Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is CELG’s collegiate decision-making body, responsible for establishing its general business policies, including a long-term strategy. It is also responsible, among other attributions, for supervising the management of the Company’s directors. Decisions by the Board of Directors are taken by majority vote of the members present at the meeting. The meetings of the Board of Directors are held whenever necessary, by call by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, or by the majority of its members, the call may be waived if all Board Members are present.

CELG’s Bylaws establish a minimum number of 5 (five) and a maximum of 11 (eleven) members, and up to an equal number of alternates, including a Chairman and a Vice-Chairman. of shareholders for a period of 3 years, re-election being permitted, and may be dismissed by the shareholders meeting at the General Meeting.

In accordance with the Brazilian Corporate Law, the member of the Board of Directors is prohibited from voting at any meeting or from acting in any operation or business in which he has a conflict of interest with the Company.

 

Election held on December 30, 2022.

Carlos Augusto Leone Piani	Independent Chairman of the Board
Carlos Augusto Leone Piani, Board Member – Mr. Piani is President of the canadian division of Kraft Heinz Company, having been Vinci Capital Gestora de Recursos Ltda.’s Executive Officer since April 2010, being co-responsible for the Private Equity sector. Additionally, Mr. Piani is a member of Companhia Mineira de Açúcar e Álcool Participações’s and Unidas S.A.’s Board of Directors since July 2011, Board Member of Equatorial Energia S.A.’s Board of Directors and member of Equatorial Maranhão Board since April 2010 and March 2006, respectively. In Equatorial, was also a member of the Board between November 2008 and April 2010, was also the company’s CEO from March 2007 to April 2010. In Equatorial Maranhão was also Administrative and Financial Vice-President from May 2004 to March 2006 and Chief Executive Officer between March 2006 and April 2010. Before, he worked for six years at Banco Pactual. Between 2000 and 2004, he coordinated the venture capital funds management managed by the bank’s Investment Area. During this period, he served as a member of the Board Proteus Soluções em Tecnologia da Informação S.A., Visionnaire S.A., Extracta Moléculas S.A., Padtec S.A., Pini S.A, Automatos International Ltd., SpringWireless Ltd. and Fiscal Council Alternate of Eletropaulo Metropolitana Energia Elétrica de São Paulo S.A. (from April 2003 to March 2004). Between 1998 and 2000, he worked in the area Corporate Finance in Operation focused on the sectors of Infrastructure. Before Pactual, in 1997 he worked at Ernst & Young as an analyst in the Department of Business Valuation. Mr. Piani has a degree in Informatics from PUC-RJ and in Business Administration from IBMEC. In addition, he earned a CFA Charterholder by CFA Institute in 2003 and completed the course Owners and President Management (OPM) Program at Harvard Business School in 2008.
Marcos Antônio Souza de Almeida	Board Member
Mr. Marcos Antônio Souza de Almeida served as Commercial Director of Equatorial Maranhão from 2008 to 2017. In 2017 he assumed the Commercial Directorate of Celpa and in 2018 was elected Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Marcos is an executive with more than 27 years in the electrical sector. Prior to joining Equatorial Maranhão, Mr. Marcos held several management positions in the commercial, administrative and customer service areas of COELBA. He was also a member of the Coelba Foundation for Complementary Social Security – Faelba. Mr. Marcos is an accountant graduated from the State University of Feira de Santana – UEFS and Master in Regulation of the Energy Industry by Salvador University – UNIFACS.
Windsor Silva Santos Júnior	Board Member
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Jaconias de Aguiar	Board Member
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Leonardo da Silva Lucas Tavares de Lima	Board Member
Mr. Tavares de Lima is Equatorial Pará Chief Financial Officer (CFO) since November, 2012. Before that, he was Equatorial Maranhão CFO as from April, 2011 and October, 2012, having been Equatorial Maranhão Head Controller. He is working within Equatorial Group since 2005. Before joining Equatorial Maranhão, Leonardo worked at Telemar Norte Leste, ABN Amro, URB – Empresa de Urbanização de Recife and at Shell Brasil. Graduated at Civil Engineering by Universidade de Pernambuco, postgraduate at Production Management and MBA in Electric Energy Business Management, by FGV (Fundação Getúlio Vargas).

Executive Board of CELG

The directors are the legal representatives of Equatorial Energia, mainly responsible for the day-to-day administration of the Company and for the implementation of the general policies and guidelines established by the Board of Directors.

According to the Brazilian Corporate Law, each member of the Board of Executive Officers must be resident in Brazil, and may or may not be a shareholder. In addition, up to a maximum of one third of the positions on the Board of Directors may be filled by members of the Executive Board.

CELG’s Bylaws establish that the Board of Directors will be composed of a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 10 directors, all with a 3-year term of office, with reelection permitted.

Current composition of the Executive Board

Last composition change on December 29, 2022.

 

Lener Silva Jayme	Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Jayme holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from Instituto Nacional de Telecomunicações – INATEL with an MBA in Management and Project Management from George Whashington University. He has 33 years dedicated to management in public service concessionaires in the telecommunications and energy sectors. During his professional career, he has served as Director of Networks, Operations and Infrastructure in the telecommunications sector for more than 15 years, in addition to having served as President in other companies in the distribution, generation and transmission sector in the country.
Leonardo da Silva Lucas Tavares de Lima	Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer
Leonardo da Silva Lucas Tavares de Lima, Executive Officer – Mr. Tavares de Lima is Equatorial Pará Chief Financial Officer (CFO) since November, 2012. Before that, he was Equatorial Maranhão CFO as from April, 2011 and October, 2012, having been Equatorial Maranhão Head Controller. He is working within Equatorial Group since 2005. Before joining Equatorial Maranhão, Leonardo worked at Telemar Norte Leste, ABN Amro, URB – Empresa de Urbanização de Recife and at Shell Brasil. Graduated at Civil Engineering by Universidade de Pernambuco, postgraduate at Production Management and MBA in Electric Energy Business Management, by FGV (Fundação Getúlio Vargas).
André Luiz Barata Pessoa	Officer
Mr. André Luiz has a solid professional experience of 23 years, with a career built in large multinational and national companies in the Energy segment, including Enel, in the areas of planning, engineering, operations and sales. Mr. André Luiz joined the Equatorial group in June 2021.
Bruno Cavalcanti Coelho	Officer
Mr. Bruno Coelho stands out for his solid experience in the area and in recent years he played several roles in the People Management structure at the Neoenergia Group, where he worked from 2006 to 2021, having held the position of Director of Human Resources and H&S between 2019 and 2021. Graduated in Business Administration from the Catholic University of Pernambuco – UNICAP, has an Executive Business MBA from Fundação Dom Cabral – FDC and in Management Business by CEDEPE.
Humberto Luis Queiroz Nogueira	Officer
Humberto Luis Queiroz Nogueira, Director – Mr. Nogueira was elected Director of Equatorial Maranhão in August 2016 and of Equatorial in August 2017. Working in the Equatorial group since 2005, he was Supply and Logistics Manager at Equatorial Energia, Operations Manager at Cemar and SAP Project Manager. Before joining the group, he worked at Oi/Telemar from 1987 to 2005. Humberto graduated from UNIFACS. Humberto Luis Queiroz Nogueira, Director – Mr. Nogueira was elected Director of Equatorial Maranhão in August 2016 and of Equatorial in August 2017. Working in the Equatorial group since 2005, he was Supply and Logistics Manager at Equatorial Energia, Operations Manager at Cemar and SAP Project Manager. Before joining the group, he worked at Oi/Telemar from 1987 to 2005. Humberto is a graduate of UNIFACS.
Agnelo Coelho Neto	Officer
Agnelo Coelho Neto, Graduated in Electrical Engineering from the Federal University of Maranhão – UFMA (2004), with a Master’s Degree in Power System from UFMA (2006), Mr. Agnelo has been working for the Equatorial Group since 2009. He started in the group as a Commercial Analyst for Large Clients CEMAR (2009), Operations Executive for Large Clients Equatorial Maranhão (2011); Equatorial Maranhão Energy Recovery Manager (2012), Equatorial Maranhão/Equatorial Pará Energy Recovery Manager (2015), Corporate Energy Recovery Manager (2017), Equatorial Energia Commercial Superintendent (2019).
José Silva Sobral Neto	Officer
Mr. José Sobral Bachelor of Laws, graduated from the Federal University of Maranhão, with specialization in Tax Law from UNAMA, MBA from FGV/RIO in Business Management in Electric Energy and Post-Graduate MBA in Tax Law from FGV/Isan. He began his professional life in corporate law in the electricity sector. At CEMAR since 2005, he was Legal Coordinator and, since 2007, he has been in charge of the Company’s Legal Department, assisting in the legal advice of the Company and other companies in the group, such as Equatorial Soluções S.A, Sol Energia and Geramar. As of 2013, he was also responsible for the tax and corporate areas in the Legal Department of CELPA. He was Vice-President of the OAB/MA Law Society Commission. He also works as Director of the Complementary Pension Foundation ± FASCEMAR since 2006, having acted as Fiscal and Deliberative Councilor. It is certified by the ICSS ± Institute for the Certification of Social Security Professionals.