Board of Directors, Executive Board and Committees

Mário Sérgio Ayres Cunha Ribeiro. Mr. Ribeiro is co-founder and partner of DNA Capital Consultoria Ltda. He has been a member of the board of directors of companies like Dasa, GSC and Beep Saúde. Prior to joining DNA Capital, Mr. Ribeiro was the CEO of One Health, a premium health plan of UnitedHealth Brazil (formerly known as Amil Group) and Commercial Officer of UnitedHealth Brazil. He started his career in the Asset Management division of Banco Bozano. Mário has a degree in economics from IBMEC/RJ and has an MBA from FIA/USP. He has also completed an executive program in strategy at INSEAD.

Thayan Nascimento Hartmann. Mr. Hartmann is the partner responsible for the private equity practice at DNA Capital Consultoria Ltda. Previously, he was a member of the boards of directors of the companies Mafra Group, Cremer, GSC, Lavebras and Elis Brasil. Prior to joining DNA Capital, he worked at Angra Partners, as an Associate in the Private Equity team. Thayan Hartmann holds the CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) certification, is Manager of Securities Portfolio authorized by the CVM and holds the CGA certification from ANBIMA. He has a bachelor’s degree in aeronautical engineering from Universidade de São Paulo.

Luiz Felipe Duarte Martins Costa. Mr. Costa is managing director of DNA Capital Consultoria Ltda, based in São Paulo. Prior to joining DNA Capital, Mr. Costa was founding partner of Stocche Forbes Advogados and partner of Machado Meyer Advogados, with more than 20 years of experience in the sector. Currently, he is a member of the committee at Inspirali. Previously, Mr. Costa was a member of the board of directors of several companies and took part in a series of international mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Costa has a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in law from Universidade de São Paulo.

Ricardo Pechinho Hallack. Mr. Hallack has a bachelor’s degree in Economics and International Relations from Georgetown University. He is also a CFA Charterholder and member of the São Paulo Society of Security Analysts.

Ricardo began his career in the investment banking division of Morgan Stanley (New York) where he focused on telecom, media and technology transactions between 2001-2004. Later, he worked in private equity at The Rohatyn Group with a focus on emerging markets, first based in New York and later in São Paulo (2004-2010). In December 2010, he joined Temasek as Director of Investments in the Brazil office, where he remained until July 2022. Since August of the same year, he has been a partner at the management company 23S Capital and currently serves as a member of the boards of Viveo and Memed. He was also a director at Neoway.

Mr. Ricado Hallack is an independent member of the Company’s Board of Directors in accordance with the independence criteria set forth in art. 16 §1 and §2 of the Novo Mercado Rules. Finally, he is also a member of the Audit, Risk Management, Compliance, Human Resources Committee.

Carla Schmitzberger has a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University, USA (1984) and has an extension course in Strategic People Management from FDC / INSEAD (2001).

Carla was VP Sandals (Havaianas) at Alpargatas from 2006 to 2019. Previously, she worked in financial services from 1997 to 2006 at Citibank and Credicard. From 1989 to 1997 she worked at Procter & Gamble in Brazil and Canada. She also worked at Johnson & Johnson from 1984 to 1986 and at Procter & Gamble in Product Development in Germany from 1984 to 1986. Carla is currently an Independent Director at Natura & Co (since 2016) and Tigre (since 2024).

Mrs. Carla Schmitzberger is an independent member of the Company’s Board of Directors in accordance with the independence criteria set forth in art. 16 §1 and §2 of the Novo Mercado Rules.

Mr. Cadier holds a degree in Production Engineering from the Polytechnic School of the Universidade de São Paulo and an MBA from the Kelogg School of Management (Northwestern University). Mr. Cadier began his career at McKinsey & Company in São Paulo. He then moved to the commercial area of Whirlpool Coorporation in Brazil and later took over the management section at Whirlpool in Australia and New Zealand for 3 years. He then became responsible for the Marketing and Services section at LATAM Airlines, based in Santiago for 4 years, before assuming the operations of LATAM Airlines Brazil as CEO in 2017.  Mr. Cadier also served as a board member at Multiplus S.A.

Leonardo Almeida Byrro is an engineer with a postgraduate degree in marketing from ESPM and an MBA from Northwestern University. He started his career at Microsoft, worked at Ambev, was a partner at Tarpon Investimentos and CEO at Cremer from 2013 to 2016, in addition to being General Director and Vice-President of BRF. He joined Viveo as Chief Executive Officer in 2018.

André Pacheco holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of São Paulo (FEAUSP), has over 15 years of experience in the Brazilian healthcare market. He joined Viveo in 2018 after the acquisition of Cremer, where he has worked since 2006 and has held various roles in the commercial area such as Commercial Planning, Market Research, National Sales Manager of the Hospital Business Unit and General Commercial Director. Prior to Cremer, André worked for Telefônica and Yankee Group.

Flávia Carvalho holds a degree in Communication from the University of São Paulo (ECA-USP), a postgraduate degree in Finance from FIA-USP and a Business Development Program in Finance from the London School of Business and Finance (LSBF). She began her career at Suzano Petroquímica, worked at Iguatemi and in renewable energy for seven years at companies such as Renova Energia and CPFL Renováveis, where was Head of Finance and Investor Relations. Has experience in equity and debt issues, M&AS, treasury and structured finance.  Joined Viveo in February 2021.

Mr. Oldani has more than 15 years of experience as CFO and member of the Executive Committee in listed companies, working with CEOs, boards of directors and private equity funds in formulation and implementation of business strategies. He has served as CFO and Director for Investor Relations at Guararapes / Riachuelo, Qualicorp, Alliar and Cia. Hering; as Treasurer for Latin America and Canada, at AmBev; and as Risk Manager of the Telefônica Group in Brazil. He holds a master’s degree in economics from FGV, a postgraduate degree in Finance from São Paulo University (USP), MBA from the Business School of São Paulo, and a degree in Business Administration from the Armando Alvares Penteado Foundation (FAAP).

Guilherme Goulart holds a degree in Accounting from the University of São Paulo (FEA-USP) and an MBA in Finance from FIA. He has more than 20 years of experience in the financial and accounting area, worked in the controllership of AMBEV, as a Controller at Valspar and was Financial Superintendent at Cremer from 2013 to 2019, when joined as CFO of Viveo.

Luiz Silva, has solid experience in Logistics, Supply Chain and industrial responsibilities in large companies including Danone Unilever and startups (NotCo). His career is also marked by General Manager positions in Business Units and VP of Finance.

Renan de Almeida Hervelha holds a degree in Business Administration from PUC, a postgraduate degree in Marketing from ESPM and an MBA from FGV. He worked as National Manager for Johnson & Johnson, was National Sales Manager for Flora Cosméticos e Cleaning, Coordinating Director for Danone in Dubai and Director of Global Sales also for Danone. Renan joined Viveo in 2019 as Commercial Director.

Vilson Schvartzman started his career in the insurance market, in which he worked for 10 years, migrating to the special medicines segment in 2006. From 2006 to 2015, he worked at important companies in the sector, being responsible for conducting the B2C sales business through the Delivery and Distribution, public and private, focused on oncology and other biological and special medicines. In 2015, he joined Profarma Specialty as Commercial Director, being promoted to COO in 2016, adding to his responsibility the entire operation of the company, a role he held until assuming the presidency in October 2017. In 2020, Vilson also assumed the position of President of the Council of ABRADIMEX (Brazilian Association of Distributors of Specialized, Exceptional and Hospital Medicines).

José Antonio Miguel Neto. Mr. Neto has more than 39 years of experience in the practice of law, being founding partner of the law firm Miguel Neto Advogados, founded in 1990. During his career, he worked as a lawyer and was part of Baker & Mackenzie Brasil between 1989 and 1990. He was manager of the tax litigation area at Johnson & Johnson S.A. from 1986 to 1989 and a lawyer at Nestle S.A., and worked in the Tax Law area from 1983 to 1986. He was an attorney at KSB Bombas Hidráulicas S.A. between 1982 and 1983 and is a former Judge of the Court of Taxes and Fees of the Finance Department of the State of São Paulo. Mr. Miguel Neto has a bachelor’s degree in Law from Universidade de São Paulo (1985), with a specialization in tax law. He has also completed a specialization in jurisprudence at the Parker School of Columbia University of New York New York in 1989, with specialization in Jurisprudence Applied to Tax Planning; in Coopers & Lybrand, São Paulo, with specialization in International Law; in Parker School of Foreign and Comparative Law, Columbia Law School, New York, with a specialization in Arbitration.

Ricardo Pechinho Hallack. Mr. Hallack joined Temasek in December 2010 as Investment Officer in the Brazilian office. Currently, he serves as member of the boards of Mafra Group and Neoway. Before joining Temasek, Mr. Hallack worked in private equity at The Rohatyn Group with a focus on emerging markets, first based in New York and then in São Paulo (from 2004 to 2010). Ricardo started his career in the investment bank division of Morgan Stanley (New York) where he focused on telecom transactions, media and technology between 2001 and 2004. Mr. Hallack has a bachelor’s degree in Economics and International Relations from Georgetown University. He is also a CFA charterholder and member of the São Paulo Society of Security Analysts. Mr. Hallack is also an independent member of our board of directors.

Paulo Sergio Dortas Matos. Mr. Matos has more than 30 years of experience in external audit in global companies. His experience also includes leadership in due diligence projects for private equity funds and venture capital. He was responsible for the Audit Division of Grant Thorton do Brasil, and at Ernst & Young he was the leading partner of Strategic Growth Markets where he focused on assisting companies in preparing for private equity investments and public listing. Currently, he is an independent consultant and a member of committees of several segments in publicly and privately held companies. In the third sector, Mr. Matos dedicates part of his time as mentor of Endeavor, a non-governmental organization which operates with companies with high growth potential. In addition, he is also a member of the Regional Accounting Council (Conselho Regional de Contabilidade).

Mr. Hartmann is the partner responsible for the private equity practice at DNA Capital Consultoria Ltda. Previously, he was a member of the boards of directors of the companies Mafra Group, Cremer, GSC, Lavebras and Elis Brasil. Prior to joining DNA Capital, he worked at Angra Partners, as an Associate in the Private Equity team. Thayan Hartmann holds the CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) certification, is Manager of Securities Portfolio authorized by the CVM and holds the CGA certification from ANBIMA. He has a bachelor’s degree in aeronautical engineering from Universidade de São Paulo.

Mr. Cadier holds a degree in Production Engineering from the Polytechnic School of the Universidade de São Paulo and an MBA from the Kelogg School of Management (Northwestern University). Mr. Cadier began his career at McKinsey & Company in São Paulo. He then moved to the commercial area of Whirlpool Coorporation in Brazil and later took over the management section at Whirlpool in Australia and New Zealand for 3 years. He then became responsible for the Marketing and Services section at LATAM Airlines, based in Santiago for 4 years, before assuming the operations of LATAM Airlines Brazil as CEO in 2017.  Mr. Cadier also served as a board member at Multiplus S.A. 

Mr. Borges is currently a member of the Board of Directors at SmartFit and Arezzo&Co. Mr. Borges served as the Chief Financial Oficer and Investor Relations Officer at SmartFit Group between 2017 and 2024. He has over 20 years of professional experience, having served as Corporate Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer at Arezzo&Co for 8 years, from 2009 to 2027. Mr. Borges also worked as Investment Director at Tarpon Investimentos S.A. from 2008 to 2012 being responsible for investment coverage in the consumer/retail sectors within the Private Equity team.

Before this, for 5 years, from 2001 to 2006, Mr. Borges worked at Braskem S.A. in various strategic areas, where he acted as Controller of Operational Investments and Strategic Planning. Mr. Borges began his career at Ernst & Young, advising clients and consolidating their financial statements. He graduated in Business Administration from Universidade Salvador – UNIFACS and obtained his MBA from Stanford University in California, USA.