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Management, Boards and Committees

  • Executive Board
  • Board
  • Committees

Statutory Executive Board

The Executive Board is the corporate body responsible for the representation and executive management of the Company. Under the guidelines set by the Board of Directors, it is tasked with conducting the Company’s business and must carry out all necessary acts to fulfill this purpose.

The Executive Board, whose members are elected and may be removed at any time by the Board of Directors, shall be composed of a minimum of 2 (two) and a maximum of 9 (nine) members, whether shareholders or not, and must be residents of Brazil. It shall include 1 (one) Chief Executive Officer, 1 (one) Investor Relations Officer, 1 (one) Chief Financial Officer, and other officers, if elected, whose responsibilities shall be assigned by the Board of Directors. The positions of CEO, CFO, and Investor Relations Officer are mandatory; the others are optional. Officers may hold multiple positions simultaneously.

Members of the Executive Board are elected by the Company’s Board of Directors for a unified 2-year term, with each year defined as the period between two Annual General Shareholders’ Meetings. Re-election and removal are permitted.

Denio Alves Lindo

Chief Executive Officer

Denio holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, with an emphasis on Telecommunications, from the State University of Campinas (Unicamp) – 1991; Systems Engineer / Specialist at IBM – 1990 to 1997; CEO of Desktop Online/DIS Provider – 1998 to 2006; CEO of Desktop S.A. – 2006 to the present.

Bruno Silva Carvalho de Souza Leão

Chief Financial, M&A and Investor Relations Officer

Bruno holds a Bachelor’s degree in Production Engineering from PUC Rio (December 2017); Investment Professional at H.I.G. Capital (April 2017 to February 2021); Director of M&A, Investor Relations, and Finance at Desktop S.A. since February 2021, August 2021, and April 2022, respectively, to the present.

Benício Silva Gontijo

Systems and Software Development Officer

Benício has been working in the IT area since 2000, with experience in Operations-Sustainment, Architecture, Development and Digital Transformation. Before joining Desktop in 2023, he worked at Vivo (Telefonica Brasil) for 15 years, since 2008, in several areas, most recently as senior manager of Salesforce projects and development (from 2021 to 2023), being one of the sênior managers responsible for delivering Telefônica-Vivo’s biggest digital transformation project (2019 – 2021). Before that, Benício worked at Telemig Celular, at Stefanni Sistemas and at Synergia, in functions in the IT area, having started his professional journey as a systems analyst, participating in the SIVAM Project (Amazon Surveillance System) by Concert Technologies in Dallas- USA.

André Falcão Ribeiro

Sales and Marketing Officer

André Falcão Ribeiro, holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the Federal University of Pernambuco, with an MBA in Strategic Business Management from FGV SP (2017). Before joining Desktop in 2023, he served as head of commercial and sales channels at Sumicity (from 2021 to 2023). Before that, André worked at Telefonica Vivo from 2009 to 2021 (a period that also includes working at GVT, acquired by Telefonica in 2014), having worked in the areas of fixed regional strategy and planning, trade marketing and special projects, and as last function the national management of planning and remuneration of the door to door sales channel.

Glauno Herton Brandão Junior

Operations Officer

Glauno holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering with an emphasis on telecommunications from the National Telecommunications Institute – INATEL (2012), and an MBA in corporate strategy from the Business School of São Paulo – BSP (2018), has a strong background in the area of ​​operations, with more than 12 years of experience; having held leadership positions at Grupo Alloha Fibra S.A. (from 2018 to 2023), Vivo Telefonica Brasil S.A. (from 2016 to 2018), among other companies in the sector.

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors shall be composed of a minimum of 5 (five) and a maximum of 7 (seven) members, elected and subject to removal by the General Shareholders’ Meeting, for a unified 2-year term, with each year defined as the period between two Annual General Meetings. Re-election is permitted.

At the General Meeting called to elect members of the Board of Directors, shareholders must first determine the exact number of board members to be elected. The General Shareholders’ Meeting shall not elect alternate members for the Board of Directors.

Marcelo Hudik Furtado de Albuquerque

Marcelo Hudik Furtado de Albuquerque

Chairman

Marcelo is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Desktop S.A., LG Informática S.A., and Office Total S.A., as well as a member of the Boards of Directors of Nadir Figueiredo S.A., FVO Brasília Indústria e Comercial de Alimentos S.A., and Sofape Fabricante de Filtros S.A. (Tecfil). He joined H.I.G. Capital in 2017 as Managing Director of the Private Equity team in Brazil. With over 20 years of experience in Private Equity in Brazil, Marcelo has been directly involved in investments, monitoring, and divestments across various sectors such as consumer goods, services, food & beverages, retail, financial services, insurance, energy, oil & gas, infrastructure, real estate, technology, telecommunications, healthcare, agribusiness, and pulp & paper. Previously, Marcelo was a partner and member of the Investment Committee at Gávea Investimentos and Head of Execution for the Private Equity area with proprietary resources at Banco Santander Brasil, where he worked for 8 years and was responsible for creating and managing the investment team. Before that, he worked at Angra Infra and in the Private Equity and Illiquid Strategies division of Grupo Icatu. Marcelo has served on the Boards of Directors of Energisa S.A., Enesa Participações S.A., CSS – Cell Site Solutions S.A., Grupo Santillana, Transmissora Aliança de Energia Elétrica S.A. (TAESA), Brasil Comércio & Turismo, Ambievo S.A., and American Glass Products Ltd. He was also a member of the Investment Committee overseeing Corporate Credit in Brazil – FIDC (a long-term credit fund created by Credit Suisse and Santander) and FIP Sondas, as well as a member of the Board of Directors and the Finance and New Business Committees of Sete Brasil Participações S.A. Marcelo graduated with honors in Business Administration from IBMEC Rio de Janeiro, where he also completed his master’s degree in Finance (Stricto Sensu).

Tiago Branco Waiselfisz

Tiago Branco Waiselfisz

Board of Directors Vice-President

Tiago is a member of the Board of Directors of Desktop S.A., SELF IT Academias Holding S.A., and Office Total S.A. Before joining H.I.G. Capital in 2016, he worked at Rio Bravo Investimentos as a Private Equity Associate from 2014 to 2016; in 2014, he was Valuation and FP&A Manager at Grupo Ser Educacional; and from 2011 to 2014, he served as a Senior Valuation Consultant at Ernst & Young. Tiago holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the Federal University of Pernambuco/School of Economics.

Denio Alves Lindo

Denio Alves Lindo

Board of Directors Member

Denio holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, with an emphasis on Telecommunications, from the State University of Campinas (Unicamp) – 1991; Systems Engineer / Specialist at IBM – 1990 to 1997; CEO of Desktop Online/DIS Provider – 1998 to 2006; CEO of Desktop S.A. – 2006 to the present.

Ana Regina Roson

Ana Regina Roson

Board of Directors Member

Legal and compliance LATAM director at H.I.G. Capital, where she has been since 2018. She has over 15 years of experience in private equity, having been legal director at GP Investments where she worked for over 10 years (2007-2018). Before GP, Ana worked at BMA Advogados between 2003-2007. She has worked at VELT Investimentos and Estok Comércio e Representações S.A. (Tok&Stok). Ana is a lawyer, with a degree in law from the University of São Paulo (USP).

Marcos Camargo de Assis

Marcos Camargo de Assis

Board of Directors Independent Member

His career progression includes: Trainee (1990–1992), Assistant Product Manager (1992–1994), Marketing Manager (1994–1996), Product Manager (1997–2000), Senior Product Manager (2000–2007), Unit Leader Sourcing Manager São Paulo (2007–2010), Unit Leader Sourcing Product Manager – Hong Kong (2010–2014), and Unit Leader Sustainable Supply Chain, Chemical Safety Management, Quality Assurance, Import Logistics São Paulo (2015–2016). Since 2017, he has been working as a Consultant in International Sourcing Management at MCA Gestão Empresarial.

Thaísa Giorno Dantas Rabaneda Lopes

Thaísa Giorno Dantas Rabaneda Lopes

Board of Directors Member

Associate at H.I.G Capital, focusing on value creation projects for portfolio companies. Thaísa has 8 years of experience in strategic and management consulting, and in the consumer goods industry. Prior to H.I.G., she was a senior consultant at Accenture. Prior to that, she worked at the Value Bridge consultancy and in financial planning at Kraft Heinz. Thaísa has an MBA from INSEAD and a double degree in production engineering from the University of São Paulo and École des Ponts ParisTech.

Carlos Raimar Schoeninger

Carlos Raimar Schoeninger

Board of Directors Independent Member

Carlos holds a degree in Business Administration from the Regional University of Blumenau (FURB) (1991), a postgraduate degree in Marketing from ESPM (1994), a postgraduate degree in Administration from FGV (1999), and a master’s degree in Business Administration from FGV (2002). He also completed the Executive Program at Ross Business School (University of Michigan) in 2010.

Carlos is an executive with experience in multinational and national companies, both publicly traded and family-owned, across the telecommunications, electromechanical, petroleum derivatives, and food sectors. He has over 16 years in leadership positions in Business Development, Strategic Planning, Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Pension Fund Management, and Investor Relations.

He is responsible for business development, operational integration of acquisitions, strategic planning processes, investor relations, financial fundraising, capital structure management, financial planning processes, and negotiation and execution of mergers and acquisitions. Carlos has skills and experience in managing regional and national commercial operations.

Audit Committee

Márcio Santiago Câmara

Márcio Santiago Câmara

Coordinator & Specialist Member of Audit Committee

Mr. Câmara built an executive career in the rendering implementation and risk management, controls and independent audit services at the “Big Four” companies PwC, Peat Marwick Mitchell and KPMG, together with their customers. Mr. Câmara is a Certified Fiscal Counselor (Conselheiro Fiscal Certificado) by the IBGC and is an independent auditor in the QTG and BACEN categories, certified by the CNAI. Mr. Câmara is also certified by the Social Security Professionals Certification Institute (Instituto de Certificação dos Profissionais de Seguridade Social – PREVIC) and is a member of the fiscal councils of Brasilcap and Banrisul Icatu Participações. Mr. Câmara founded MCGC in November 2014, where Mr. Câmara holds the position of managing partner. Before that, Mr. Câmara took over the corporate governance board of Grupo Icatu Seguros in 2010, being responsible for compliance, internal controls and internal audit, as well as for the relationship with the independent auditors and revision requests of the financial statements. Before that, Mr. Câmara served as superintendent of audit and compliance at Icatu Holding S.A. (holding of the Icatu Group). In parallel, Mr. Câmara participated in the constitution of the statutory audit committee of the Grupo Icatu Seguros, and chaired it for four years. Mr. Câmara does not hold positions in other companies or third sector organizations. Mr. Câmara graduated in business administration from UES and in accounting from the Faculty of Political and Economic Sciences of Rio de Janeiro (Faculdade de Ciências Políticas e Econômicas do Rio de Janeiro).

Marcos Camargo de Assis

Marcos Camargo de Assis

Audit Committee Member

Mr. Assis is a Consultant in International sourcing management at MCA Gestão Empresarial (2017-to date). Mr. Assis has worked for C&A in many positions, such as leader sustainable supply chain, chemical safety management, quality assurance, import logistics São Paulo (2015-2016), unit leader sourcing product manager Hong Kong (2010 -2014), unit leader sourcing manager São Paulo (2007-2010), senior product manager (2000-2007), product manager (1997-2000), marketing manager (1994-1996), Product Manager assistant (1992-1994), C&A trainee (1990-1992). Mr. Assis graduated in economics from the State University of Campinas (Universidade Estadual de Campinas – UNICAMP) in 1989 and holds an MBA in Business – Dom Cabral Foundation/Kellogg School of Management 2008.

Romulo Carvalho Caputo

Romulo Carvalho Caputo

Audit Committee Member

Mr. Caputo is an economist graduated from the State University of Rio de Janeiro (Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro), an acccountant graduated from the Cândido Mendes University (Universidade Cândido Mendes), with an executive MBA degree from COPPEAD. He was also a professor at the Federal Fluminense University (Universidade Federal Fluminense) in the undergraduate course of accounting sciences for two years. Mr. Caputo is currently the lead audit partner at MCS Markup, an accounting and financial consulting firm with 170 employees. He has 20 years of experience in accounting, 17 of which at PwC where he acted as a leader of auditing and accounting consultancy under IFRS – International Financial Reporting Standards for multinational companies, publicly-held and regulated companies.

Compliance Committee

Fernanda Rossi Soares

Fernanda Rossi Soares

Coordinator & Member of Compliance Committee

Ms. Soares joined MCGC as a partner in April 2017. She has 11 years of experience at “Big Four” companies – KPMG and EY, having worked mainly with external audits of investment funds regulated by the CVM (including 555 funds and structured funds – equity funds, receivables funds and real estate funds) and offshore funds regulated by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority, or CIMA. Ms. Soares has five years of experience in project management, leading medium-sized teams (five to ten members). She has an extensive knowledge of mapping and reviewing internal controls environment. Ms. Soares graduated in business administration and accounting sciences and has an International CISI certification in Anti-Corruption and Bribery issued by Thomson Reuters and a Data Protection Compliance certifications by LEC – Legal Ethics Compliance.

Bianca Nunes Falcone

Bianca Nunes Falcone

Compliance Committee Member

Bianca Nunes Falcone has joined H.I.G. Brazil in September 2015. Previously, she worked for more than eight years in large companies, especially in the real estate development and civil construction sector (Brookfield Incorporações S/A and Construtora Calper Ltda.), having participated in IPOs, constitutions, transformations , spin-offs, acquisitions, incorporations, joint ventures and company reorganizations. In addition to the real estate area, she was a legal consultant at Grupo Bravante, a company in the oil and gas segment, providing advice in the corporate and contractual areas. Lawyer with a postgraduate degree from IBMEC (LLM Corporate Law), fluent in Portuguese and English.

Marcos Camargo de Assis

Marcos Camargo de Assis

Compliance Committee Member

Mr. Assis is a Consultant in International sourcing management at MCA Gestão Empresarial (2017-to date). Mr. Assis has worked for C&A in many positions, such as leader sustainable supply chain, chemical safety management, quality assurance, import logistics São Paulo (2015-2016), unit leader sourcing product manager Hong Kong (2010 -2014), unit leader sourcing manager São Paulo (2007-2010), senior product manager (2000-2007), product manager (1997-2000), marketing manager (1994-1996), Product Manager assistant (1992-1994), C&A trainee (1990-1992). Mr. Assis graduated in economics from the State University of Campinas (Universidade Estadual de Campinas – UNICAMP) in 1989 and holds an MBA in Business – Dom Cabral Foundation/Kellogg School of Management 2008.