Executive Board

Gabriel Freire - CEO

Lawyer graduated from USP in 1996.

He is a founding partner of Freire, Assis, Sakamoto e Violante Advogados, a law firm specializing in Tax Law, Bankruptcies, and Judicial Reorganizations.

In recent years, he has served as legal advisor and Restructuring Director in significant restructuring cases in Brazil, including INEPAR, IESA, ECOVIX, ENGEVIX, Camisaria Colombo, Grupo Terra Forte, among others.

With a solid career in the corporate market and deep knowledge of the company, Gabriel has held the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors of Azevedo e Travassos S.A. for the past five years, during which he led the company through its successful restructuring and strategic repositioning process.

 

Bernardo Mendonça - Investor Relations Director

Graduated in Business Administration from Universidade Salvador, he has extensive experience of more than a decade in the financial market, with an emphasis on the Corporate & Private Banking segments. Since 2020, he has held the position of Investor Relations Director at the Company, where he has played an important role in the strategic management of investor relations and communication with the market. In 2022, he was appointed member of the Board of Directors, bringing his expertise to improve corporate governance and boost the group’s strategic development.

José de Freitas Guimarães Junior - Executive Director

Graduated in Accounting from UFBA, with an MBA in Corporate Finance from FGV and a Master’s degree in Energy Regulation from Universidade de Salvador, he has over 35 years of experience in Corporate Finance and Controllership, with a distinguished track record in the Energy (Generation, Distribution, and Transmission), Agribusiness, and Oil sectors. He also has a solid background in financial planning, project structuring, fundraising, and reporting to national and international stakeholders