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Board of Directors

Board of Directors

Pursuant to the Company’s bylaws and following Novo Mercado’s corporate standards, the board of directors consists of a minimum of five members, and a maximum of ten, all of whom are elected at shareholders’ meeting with a two-year term (reelection permitted). At least 20% of the Company’s board of directors must be independent members.

Name Role Mandate First Election
Alessandro Giuseppe Carlucci Independent Chairman OGM 2025 2017

He graduated in Business Administration from Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV) and holds an Executive MBA from PDG/SDE Escola de Negócios. Carlucci headed Natura for more than a decade, finally leaving in 2014. He was on the boards of Renner, Redecard and Alcoa Latam and a member of the Advisory Council of Itaú-Unibanco. He chaired the World Association of Direct Sales Companies. He currently chairs the  council of Business for Social Responsibility (SBR) and is a board member of Demin Center and Executive in Residence of Columbia University,  he is also an Adjunt Researcher at Stern Business School – NYU and takes part of the advisory board of Towerbrook.

José Ernesto Beni Bolonha Vice Chairman OGM 2025 2013

Graduated in Psychology and Administration at Pontifícia Universidade (PUC), Universidade Mackenzie (SP), and Bowling Green State University and University of Kalamazoo in the USA.

Also, he’s the Founder and president of Ethos Desenvolvimento Humano e Organizacional, a member of INSPER’s Assessment Council, board member of Almar, Grupo Martins.

Alexandre Café Birman Board Member OGM 2025 2013

CEO of Arezzo&Co since 2013. Founder of four brands of the company’s portfolio. – Schutz, Alexandre Birman, Fiever e ALME –  Alexandre has more than 25 years’ experience in the footwear business and is responsible for the internationalization of the company’s operations.

He graduated at FUMEC University in Belo Horizonte and takes part at the Owners and President Management Program at Harvard Business School.

Guilherme Affonso Ferreira Independent Board Member OGM 2025 2013

Graduated in Production Engineering at Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo (USP), and in Economics and Politics from Macalester College.

He currently serves as: (i) member of the board of directors of the following companies: (a) B3; (b) Bahema; (c) Valid; (d) 3R; (e) Miter and (ii) as director of the following Charitable Entities: (a) Instituto de Cidadania Empresarial; (b) Solidarity Sport; and (c) Social Finance Task Force.

Renata Figueiredo de Moraes Vichi Independent Board Member OGM 2025 2021

Graduated from FIAM in Advertising, Renata has worked at the CRM Group, controller of the Kopenhagen, Brasil Cacau and Kop Koffee brands, since 1998, having held positions in the Marketing, Commercial, Expansion and Vice-Chair. Renata has been the CEO of the CRM Group since February 2020.

Rony Meisler Board Member OGM 2025 2021

Graduated from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC) in Production Engineering, Rony is the founder of the Reserva Group, and has been the Chief Executive Officer of the companies of the Reserva group, Vamoquevamo Empreendimentos e Participações S.A. and Tiferet Comércio de Roupas Ltda. from 2006 to the present date.

Juliana Buchaim Corrêa da Fonseca Independent Board Member OGM 2025 2021

Graduated in Business Administration from the Faculty of Economics and Administration of the University of São Paulo (USP), Juliana is currently a partner and manager of Sumauma Capital, an advisory board member to +60 Saúde and Behup (Behavior Tech). She is also a member of the Commission of Innovation of the Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance – IBGC since 2019.

Thiago Lima Borges Effective Member OGM 2025 2023

Graduated in Business Administration from UNIFACS, Thiago joined Smart Fit group in 2017 and is currently the group’s Financial Director and Investor Relations Director.

Tufi Duek Effective Member OGM 2025 2023

Founder of TF Fashion Group, which includes the brands Triton, Forum and Tufi Duek. Currently, Tufi is dedicated to new investments and mentoring.

Statutary Board

The Company’s board of executive officers is composed of at least two, and a maximum of ten, members, shareholders or not, who are elected and may be removed at any time by the board of directors (overlapping roles permitted).

The current composition of the Company’s board of executive officers:

Name Role First Election Mandate
Alexandre Café Birman Chief Executive Officer 05/19/2021 OGM 2025

CEO of Arezzo&Co since 2013. Founder of four brands of the company’s portfolio. – Schutz, Alexandre Birman, Fiever e ALME –  Alexandre has more than 25 years’ experience in the footwear business and is responsible for the internationalization of the company’s operations.

He graduated at FUMEC University in Belo Horizonte and takes part at the Owners and President Management Program at Harvard Business School.

Rafael Sachete Corporate Vice President and CEO 05/19/2021 OGM 2025

Rafael Sachete joined Arezzo&Co in 2004, where he worked, for most of this period, in the Company’s financial and corporate areas. He held the positions of Finance/Treasury Manager and General Manager, leading Finance, Legal, Tax and Accounting of Arezzo&Co. Between 2013 and 2014, he was responsible for the implementation of the SAP system. Rafael holds a Bachelor’s degree in Law and a MBA in Finance from Fundação Getúlio Vargas. Currently he also is Director of ABLAC (Brazilian Association of Artifacts and Footwear Retailers).

Rony Meisler Director without specific designation 03/28/2022 OGM 2025

Graduated from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC) in Production Engineering, Rony is the founder of the Reserva Group, and has been the Chief Executive Officer of the companies of the Reserva group, Vamoquevamo Empreendimentos e Participações S.A. and Tiferet Comércio de Roupas Ltda. from 2006 to the present date.

Fiscal Council

The current composition of the Company’s Fiscal Council:

Name Role Mandate First Election
Martin da Silva Gesto Sitting Member OGM 2024 2018

Bachelor’s degree in Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, PhD – Department of Financial, Economic and Tax Law, from University of São Paulo, Master’s degree in Law from Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul.
Currently, he is Councilor, representative of the taxpayers, of 2nd Ordinary Class, of the 2nd House of Representatives and the 2nd CARF Trial Section, being also Vice-President of said Class. He has also worked for more than 10 years in law firms, always acting with tax and tax law.

João Luiz Trindade Telles da Silva Sitting Member OGM 2024 2019

Business Administrator (CRA / RS 33731) and Bachelor of Science in Accounting (PUCRS) with knowledge in Production Engineering, Corporate Finance, Controllership and Corporate Law. He has been a consultant of the Restructuring and Performance Nucleus since 2006, of which he is a founding partner. Career consolidated through the management of companies in financial crisis, where he served as Executive responsible for the process of Corporate Reorganization and Consultant, standing out in the areas of: Civil Construction, Industrial Automation, Aviation, Textiles and Food. Among the main activities, the creation and participation of boards and Administration and Management groups at the operational, tactical and strategic levels stands out; Development support of Mergers and Aquisitions from the accounting, administrative and negotiating point of view; Negotiation and elaboration of strategies with Stakeholders; internal and external conduction of restructuring projects, targeting and implementation of tools and conduits linked to the company’s management; Crisis management and Development of new sources of resources.

Ricardo Gus Maltz Sitting Member OGM 2024 2018

Master in Business Management by FGV-EBAPE RJ, post-graduate and MBA in Finance and Business Management by FGV-EPGE and Strategic Marketing by Insper, graduated in Economics from PUCRS.
Currently Professor at FGV. Professional with extensive experience in the financial, accounting and auditing areas, as a company advisor and CEO, having led as a consultant, several company restructuring processes, in the industrial, refrigerated cargo transportation, retail, services, footwear and components for footwear and leather sectors, between others. Academic Activity as a professor of FGV’s MBA course. Developed a line of research on succession processes in family businesses and strategic management. He was Member of the Fiscal Council of Lojas Renner S.A. (2010-2020) and of the Advisory Board of Reflorestadores Unidos S.A. (2011-2014).