Boards, Board Committee and Executive Board

Ms. Bertocco earned bachelor’s degrees in Public Administration from Fundação Getúlio Vargas and Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, a graduate degree in Administrative Law from the Law School of Fundação Getúlio Vargas, and participated in the Diversity Program in Boards of Directors from the Brazilian Corporate Governance Institute. She is currently the Chair of the Board of Directors of Sabesp (since 2023) and a member of the Statutory Audit Committee (since April 2024). She is currently a partner at Jive (former Mauá Capital) Investimentos (since 2020) and an independent Board of Directors member and coordinator of the Audit Committee of Orizon Valorização de Resíduos (since 2020). Ms. Bertocco was an advisor to the CEO’s Office of Sabesp (2003 to 2006) and State Coordinator of Sanitation (2007). Mrs. Bertocco served as a Director of Institutional Relations at the São Paulo State Utility Services Regulatory Agency (ARSESP – 2008 to 2010), General Director of the São Paulo State Regulatory Agency for Delegated Public Transport Services (ARTESP – 2011 to 2015), Undersecretary of Partnerships and Innovation (2015 to 2018), CEO of Sabesp (2018), Director of Government and Infrastructure at BNDES (2019). She also served as a member of the Board of Directors and Regulatory and Operational Committee of Equatorial Energia (2022 to 2023), a member of the Board of Directors of Companhia Riograndense de Saneamento (2020 to 2022), where she was also the Coordinator of the Innovation and Sustainability Committee.

Mr. Oliveira holds a bachelor’s degree in Law from the Catholic University of Pernambuco, a master’s degree in Public Law from the Federal University of Pernambuco, a master’s degree in Regulatory Law from Fundação Getúlio Vargas, and a LLM in State Law and Regulation from Fundação Getúlio Vargas. He also has training from Harvard Kennedy School in “Creating Collaborative Solutions: Governance Innovation” and in “Infrastructure in a Market Economy: Public-Private Partnership in a Changing World”. Mr. Oliveira is currently Executive Secretary at the Environment, Infrastructure, and Logistics Secretariat of the São Paulo State. He was a Fiscal Council member of Nuclebrás (2021 to 2023) and Santos Port Authority (2022 to 2023), Program Director at the Ministry of Mines and Energy, where he coordinated actions in the electricity, oil, gas, and mining sectors, among which the capitalization of Eletrobras (2019 to 2023), Program Director of Investment Partnerships of the Office of Brazil’s President, monitoring and structuring projects in the electricity sector in the generation, transmission, and distribution segments (2016 to 2019). Mr. Oliveira also worked as a lawyer at the Brazilian Development Bank (2010 to 2016). He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Sabesp (since 2023) and the Metropolitan Water and Energy Company (EMAE).

Mr. Miranda da Paz Junior has had a sustainable career in the multi-utilities sector. Since 2013, he has served as CEO of Grupo Equatorial, a Holding Company operating in the Energy Distribution, Sanitation, and Transmission, Telecom, Services, Distributed Generation, and Renewable Energy segments. Mr. Miranda earned a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the Federal University of Bahia, with a Specialization degree in Maintenance Management from Eletrobrás in partnership with PUC/RJ and the Federal School of Engineering of Itajubá/MG, and an MBA in Management of Electric Power Companies from FGV/SP.

Before joining CEMAR (currently Equatorial Maranhão), he held several positions in the Electric System Management at COELBA. He joined Grupo Equatorial in 2004, as the Director of Engineering at CEMAR. From 2007, he served as Vice President of Operations until 2010, when he became the CEO of the Company and, in 2013, he became the CEO of Grupo Equatorial. He held the planning, acquisition, and turnaround of companies from various segments. Focused on results, team building, conflict management, knowledge of multi-utility market management, and a willingness to take risks and handle pressure.

Ms. Polto earned a bachelor’s degree in Law from the University of São Paulo and a master’s degree from the same institution. She is currently the State Attorney and Advisor to the Office of the General Counsel of the State, responsible for the coordination of state-owned companies, and a member of the Board of Directors of EMAE. Ms. Cunha was Director of Corporate Affairs at Companhia Paulista de Parcerias from 2006 to 2016, Deputy Attorney General from 2020 to 2022, and a member of several Board of Directors, such as Sabesp, from 2014 to 2016, and from 2020 to 2023; Chair of the Board of Directors of Companhia Paulista de Securitização; member of the Board of Directors of Metrô and EMTU, and is currently a member of the Board of Directors of EMAE. Ms. Polto is a certified Board member by IBGC and has extensive experience in infrastructure, regulated sectors, corporate governance, and public corporate law.

Mr. Noel earned a bachelor’s degree in Economics. He is a partner at Opportunity, where he has been an Investment Committee member since 2020. Before that, he was a partner at Athena Capital from 2014 to 2020. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of Equatorial Energia since 2021, serving as the Coordinator of the Strategy and New Businesses Committee. He is a member of the Strategy and Innovation Committee, the Operational Committee, and the Statutory Audit Committee. He was a member of the Board of Directors of Echoenergia Participações from 2022 to 2024.

 Mr. Amado earned a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the Federal School of Engineering of Itajubá and a master’s degree in Regulation Economics and Competition Defense from the University of Brasília. He currently serves as Executive Director of Equatorial Energia. Mr. Amado was the CEO of Echoenergia from 2022 to 2024, and Director of Regulation and New Businesses at Equatorial Energia from 2008 to 2022. He also serves as a Board member of several subsidiaries of Equatorial Energia.

Mr. Silva earned a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. He is currently the Chair of the Board of Directors of EMBRAER (since 2012) and has been a Board member of the same company since 2011. Mr. Silva was the CEO of GE Brazil from 2001 to 2007, CEO of GE CELMA from 1989 to 2001, an Engineer at CTA from 1974 to 1976, a Manager at Motortec from 1976 to 1989, and an Engineer at VARIG from 1968 to 1974.

Mr. Gattass earned a bachelor’s degree in Economics from PUC-Rio. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Sabesp, PRIO S.A., Serena Energia S.A., and Canacol Energy LTD. Mr. Gattass was a Board member of Copasa S.A. (2017-2023), BR Distribuidora (2015-2016), and Alternate Board member of Petrobras S.A. (2015-2016) and Sanepar (2017). He was Head of the Company Analysis Department at Banco BTG Pactual from 2009 to 2015. From 1997 to 2015, he worked as a Company Analyst in the Oil & Gas, Energy, and Sanitation sectors at Icatu (1997-1998), UBS (1998-2009), and BTG Pactual (2009-2015).

Mr. Bandeira earned a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the Catholic University of Pelotas, a graduate degree in Finance and Management from FGV and UFRGS, an MBA from The Wharton School – University of Pennsylvania, and concluded the executive Owner and President Management Program (OPM) at Harvard Business School. He has been a Board member of Oi S/A since 2020. He was the CEO and Managing Partner at Falconi, a management consulting firm, from January 2011 to March 2017, leading the partnership model implementation and internal expansion with companies opening in the USA and Mexico. He was also a Secretary of State for Planning and Management from July 2008 to March 2010, among other public roles. He was a systems analyst, IT manager, and CIO. He became a public servant in 1993 at the Secretariat of Finance of Rio Grande do Sul. After working at the Ministry of Finance and Federal Senate, he led the Rio Grande do Sul State Treasury in 2007 and was appointed Secretary of Planning and Management in 2008. In 2010, he became the President of Banrisul (Board member since 2008). He resigned in 2011.

Mr. Nogueira Filho has extensive professional experience in finance, with expertise in several sectors, including oil and gas, commodities, and consumer goods. He started his career in the financial market in 2006, working at Santander, Societé Generale, and Safra. More recently, he held positions at major Brazilian investment firms such as Opportunity, Truxt, and XP, focusing on equity analysis and portfolio management. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Engineering from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) and a specialization degree in Mechatronic Engineering from École Nationale Supérieure d’Arts et Métiers (ENSAM). He has several certifications, such as CFA, CGA, CPA-20, and CNPI, and has completed courses in business analysis (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), corporate law (Fundação Getulio Vargas), Board development (Fundação Dom Cabral), and Fiscal Council (IBGC). Mr. Nogueira Filho served as a Fiscal Council member at CELPE and is a Board member of Instituto Ponte, an NGO focused on education.

Mr. Marinho earned a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), a graduate degree in Economic Engineering and Industrial Management (UFRJ); a master’s degree in Business Administration (COPPEAD/UFRJ), and an MBA in Electric Power Business Management (FGV). He is currently a Consultant – Project Director at Galeazzi & Associados – and serves as a Sitting Fiscal Council member at Eletrobras and SABESP. Mr. Marinho was the Administrative and Financial Director and Investor Relations Officer at Light S.A. from 2021 to 2022. He also served as Financial Director and Investor Relations Officer at Log-In Logística Intermodal S.A. from 2018 to 2020, and as Financial Director and Investor Relations Officer at UNIDAS S.A. from 2011 to 2018.

Mr. Valente earned a bachelor’s degree in Engineering from the Military Institute of Engineering, with experience at École Supérieure d’Électricité (Supélec), and holds an Executive MBA from COPPEAD/UFRJ. He is currently a manager at Opportunity. Mr. Valente was Director of Operations at Empresa Gestora de Ativos S/A (EMGEA) from October 2022 to May 2023, an Advisor to the CEO’s Office at the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) from April 2020 to October 2022, a Director of the Secretariat of the Federal Government’s Assets (SPU) from April 2019 to April 2020, and a Board member at Empresa de Pesquisa Energética (EPE) from December 2019 to April 2020. Before that, he contributed to companies such as CR2 Empreendimentos, Alcatel-Lucent, and Accenture, and co-founded companies in the real estate market.

Ms. Pinheiro is certified by IBGC to serve on Boards of Directors and Fiscal Councils. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Accounting and an MBA in Finance from IBMEC (2001) and completed a Business Training Program at the University of Ontario, Canada. She currently serves as a sitting Fiscal Council member at Equatorial Energia S.A., Equatorial Pará Distribuidora de Energia S.A., and, since 2023, at Companhia Estadual de Distribuição de Energia Elétrica (CEEE-D), which also belongs to Grupo Equatorial. She has been the Coordinator of the Audit Committee of HDI Seguros S.A. and Icatu Seguros S.A. since 2020.

Mr. Moraes earned a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the School of Economics, Administration, and Accounting from the University of São Paulo (FEA), a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Fundação Instituto de Pesquisas Contábeis, Atuariais e Financeiras (Fipecafi), and a specialization degree in Public Management from the School of Arts, Sciences, and Humanities from the University of São Paulo (EACH). He currently serves as the Coordinator of Special Projects at the Investment Partnerships Secretariat. He has over fourteen years of experience in concessions and Public-Private Partnerships, including recent privatizations in the São Paulo State. He worked as a Fiscal Council at the Metropolitan Water and Energy Company (EMAE), at the Insurance Company of the State of São Paulo (COSESP), at the São Paulo Development Agency (DesenvolveSP) and at the Supplementary Pension Foundation of the State of São Paulo (Prevcom).

Mr. Celestino earned a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the Catholic University of Pernambuco, with a specialization degree, master’s degree, and Ph.D. in Administration/Finance from the University of Pernambuco, Federal University of Paraíba, and Federal University of Pernambuco. He is currently an Associate Professor at Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco and a consultant in Valuation and M&A. Mr. Celestino has taught at undergraduate and graduate levels, and served as a Director of Planning and Operations, and Controllership at Guaraves S/A from 2017 to 2022. He was Technical Director at MTA Consultoria e Treinamento from 2010 to 2017. He also taught at the Catholic University of Pernambuco from 2000 to 2015. He worked at companies such as J. Macedo Alimentos, Elekeiroz Indústria Química, White Martins, and Ernest Young, among others.

Mr. Soares da Silva earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Pernambuco (1981), a graduate degree in Financial Administration (University of Pernambuco, 1983), an International Executive MBA (FIA-USP, 1999), an Executive MBA in Finance (IBMEC / INSPER -SP, 1995), a specialization degree in Mergers and Acquisitions (INSPER – SP, 2016), a specialization degree in Judicial Reorganization of Companies (INSPER – SP, 2016), a specialization degree in Corporate Governance (Fundação Dom Cabral, 2015), a specialization degree in Logistics (FGV-SP – 2000), and a specialization degree in e-Business (Asit Coppe-UFRJ, 2000).

Mr. Dominguez earned a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) in January 1990, and has been registered with the Regional Accounting Council of Rio Grande do Sul State under number 45.758/O-1. He worked as an independent auditor from August 1988 to June 2016 and was a partner at HB Audit – Auditores Independentes from February 1994 to June 2016. He has been a member of Fiscal Councils since April 2000 in several publicly-held companies. He is currently a member of the Fiscal Councils of (i) Odontoprev S.A. – since April 2007 (Sitting member); (ii) WEG S.A. – since April 2014 (Sitting member) and from April 2013 to April 2014 (Alternate member); (iii) EQUATORIAL ENERGIA S.A. – since April 2015 (Sitting member); (iv) Equatorial Pará Distribuidora de Energia S.A. – since April 2015 (Sitting member); (v) Equatorial Maranhão Distribuidora de Energia S.A. – since April 2015 (Sitting member); (vi) Valid Soluções S.A.– since April 2016 (Sitting member) and from April 2015 to April 2016 (Alternate member); (vii) Triunfo Participações e Investimentos S.A. – since April 2018 (Sitting  member) and from April 2011 to April 2014 (Sitting member); (viii) CEEE-D – since July 2021 (Sitting member); (ix) Lojas Renner S.A. – since October 2020 (Sitting member); and (x) Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – since April 2024 (Sitting member).

Mr. Bandeira earned a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the Catholic University of Pelotas, a graduate degree in Finance and Management from FGV and UFRGS, an MBA from The Wharton School – University of Pennsylvania, and concluded the executive Owner and President Management Program (OPM) at Harvard Business School. He has been a Board member of Oi S/A since 2020. He was the CEO and Managing Partner at Falconi, a management consulting firm, from January 2011 to March 2017, leading the partnership model implementation and internal expansion with companies opening in the USA and Mexico. He was also a Secretary of State for Planning and Management from July 2008 to March 2010, among other public roles. He was a systems analyst, IT manager, and CIO. He became a public servant in 1993 at the Secretariat of Finance of Rio Grande do Sul. After working at the Ministry of Finance and Federal Senate, he led the Rio Grande do Sul State Treasury in 2007 and was appointed Secretary of Planning and Management in 2008. In 2010, he became the President of Banrisul (Board member since 2008). He resigned in 2011.

Mr. Pardini has a degree in Accounting Sciences from the Faculty of Economic Sciences of São Paulo, a postgraduate degree in Administration with an emphasis on Finance from Fundação Álvares Penteado and training in various extension courses in Brazil and abroad, such as Business Strategy by Wharton Business School at the University of Pennsylvania, Corporate Management at Fundação Getúlio Vargas, Ethics and Corporate Governance at Milliken University and Innovation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is currently a principal partner at CrossOver Consulting & Auditing. He is also Executive Director of the Internal Control Institute chapter Brazil, member of the Audit Committee of Companhia de Saneamento de Santa Catarina and professor of risk-based auditing in the MBA course at Escola de Negócio Trevisan. Mr. Pardini was an independent member of Sabesp’s Board of Directors from May 2023 to September 2024, as well as a member of the Audit Committee in the same period, and is currently an external member of the Audit Committee. Mr. Pardini has more than 43 years of experience as an external and internal auditor, senior executive of multinational and national companies, teacher and speaker on auditing, internal controls, risk management and governance for government entities and private sector entities.

Mr. Gattass earned a bachelor’s degree in Economics from PUC-Rio. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Sabesp, PRIO S.A., Serena Energia S.A., and Canacol Energy LTD. Mr. Gattass was a Board member of Copasa S.A. (2017-2023), BR Distribuidora (2015-2016), and Alternate Board member of Petrobras S.A. (2015-2016) and Sanepar (2017). He was Head of the Company Analysis Department at Banco BTG Pactual from 2009 to 2015. From 1997 to 2015, he worked as a Company Analyst in the Oil & Gas, Energy, and Sanitation sectors at Icatu (1997-1998), UBS (1998-2009), and BTG Pactual (2009-2015).

Mr. Lara earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Fundação Getúlio Vargas and in Accounting from Faculdade Paulo Eiró. He also earned a graduate degree in Control and Finance from IMD – International Management Development. He started at Arthur Andersen as an external auditor and later worked in construction and the cement industry. In 1996, he became CFO at an American packaging company and, in 1998, he served as Director of Planning and Control at Cyrela Brazil Realty, where remained until 2010, when he took office as Director of Controllership at PDG Realty. He served as CFO at Greenwood Resource Brazil from 2013 to 2022 and is currently a member of the Advisory Council of Global Timber Resources and Greenwood Brasil. He is also a Fiscal Council member at Equatorial Energia, Equatorial Maranhão, Equatorial Pará, and CEEE-RS.

Mr. Silva earned a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. He is currently the Chair of the Board of Directors of EMBRAER (since 2012) and has been a Board member of the same company since 2011. Mr. Silva was the CEO of GE Brazil from 2001 to 2007, CEO of GE CELMA from 1989 to 2001, an Engineer at CTA from 1974 to 1976, a Manager at Motortec from 1976 to 1989, and an Engineer at VARIG from 1968 to 1974.

Mrs. Corso Matte has a law degree from UFRGS and a postgraduate degree in human resources from PUC-IAG. She has solid experience in executive positions, with experience as a Board  Member and member of thematic committees. She has been a Board Member of Norte Energia S.A (Belo Monte) since January 2023 and a member of the IBGC People Committee since August 2021. She has served on the Eletrobrás S.A People Committee since August 2022. She was a member of the Board of Directors and of the People Committee at Eletrobrás from April 2021 to August 2022.

Mr. Giorgi has been a partner and founder of LFG – Governança & Gestão since 2005, in addition to being a member of the Board of Directors of the companies TEADIT Group S.A., Be8 Group and NK Store. Additionally, he is part of the following Committees: People, Culture and ESG of Grupo Globo; Remuneration of Banco Santander S.A.; People and Culture of Tigre S.A.; People and Governance of Martins Atacadista S.A.; and People and Governance of Grupo Rodobens S.A. He has extensive experience on the Board of Directors of companies such as Arezzo & CO S.A., Santher S.A., Grupo Vonpar S.A., J. Macedo Alimentos S.A., Empresas Concremat, Advertising Agency Heads and Vix Logísitica S.A. He has been a member of the HR Committees of several companies, including Sul América Seguros S.A. (2012-2023), Lojas Marisa S.A. (2014-2017) and Itautec S.A. (2013). Mr. Giorgi worked at the Suzano Group, between 2003 and 2005, as Executive Vice-President of Suzano Holding, as a member of the Management Committee of the Board of Suzano Papel e Celulose, as Executive Director of Suzano Petroquímica, and also an Advisor to Petroflex. Furthermore, he was president of Brazil at HayGroup and Partner of the World Group (1996-2003) at the same company. He also has experience at PWC and Embraer (1982-1988).

Mr. Bandeira earned a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the Catholic University of Pelotas, a graduate degree in Finance and Management from FGV and UFRGS, an MBA from The Wharton School – University of Pennsylvania, and concluded the executive Owner and President Management Program (OPM) at Harvard Business School. He has been a Board member of Oi S/A since 2020. He was the CEO and Managing Partner at Falconi, a management consulting firm, from January 2011 to March 2017, leading the partnership model implementation and internal expansion with companies opening in the USA and Mexico. He was also a Secretary of State for Planning and Management from July 2008 to March 2010, among other public roles. He was a systems analyst, IT manager, and CIO. He became a public servant in 1993 at the Secretariat of Finance of Rio Grande do Sul. After working at the Ministry of Finance and Federal Senate, he led the Rio Grande do Sul State Treasury in 2007 and was appointed Secretary of Planning and Management in 2008. In 2010, he became the President of Banrisul (Board member since 2008). He resigned in 2011.

Mr. Noel earned a bachelor’s degree in Economics. He is a partner at Opportunity, where he has been an Investment Committee member since 2020. Before that, he was a partner at Athena Capital from 2014 to 2020. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of Equatorial Energia since 2021, serving as the Coordinator of the Strategy and New Businesses Committee. He is a member of the Strategy and Innovation Committee, the Operational Committee, and the Statutory Audit Committee. He was a member of the Board of Directors of Echoenergia Participações from 2022 to 2024.

Mrs. Bertocco has a degree in Public Administration from Fundação Getúlio Vargas and in Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, with a postgraduate degree in Administrative Law from the Fundação Getúlio Vargas School of Law and participation in the Diversity Program in Boards of Directors of the Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance. She is currently president of the Board of Directors of Sabesp (since 2023) and member of the Statutory Audit Committee (since April/2024). She is a partner at Jive (formerly Mauá Capital) Investimentos (since 2020), independent management advisor and coordinator of the audit committee at Orizon Valorização de Residuos (since 2020). Mrs. Bertocco was an advisor to the Sabesp’s CEO’s Office (2003 to 2006), State Sanitation Coordinator (2007). Director of Institutional Relations at the Sanitation and Energy Regulatory Agency of the State of São Paulo – ARSESP (2008 to 2010), General Director of the Regulatory Agency for Delegated Public Transport Services of the State of São Paulo – ARTESP (2011 to 2015), Undersecretary of Partnerships and Innovation (2015 to 2018), CEO of Sabesp (2018), Director of Government and Infrastructure from BNDES (2019). She also served as a board member and member of the regulatory and operational committee at Equatorial Energia (2022 to 2023), member of the Board of Directors of Companhia Riograndense de Saneamento (2020 to 2022), where she was also Coordinator of the Innovation and Sustainability Committee.

Employee of Sabesp since 1992, working as Manager in several areas of the Company, mainly linked to the execution of works, maintenance and operation of water supply and sewage systems, commercial services and customer service, billing and collection. He worked at ATTEND Ambiental from 2020 to 2023 as member of the Board of Directors. At Sabesp from 2015 to 2023 as Superintendent of the Metropolitan West – MO and Center – MC Business Units. From 2011 to 2015 as Department Manager – UGR – São Mateus, 2006 to 2011 as Division Manager – Maintenance Pole – São Mateus and 2000 to 2006 as Sector Manager of the Maintenance Poles (Mooca, Sé and Vila Mariana. Graduated in Civil Engineering from Camilo Castelo Branco University and in Business Administration – Universidade Paulista – UNIP. in Basic Sanitation Engineering – Faculty of Public Health at USP; MBA – Administration for Engineers – Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia – Fundação Vanzolini; MBA Business Management – ​​FIA USP.

Ms. Polto earned a bachelor’s degree in Law from the University of São Paulo and a master’s degree from the same institution. She is currently the State Attorney and Advisor to the Office of the General Counsel of the State, responsible for the coordination of state-owned companies, and a member of the Board of Directors of EMAE. Ms. Cunha was Director of Corporate Affairs at Companhia Paulista de Parcerias from 2006 to 2016, Deputy Attorney General from 2020 to 2022, and a member of several Board of Directors, such as Sabesp, from 2014 to 2016, and from 2020 to 2023; Chair of the Board of Directors of Companhia Paulista de Securitização; member of the Board of Directors of Metrô and EMTU, and is currently a member of the Board of Directors of EMAE. Ms. Polto is a certified Board member by IBGC and has extensive experience in infrastructure, regulated sectors, corporate governance, and public corporate law.

Mr. Mariz has postgraduate degrees in History at Sorbonne University, in Political Science at Science PO in Paris, and in Finance at ESSEC also in Paris, as well as a Master’s degree in International Affairs at Columbia University in New York and a PhD in Finance at FEA-USP. He has more than 20 years of experience in banks and financial institutions. Since 2020, he has worked at UBS – Investment Bank as Head of ESG Consulting Services in Latin America. Also at UBS, he held several positions as Vice-President of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Council in the Americas. Furthermore, at UBS he was Head of Financial Institutions and Fintech in Latin America (2018-2022) and Head of Financial Institutions in Latin America in the Equity Research area at UBS (2012-2018). Mr. Mariz has worked since 2017 at Columbia University – SIPA, in New York, as an Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs and as a member of the Admissions Committee. Furthermore, he is the author of the book “Finance with a Purpose” (World Scientific, 2022) and has written more than 20 academic articles. He has been an independent member of Wickbold’s Sustainability Committee since 2023. He has worked as a senior analyst at JP Morgan (2007-2012), at Goldman Sachs in New York (2005-2007), at the United Nations in New York (2004) and at Deloitte in Paris (2002).

Mr. Amado earned a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the Federal School of Engineering of Itajubá and a master’s degree in Regulation Economics and Competition Defense from the University of Brasília. He currently serves as Executive Director of Equatorial Energia. Mr. Amado was the CEO of Echoenergia from 2022 to 2024, and Director of Regulation and New Businesses at Equatorial Energia from 2008 to 2022. He also serves as a Board member of several subsidiaries of Equatorial Energia.

Mr. Silva earned a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. He is currently the Chair of the Board of Directors of EMBRAER (since 2012) and has been a Board member of the same company since 2011. Mr. Silva was the CEO of GE Brazil from 2001 to 2007, CEO of GE CELMA from 1989 to 2001, an Engineer at CTA from 1974 to 1976, a Manager at Motortec from 1976 to 1989, and an Engineer at VARIG from 1968 to 1974.

Mr. Carlos Piani has over 20 years of experience in investments, mergers and acquisitions and has held several executive positions. He served as president of HPX Corp, the first SPAC dedicated to the Brazilian market (2020-2023). He is currently a member of the board of directors of Hapvida Participações e Investimentos and Modular Data Centers. Previously, the executive was president of the Board of Directors of Equatorial Energia and a member of the Board of Directors of Vibra Energia. Additionally, the executive was global head of the strategic initiatives and mergers and acquisitions team and president of the Canadian division of Kraft Heinz (2019) and President of Kraft Heinz Canada (2015-2018). He also served as President of PDG Realty (2012-2015) and was a partner and co-head of the Private Equity area at Vinci Partners (2010-2015). He served as President and CFO of Equatorial Energia and its subsidiaries (2004-2010) and as a mergers and acquisitions analyst and partner in the Illiquid Proprietary Investments area at Banco Pactual (1998-2004). Mr. Carlos Piani holds a degree in Business Administration from IBMEC/RJ and in Data Processing from PUC-Rio. He also holds the CFA Charterholder title from the CFA Institute and completed the Owners and President Management (OPM) Program at Harvard Business School.

Mr. Szlak earned a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo. He earned a degree in Leadership and People Management from Insper and participated in executive training programs at Singularity University in Santa Clara, California, and Harvard Business School. Between September 2023 and September 2024, he was the CFO of Combio, the largest thermal energy provider in Brazil, where he was responsible for the finance, information technology, shared services center, and procurement areas. At Kraft Heinz, where he worked from January 2014 to September 2023, he served as CFO for Latin America and Canada and as CEO in Venezuela. Mr. Szlak was also a Board member at BR Spices (May 2022 to September 2023). Before that, he was a consultant at IGC Partners and worked at Procter & Gamble Brazil.

Ms. Longo earned a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Universidade Paulista, and MBAs in Socio-Environmental Strategy Management from Instituto de Administração/Fundação Getúlio Vargas and in Public-Private Partnerships and Concessions from Fundação Escola de Sociologia e Política de São Paulo, with an international module at the London School of Economics. She started working at Sabesp in 1995, as an intern and, since March 2023, she has been the Executive Assistant to the Executive Board. Before that, she was a Superintendent of the West Business Unit (Jan 2022 to Jan 2023), Superintendent of the North Business Unit (July 2018 to December 2021), Department Manager of the Butantã Regional Management Unit (July 2015 to June 2018), Manager of the West Major Consumers Division (January 2013 to July 2015), and Technical Planning Manager of the West Business Unit (February 2010 to January 2013), among others.

Mr. Maia is a Computer Engineer from PUC-Rio, with executive education from INSEAD in Business Administration and Management and Blue Ocean Strategy. He was a Professor at PUC-Rio in the Department of Informatics and Instituto Gênesis in the area of ​​Business Planning. Entrepreneur, he founded Choice Technologies, a Revenue Assurance software company for utilities where he served as Chairman and CEO. He led the company in international expansion from Latin America to Asia, where he helped utilities such as Equatorial, Light, Cemig, NeoEnergia, Enel, in Brazil, to large international groups such as Grupo EPM (Colombia, Panama and El Salvador), Saudi Electricity and Tata Power (India), having received 2 international awards: Best Global Digital Transformation with EPM group and Best Global Data Analytics Project with Saudi Electricity. Since 2023, he has served as Vice President of Corporate Development at Bemobi (BMOB3).

Mr. Fehlberg earned a bachelor’s degree in Engineering from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, and MBAs in Business Management from Fundação Getúlio Vargas and in Strategic Marketing from Ibmec. He was the CEO of MobiTech Locadora de Veículos (February 2022 and March 2023), Executive Director at Burger King Brazil (August 2011 to February 2022), and Superintendent at BRMalls (April 2009 to July 2011), where he also served as Corporate Manager for New Businesses and Revitalizations (February 2011 and July 2011). Before that, Mr. Fehlberg was a Managing Partner of Outback Brazil and Starbucks Brazil (July 2008 and  2009) and General Manager of Companhia Energética do Maranhão – CEMAR (2004 to 2008).

Mr. Bressane holds a degree in psychology from the Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas, a postgraduate degree in human resources from PUC RJ, an MBA in business from COPPEAD, Rio de Janeiro, and executive training in the advanced human resources program from the Ross School of Business in Michigan, USA. He is also an internationally certified Coach from Columbia University, USA. Mr. Bressane has over 30 years of experience in the area of ​​strategic people management, strategic planning, guidelines and goal management for results and integration of companies in Latin America and Europe. He has worked in several companies as a People and Management executive, having worked at Ambev, Sony Music, Grupo Ultra, AGVLogistica and CBC. As a people strategy consultant, he was a founding partner of GEMTE consultancy and partner at Falconi Gente, and more recently he was a founding partner of Gtr3s Consultoria em Gente, Gestão e Governança and current partner at B2People Executive Search, since August/2018. He also worked at LHH as Consulting Director of the Performance Management practice (2018 to 2022). He is also a senior advisor in people and management in several publicly and privately held companies, having served as external senior advisor to Vibra Energia (Feb/2020 to May/2022), CVC Corp (Oct/2023 to Jul/2024) and Opportunity Fund investments (since 2022). Mr. Bressane also works as a mentor for young people at ISMART in career guidance (since Jul/2020) and a business mentor at Endeavor (since Aug/2018).

Ms. Domingues has a degree in Administration with an emphasis on Finance from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS, a postgraduate degree in Economics from Fundação Getúlio Vargas – FGV and an Executive MBA in Finance from INSPER. He has a career developed in the electricity sector with strong skills in business development, economic-financial assessment, regulatory analysis, project structuring and analysis, negotiation of robust contracts and development of multidisciplinary teams. Ms. Domingues worked at Grupo Gerdau S/A as a Trainee and Financial Advisor (2005 to 2008); was M&A Specialist and Senior FP&A Analyst at AES Eletropaulo (2008 to 2012); Strategic Planning Coordinator and New Business Consultant (2012-2014) at the Votorantim Energia group (currently Auren); M&A and Business Assessment Manager at Alupar Investimentos S.A. (2014-2017); and at Equatorial Energia S.A. she was Director of M&A and New Business (2017-2024).

Ms. Lima has a degree in Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro and is trained as an Administration and Corporate Governance Counselor by the Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance – IBGC. She was Director of Institutional Relations, Communication, ESG and Diversity at Grupo Carrefour Brasil (2022 – 2024), Global Legal Vice President at UnitedHealth Group and Legal Director at Amil (2016 – 2019), Legal Director and Director of Institutional Relations at Souza Cruz (2010 – 2016).

Mr. Strauch has a degree in Economics from UFRJ and in Administration from IBMEC with an emphasis on finance. Master’s student in Economics at FGV/RJ. Career employee at BNDES since 2004, where he held several executive positions. He has extensive experience in the area of ​​analysis and structuring financing for long-term projects, capital markets and data science. He was Chief of Staff at Sabesp, from January 2023 to October 2024.

Mr. Souza has been our Operation and Maintenance Officer since April 2023 and was our Metropolitan Region Officer from February 2023 to April 2023. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Universidade de Mogi das Cruzes, a specialization degree in Basic Sanitation Engineering from Faculdade de Saúde Pública at Universidade de São Paulo, an MBA in Business Management from Fundação Getúlio Vargas, and attended extension courses in Innovation Leadership at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Mr. Souza is sanitation consultant (2022), worked at Sabesp from 1992 and 2021, in several management positions, such as Head of Central Business Unit and Head of South Business Unit, Interception and Isolated Systems Manager at the Sewage Treatment Business Unit, Administrative and Finance Manager at the Sewage Treatment Business Unit, Regional Manager of Operation, Maintenance, and Commercial Department of the East Business Unit. He was also a president of the São Paulo Institute in Management Excellence (Instituto Paulista de Excelência em Gestão) (2012 to 2014) and president of the Brazilian Association of Sanitation and Environmental Engineering (Associação Brasileira de Engenharia Sanitária e Ambiental) (2016 to 2020).

Ms. Souza has a degree in Business Administration with an emphasis on Foreign Trade from the Methodist University of São Paulo; has a specialization in Financial Accounting Administration from Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado – FAAP; extension in Marketing from Fundação Getúlio Vargas – FGV; Executive MBA from FIA/USP – São Paulo; and Business Administration from Columbia University in New York. Ms. Souza was also Undersecretary of Water Resources and Basic Sanitation of the State of São Paulo (2023/2024). She has worked at Sabesp for over 25 years, where she was Executive Assistant to the Board, Head of Customer Experience, worked in various areas of the company such as Integrated Planning Water, Sewage, Commercial, Large Consumers, Controlling and Accounts Payable.