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Votorantim Cimentos’ main governance bodies are the Board of Directors, the Advisory Committees and the Executive Board. These bodies act in complete synergy, from their remuneration to the preparation of the Company’s guidelines, always aiming to achieve better economic, financial, social and environmental results.
See below the composition of Votorantim Cimentos’ Board of Directors and Executive Board and the description of Advisory Committees.
The Executive Board, under the terms of the Company’s Bylaws, is composed of at least 3 and at most 7 Executive Officers elected by the Company’s Board of Directors, with a mandate of two years, reelection being permitted. It is in charge of the conduction and execution of the activities described in the Company’s Corporate Purpose and for the execution of the strategic planning defined by the Board of Directors.
CEO at Votorantim Cimentos S/A since may/2023. He was Global CFO, Chief Operating Officer Global and VCBR. CFO VCBR and CFO at VCEAA for 2.5 years and Controller at Fibria Celulose S.A. for 6 years, when he joined in 2004. Before Votorantim, he built his career in companies such as Avon Cosmetics, Ciba Specialty Chemicals and VCP. He has a degree in Business Administration from Universidade Mackenzie in 1999 and a post-graduate degree in Finance from Fundação Getúlio Vargas in 2002.
Antonio is Portuguese and has a solid background and experience in the financial area of the cement industry. He holds a degree in Economics from the University of Coimbra (Portugal) and an International MBA in Administration from Rutgers Business School (USA). Antonio has held executive positions at Cimpor and the Company’s subsidiary, Votorantim Cimentos EAA Inversiones S.L. (“VCEAA”), operating in the regions of Europe, Asia, and Africa. At Cimpor, where he worked from 2003 to 2012, he began his career as an IT Project Manager and eventually became the Country CFO (Chief Financial Officer). In 2020, he assumed the position of CFO of VCEAA, where he was responsible for the areas of Controllership, Finance, and IT.
Wellington holds a degree in Economics and a postgraduate degree in Finance from Insper. He is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Administration from FIA Business School. He has over 20 years of experience in the areas of finance and risk, having led several corporate projects related to capital structuring and allocation, risk management and corporate governance. He has worked at VC for 16 years, working in the areas of Finance, Capex, Controllership, Treasury and FP&A. Over the past five years, Wellington has worked in Governance, Risk and Compliance, a position in which he had the challenge of implementing, improving and internationalizing corporate risk, compliance, internal controls and crisis management processes.
He has a degree in Mining Engineering from UFRGS (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul) and an MBA in Business Management from FGV.
Álvaro has over 34 years of professional experience, mostly in the construction materials sector, having worked in some multinational companies in different positions and countries. He participates in several global initiatives related to sustainability (comprising the areas of Safety, Environment, Social Transformation, Eco-efficiency and Energy), representing Votorantim Cimentos and the cement sector, as well as initiatives linked to innovation and R&D and engineering projects (both brownfield and greenfield). He is also responsible for issues related to Institutional Relations and Advocacy. He is a member of the Board of Instituto Votorantim.
Cinthia has an undergraduate degree in Psychology from Mackenzie Presbyterian University and two MBAs: one from the University of São Paulo (USP) and one from the University of Pittsburgh (USA). She built her career in Human Resources with leadership positions at Alcoa, ABN Amro bank and Goodyear. Cinthia held several management positions at Syngenta, where, since 2018, she had been director of Human Resources for Brazil and Latin America. During her more than 20 years of experience, she has led organizational transformation projects including leadership development, knowledge and performance management, talent acquisition and management, organizational climate and change management, among others.
Euridice has a Law degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), with an MBA from the Dom Cabral Foundation and several courses in executive training and in the legal area at universities such as Harvard (USA), Columbia (USA), Yale (USA), Insead (France), ESMT Berlin (Germany), and FGV and PUC-SP (Brazil). Her professional career of more than 25 years includes experience in law firms and large companies, both in legal and compliance areas. In the corporate world, she has held leadership positions in the Legal department of companies such as Embratel, Oi and Lafarge. She was also a Legal manager at our holding company Votorantim S/A and at the former Fibria. Since 2020, Euridice has served as global Legal vice president at Harsco Environmental, based in England.
Graduated in Civil Engineering from USP and has a post-graduate degree in Concrete Technology, also from USP. He worked in civil construction projects in North America and Latin America, having worked for Lafarge and Eternit Groups. Today, he is the head of Sales, Marketing and Concrete at Votorantim Cimentos.
Marcio holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of São Paulo (USP) and is CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst), CAIA (Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst) and CGA (ANBIMA Manager Certificate) certified. He has worked in different positions in the areas of Investment Research, Trading and Portfolio Management in asset management firms in Brazil and abroad. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Janssen, VSA’s business entity for international investments, and a member of the Investment Committee of Funsejem, Votorantim’s supplementary pension fund.
It is composed of seven effective members, four of whom are independent, elected by the General Meeting, and the Bylaws establish that the Council will always be composed of at least 20% independent members. The mandate is for two years, reelection being allowed. The Board of Directors is responsible for establishing long-term strategies and defining the main business guidelines, in addition to the decisions defined in the Bylaws. The Board of Directors may be assisted by Committees and Work Groups, set up with defined objectives. The Chairman of the Board of Directors does not hold an executive position in the company.
Internal Regulation of the Board of Directors
Alexandre has a degree in Business Administration from Insper and a master’s degree in Finance from London Business School. In his professional career, he was a trainee at the holding company Votorantim S.A. (VSA) and an analyst at Granular Capital, a hedge fund based in London (UK). He co-founded and is a partner in the venture capital firm ONEVC, where he is a member of the Investment Committee. He is also a partner and co-founder of Across Capital Partners—an investment management company focused on software businesses across the Americas—where he is responsible for portfolio management and the investment team. At VSA, Alexandre is a member of Acerbrag’s Long Steel Committee and Citrosuco’s People Management Committee.
Ms. Cristina Anne Betts holds a degree in Business Administration from FGV in 1991 and an MBA from INSEAD, in France. Ms. Cristina worked at Iguatemi S.A., where she held the position of CEO from 2021 to 2025, and CFO from 2008 to 2021. She also worked at TAM Linhas Aéreas S.A. from 2004 to 2008 as Director of Strategic Planning, Controllership and Investor Relations, among other activities. Before that, she worked at the strategic consultancy Bain, Banco Garantia and PriceWaterhouse. Ms. Cristina was also a board member of Contax S.A., Fleury S.A and Associação Umane, and a fiscal advisor for Rumo S.A. She is currently a board member and coordinator of the Audit Committee of B3 S.A. In April 2021, Ms. Cristina became a member of the Finance Committee of VCSA.
He graduated in Mechanical Engineering from Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado in 1984, and post-graduated in Business Administration from CEAG of Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV) in 1987. Fábio started working for the Votorantim Group in April 1985 and has held various positions since then, including Vice-President of VCSA, and Director of Cia. Cimento Portland Itaú, Cimentos Tocantins S.A.
Civil Engineer graduated from the Federal University of Bahia, with an MBA in Finance and Organizational Behavior from the University of California, Berkeley. With a career of over 20 years in leadership positions, Francisco has solid experience in the management of large companies such as AbInBev and The Kraft Heinz. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Votorantim Cimentos.
José Roberto Ermírio de Moraes Filho has a degree in Business Administration from Insper and has taken executive courses at Harvard, Stanford and the Singularity University. During his professional career, he worked in the investment area at Merrill Lynch and as a business analyst at McKinsey. In 2005, he became a founding and executive partner of Perfin Investimentos, and is now a member of the company’s Board and executive committee. He is also a member of the Boards of Hejoassu, the Votorantim Institute, CBA, Insper’s External Evaluation Committee and the Center for Public Leadership.
Luiz Pretti is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Votorantim Cimentos S.A and of Amcham. He was President of Banco Cargill and Cargill Brasil from 2005 until December 2019. Pretti is o led also, the company’s treasury management in Brazil and Latin America.
Additionally, Luiz Pretti, is a member of the Boards of Directors of EZtec S.A, Grupo Martins and Ache Farmacêutica.
In the social area, he is a board member of Turma do Jilo, Projeto Sê-los, Will Women in Leadership LA and part of the CEO Legacy Group. (Dom Cabral Foundation).
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado.
Sergio Malacrida has been CFO of Votorantim S.A. since 2015. He was Treasury Director at Votorantim S.A., CFO at Votorantim Energia and Treasurer at Fibria. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Votorantim S/A, Votorantim Cimentos and the Finance Committee of Votorantim Cimentos and a board member at Citrosuco, Votorantim Energia and the Long Steel Business. In 2021, he was appointed CEO of Altre, the real estate investiment of Votorantim S.A.
He was a partner at PR&A Financial Products, a partner at Vinci Partners and CFO of Vanguarda Agro.
He holds a degree in Economics from FEA/USP, a Master’s degree in Pure Mathematics from IME/USP and a Bachelor’s degree in Literature from FFLCH/USP.
The Statutory Audit Committee advises the Board on the proper monitoring of issues related to the sustainability of the business, the effectiveness and integrity of internal controls, risk identification and management, the quality and integrity of financial reports, including financial statements, and the work performed by external auditors, among other duties defined in its Internal Regulations approved by the Board of Directors. The Statutory Audit Committee seeks to increase the confidence of investors and other stakeholders in the company, contributing to its long-term sustainability and success, and is composed of independent members and one member who sits on the Board of Directors.
Internal Regulations Statutory Audit Committee
Sérgio Ricardo Romani holds a degree in Accounting from Universidade Santa Úrsula. During his career, he has taken several development courses taught by EY, Harvard Business School, Kellog, among others. He has a career spanning over 40 years and was Regional Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at EY, working in Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay.
Before serving as CEO, he was Assurance Leader, Audit Partner and Leader for the Retail and Consumer Products Sector at EY in Brazil and South America.
He was a member of the Audit Committee of Vale S.A from 2020 to 2023 and currently holds the position of consultant to this Committee.
He also holds the positions of Independent Director of the Board of Directors and Coordinator of the Audit Committee of Auren Energia S.A., Independent Member of the Board of Directors of Companhia Brasileira de Alumínio – CBA and Coordinator of the Audit Committee of Iguá Saneamento.
Luciana has more than 30 years’ experience in the areas of supervisory control, she has worked for the last three years as an independent member of audit committees to the Board of Directors in financial market companies (Banco da Amazônia, BDGM and Núclea).
As an executive, she worked for 10 years in second-line leadership positions and the other 20 years in large international business consulting firms such as PwC, EY and BDO Directa.
She is an IBGC Certified Board Member and a member of the Institute’s Risk Management and Governance in Financial Institutions Committees.
She has a solid academic background, with a degree in Systems Analysis and Data Processing, a postgraduate degree in Finance, Accounting and Controllership, additionally in Administration and Compliance and continuing education courses from the IBGC.
Mr. Luiz Antonio dos Santos Pretti holds a degree in Engineering from Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado (FAAP). Between 2005 and 2019, Mr. Luiz was the president of Banco Cargill and Cargill Brasil. In addition, he also led the company’s treasury management in Brazil and Latin America. Additionally, Mr. Luiz is a member of the Boards of Directors of EZtec S.A., Grupo Martins and Ache Farmacêutica, as well as chairman of the Board of Directors of Amcham. In the social area, he is a member of the Board of Directors of Turma do Jilo, Projeto Sê-los, Will Women in Leadership LA and part of Grupo CEO Legacy. (Fundação Dom Cabral). Currently, Mr. Luiz holds the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee.
The Organization, Compensation and People Committee is responsible for advising the Board of Directors on the appropriate monitoring of issues related to compensation models, nomination of management candidates, the senior management succession plan, and the corporate culture, values and beliefs, among other duties defined in its Internal Rules approved by the Board of Directors.
Internal Regulation of the Organization, Compensation and People Committee
Civil Engineer graduated from the Federal University of Bahia, with an MBA in Finance and Organizational Behavior from the University of California, Berkeley. With a career of over 20 years in leadership positions, Francisco has solid experience in the management of large companies such as AbInBev and The Kraft Heinz. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Votorantim Cimentos.
Ana Lucia Caltabiano holds a degree in business administration from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (EASP-FGV), was a student of the Kellog School’s Advanced Executive Program, holds an Executive Coaching certificate from INSEAD and is currently studying the Master’s program in Organizational Behavior (EMC) at INSEAD, in France. During her career, she has held several leadership positions in the Human Resources area in Brazil and Latin America. Ana has had long-term stints at companies such as Procter & Gamble, Hewlett Packard, and General Electric. She also served as Head of Human Resources for companies in the private equity and infrastructure portfolio of Pátria Investimentos. In addition to her corporate responsibilities, Ana Lúcia is an active member of the Women Corporate Directors (WCD) and has served as an independent board member at major Brazilian companies.
José Roberto Ermírio de Moraes Filho holds a degree in Business Administration from Insper and has completed advanced courses at Harvard, Stanford and Singularity Universities. In his professional career, he has worked in the investment area of Merrill Lynch Bank and as a business analyst at McKinsey consulting. In 2005, he became a founding partner and executive of Perfin Investimentos, and is currently a member of the company’s board and executive committee. He is a member of the boards of Hejoassu, Instituto Votorantim, CBA, Insper’s External Evaluation Committee and the Center for Public Leadership (CLP).
Felipe is a founding partner of Atlas Capital, founder and member of the Board of Florida Urbanismo, and member of the Board of Directors of Altre. Previously, he was also a partner at Concept Investimentos, a financial analyst at Votorantim Asset Management and a trainee at VC between 2014 and 2015. Felipe holds a degree in Business Administration from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV) and a master’s degree in finance from the London Business School (England).
The Sustainability and Innovation Committee advises the Board of Directors on identifying and dealing with issues that represent risks, opportunities or that may impact the business in the long term in the area of sustainability, helping to define the decarbonization strategy, CO2 targets, initiatives related to CCUS (Carbon Capture, Storage and Use) and investment strategies and analysis of global trends. Within the scope of innovation, it assists in the definitions, guidelines and management of initiatives on this front, as defined in the Internal Regulations.
Internal Regulation of the Sustainability and Innovation Committee
Ana Luci Grizzi holds a law degree from PUC-SP, a specialization in Environmental Law from USP and a master’s degree from PUC-SP, with an extension certificate in Corporate Governance from Exame-Saint Paul and participation in the Executive Education program at the London School of Economics and Political Science. An executive with a career dedicated to the theme of natural capital and climate for 25 years, she was Partner and Vice-Leader for Climate Change and Sustainability in Latam at EY Brazil and Head of ESG and Partner in the Environmental Area of the law firm Veirano Advogados. She was a member of the Board of Directors of Ecorodovias, a member of the Advisory Board of TNC, Co-Coordinator of the ESG Committee of IBRADEMP and a member of the ESG Committee of the CFA Society. She is currently a member of the Advisory Board of LaClima, Co-Coordinator of the Sustainability Committee of ABVCap, Member of the ESG Committee of ABRASCA and Coordinator of the Sustainability and Climate Committee of IBGC.
Alexandre has a degree in Business Administration from Insper and a master’s degree in Finance from London Business School. In his professional career, he was a trainee at the holding company Votorantim S.A. (VSA) and an analyst at Granular Capital, a hedge fund based in London (UK). He co-founded and is a partner in the venture capital firm ONEVC, where he is a member of the Investment Committee. He is also a partner and co-founder of Across Capital Partners—an investment management company focused on software businesses across the Americas—where he is responsible for portfolio management and the investment team. At VSA, Alexandre is a member of Acerbrag’s Long Steel Committee and Citrosuco’s People Management Committee.
To assist in the conduct of specific topics the Board of Directors may establish Working Groups, and is currently assisted by two groups, made up of members of the Board of Directors, which address topics related to: Mergers, Acquisitions and Strategy in Brazil (M&A) and Mergers, Acquisitions and International Strategy (M&A).