Management

Board of Directors

Election Date: 05/04/2022
Mandate: 2 years

Carlos Augusto Leone Piani
Chairman

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.

Tércio Borlenghi Junior
Member

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.

Alessandra Bessa Alves de Melo
Member

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.

José Carlos de Souza
Independent Member

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.

Marcos de Mendonça Peccin
Independent Member

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.

Board of Executive Officers

Election Date: 1/19/2023
Mandate: 3 years

Tércio Borlenghi Junior
CEO

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.

Thiago da Costa Silva
CFO & IRO

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.

Guilherme Patini Borlenghi
COO

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.

Luciana Freire Barca Nascimento
Deputy Officer

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.

The Audit Committee

Marco Antonio Zanini
Coordinator

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.

Marcos de Mendonça Peccin
Effective Member

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.

José Carlos de Souza
Effective Member

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.

Sustainability Committee

Election Date: 03/28/2023
Mandate: 1 year

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Lúcio Gagliardi Diniz de Paiva
Effective Member
Rafael Augusto Tello Oliveira
Effective Member
Elaine Cristina Moreira
Effective Member
Gabriel Estevam Domingos
Effective Member