Executive Board, Board of Directors, and Committees

Statutory Executive Board

Members	Position
Jean Carlos Borges	Chief Executive Officer*
With 27 years of professional experience, he started his career as an Engineer at IBM Brazil, where he worked as Commercial Manager in the states of Minas Gerais and Mato Grosso. He worked at Algar Tech (TIC company and BPO of the company) for 5 years, including 2 as CFO. He joined the Company in 2003, where he held the positions of Chief Financial Officer, Technical and Operational Officer, Governance and Strategy Officer and Chief Operating Officer. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Algar Telecom. He has a degree in Mechanical Engineer from the Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, with graduate degrees in (i) Business Management, (ii) Controllership and Accounting, from the same University and (iii) Management and Marketing from Universidade do Triângulo – UNITRI. In 1999 and 2000 he was a teacher at the Management Course at UNITRI. He also attended the Program for Executive Development (IMD) for two months in Lausanne – Switzerland and the Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) also at IMD.
Osvaldo Cesar Carrijo	Vice-President of Business*
With more than 30 years of professional experience in the market of Technology and Marketing of Retail. He is currently Vice-President of Business of Algar Telecom, responsible for marketing, sales and operations. He has specialized in Information Systems in White Plains (USA) by IBM, in retail food by Fleming Retail University in Oklahoma (USA) and Advanced Management Program by INSEAD / FDC (Brazil / France).
Tulio Abi-Saber	Vice-President of Finance, Investor Relations and Legal*
He has more than 15 years of experience in regulated companies. Previously, Mr. Abi-Saber worked for 9 years in the INVEPAR Group and held the position of Chief Operating Officer of Highways, Chief Financial Officer of Via 040 and Chief Executive Officer of CART. Prior to this he held the positions of Chief Financial Officer and Controller in GlobeNet. From 2003 through 2006, Mr. Abi-Saber worked at Brasil Telecom, in the financial, engineering and operations areas. He holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from UFMG with an specialization in Business Management from FIA, an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management and an Advanced Management Program from FDC / INSEAD.
Luis Antônio Andrade Lima	Vice-President of Technology and Digital Evolution*
With 35 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, he has experience in the planning, projects, implementation, operation, maintenance and management of telecommunications networks. In the Company, he has worked in several positions, among them: Project Designer Engineer, Technical Advisor of the Regional Operations Board in Franca/SP, General Coordinator of Operations, Business Unit of Video and Internet Officer and Coordinator of Strategic Projects Division. From 2009 to 2016 he acted as Chief Operations and Technology Officer and since 2017 he occupies the position of Technology Officer at Algar Telecom. With a degree in Electronic Engineering from Fundação Educacional de Barretos/SP and an MBA in Advanced Business Management from Fundação Getúlio Vargas – SP, in Strategic Management for Company Leaders from INSEAD and in Finance, Communications and Investor Relations from FIPECAFI. He has a Specialization degree in Computer Networks from Universidade Federal de Uberlândia-MG and an Advanced Management Program from AMANA Key.
Ana Paula Rodrigues	Vice-President of People*
With over 24 years of professional experience in the telecommunications sector, Ms. Rodrigues has taken on several roles at the Company, including marketing strategy, product management, business communication and sales team management. She is currently Director of Customer Relations and People at Algar Telecom, focused on the promotion of a new customer service experience model, with process enhancements recognized by clients, increased service efficiency and convenience, and dissemination of “service” as a concept that applies to all employees. Ms. Rodrigues holds a degree in Economics from Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (UFU) and a post-graduate degree in Marketing from Escola Superior de Marketing e Propaganda (ESPM).
Renato Paschoareli	Vice-President of Strategy and Regulatory*
He began his career in 1995 at the former CTBC Telecom in the areas of technology development and new business. Between 2001 and 2009, he worked as Officer of Technology, Engineering and Network Planning at companies such as Intelig and GVT. In 2009, he took over the Regulatory Operations Office at GVT and was in charge of preparing, discussing and negotiating several regulations with Anatel, Ancine, Minicom, among others. In 2013, he returned to Algar Telecom as a Strategy and Regulatory Officer responsible for the areas of Project Management (PMO), Innovation Management (IMO), Strategy Management and Regulatory Strategy. With a degree in Electrical Engineering from Universidade Federal de Uberlândia with a graduate degree in Strategic Management of Organizations from FGV. In 2017 concluded the Foundations for Business Leadership from IMD Business School, Lausanne – Switzerland.
He is an electronic engineer graduated from the Instituto Nacional de Telecomunicações (INATEL). He holds a postgraduate degree in business administration from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV) and a master’s degree in business administration from Ohio University (USA). He has twelve years of experience occupying executive positions in national and multinational companies and over 20 years of experience in the IT / Telecom industry. He has been working at Algar Telecom since 2003, where he has held positions as regional manager, regional director and director of the B2B business segment. He is currently responsible for the company’s business expansion board.

* Statutory Director

Board of Directors

The highest management body was created to ensure the professionalization and sustainability of the business, conduct the decision-making process, and define and monitor winning strategies. It has six Board members, two of whom are independent.

The Board of Directors is supported by two specialized non-deliberative committees that help Board members to deepen their analysis on specific matters for the decision-making process. The members are annually elected by the Board of Directors, to which they report. Similar to the Board of Directors, the Committees also have internal rules that regulate their operation and define their responsibilities and attributions.

Members	Position	Election Date	Investiture Date	Conclusion of the Term of Office
Luiz Alexandre Garcia	Chairman	April 20, 2018	April 20, 2018	April 30, 2020
CEO of Algar Group. Since 2006 he also works as Member of the Board of Directors of Algar Telecom and Algar Agro, Member of the Strategic Board of FIEMG, Member of the Curator Council of CPqD, Chairman of ACEL and FEBRATEL, Statutory Officer of the Brazilian Telecommunications Association (Telebrasil – Associação Brasileira de Telecomunicações), Chairman of the Board of Directors and Member of the Board of Directors of the Brazilian Association of Concessionaires of Fixed Switched Telephony Services (ABRAFIX – Associação Brasileira de Concessionárias de Serviço Telefônico Fixo Comutado) and Chairman of the National Union of Telephony and Mobile and Personal Mobile Services Companies (SindiTelebrasil – Sindicato Nacional das Empresas de Telefonia e Serviço Móvel Celular e Pessoal). He occupied positions at renowned institutions, having worked as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Mobile Operators (ACEL –Associação Nacional das Operadoras Celulares), from 2008 to 2009, Board Member of IBGC, from 2012 to 2014, and Chairman of the Latin American Companies Circle of Corporate Governance, from 2013 to 2014. He has worked for IFC – World Bank Washington DC; for ERICSSON, in Dallas, USA and São Paulo; for Bull, France and for CTBC, Uberlândia. Holder of a degree in Economics from Universidade Gama Filho, Rio de Janeiro, 1986, an MBA – Master Business Administration from Catholic University of America, Washington DC, USA, 1991; Specialization degree in Marketing from American University of Paris, 1995 and PED – Executive Development Program from IMD – Lausanne, Switzerland, 2002.
Eliane Garcia Melgaço	Vice Chairman	April 20, 2018	April 20, 2018	April 30, 2020
Corporate VP of People of the Algar Group, she is also a member of the Board of Directors of Algar Telecom and Algar Agro and Chairman of the Board of Shareholders of Algar. In addition, she represents Brazil in the FBNI (Family Business Network International), as a board member. She has worked in several companies, among them, Banco Nacional, Cartão Unibanco and ATL in the marketing and relationship and commercial areas. She also worked as marketing and commercial coordinator for Image Telecom (Algar Group). Holder of a degree in Business Administration from PUC/MG, an MBA from the Catholic University (Washington/DC). She attended the PGA (Advanced Management Program) at Fundação Dom Cabral, Leading the Family Business at IMD/Switzerland, Family in Business – from Generation to Generation at Harvard/USA and Governing Family Enterprise at Kellogg/USA
Luiz Alberto Garcia	Member	April 20, 2018	April 20, 2018	April 30, 2020
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Algar Group, Algar Telecom and Algar Agro and also member of the Board of the Federation of Industries of Minas Gerais (FIEMG – Federação das Indústrias de Minas Gerais), Member of the Research Foundation of the Federal University of Uberlândia (Fundap – Fundação de Pesquisas da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia), Member of the Institute for Studies on Industrial Development (IEDI – Instituto de Estudos para o Desenvolvimento Industrial) and Member of the Industrial Commercial Association of Uberlândia (ACIUB – Associação Comercial Industrial de Uberlândia). He has worked in renowned institutions as Former Board Member of the Center for Research and Development in Telecommunications and IT (Fundação CPqD – Centro de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento em Telecomunicações e TI), Former Chairman of the Board of Anatel, Former Chairman of the Brazilian Agribusiness Association (ABAG – Associação Brasileira de Agribusiness), Former Chairman of Telebrasil and SindiTelebrasil, Former Chairman of the National Association of Service Providers of Mobile Telephony (ACEL – Associação Nacional dos Prestadores de Serviço Móvel Celular), Former Board Member of Fundação Orsa. Holder of a degree in Electronic Engineering from EFEI-Escola Federal de Itajubá, with a specialization degree in Global Business Leadership – Georgetown University – Washington-DC/USA, a Specialization held in Insead, France and Leading the Family Business – IMD – Lausanne/Switzerland, Owner/President Management Program – Harvard University – USA.
Divino Sebastião de Souza	Member	April 20, 2018	April 20, 2018	April 30, 2020
Electrical engineer. Professional experience in the last 5 years: (i) 2016: Vice-Officer of Operations of Algar S/A (parent company of Algar Telecom) and (ii) Chairman of the Board of Algar Telecom; (iii) up until 2015: Chief Executive Officer of Algar Telecom.
Luiz Eduardo Falco Pires Correa (independent member)	Member	April 20, 2018	April 20, 2018	April 30, 2020
Aeronautical engineer. Professional experience in the last 5 years: (i) since 2013: Chief Executive Officer of CVC and (ii) Member of the Board of Directors of CVC.
Thilo Helmut Georg Mannhardt (independent member)	Member	April 20, 2018	April 20, 2018	April 30, 2020
Professional experience last 5 years: (i) 2011 à 2012: Advisor to Ultrapar S.A. (not affiliated with the Company); and (ii) 2013 to 2017: CEO of Ultrapar S.A. It has no management charges in other companies or third sector organizations. Not a person politically exposed.

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