Maria Meirelles de Menezes
President of the Board
Mrs. Andrea Menezes has extensive experience as an executive in the financial sector and more recently as a board member. He specializes in finance, strategy, ESG and innovation. For the past 4 years, she has held the position of board member at Banco Fibra S/A. She was a statutory executive of several financial institutions (with 27 years of experience in the financial sector). She served for six years as CEO of Banco Standard de Investimentos S/A and Standard Bank, as well as board member. His career also includes stints at JPMorgan, Banco Cargill, Merrill Lynch and Lehman Brothers Brasil. She is a board member certified by the Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance-IBGC, holds an MBA in ESG (IBMEC) and Government Relations (FGV), in addition to a Master’s degree in Science (Physics) from USP.
Márcio Luiz Goldfarb
Board Member
Marcio Goldfarb joined the Marisa Group in 1967 and has held various management positions with Marisa Lojas. In addition to these activities, he attended workshops about brand management by “lifestyle” categories and trends in the retail market sponsored by Whitaker International in New York and managed the Albatroz, GLD and Flip investment funds from 1994 to 1996. He was a manager of Marisa Distribuidora de Títulos e Valores Mobiliários, previously held by Marisa’s indirect controlling shareholders, when Petrobrás, Agrale, Aquatec, Petroflex, Eletropaulo, Varig, Borella, Transparaná, Agroceres, Telebrasília, Telebrás and Copene, among others, launched their shares on BOVESPA. Marcio Luiz Goldfarb is the brother of Décio Goldfarb and Denise Goldfarb Terpins.
Ricardo Goldfarb
Board Member
Mr. Ricardo holds a degree in Business Administration from Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado. He currently holds the position of Investment Director at Twister Participações since 2008, as well as Controlling Shareholder at Marisa Lojas S.A., acting as an observer member of the Finance Committee. He started his career in 2004 having worked at the brokerage firm Magliano, investment fund Skopos, and Itaú BBA.
Geraldo Luciano Mattos Junior
Independent Board Member
Mr. Geraldo Luciano Mattos Júnior held the positions of Director of Finance and Vice-President of Investments and Controlling and Director of Investor Relations at M. Dias Branco, one of the national food leaders with a large industrial presence in the Northeast region of Brazil. Today, Mr. Mattos Júnior also sits on the boards of directors of Portobello and Brisanet, and on the advisory board of Grupo Marquise. He was also a member of Hapvida’s Board of Directors.
Maria Laura Peixoto Santos Tarnow
Independant Board Member
Ms. Maria Laura Tarnow has more than 25 years of experience in consumer goods and retail. She worked at NIVEA Brasil for more than 10 years, having held the position of Marketing Director and Sales Director and, for 8 years, she served as General Director in Brazil of the American group Estée Lauder Companies with a focus on Retail. She is currently an independent advisor on the Board of the Portobello Group, president of the advisory board of the Ráscal Group, and an independent member of the boards of Softys America Latina, Tânia Bulhões and ADCOS dermocosméticos. He has also served as a member of the board of directors of Grupo SOMA S.A.
Edson Salles Abuchaim Garcia
CEO and Investor Relations Officer
Mr. Edson has a solid career in national and multinational companies with experience at Nestlé, Riachuelo and Caedu and with more than 25 years of experience in retail.
He brings with him a rich background in operational efficiency projects and a comprehensive strategic vision of organizations, he is recognized for his significant contribution to the
professionalization of Caedu. Edson has a degree in Social Communication with an emphasis on Marketing, with a specialization in retail from FIA/USP, also has two MBAs, both in administration and
“C-Level CEO” at FGV.
Adilvo Souza
CFO
Mr. Adilvo has extensive experience in finance, having led financial areas for 25 years. He has experience in the Brazilian and Latin American corporate markets in different sectors, such as consumer goods, retail, construction materials, glass, renewable energy, public services and pharmaceuticals. He has held leadership positions in companies such as EMS, Grupo CAOA, Grupo Cornélio Brennand, Cencosud S.A, Hypera and Unilever. He holds degrees in Accounting and Law, with specializations in International Accounting, Corporate and Tax Planning and Corporate Controllership.