Executive Board and Board of Directors
The Company’s Board of Directors is made up of seven (7) members.
Directors are elected at the Company’s General Meeting, for a unified term of office of two (2) years, whereby a maximum of three (3) consecutive reelections are permitted. Members may be removed from office at any time.
Name | Position | Election Date | Term of office |
Claudio Coutinho Mendes | Chairman | April 26, 2021 | Up to investiture of those elected at the 2023 AGM. |
Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering at Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (1982) and in Economy at Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (1986). CEO of Banco Estado do Rio Grande do Sul and Vice-President of the Administrative Council at Banco do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul S.A. since 2019. President of the Administrative Council at Banrisul Cartões since 2019. Deliberative Counselor at Instituto Caldeiras since 2019, Administrative Counselor at ABBC – Associação Brasileira de Bancos since 2021, Administrative Counselor at CRT4 – Central de Registro de Títulos e Ativos S.A since 2020, Administrative Counselor at VG8JV Tecnologia S.A. (2019 – 2021). Administrative Counselor at Banrisul Icatu Participações S.A. (since 2019), Member of the Board of Directors of FEBRABAN since 2019. Partner at TIBA Assesoria Empresarial Ltda (2018). Acted as Financial Officer at Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social – BNDES (2016 – 2017). Founder and President of Bank CR2 S.A (2000 – 2013). Partner-director of CRT2 Servios Financeiros Ltda (2013 – 2016). President of the Administration Coucil at CR2 Empreendimentos Imobiliários S.A (2007 – 2001). Commercial Manager (1986 – 1989), Product Director (1989 – 1997) and Partner Vice-President (1991 – 1999) at Banco BBM S.A.. Project Manager of Ports and Marina Construction at Dolfim Engenharia S.A. (1982 – 1984). | |||
Marcelo Soares Alves | Vice-Chairman | April 26, 2021 | Up to investiture of those elected at the 2023 AGM. |
MBA in Public Budget at Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV) in 2011. Especialization in Criative Economy at the Universidade La Salle in Barcelona, Spain in 2009. Master in Public Policy Managment at the Universidade de Brasília (UnB) in 2007. Management Degree at theUniversidade de Brasília (UnB) in 2003. General Managment Director at Secretaria de Estado de Planejamento do Distrito Federal (GDF) from 2017 to 2018. Effective server in Social Security career at Instituto Nacional do Seguro Social (INSS), holding several positions since 1996, like: Budget and Finance Coordinator from 2001 to 2004 and General Coordinator Controller from 2004 to 2005. INSS Attorney Management Coordinator – 2005 to 2007 and INSS General Logistics Resources Coordinator – 2007 to 2016. | |||
Eduardo Cunha da Costa | Member | April 26, 2021 | Up to investiture of those elected at the 2023 AGM. |
PhD in Law Student at the Universidade de Roma (Tor Vergata) and Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Invited Reseacher at Columbia University in New York and Universidade Paris Panthéon-Assas. Board Member of Banco do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul since 2019. State General Attorney since May 2007. Worked at Tribunal de Contas do Estado from 2011 to 2014. Deputy General Attorney for Legal Affairs since December 2016. State Attorney General in 2019. | |||
Irany De Oliveira Sant’anna Júnior | Member | April 26, 2021 | Up to investiture of those elected at the 2023 AGM. |
Economics Degree from the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Vice-Chairman of the Board and Administrative Councellor at Banco do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul S.A. (since 2015). Chairman of the Board at Banrisul Administradora de Consórcios (since 2015). Chairman of the Board of Banrisul Cartões S.A. (2015-2019). At Banco Central do Brasil, acted as Assistant Head of Department of Banking Supervision in São Paulo (2013 to 2015). Technical Manager of the Banking Supervision Department for the South Region (2009 to 2013). Supervisor of Oversight (1998 to 2009). Oversight Inspector (1995 to 1998). Oversight Analyst (1994 to 1995). Financial and Economic Consultor and Autonomous Investment Agent at Fininvest CFI and Bozano Simonsen DTVM (1984 to 1993). Board Advisor at Formac (1982 to 1983). | |||
Victor Herzer da Silva | Member | April 26, 2021 | Up to investiture of those elected at the 2023 AGM. |
Legal and Social Sciences Degree from the Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS) in 2004. Specialization in Civil Process from the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul in 2008. Active lawyer since July 27, 2004. Rio Grande do Sul (RS) State Public Defender from 10/18/2006 to 05/02/2007. Rio Grande do Sul (RS) State General Attorney since 05/02/2007, working at Regional Attorney’s Offices in Santo Ângelo (June 2007 to September 2008), Santa Cruz do Sul (September 2008 to August 2010), Guaíba (August 2010 to April 2011), Novo Hamburgo (April 2011 to July 2011) and Canoas (August 2011 to August 2012 and November 2012 to October 2013), as well as at Personal Attorney’s Office (August 2012 to September 2012 and Octuber 2013 to July 2014) and Labor Attorney’s Office (September 2012 to November 2012). Coordinator at the Third Regional State Attorney’s Office (November 2012 to October 2013). Strategic Action Team Leader at Attorney’s Office for Settlement and Enforcement (July 2014 to February 2015). Assistant State Attorney at Superior Courts Attorney’s Office (February 2015 to April 2016). General Litigation Team Leader at State Public Domain Attorney’s Office (July 2016 to January 2017). Assistant State Attorney at State General Attorney’s Office (January 2017 to April 2018). Legal Deputy Chief at Civilian Household (April 2018 to January 2019). Assistant General Attorney for Legal Affairs (since January 2019). | |||
Cristiano Machado Costa | Independent Member | April 26, 2021 | Up to investiture of those elected in the 2023 AGM. |
Graduated in Accounting from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS. Masters in Economics from the Fundação Getúlio Vargas – FGV – Rio. M.A. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania. Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania. Adjunct professor at Unisinos in courses at the Unisinos School of Management and Business, in the areas of Accounting and Finance. Currently coordinator of the PPG in Accounting Sciences at Unisinos. Leader of the Research Group on Accounting and Business Regulation at Unisinos and a member of the Research Group on Economic-Financial Sustainability and Good Corporate Governance for Advances in Electricity Regulation at FGV CERI. The main research topics are: Corporate Finance Corporate Governance and Quantitative methods Applied to Accounting and Law. As a researcher, he has articles published in national and international journals, such as Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, Economics Letters, International Finance and Brazilian Business Review. Has been Associate Editor of the Revista Brasileira de Finanças and the magazine BASE and Associate Editor of the magazine Brazilian Business Review. Main professional experiences during the last 5 years in supervisory and management bodies: Member of the Fiscal Council of Marcopolo, Board Member of Banrisul Cartões S.A, Member of the Audit Committee of Três Tentos Agroindustrial S.A., Fiscal Member of the Geração Tricolor Institute, Member of the Deliberative Council of Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense and Investment and Finance Director at Reference Negócios. Previous experience as member of the Fiscal Council of the Brazilian society of Econometrics and of the Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense. | |||
Giusepe Lo Russo | Independent Member | April 26, 2021 | Up to investiture of those elected at the 2023 AGM. |
Law Degree from the Faculdade de Direito de São Bernardo do Campo (SBC). Communications Degree from the Instituto Metodista de Ensino Superior (UMESP). Attended the courses of Managing People and Development Center by Citicorp, Product Management by the Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing (ESPM) and Administration of Financial Institutions in Banking by the Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV). Post-graduate degree in Marketing from the Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing (ESPM). Member of the Remuneration Committee of Banrisul (Controller) – elected in 2018 with a term until the investiture of the nominees at the first Board of Directors Meeting after the 2021 AGM. Member of the Board of Directors of Banrisul S.A. Consortium Administrator. Owner at AGM Consulting and E-Mind Soluções (2008 – 2017). General Director and Board Member at Check Express Group S.A. (2005 – 2007). |
The Company’s Executive Board consists of four (4) Officers, being one Chief Executive Officer, and one Investor Relations Officer, all of them individuals residing in Brazil, who may or may not be shareholders, elected or re-elected for a term of office of two (2) years by the Board of Directors. They may be removed from office at any time.
Name | Position | Election Date | Term of office |
Luiz Gonzaga Veras Mota | Chief Executive Officer (CEO) | Jun 11, 2021 | Up to the first meeting after BoD elected in the 2023 AGM |
Banrisul Cartões’ Chief Executive Officer since 2015. Held the position of CEO and Board Member of Banrisul between 2015 and 2019. Board of Directors’ Member of FEBRABAN in 2017-2019. Deliberative Councilor of SEBRAERS in 2015-2019. Served as Board Member of Rio Grande Seguros e Previdência S.A., Rio Grande Capitalização S.A. and Icatu Participações S.A. from 2015 to 2019. Board Member of VG8JV Tecnologia in 2019-2021. President in 2017-2019 and vice president in 2015-2017 of ASBANCOS. Board Member of CADIP in 2015-2019 and 2010-2011. CFO in 2010-2011 and Director of Third Party Asset Management in 2006-2010 at Banrisul. Individual Portfolio Manager at CVM since 2006. Director of Companhia União de Seguros Gerais in 1998-1999. Full Professor at Unisinos in 1988-1989. At Banrisul, he was superintendent in the Financial Department in 2011-2015, Retail Commercial in 2003-2006, Regional Superintendence SP in 1999-2003, Organization and Methods in 1999, Financial in 1997-1998, Credit Recovery in 1995-1997 and Real Estate Credit in 1994-1995. Technical Advisor, Open Market Operations Manager and Market Manager between 1983-1994.Graduated in Economic Sciences at Fundação de São Gabriel. Postgraduated in Banking and Finance at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul and Degree in Accounting at Pontifícia Universidade do Rio Grande do Sul – PUCRS. Board Member Certified by IBGC. CGA professional certified by ANBIMA. CoreconRS registration since 1999. Professor registered at MEC since 1986. Training for State-Owned Companies Administrator by Fundação Getúlio Vargas-FGV in 2021, by the Instituto Brasileiro de Governança Corporativa – IBGC in 2020-2019 and by Fundação Dom Cabral-FDC in 2018. | |||
Antonio Carlos Antunes | Officer | Jun 11, 2021 | Up to the first meeting after BoD elected in the 2023 AGM. |
Banrisul Cartões’ Executive Officer since 2015. Banrisul Serviços Ltda’ Director in 2013-2011 and Executive Superintendent in 2011-2007. At Banrisul he was general manager at SUREG Fronteira in Santa Maria in 2007-2003. SUREG South Regional Superintendent in Pelotas in 2003-2001. General Manager of the Santa Rosa Branch in 2001-1998. General Manager of Santa Maria Branch in 1997-1996. General Manager of the Três de Maio Branch in 1995-1992. General Manager of the Catuípe Branch in 1992-1989. General Manager of the Independência Branch in 1989-1987. Business Manager Legal Entity at Santa Rosa Branch in 1987-1982. Writing Assistant and Banking Services at Santa Rosa Branch in 1982-1976. Training for State-Owned Companies Administrator by Fundação Getúlio Vargas-FGV in 2021, by the Instituto Brasileiro de Governança Corporativa – IBGC in 2020-2019 and by Fundação Dom Cabral-FDC in 2018. Accounting Technician at Fundação Educacional Machado de Assis – FEMA in 1977. Extension in Banking Services Management at IBGEN in 2006. ANDIMA Certification Program for Customer Service Professionals in 2005. Management Skills Development Program by ASBACE/ATP in 1997. | |||
Carlos Aluisio Vaz Malafaia | Officer | Jun 11, 2021 | Up to the first meeting after BoD elected in the 2023 AGM. |
Banrisul Cartões’ Executive Officer since 2015. At Banrisul he was Executive Superintendent of Electronic Channels and Banricompras Network in 2013-2006. Executive Manager at the Systems Department in 2006-1997. Systems Analyst Consultant in 1997-1988. Systems Analyst in 1988-1983 and Systems Programmer in 1983-1978. Acted as Speaker at: 10th CardMonitor Market Intelligence Forum, theme “The new competitive scenario in the accreditation market” in 2019; 7th CardMonitor Market Intelligence Forum, theme “What will the Brazilian acquiring market be like in 3 years? ” in 2016; and Banrisul International IT Forum, theme “Information Technology transforms the world” in 2016. Training for State-Owned Companies Administrator by Fundação Getúlio Vargas-FGV in 2021, by the Instituto Brasileiro de Governança Corporativa – IBGC in 2020-2019 and by Fundação Dom Cabral-FDC in 2018. Technologist in Data Processing at the Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS) in 1981. Post-graduate degree in Information Systems and Telematics at the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) in 1999. | |||
Elizabete Rejane Sodré Tavares | Investor Relations Officer | Jun 11, 2021 | Up to the first meeting after BoD elected in the 2023 AGM. |
Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer at Banrisul Cartões S.A. since 2013. Board Member of Banrisul Seguridade Participações S.A. and Banrisul Corretora de Seguros S.A. since 2021. Member of the Board of Directors of Banrisul S.A. Administradora de Consórcios em 2022. Chief Financial Officer of VG8JV Tecnologia in 2020-2021. At Banrisul S.A.: Project Manager in 2006-2007, Executive Superintendent and Executive Secretary in 2007-2013 and Analyst in 1996-2006. Economics Degree from the Universidade do Vale do Rio Dos Sinos (UNISINOS) in 1996. MBA in Finance from the Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV) in 1997. Post-MBA in Asset Valuation by Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV) in 2009. MBA in Banking Management from the Universidade Federal of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) in 2012. Training for State-Owned Companies Administrator by Fundação Getúlio Vargas-FGV in 2021, by the Instituto Brasileiro de Governança Corporativa – IBGC in 2020-2019 and by Fundação Dom Cabral-FDC in 2018. |
The Company shall have a permanent Fiscal Council comprised of three (3) members and a maximum of five (5) members and an equal number of alternates elected annually at the General Assembly. They must necessarily reside in Brazil, have a higher education degree or have held for a minimum period of three (3) years, the position of business administrator or fiscal council member.
Name | Position | Election Date | Permanent Member |
Micheli Tassiani Petry | Chairman | April 26, 2021 | Up to investiture of those elected in the 2023 AGM. |
Legal Degree. Executive Secretary of the Conselho de Desenvolvimento e Integração Sul-CODESUL since 04/10/2019. Governor Office Special Advisor Unit Coordinator from 01/2019 to 09/2019. Civilian Household Secretary Superior Advisor from 2015 to 2018. Rio Grande do Sul State Legislative Council Special Advisor from 2007 to 2015. | |||
Bruno Queiroz Jatene | Permanent Member | April 26, 2021 | Up to investiture of those elected in the 2023 AGM. |
Member of the Fiscal Council of Banrisul Cartões, since 2019. Degree in Legal and Social Sciences (UFRGS-2021). Data Processing Tecnology Degree, specialized in computer networks. Master in Computer Science – Fault Tolerance. MBA in Business Management. Specialist in Contemporary Economics and Public Management. Specialist in “Theory and Operation of a Modern National Economy”. State Revenue Tax Auditor since 2010 and Undersecretary of the State Treasury (Rio Grande do Sul State Treasuy Office) since 01/2019. State Treasury Deputy Assistant (Rio Grande do Sul State Treasury Office) in 2018. Financial Planning and Unique Account Management Department Chief (State Treasury – Rio Grande do Sul State Treasury Office) from 2016 to 2018. Economics and Tax Studies Unit Chief in the Studies and Quality in Expenses Department (State Treasury – Rio Grande do Sul State Treasury Office) from 2015 to 2016. State Treasury Office Advisor (Rio Grande do Sul State Treasury Office) in 2015. Minerva Program in Washington/EUA in 2015. State Accountancy and General Audit Deputy Assistant (Rio Grande do Sul State Treasy Office) from 2013 to 2014. State Accountancy and General Audit Office Advisor (Rio Grande do Sul State Treasury Office) from 2010 to 2013. | |||
Luiz Valdir Andres | Permanente Member | September 06, 2021 | Up to investiture of those elected in the 2023 AGM. |
Law Degree from the CNEC faculty of Santo Ângelo in 1963. Councilor, Vice-Mayor and Mayor twice in the municipality of Santo Ângelo. State Representative of Rio Grande do Sul in 3 terms (1994 – 1998, 1998 – 2002 and 2002 – 2006), exercising the positions of 1st Secretary and 1st Vice President of the Legislative Assembly; Secretary of State for Energy, Mines and Communications, in the Germano Rigotto government; Administrative Director of BANRISUL in the Ieda Crusius government; President of FAMURS 2013 to 2014 and President of AMM, Associação dos Municipios das Missões on 2 occasions. | |||
Paula Ferreira Krieger | Alternate Member | April 26, 2021 | Up to investiture of those elected in the 2023 AGM. |
Law Degree. Public Law Especialist. Deputy General Prosecutor for Administrative Affairs since 2017. State Prosecutor Advisor – Supervisor at Estrategy and Project Mangament Office from 2014 to 2016. Substitute Coordinator at Porto Alegre Information, Documentation and Professional Development from 2012 to 2017. State Prosecutor Advisor at General State Prosecutor Office, coordinating PROFISCO, Institutional Finance Projects Program with Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) from 2012 to 2018. | |||
Thiago Josué Ben | Alternate Member | April 26, 2021 | Up to investiture of those elected in the 2023 AGM. |
Graduated in Legal and Social Sciences at the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS in 2005. Lato Sensu Post-Graduation in Constitutional Law at the Universidade para o Desenvolvimento do Estado e da Região do Pantanal – UNIDERP in 2010. Specialization in Procedural Law Civil by the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS in 2015. Member of the Fiscal Council since 2019 at Banrisul S.A Corretora de Valores Mobiliários e Câmbio and since 2021 as a member of the Fiscal Council of Banrisul Corretora de Seguros S.A. Member of the Fiscal Council of Banrisul Armazéns Gerais S.A. in 2020-2021. In the Attorney General of the State of Rio Grande do Sul, since 2010, develops the following activities: Deputy Attorney General (Substitute) for Legal Affairs since 2018. Coordinator of Legal Advisory Services for Direct and Indirect Public Administration since 2018 and Member of the Tax Credit in 2014. In the same place, he held the position of the State Advocacy System in 2018-2021. Assistant Attorney in 2017-2021. Deputy Attorney General (Substitute) for Administrative Affairs in 2017-2018. Deputy Coordinator of the Interior Attorney´s Office from 2013 to 2017. Coordinator of the Second Regional Attorney of the State – Caxias do Sul – RS in 2013. Coordinator of the Eighth Regional Attorney – Novo Hamburgo – RS in 2011 -2012. Substitute Coordinator of the Eighth Regional Attorney’s Office – Novo Hamburgo-RS in 2011. At the Regional Labor Court of the Fourth Region – TRT4 exercised the gratified functions of Secretary of Judge from 2005 to 2007 and Assistant to the Judge´s Office from 2007 to 2010 and the gratified function of Specialized Secretary of the Titular Judge (2005 – 2007). | |||
Flavia Colossi Frey | Alternate Member | April 26, 2021 | Up to investiture of those elected in the 2023 AGM. |
Law Degree at Universidade de Santa Crus do Sul (1986). Specialization course in Law at Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul (1988). Master´s Degree in Law at Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul (2005). Fiscal Counselor at Banrisul Corretora de Valores since 2019. Head of the Vice-Governor´s Cabinet of the state of Rio Grande do Sul since 2019. Police Chief (1998 to 2015). Assistant Secretary at Secretaria Municipal de Segurança Pública e Cidadania de Canoas (2018). Law Professor in Criminal Law and Criminal Procedural Law in Undergraduate and graduate courses at Universidade do Vale do Taquari (2005 – 2018). Lawyer at Escritório MF&F Advogados (1986 – 1997). |