Committees

Coordinator and sitting member

Luiz Carlos has more than 35 years’ experience in audit and consulting. He was a partner of Ernst & Young for 25 years. He sits on the Audit Committee of Natura & Co., Marilan and the Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance (IBGC). He has a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Faculdade de Ciências Econômicas de São Paulo and a specialization degree in Corporate Finance and Strategic Planning from the Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV).

Sitting member

Maurício Luchetti has a degree in Business Administration from PUC-RJ and a graduate degree in Finance and HR from the IAG – School of Business at PUC-RJ. He is currently an independent member of the Board of Directors of Tenda Construtora and of the Compensation, Nomination and Governance Committee of YDUQS Participações, where he coordinates the People and Governance Committee. He is also a member of the Monitoring and Performance Committee. Maurício was a member of the board of directors of publicly held companies such as Taesa Energia, Tempo Assist, JBS, Mangels and Nutriplant. He was also Ambev’s People and Management Officer and Regional Operations Officer, serving the company for 19 years. Additionally, he was the Brazilian COO of Votorantim Cimentos and Officer at the holding company Votorantim Participações. He has been a partner of Galicia Investimentos since 2007.

Sitting member

Mrs. Carla Trematore holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Universidade Estadual Paulista – UNESP and in Accounting from the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais – PUC Minas. actuous at the independent audit firms Arthur Andersen, Deloitte and EY between 1996 and 2010. She was a partner at Hirashima & Associados, where she led accounting and financial consulting services, and acted as a consultant from the Institute of Accounting, Actuarial and Financial Research Foundation – FIPECAFI. From July 2014 to August 2017, he held the position of controller in electricity generation companies. Were of the Audit Committee of Caixa Econômica Federal and Member of the Board of Directors of BRB – Banco de Brasília. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of BR Partners and CI&T and of fiscal councils and auditorium committees.

Coordinator and sitting member

Tarcila Ursini has 27 years of experience as an executive and consultant in leading companies in Brazil and multinationals, being one of the leaders in strategy, innovation and culture for corporate sustainability in Brazil, and in the inclusion of the matter in corporate governance.
She earned a degree in Economics from FEA/USP and in Law from PUC, and a master’s degree (LL.M) in Development and Law from the University of London, UK.
She is a member of the Board of Directors of Agrogalaxy and member of the Sustainability Committee. She is also a member of the Boards of Directors of companies such as Grupo Korin, Grupo Simpar SA/Movida, Grupo Baumgart, Banco Santander SA. She is a professor at FIA USP and coordinator of the course “ESG for Board Members” at IBGC. In the civil Society, she is an advisor to Capitalismo Consciente Brasil, of the BLab Multinational Committee, and ambassador of the BlackJaguar Foundation, which has plans to create the world’s largest ecological corridor along the Araguaia River.

Sitting member

Larissa graduated in Economics from FAAP São Paulo and has an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh. She has more than 20 years’ experience in agribusiness and finance and has held the position of CFO at Syngenta Brasil since June 2018. She previously held other positions at Syngenta, including Regional Pricing Officer for Latin America, Regional Senior Comptroller for Latin America, Statutory Financial Officer for Brazil and Regional Treasurer for Latin America. She served as the Chief Financial Officer, leading a start-up company project for GP Investments and as the Corporate Finance Officer at Siemens Brasil. Larissa began her career at Nokia (from 1999 to 2005), being in charge of the treasury front- and back-office operations in Brazil and the USA (New York).

Sitting member

Welles Pascoal has over 20 years’ experience working at Rohm and Haas in various commercial positions in Brazil and Latin America. He led the company’s Brazilian and Mexican operations for four years. He served as the Chief Sales Officer and Chief Marketing Officer at Dow AgroSciences in Brazil. He was also the president of two business segments – Crop Protection and Seeds & Biotech. He graduated in Agricultural Engineering from ESACMA, in Machado – MG. He pursued an MBA in Desarrollo de Directivos at Universidade de La Sabana and in Advanced Management (APG) at Amana Key.

Sitting member

Sheila Pereira Albuquerque has more than 28 years’ experience working at Rohm and Haas, Dow AgroSciences and Corteva, where she held the positions of head of regional sales, marketing manager and head of the South and Paraguay operations. She graduated in Business Administration from Universidade Paulista and has an MBA from Business School São Paulo.

Sitting member

Marcelo Zanchi is an agronomist with an MBA in Business Management from FIA/USP and a Post-Graduation in Management Development and Marketing from UFRJ. With 28 years of experience in Sales, Marketing and Business Unit Management, his trajectory includes large Agribusiness companies such as UPL, ROULLIER Group and DuPont do Brasil.

Coordinator and sitting member

Tomás Romero joined Aqua Capital in 2010 and has over 10 years’ experience in the area. He served as a consultant for Latin America and Europe at Valeu Partners, a consulting firm headquartered in Milan. He also worked in the Franklin Templeton Investments’ private equity team. He graduated in Economics from Universidad de San Andrés

Sitting member

Larissa graduated in Economics from FAAP São Paulo and has an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh. She has more than 20 years’ experience in agribusiness and finance and has held the position of CFO at Syngenta Brasil since June 2018. She previously held other positions at Syngenta, including Regional Pricing Officer for Latin America, Regional Senior Comptroller for Latin America, Statutory Financial Officer for Brazil and Regional Treasurer for Latin America. She served as the Chief Financial Officer, leading a start-up company project for GP Investments and as the Corporate Finance Officer at Siemens Brasil. Larissa began her career at Nokia (from 1999 to 2005), being in charge of the treasury front- and back-office operations in Brazil and the USA (New York).

Sitting member

Mr. Eron Martins holds a degree in Mathematics and Business Administration from Universidade Barra Mansa (RJ), a postgraduate degree in Information Systems from Universidade Estácio de Sá (SP), an MBA in Taxation and Tax Advisory from the Centro de Estudos Financeiros de Madrid and Professional Masters in People Management from FGV/SP. He has 28 years of experience in the financial and information technology areas in agribusiness and in the glass and metallurgical industry. He was CFO at Nadir Figueiredo from 2020 to 2023, having previously served as CFO at Lavoro Agro, Adama and AGREX. He worked for the Saint-Gobain Group for 22 years, having held the position of CFO LATAM for the glass packaging operation.

Sitting member

Mr. Axel Labourt has more than 20 years of experience in the agricultural and petrochemical industry, having served as Commercial Director for Brazil at Dow AgroSciences and President at Corteva Agriscience (Southern Cone). His experiences include business administration, marketing, sales, M&A and public relations. He holds a degree in Industrial Engineering from Universidad Católica Argentina and specialization in Management from Harvard Business School and in Strategic Finance from The Wharton School.

Coordinator and sitting member

Maurício Luchetti has a degree in Business Administration from PUC-RJ and a graduate degree in Finance and HR from the IAG – School of Business at PUC-RJ. He is currently an independent member of the Board of Directors of Tenda Construtora and of the Compensation, Nomination and Governance Committee of YDUQS Participações, where he coordinates the People and Governance Committee. He is also a member of the Monitoring and Performance Committee. Maurício was a member of the board of directors of publicly held companies such as Taesa Energia, Tempo Assist, JBS, Mangels and Nutriplant. He was also Ambev’s People and Management Officer and Regional Operations Officer, serving the company for 19 years. Additionally, he was the Brazilian COO of Votorantim Cimentos and Officer at the holding company Votorantim Participações. He has been a partner of Galicia Investimentos since 2007.

Sitting member

Sebastián Popik founded Aqua Capital and has more than 16 years’ experience of private equity in South America, with a focus on agribusiness. He served as an operator at Salutia and as a consultant at Booz & Co in Latin America. He is currently a member of Harvard Agribusiness SIG. He has a degree in Economics from Universad de San Andrés and a master’s degree in Public Policy from Harvard University through the Fulbright Program.

Sitting member

Tarcila Ursini has 27 years of experience as an executive and consultant in leading companies in Brazil and multinationals, being one of the leaders in strategy, innovation and culture for corporate sustainability in Brazil, and in the inclusion of the matter in corporate governance.
She earned a degree in Economics from FEA/USP and in Law from PUC, and a master’s degree (LL.M) in Development and Law from the University of London, UK.
She is a member of the Board of Directors of Agrogalaxy and member of the Sustainability Committee. She is also a member of the Boards of Directors of companies such as Grupo Korin, Grupo Simpar SA/Movida, Grupo Baumgart, Banco Santander SA. She is a professor at FIA USP and coordinator of the course “ESG for Board Members” at IBGC. In the civil Society, she is an advisor to Capitalismo Consciente Brasil, of the BLab Multinational Committee, and ambassador of the BlackJaguar Foundation, which has plans to create the world’s largest ecological corridor along the Araguaia River.

Sitting member

Welles Pascoal has over 20 years’ experience working at Rohm and Haas in various commercial positions in Brazil and Latin America. He led the company’s Brazilian and Mexican operations for four years. He served as the Chief Sales Officer and Chief Marketing Officer at Dow AgroSciences in Brazil. He was also the president of two business segments – Crop Protection and Seeds & Biotech. He graduated in Agricultural Engineering from ESACMA, in Machado – MG. He pursued an MBA in Desarrollo de Directivos at Universidade de La Sabana and in Advanced Management (APG) at Amana Key.