Management

Mr. Piani has over 20 years of investment and operational experience and a depth of investment and mergers and acquisitions experience in a wide range of industries. Mr. Piani is currently the Chairman of Equatorial Energia S.A. (SAO: EQTL3), a Brazilian utilities company, and serves on the board of directors of Vibra S.A., previously known as Petrobras Distribuidora S.A. (SAO: VBBR3), Brazil’slargest fuel distribution company. Mr. Piani served as Head of Strategic Initiatives and Mergers & Acquisitions in 2019 at Kraft Heinz and Zone President of Kraft Heinz Canada from 2015 to 2018. Prior to joining Kraft Heinz, Mr. Piani served as Chief Executive Officer of PDG Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participacoes (SAO: PDGR3), a real estate company, from August 2012 to August 2015. Previously, he served as Co-Head of Private Equity of Vinci Partners, an independent asset management firm, from April 2010 to August 2012, as Chief Executive Officer of CEMAR, an electricity distribution company in Brazil, from March 2006 to April 2010, and as Chief Executive Officer of Equatorial Energia S.A., CEMAR’s controlling shareholder, from March 2007 to April 2010. From 1998 to 2004, Mr. Piani served at Banco Pactual S.A. (now known as BTG Pactual S.A.), initially as an investment banking analyst and later as an Associate Partner of the Principal Investment Group, where he managed a multi-million dollar venture capital fund focused on Brazilian technology companies. Mr. Piani has a bachelor’s degree in computer science from PUC/RJ and a bachelor’s degree in business from IBMEC/ RJ. He has also completed the Owner and President Management Program at Harvard Business School and is a Chartered Financial Analyst by CFA Institute.

Holds a law degree with specialization in business administration. He is a founding shareholder of the Ambipar Group, with experience in commercial, operational and administrative matters.

Graduated in Law from Universidade Paulista in 1994, she has an MBA in Business Management from FGV, as well as a postgraduate degree in Tax Law and a specialization in Contract Law, both from Centro de Extensão Universitária ± CEU Law School. Worked in law firms from 1995 to 2002; in 2003 she joined Grupo Ambipar as a lawyer working in several areas, and in 2015 she became the group’s legal director.

Holds a degree in economics from Universidade São Judas Tadeu and an MBA degree in business administration from Universidade de São Paulo, in addition to a master’s degree in controllership and strategic accounting from FECAP. Since 2000, he has been working as a director at Aunde do Brasil S.A., a company in the textile industry that manufactures fabrics for vehicles. He also worked at Klabin S.A., as a manager, at Anderson Clayton S.A., as a credit and collection analyst, and at Banco Novo Mundo S.A., as an administrative assistant.

Holds a degree in business administration from Universidade Mackenzie and a graduate degree in accounting from the School of Economics of the University of São Paulo. He also holds a degree in accounting sciences from Universidade Paulista (UNIP), an MBA degree in internal auditing from Coimbra Business School, and a degree in Management of Energy Companies from FIPECAFI/USP. Since May 2019, he has served as an executive director of M. Peccin Auditoria e Consultoria Ltda., an auditing and consulting company, focused on providing process auditing, management and accounting services, business consulting, risk management and compliance assessments, financial, accounting, tax and social security diagnostics, due diligence and special projects. Mr. Peccin has served, since June 1999, as manager of the internal audit department of Companhia Energética de São Paulo – CESP. Before that, he worked at Pepsico Inc. as a senior auditor, at Touche Ross & Cia. S/C Auditores Independentes, as an auditor, and at Banco Itaú S.A., as an administrative clerk. He holds a professional certificate in social security from ICSS with an emphasis on management. He currently serves as a member of the deliberative council of Fundação CESP, representing sponsor CESP 2000/2019, in addition to having been Vice-President of the council since 2008. He is also associated with the Institute of Internal Auditors of Brazil, the Regional Board of Directors, the Regional Council of Accounting, the Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance and the Institute of Independent Auditors of Brazil.

Victor Bastos Almeida is a partner at Opportunity, a private equity firm in Brazil. He currently serves on the board of directors of Belém Bioenergia, one of the largest palm oil companies in Brazil, having previously served as a member of the senior executive management of Belém Bioenergia. He served as a member of the board of directors of Bemisa — Exploração Mineral. Mr. Victor has a degree in economics from the Federal University of Bahia.

Felipe Villela Dias, graduated in Engineering from UFRJ, is a partner at Visagio Consultoria, where he works as a finance and investment expert. He was a partner at Squadra Investimentos and Financial and Investor Relations Director at Brasil Brokers. He was a board member of Smiles Fidelidade, Grupo Technos, CVC and Santos Brasil. He has been an independent member of the Board of Directors of Eletrobras and PRIO since 2019. He serves as Coordinator of the Audit Committees of PRIO and Vice-President of the Board of Directors of Eletrobras.

Holds a law degree with specialization in business administration. He is a founding shareholder of the Ambipar Group, with experience in commercial, operational and administrative matters.

Mr. João Daniel Piran de Arruda has 20 years of experience in the financial Market covering the waste management, energy, sanitation and infrastructure industries of companies in Brazil and abroad. His last role was at Bank of America where he spent almost 15 years. Mr. João Daniel Piran de Arruda brings with him a strategic vision, as well as financial and capital structure experience. He has a degree in business administration from the Fundação Getúlio Vargas School of Business Administration – EAESP-FGV.

Holds a bacherlor’s degree in accounting from the Salesian University Center of São Paulo and a graduate degree in strategic accounting management and international accounting from the Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas. He has extensive experience in accounting, tax, planning and finance. He has worked for us since 2014. Previously, he was a controllership consultant at Camargo Corrêa S.A., from 2012 to 2014, a senior accounting analyst at the Camargo Corrêa Group, from 2007 to 2012, and an accounting analyst at Dispan Indústria e Comércio Ltda., from 2003 to 2007.

Pedro Petersen previously worked at HPX, having participated at the listing of Ambipar Response in the NYSE. From 2017 to 2018, Mr. Petersen served as a private equity associate at Gávea Investimentos, where he oversaw investments in sectors such as fintech, malls, and utilities. Between 2013 and 2017, Mr. Petersen served as an investment analyst at Dynamo Administração de Recursos, a Brazilian public and private investment company. Between 2012 and 2013, Mr. Petersen worked at Vinci Partners. Mr. Petersen actively participated in the founding of Alice, an insurance health-tech company in Brazil. Mr. Petersen has a bachelor’s degree in economics from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro  —  PUC/RJ and a master’s of science in engineering degree (MSE) in data science from the University of Pennsylvania.

Mr. Guilherme Patini Borlenghi has vast experience working at Ambipar, having spent the last 13 (thirteen) years in various positions within the organization. Guilherme led strategic decisions relative to capital allocation and M&A, expanding and consolidating the position of Ambipar Response in the Brazilian market, and the entry and growth in global markets.

Holds a degree in business administration from the University of São Paulo. She has been part of our management since 2012, acting as deputy director, assisting the Chief Executive Officer in his duties.

Graduated in Accounting from the Pontifical University of Campinas and Bachelor of Law from Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba. Since 1986, he has worked at Zanini Audit Fisco Contábil, a company specialized in auditing, having also worked at Reratex Comercial e Imobiliária Ltda. from 2002 to 2012.

Graduated in business administration from Mackenzie University, having completed a postgraduate degree in accounting expert appraisals at the Faculty of Economic Sciences of São Paulo. He also has a degree in accounting from Universidade Paulista (UNIP), having completed an MBA in Internal Auditing at Coimbra Business School and in Management of Energy Companies from FIPECAFI/USP.

He holds a degree in economics from Universidade São Judas Tadeu, an MBA in Business Administration from Universidade de São Paulo and a master’s degree in Strategic Accounting and Accounting from FECAP. Since 2000, he has been working at Aunde do Brasil S.A., a textile industry company that manufactures fabrics for vehicles, as a director. He also worked at Klabin Fábrica de Papel e Celulose S.A., a paper and cellulose industry, as a manager, at Anderson Clayton S.A., as a credit and collection analyst, and at Banco Novo Mundo S.A., as an administrative assistant.