Board, Councils and Committees

Mrs. Heloísa held the position of Director at Almeida Junior between 1998 and 2020, having held, since 2016, the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO). She also held the positions of Administrative and Human Resources Director between 2011 and 2016 and Financial Director between 1998 and 2011. Mrs. Heloísa has a degree in Fashion Designer and Executive Advisory and a postgraduate degree in Strategic Management in Marketing.

Mr. Jaimes is the founder of Almeida Junior, and he currently holds, in addition to being a member of the board of directors, the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Before founding Almeida Junior, he held position in several financial institutions such as Banco do Estado de Santa Catarina – BESC, Banco da Província S/A and Banco Sul Brasileiro Credito Imobiliário S/A. Mr. Jaimes studied Business Administration in Santa Catarina, with executive education courses at Harvard Business School and at the International Council of Shopping Centers.

Mrs. Camila started her career in the tax area at the law firm “Thiollier Advogados” in 2003. She joined Almeida Junior in 2005 as an intern in the legal department, becoming a lawyer in 2007. In 2011, she became manager, extending her work to the areas of corporate and tax planning, structured finance operations, controllership and M&A. She served as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors until 2016, when she assumed the position of Director of Strategic Planning, accumulating management of the tax, property, legal and governance areas. Mrs. Camila holds a law degree from Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado – FAAP/SP, with an MBA in Business Administration from Fundação Getúlio Vargas – FGV/SP.

Mr. Carlos has been dedicated to teaching for over 40 years and teaches at the MBAs at FIA/USP, FGV and IBMEC/SP. Additionally, he has spent more than 38 years working in companies as an executive and director, also participating in the YPO – Young Presidents Organization and Board of MIT – Sloan Management Review. His experience as a member of the Board of Directors includes Camil Alimentos, GSA Alimentos, Aramis, Ibmec, Somos Educação Group, Licen Participações, TV1 and FutureKids. In addition, he was CEO of Echos Laboratório de Inovação, co-founder of Digital House (a school that trains professionals in the new economy), chairman of Tecnisa and member of its board of directors, chairman of HSM do Brasil, chairman of Polaroid in Brazil, chairman of Círculo Comércio Exterior and vice chairman of Voko Móveis e Sistemas. Mr. Carlos Alberto Júlio has a degree in Business Administration, a postgraduate degree from EAESP-FGV/SP, with a specialization in Marketing from IMD-Lausanne (Switzerland) and in Business Strategy from Harvard Business School. Also, he has Executive Training courses at the London Business School. According to the minutes of the Extraordinary General Meeting held on March 7, 2022, the above-qualified Board Member remains duly elected, but the exercise of his term of office is suspended until the Company starts trading shares on the Novo Mercado.

Mr. Passetti has more than 35 years of experience in auditing and consulting, including 25 years as a partner at Ernst & Young, where he served as chairman of the Governance Board of EY South America, as a member of the Governance Board of EY Americas and EY Global, and as creator and coordinator of the Corporate Governance Center at EY Brazil. He has extensive experience as an audit partner in several industry segments, working both in expanding family businesses and large and publicly traded Brazilian and multinational companies. Among the various clients served as coordinating partner, BRF, Gol, Telefônica, Natura, Cteep/ISA, Alupar and Duratex stand out. He is currently a member of the Audit and Risks Committee at Natura & Co, board member and head of the Audit Committee at Unifique S.A. and coordinator of the IBGC audit committee, among others. Mr. Passetti holds a degree in Accountancy from the Faculdade de Ciências Econômicas de São Paulo – FACESP and a Specialization in Corporate Finance and Strategic Planning from Fundação Getúlio Vargas – FGV. He has courses in Strategic Leadership for Partners from Harvard University and Board Members from the Instituto Brasileiro de Governança Corporativa – IBGC, in addition to being a member of the Instituto dos Auditores Independentes do Brasil – IBRACON and IBGC. According to the minutes of the Extraordinary General Meeting held on March 7, 2022, the above-qualified Board Member remains duly elected, but the exercise of his term of office is suspended until the Company starts trading shares on the Novo Mercado.

Mr. Jaimes is the founder of Almeida Junior, and he currently holds, in addition to being a member of the board of directors, the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Before founding Almeida Junior, he held position in several financial institutions such as Banco do Estado de Santa Catarina – BESC, Banco da Província S/A and Banco Sul Brasileiro Credito Imobiliário S/A. Mr. Jaimes studied Business Administration in Santa Catarina, with executive education courses at Harvard Business School and at the International Council of Shopping Centers.

Mr. Marcelo joined Almeida Junior in 2017, occupying the Administrative and Investor Relations Departments. Mr. Marcelo has held senior financial and accounting positions, working for multinationals operating in Brazil. Among the various positions he has held, he was Audit Director at Ernst & Young between 1988 and 2000, Corporate Controller at Louis Dreyfus Commodities between 2000 and 2007, Administrative and Financial Director at Companhia Nacional de Açúcar e Álcool – CNAA between 2007 and 2009, Partner Director of Polimentti Importação e Comércio de Mármores e Granitos between 2009 and 2011, and Controlling and Administrative Director of Cantagalo General Grains S.A. and CGG Trading S.A. between 2011 and 2017. He has extensive hands-on experience managing all administrative, financial and business support functions, such as accounting, auditing, financial planning, tax administration, treasury, IT and HR, across the agribusiness sector. Mr. Marcelo holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Universidade Paulista and in business administration from Universidade Mackenzie.