBR; and Legal Manager at Hidrotérmica. Current Positions − Executive Legal Manager at Cosan S.A.; Member of the Disclosure Committee of da Cosan S.A.; and Member of the Compliance Committee of Cosan S.A. |
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Rafael Rodrigues Suzano | Member | 04/20/2022 | 2 years |
39 years old Academic education − Accounting from Universidade São Marcos; and post-graduate degree in Financial Management from the Getúlio Vargas Foundation. Professional experience − Accounting, tax and administrative areas of Hospital Samaritano; in external audit with specialization in the electrical sector following Brazilian and international accounting and auditing standards by KPMG; Controlling and tax planning at Cosan and Rumo; and Member of the supervisory board of a private pension entity of the Cosan Group. Current Positions − Cosan’s Finance Officer; and Member of the Disclosure Committee of Cosan S.A. |
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; Executive Manager of Cosan’s People Team; Executive Manager of Legal Compliance; and Audit and Risks Manager (Chairman of the Committee).
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Wagner de Cicco | Chair | 07/31/2023 | Undetermined |
56 years old Academic education − Degree in Business Administration from Universidade São Judas Tadeu; and Specialization in the areas of Risk Management, Internal Controls and Internal Audit. Professional experience − Finance and Governance in companies such as Mobil Oil, Esso Brasileira, ExxonMobil and Cosan. Current Positions − Chairman of the Compliance Committee at Cosan S.A.; responsible for the Audit Committees of Cosan, Compass, Comgás and Rumo; and Internal Audit and Risk Management. |
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Ricardo Lewin | Member | 07/31/2023 | Undetermined |
49 years old Academic education − Holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Escola Politecnica at the University of São Paulo and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of California, Berkeley. Professional experience − Was head of mergers and acquisitions at Cosan S.A. e Indústria e Comércio; and served as Director of Rumo S.A; and worked at Votorantim Cimentos, at Banco BBV and at Banco Itaú. Current Positions − Vice president of finance and investor relations officer; Member of the Compliance Committee of Cosan S.A.; and Member of the Board of Directors of Brado. |
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Maria Rita de Carvalho Drummond | Member | 07/31/2023 | Undetermined |
43 years old Academic education − Graduated in Law from the Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro – PUC; -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. Professional experience − The law firm Barbosa, Mussnich and Aragão; Was a manager for Latin America at BAT; British America Tobacco, parent company of Souza Cruz S.A.; and Legal Manager of publicly-held companies Cosan S.A and Cosan Logística S.A. Current Positions − He legal vice president of Cosan S.A.; Member of the Compliance Committee of Cosan S.A.; and Member of the Board of Directors of Rumo. |
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Paula Carvalho Benevides | Member | 07/31/2023 | Undetermined |
44 years old 20 years of experience Academic education − Graduated in Psychology from Estácio Sá University; MBA in People Management and Development from Fundação Getúlio Vargas; MBA in Business Management from Unicamp Professional experience − Head of Human Resources at Rumo, Cosan Alimentos, Cosan Lubrificantes, and Comgás Current Positions − Vice President of People at Cosan; Chairman of the Board of the Raízen Foundation; Member of FIESP’s Superior Feminino Board; Member of Raizprev Board; Member of the PROA Impacto Commitee. |
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Rodrigo Fiorese Castaldeli | Member | 07/31/2023 | Undetermined |
45 years old Academic education − A law degree from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie; postgraduate in Business Law from Mackenzie; and Master’s degree in law from the Law School of Fundação Getúlio Vargas. Professional experience − Legal Manager at CSN; Legal Manager at Itaú; Legal Manager at LBR; and Legal Manager at Hidrotérmica. Current Positions − Executive Legal Manager at Cosan S.A.; Member of the Disclosure Committee of da Cosan S.A.; and Member of the Compliance Committee of Cosan S.A. |
Last update: December 1, 2023