Administración

Bachelor’s degree in Law; MBA in Advanced Management/Finances from INSEAD; Specialist in Management/Retail from COPPEAD/UFRJ.

The main executive positions include Procurement and Operations Superintendent at Mesbla (department store), and Commercial and Distribution Logistics Director at Gradiente Entertainment (electronics and games).

He joined Alpargatas in 1997, where he held the positions of Business Director (from 2003 to January 2019), and CEO, being responsible for leading the transformation of Havaianas into a desired brand sold to over 100 countries with proprietary branches in Europe, Asia, and the Americas.

He was a member of the Board of Directors of HAPVIDA until August 2022.

Current positions 

• Chair of CEMIG’s Board of Directors since 03/2019

• Board member of Grupo SBF – Centauro

• Board member of Martins Atacadista (privately held family company)

• Advisory Board member of Bauducco

• Advisory Board member of Granja Mantiqueira

• Consultant to Ana Couto Branding

Academic Background

MBA in Corporate Finance and Corporate Law – Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV)

MBA in Finance – Brazilian Institute of Capital Markets (IBMEC)

Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG)

Certifications: Board Member by IBGC and Fiscal Council Member by the Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance (IBGC)

Professional Experience

BR-Investimentos/Bozano Investimentos 12/2009-09/2015: Investments Resources Managers – Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Private Equity Investment Fund (FIPs) Managers - Member of the team responsible for the Funds’ investment and divestment decisions

PREVI – Pension Fund for Employees of Banco do Brazil 01/2006-05/2008:  Investments Board, responsible for managing PREVI’s investments.

05/1998 - 11/2002: Planning Board/Risk Management – Executive Manager, involved in the Investment Planning, Budget Planning, and Risk Management areas.

Banco do Brasil S.A.: he joined the Bank in 1975 and held several prominent positions. 07/2004 - 12/2005: Branch – New York (NY) – Deputy Manager Abroad 12/2002 - 06/2004: Representation Office – Chicago (IL) – Deputy Manager Abroad

08/1995 - 04/1998 – International Board/Financial Institutions Division – São Paulo (SP) – Division Manager, responsible for the Relationship with Brazilian and International Banks

05/1994-07/1995 – Training Program for Managers Abroad – São Paulo, Austin, TX (USA), and London (UK) – Trainee.

01/1990 - 04/1994 – DIBAN/DETEC – Technical Department – Brasília (DF) Analyst at BB-BI – Investment Bank, and Technical Advisor at DETEC, responsible for the Analysis of Capital Investment Projects and Credit Allocation Decision, Debt Restructuring.

12/1983 - 12/1989 – Minas Gerais State Department – Belo Horizonte (MG) Technical Advisor, member of the coordination team of FUNDEC – Community Development Fund, responsible for the implementation of the Program in Minas Gerais State 

Participation in Boards of Directors, Fiscal Councils, and Committees

COSERN – Companhia Energética do Rio Grande do Norte 1998/2000 – Member and Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors

CELPE – Companhia Energética de Pernambuco 2000/2002 – Member of the Board of Directors, Chair of the Board from February to November 2002.

EMBRAER – Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica 2006/2009 – Member of the Board of Directors

CPFL Energia 2009/2013 – Chair of the Fiscal Council and Audit Committee

ULTRAPAR –2013/2015 – Sitting Member of the Fiscal Council and Audit Committee

JEREISSATI PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A. 2017/2021 – Member of the Board of Directors

CEMIG – Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais, 04/2019-current – Member of the Board of Directors, Strategy and Finance Committee, and Human Resources Committee

TAESA – 2021/current– Member of the Board of Directors, Finance Committee, and Audit Committee

GASMIG – Companhia de Gás de Minas Gerais 2021/current – Member of the Board of Directors

Other Professional Activities: ABRAPP – Brazilian Association of Private Pension Entities – National Investment Technical Commission 01/2006-05/2008 – Sitting Member representing PREVI. PRI – Principles for Responsible Investments (UNEP-FI) – Geneve, Switzerland - Global UN Program for institutional investors, focused on promoting best practices in responsible investment, addressing environmental, social, and corporate governance matters. 04/2006-06/2008 – Sitting Member, Latin America representative on the Board, Executive Management Group. 

SUMMARY PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE/ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

Member of Boards of Directors (Board Member Certified by IBGC – Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance) and Advisory Committees, as well as advisory committees to Boards of Directors. Certified as a Manager from ANBIMA – Brazilian Association of Financial and Capital Market Entities (CGA). Independent Consultant with more than 26 years of experience advising clients in the areas of corporate finance (M&A, capital market operations (Debt and Equity – IPOs and Follow-ons), financial restructuring and business partnerships), strategic planning and corporate development/new ventures in Brazil and in internationalization projects. Extensive career in financial institutions, responsible for the investment banking division of a European financial conglomerate in Brazil. More recently, he held C-level positions in publicly held companies. Sectorial knowledge in industries such as (i) transportation/urban mobility, (ii) infrastructure, logistics, and distribution of oil and gas, (iii) electric power transmission, (iv) agribusiness in general (mainly animal protein, fertilizers, and retail of agricultural products), (v) banks/financial market, (vi) Data Analytics/Big Data, and (vii) payments/acquiring. High level of cultural adaptability, with professional experience in small-, medium-, and large-sized companies with family control, diffuse control (Brazilian corporations and multinational groups), and government control. Master’s degree in Business Administration from the Harvard Business School and bachelor’s degree in Economics from UFRJ. 

BOARDS OF DIRECTORS AND ADVISORY COUNCILS/COMMITTEES (2016 - current) 

Ongoing terms of office 

Companhia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais – Copasa (Apr 2022 – current) Member of the Board of Directors

Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional (Mar 2022 - current) Coordinator of the Finance and M&A Committee

Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais – Cemig (Feb 2022 – current) Member of the Board of Directors

Transmissora Aliança de Energia Elétrica – Taesa (Apr 2021 – current) Member of the Board of Directors

Naturgy/Companhia Estadual de Gás do Rio de Janeiro – (Dec 2020 - current) Independent Member of the Board of Directors

Adubos Araguaia (Nov 2020 – current) Independent Member (specialist in Finances) of the Advisory Council 

Terms of office already completed 

Petrobrás Transporte S.A. – Transpetro (Nov 2020 – Apr 2022) – Member of the Board of Directors

Anidro do Brasil (Centroflora) – Pharmaceutical/phytopharmaceutical industry (Apr 2017 – Dec 2021) Independent Member (specialist in finances) of the Advisory Council

Neo on Business Ltd/Neoway – Big Data and Artificial Intelligence (Aug 2021 – Dec 2021)

Member of the Board of Directors

Supervia Concessionária de Transporte Ferroviário (Feb 2021- Jun 2021) 

Independent Member of the Board of Directors

CMB – Brazil’s Mint (2020 – 2021) 

Independent Member of the Board of Directors 

Companhia Brasileira de Trens Urbanos – CBTU (2020 – 2021) 

Independent Member of the Board of Directors 

Fertilizantes Tocantins (a subsidiary of the “Eurochem Group”) (2016 – 2020) 

Member of the Board of Directors 

CI&T Software S.A. – Software/Digital Transformation Consulting (2019-2019) 

Independent Member of the Board of Directors 

Orizon - Healthcare service provider (2016-2019) 

Chair of the Board of Directors 

C- LEVEL EXECUTIVE IN PUBLICLY HELD COMPANIES (2013-2019) 

CIELO S.A. – Payments/Acquiring (2016-2019)

Strategy, New Businesses, and Data Analytics Board

MARFRIG GLOBAL FOODS – Food/Agribusiness/Animal Protein (2013-2015) 

Vice President of Strategic Planning, 

Member of the Company’s Global Executive Committee 

EXPERIENCE IN INVESTMENT BANKING / FINANCIAL CONSULTING / STRATEGIC CONSULTING (1995 – 2013)

DEUTSCHE BANK: Statutory Managing Director, responsible for the investment banking division in Brazil 

BRADESCO BBI: Statutory Director, responsible for the M&A, Equity, Debt, Capital Markets, and Project Finance execution platform 

AGGREGO CONSULTORES: Founding partner responsible for corporate finance practices 

CREDIT SUISSE: Vice President 

BANCO SANTANDER: Vice President 

BANCO PACTUAL: Associate 

Academic Background

Graduate degrees:

– 2004-2005 – MBA in Private Pension – Instituto Ideas /Coppe- UFRJ 

– 2002-2003 – MBA in Advanced Modeling and Business Valuation – LLM Business Intelligence – RJ 

– 1992 – MBA in Commercial and Investment Banking Management – Citibank (USA) 

Undergraduate degrees:

1980-1984 Accounting – UnB 

Certifications:

Board Member certified by IBGC 

Fiscal Council Member certified by IBGC 

 Executive Professional Experience

10/2014 – 09/2015 – Vice-President of HR and IT at USIMINAS S. A. 

06/1999 – 08/2011 – Executive Manager at PREVI 

09/1995 – 05/1999 – Manager of the Asset Analysis and Valuation Division at BB-TVM 

Participation in Collegiate Bodies in the last 10 years

Since 01/2022 – VIVEST – Fundação CESP / Member of the Audit Committee 

Since 07/2021 – NORTE ENERGIA / Fiscal Council member 

05/2021 – 04/2022 – GASMIG /Member of the Board of Directors 

Since 04/2021 – BONAIRE Participações S.A. (under extrajudicial liquidation) / Fiscal Council member 

12/2019 – 05/2020 – BATTISTELLA Adm. e Part. S.A. / Fiscal Council member 

Since 04/2019 – BANCO DO BRASIL S.A. / Fiscal Council member 

04/2019 – 04/2020 – BRADESPAR S.A. / Fiscal Council member 

08/2018 – 08/2020 – CELESC S.A. / member of the Statutory Audit Committee 

04/2018 – 04/2019 – USIMINAS S.A. / Fiscal Council member 

04/2017 – 04/2018 – ETERNIT S.A. / Fiscal Council member 

04/2016 – 06/2018 – CEMIG S.A. and subsidiaries CEMIG D and CEMIG  GT 

Board of Directors – alternate and member of the HR, Appointment, and Nomination Committee 

04/2016 – 04/2017 – ELETROBRAS S.A. / Fiscal Council member / Member of the Audit Committee 

04/2014 – 04/2015 – CELESC / Fiscal Council member 

04/2012 – 04/2016 – IBGC – Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance – Chapter RJ  

03/2011 – 03/2017 – GUARANI S.A. (currently TEREOS BRASIL S.A.) Fiscal Council member 

04/2010 – 04/2014 – USIMINAS S.A. / Board Member and member of the HR and Audit Committees 

Furthermore, in previous years, he served on the boards of directors and committees of the following companies in the sector: 

05/2004 – 04/2006 – Rio Grande Energia – RGE / Board member 

09/2003 – 09/2005 – Cia. Hidrelétrica Serra da Mesa – SEMESA / Board member 

04/2003 – 04/2005 – ENERCAN / Board member 

04/2003 – 04/2006 – CPFL Energia, CPFL Geração, CPFL Paulista, and CPFL Piratininga 

Sitting Board Member and Member of the Corporate Governance Committee 

11/2001 – 04/2002 – CPFL Piratininga S.A / Fiscal Council member 

04/2000 – 04/2001 – CELPE S. A. / Alternate Board Member 

04/2000 – 04/2001 – COSERN S.A. / Alternate Board Member 

BACKGROUND: 

Associate Professorship in Energy from the Institute of Energy and Environment of the University of São Paulo – 2013. 

PhD: Centre International de la Recherche sur l’Environnement et le Dévellopement (CIRED) – Paris/France -1991, having developed a work in the area of energy sector restructuring and risk modeling. 

Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering: State University of Campinas- UNICAMP, in the field of Energy Systems Planning – 1987 

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering: Federal School of Engineering of Itajubá -1981 

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering: Federal School of Engineering of Itajubá - EFEI, 1978. 

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: 

Professor at EFEI/UNIFEI from 1980 to 2016 (tenured professor since 1989), working in the areas of energy (mainly renewable energy and efficiency energy) and natural resources (mainly water resources) 

General Director and Technical Director at DME Energética, from 2007 to 2009. 

Partner and Technical Coordinator of Ecopart Investimentos S/A, a company focused on developing and investing in renewable energies, from 2007 to 2010. 

National Secretary of Energy at the Ministry of Mines and Energy- MME, from 2001 to 2002, during the energy rationing period. 

Director of the National Electricity Agency - ANEEL, from 1997 to 2000 

Consultant at the Energy Secretariat of the State of São Paulo (contract with CESP), from 1995 to 97, for the restructuring of the electricity and natural gas sectors. 

Consultant at the Foundation for Research and Advisory to the Industry - FUPAI, since 1983 

Managing Partner at MS Consultoria Ltda., a consulting company in the energy sector, from 2003 to 2019 

Managing Partner at iX Estudos e Projetos Ltda., from 2006 to 2019 

Partner at Brazil GTW Ltda., from 2015 to 2019. 

PARTICIPATION IN: 

Business Councils: 

Furnas Centrais Elétricas SA (2001/02); 

Serra do Facão Hydroelectric Power Plant, SPE (2007/09); 

Machadinho Hydroelectric Power Plant, SPE (2007/09); 

Salto Pilão Hydroelectric Power Plant, SPE (2007/09); 

Barra Grande Hydroelectric Power Plant, SPE (2007/09); 

TAESA, SPE (2007/2009); 

Light S.A. (2019); (Coordinator of the Operations and Finances Committee of the AC); 

Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais S.A. (GT, Holding Company, and D) (since July 2020). 

Institutional Councils: 

Executive Secretary of the National Energy Policy Council - CNPE (2001/02); 

Member of the National Water Resources Council - CNRH (2000/01). 

Executive Boards/Boards of Associations: 

President of the Brazilian Society of Energy Planning - SBPE; 

Director of the Brazilian Association of Water Resources - ABRH; 

Board Member of the Institute for Energy Law Studies - IBDE. 

Professional Experience

BR Malls – Board of Directors since May 2022 

Cemig – Board of Directors since February 2022 

Codemge – Board of Directors since March 2021 

Itiquira Acquisition Corp – Chief Financial Officer since February 2021 

CH Global Capital – Partner since April 2019 

Bank of America 

Managing Director, Co-Head Latin America M&A September 2014-March 2019 

Credit Suisse 

Managing Director, Co-Head Emerging Markets M&A January 2011-September 2014 

Managing Director, Head of Latin America M&A January 2006 December 2010 

Director, Vice President, Associate, M&A Group 

January, 1998 - December, 2020 

More than 25 years of experience in M&A 

Concluded over 50 transactions, totaling more than UD$140 billion 

Academic Background 

Ph.D. in Finances – Marshall School of Business, USC 

M.Sc. in Production Engineering – PUC- RJ 

B.Sc. in Production Engineering – UFRJ 

Experience in Boards of Directors

Petrobrás S.A. – Aug 2020 – Apr 2021 

Cemig – Cia Energética de Minas Gerais – Aug 2020 

Águia Branca Group – Sep 2019 

Transpetro / Petrobrás Group – Mar 2020 – Aug 2020 

Instituto Millenium – Abril 2020 

Professional Experience

Embraer S.A. – 1997- 2019 

President & CEO of Grupo Embraer SA – 2016 – 2019 

President & CEO of Embraer Aviação Commercial – 2010-2016 

1997 – 2009 Vice-President of Sales Financing, structuring of long-term financing of aircraft to customers in the global financing market. He also had a strong involvement with the Brazilian Government, mainly with BNDES, the Ministry of Finance, and Foreign Affairs 

WestLB (Westdeutsche Landesbank) 1983 – 1997 

Commercial Director, responsible for developing structured financial and credit operations in the Brazilian and international markets. He worked in New York for four years (1980 - 1997) 

Cia Suzano de Papel e Celulose  1980 – 1981 

Project Analyst – responsible for developing financing structures for industrial modernization and expansion 

Academic Background

Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Mackenzie University – Sao Paulo – 1979 

MBA – Lausanne – Switzerland – 1983

Professional Experience

Lawyer for 21 years, working with litigation and consulting in corporate and public law, in the fields of administrative, environmental, tax, and criminal law, mainly in the mining sector, infrastructure, and unions; 

Legal Advisor (civil servant) for Empresa de Assistência Técnica e Extensão Rural de Minas Gerais – EMATER-MG. (2005 to 2008), acting in the field of Public Law, with emphasis on bidding processes, people management in the administrative staff, public contracts, and legal support to the state-owned company’s executive board; 

Board Member of CEMIG, since May 2022; 

Senior Lawyer at Vale S/A (2013); 

Appointed lawyer, since 2010, for economically disadvantaged individuals before the Federal Regional Court of the 3rd Region; 

Tenured professor at the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul. Responsible Professor of the Legal Practice Center of UFMS. (2010 to 2011); 

Postgraduate Course Professor at the Center for International Law – Cedin, Belo Horizonte. (2016 and 2020). 

Academic Background

Bachelor’s degree in Law from the Federal University of Minas Gerais – 2000 

Ph.D. in Public Law from Anamages – National Association of State Judges/Newcorp – Newton Paiva University – 2004.

Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Mackenzie Presbyterian University. 

CURRENT POSITIONS

Chief Executive Officer do Banco Clássico S.A. and controlling shareholder, since 1989, which is a controlling shareholder of several investment vehicles; 

Sitting member of the Board of Directors of Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais – CEMIG since 2019 (alternate from 2015 to 2019); 

Sitting member of the Board of Directors of Petrobras since 2022 

Sitting member of the Board of Directors of TAESA since 2019; 

Alternate member of the Board of Directors of Companhia Distribuidora de Gás do Rio de Janeiro – CEG, since 2015. 

José João Abdalla, also known as “Juca Abdalla”, through his investment vehicles, is one of the largest long-term individual investors of B3, at values above R$20 billion, with a focus on the Oil and Gas, Energy, and Mining segments, and whose positions have been held for over 10 years. 

Despite having been an alternate member for a period, both in Cemig and CEG, alternate members attend the Board of Directors’ meetings, which has provided him with significant background in the Energy and Oil & Gas segments. His actions have always been guided by respect for the interests of all stakeholders, especially in state-owned companies. 

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

CEMIG: employee of Cemig since 1990, working as a reader, lines and network electrician, instructor (from 1997 to the present), and Manager of the R&D project 

CEMIG: Board Member – employees’ representative 

UNIFEMM 2012-2013 – Ph.D. in Occupational Safety Engineering and Professor 

UNIFEMM 2021 and 2022: Member of the Board of Trustees – CREA representative 

UNA- 2016 – Professor of Postgraduate Studies in Occupational Safety Engineering 

PITÁGORAS – 2016/2017 – Professor of Postgraduate Studies in Occupational Safety Engineering 

FUMEC BH- 2021 – Professor of Postgraduate Studies in Occupational Safety Engineering 

Academic Background

Undergraduate degree: Electrical Engineering with Emphasis on Power Systems – Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais – PUC/MG 

Graduate degree: Occupational Safety Engineering – University FUMEC 

Masters’ degree: Professional master’s degree in Administration – Innovation and Organizational Dynamics - University Center – UNA 

Ph.D. candidate: Information Systems and Knowledge Management – University FUMEC

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

Course on Corporate Governance  – IBGC – 2019 

Negotiation Program - Harvard Law School – 2019 

Ph.D. in Tax Law - University Extension Center -2001 

Bachelor’s degree in Law - Law School of the University of São Paulo – 1998 

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Lawyer with proven experience in leading large-scale M&A projects, capital market transactions, and the creation of compliance and corporate governance programs. 

SKILLS

Board of Directors. 

Advisory Committees. 

Executive Board. 

Corporate Governance. 

Compliance and Risk. 

M&A - buy-side and sell-side. 

Tax law, banking, and capital markets. 

Litigation. 

Financial statements. 

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

04/2022 - current – CEMIG – Member of the Board of Directors 

06/2019 - current – Partner at Barbosa e Gaertner Advogados Associados- São Paulo, SP 

Generalist lawyer with a focus on compliance, corporate law (corporate, tax, contracts, banking, and capital markets), M&A, and litigation (administrative, judicial, and arbitration). 

Experience in creating and periodically reviewing compliance programs and preparing risk matrices. 

Familiar with corporate governance practices and internal investigations. 

Various M&A transactions, sell-side and buy-side. 

Engagement in corporate law, tax law, and compliance for major Brazilian retailers. 

11/2019- current – Senior Consultant - FIPECAFI- São  Paulo, SP 

Tariff revision processes of utility companies. 

Economic-financial rebalancing processes of public service tariffs. 

Auditing of concession contracts. 

Legal-regulatory modeling of public service privatization processes. 

Creation of risk matrix and assessment of maturity of compliance and GDPR programs. 

08/2017- 12/2018 – Chair of the Board of Directors of J&F Investments S.A. – São Paulo - SP 

08/2017 – 11/2017 – CEO of J&F Investments S.A. – São Paulo - SP 

03/2014- 10/2018 – Legal Officer at J&F Investimentos S.A. – São Paulo, SP 

06/2012 – 03/2014- Legal Superintendent at  Banco Original- São Paulo 

He has a graduate degree and a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of São Paulo (USP), a master’s degree in Economics from the University of Campinas (UNICAMP), an undergraduate degree in Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP), in addition to a specialization degree in Management, Leadership and Innovation from Stanford University (USA). He has a solid career in executive positions in the electricity sector (CEO of ISA CTEEP), in the financial sector (Country Manager and Managing Director of C&IB at BBVA Brasil), with experiences in the public sector, notably in privatization programs (Advisor to the Board of Directors of the State Privatization Program of the São Paulo State Government). He also has extensive experience in corporate restructuring, and mergers and acquisitions, with deep knowledge of infrastructure and Latin America.

He graduated in Electric Engineering from PUC Minas in 1978. Between 1978 and 1980, he held the position of Engineer at the Department of Water and Energy of Minas Gerais; from 1980 to 1985, he was Head of Division in the Department of Water and Energy of Minas Gerais. At CEMIG, he was an Engineer on the Distribution Board (1985 to 1987); Department Assistant in the Superintendence of the Energy Planning and Development Department (1987 to 1995); Manager of the Energy Development Department (1995 to 1998); Commercial Manager for Corporate Customers (1998 to 2007); Superintendent of the Commercial Superintendence for Customers (2007 to 2010); Superintendent of the Commercial Superintendence for Incentivized Clients (2011 to 2013). Between August 2013 and December 2016, he was a Managing Partner at Ponta Energia Consultores Associados Ltda.

He holds a degree in Accounting and has been an employee of Cemig for over 30 years, working in the Controller’s Office since 2008. He has had several executive responsibilities on the Finance Board that include accounting, tax planning, financial planning, budgeting, investment evaluation, cash management, and result projection.

He graduated in Economics from FEA/USP, earned an MBA in Administration from the Catholic University of Louvain (Belgium), and a specialization degree in Corporate Law from FGV/GVlaw. He worked for six years at CPFL Energia and was a Director of Risk Management and Internal Controls, Secretary of the Board of Directors and AC Committees, and Corporate Governance Manager. He participated in the acquisition of PSEG’s stake in the distributor Rio Grande Energia. Later, he was its CFO, responsible, among others, for the company’s integration with CPFL Energia. He was Corporate Director at GLEP Energias Renováveis. From 2019 to 2022, he was the CEO of CEEE Participações and its subsidiary, CEEE Geração. Since May 02, 2022, he has been the Director of Holdings at Cemig Holding.

He graduated in Electrical Engineering from the School of Engineering of Sorocaba and holds specialization and graduate degrees in Management, Strategy, Project Management, Marginal Costs, and Energy Pricing. He has 34 years of experience in the Brazilian Electricity Sector and most recently he held the positions of General Director at Distribuidora EDP – SP (2015 to 2020) and Commercial Director at the Distribution Companies of Grupo CPFL Energia (2011 to 2015).

He earned a Ph.D. in Energy Engineering from the Federal University of ABC – UFABC (2024). He was Director of Operation and Maintenance of Generation and Transmission at Copel Geração e Transmissão S.A. (Term of office 2020-2021); Director of Operations and Implementation/CEO of ADS Energias Renováveis (2017-2020); Regional Director of Projects and Services at GE Energias Renováveis Ltda. (2015-2016).

She earned a bachelor’s degree in Law from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (1995) and a Ph.D. in Law from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (2003). Professor in the Masters, Doctorate, and Undergraduate Programs of the Law School of UFMG. Professor at Faculdade Milton Campos. Visiting Scholar at the George Washington University. Visiting Professor at the University of Pisa. President of the Brazilian Institute of Administrative Law (IBDA). She is currently a representative of MG at the Brazilian Institute of Sanctioning Law (IDASAN) and a Director of the Brazilian Institute of Infrastructure Studies (IBEJI) in Minas Gerais. Member of the panel of arbitrators/mediators - Panel of Mediators and Arbitrators of the Brazilian Center for Economic Disputes. Editor-in-chief of Rbep, Brazilian Journal of Political Studies at the Federal University of Minas Gerais. Columnist for Conjur. She was President of the Public-Private Partnerships Committee of OAB/MG (Bar Association of MG). She was President of the Administrative Law Committee of OAB/MG. She was President of the Minas Gerais Institute of Administrative Law (IMDA) and a Director of the Brazilian Institute of Administrative Law (IBDA). She was a Deputy Attorney General of Belo Horizonte. She was Controller General of Belo Horizonte.