|
Magda Maria de Regina Chambriard |
Chairman of the Board of Directors |
Petrobras |
No |
04/29/2026 |
André da Costa Santos |
Ms. Magda Maria de Regina Chambriard has been a full member and Chair of the Board of Directors since April 29, 2026, having been appointed by the shareholder Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras. Ms. Magda has been President of Petrobras since June 2024. She began her career at Petrobras in 1980, always working in the Production area, where she accumulated knowledge across all production-related activities in Brazil.
She was seconded to the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) to assume the role of advisor to the Exploration and Production Board in 2002, at a time when she served as an E&P business consultant in the New E&P Business area at Petrobras. At the ANP, shortly after taking on the advisory role, she also assumed responsibility for the Exploration Superintendence and Block Definition, aimed at bidding rounds. She was responsible for implementing the ANP’s Multiannual Geology and Geophysics Plan, which resulted in the acquisition of essential data for the success of bidding rounds in new frontier sedimentary basins.
She took office as ANP Director in 2008 and as Director-General in 2012, having led the creation of the Safety and Environment Superintendence and the Information Technology Superintendence, as well as the work related to studies and drafting of contracts and bid notices, the technical studies that culminated in the first pre-salt bidding round, in addition to traditional concession-based bidding rounds. She was responsible for the areas of Audit, Internal Affairs, Legal Department, promotion of Bidding Processes, Supply, Distribution and Fuel Retail Inspection, Human Resources, Administrative and Financial matters, Government Relations, as well as those related to the Exploration and Production segment.
Ms. Magda Chambriard holds a master’s degree in chemical engineering from COPPE/UFRJ (1989) and a degree in Civil Engineering from UFRJ (1979), with specialization in Reservoir Engineering and Formation Evaluation, and specialization in Oil and Gas Production from what is now called Petrobras University. She has completed several courses, in addition to those related to oil and gas production, including Management Development in Production Engineering, Exploration and Production Contract Negotiation, Qualification in Negotiation in the Petroleum Industry, Risk Management, Accounting, Management and Leadership, and Board of Directors Development.
|
|
Héctor Núnez |
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors |
Novonor |
No |
04/29/2026 |
Guilherme Simões de Abreu |
Mr. Héctor Núñez has been a full member and Vice Chair of the Board of Directors since April 29, 2026, having been appointed by the shareholder Novonor S.A. – under Judicial Reorganization. By appointment of the same shareholder, he was elected Chair of the Company’s Board of Directors on February 3, 2025, remaining in that position until April 29, 2026, and has also been a full member of the Company’s Board of Directors since November 18, 2021.
Mr. Héctor Núñez is a senior executive, customer-focused international business strategist with more than 25 years of success managing growth, restructuring distressed operations, and launching startups across the United States and South America. He served as CEO of Ri Happy Brinquedos S.A. for nine years, leading transactions for the acquisition of the largest specialized retailers in Brazil. He also served as CEO of Walmart Brasil, a subsidiary of Walmart Stores, Inc., and held various leadership positions at The Coca-Cola Company and its group companies.
From April 2021 to March 2022, he served as Chair of the Board of Directors of Novonor, having assumed, in March 2022, the position of Chief Executive Officer, a role he held until March 31, 2026. From January 2011 to December 2021, he served as an Independent Board Member of Vulcabrás, and from April 2017 to May 2022, as Chair of the Board of Directors of Marisa S.A. He is also a member of the board of the NGO Amigos do Bem.
Mr. Héctor Núñez holds a bachelor’s degree and an MBA in Business Administration from Florida International University.
|
|
Olavo Bentes David |
Member of the Board of Directors |
Petrobras |
No |
04/29/2026 |
Julio Cezar Jeronimo dos Santos |
Mr. Olavo Bentes David is a full member of the Board of Directors, having been appointed by the shareholder Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras. He also served as Vice Chair of the Company’s Board of Directors from November 28, 2024 to April 29, 2026, likewise by appointment of Petrobras. He began his professional career as a Geologist in 1986 at Petrobras, where he worked for more than twenty years as a Petroleum Exploration Geophysicist in the areas of seismic data acquisition, seismic processing, and new business development.
From 2006 onward, he became a member of the Office of the Attorney General of the Union (AGU) as a Federal Attorney (admitted through a public competitive examination). He served as Head of the litigation coordination at the Federal Attorney’s Office in Criciúma, State of Santa Catarina, and as Deputy Regional Attorney representing the National Social Security Institute (INSS) in the 2nd Region (Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, and Espírito Santo).
While working with the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP), Mr. Olavo Bentes served as Deputy Attorney General until early 2014, when he assumed the position of Legal Advisor at the newly created Pré-Sal Petróleo S.A. (PPSA). At PPSA, where he remained for more than eight years, he focused on the drafting and negotiation of Brazilian production sharing agreements, production unitization agreements, and contracts for the marketing of oil and natural gas on behalf of the Union.
In April 2022, he returned to the Federal Attorney’s Office of the AGU, where he worked in oil and natural gas litigation, retiring from public service in September of that year. In the same month, Mr. Olavo Bentes joined the law firm Tauil and Chequer, associated with Mayer Brown, where he held the position of Legal Counsel in the Oil and Natural Gas Law practice (Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions). He remained in this role until June 2024, when he assumed the position of Advisor to the President of Petrobras, a position he currently holds.
Mr. Olavo Bentes holds a degree in Geology from the University of Brasília (UnB) and a degree in Law from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN). He also holds a postgraduate degree in Geophysics for Petroleum Exploration from Petrobras Corporate University and a specialization in Oil and Natural Gas Law through PRH-36 (a partnership between the ANP and UFRN).
|
|
William França da Silva |
Member of the Board of Directors |
Petrobras |
No |
04/29/2026 |
Edmundo José Correia Aires |
Mr. William França da Silva has been a full member of the Board of Directors since April 29, 2026, having been appointed by the shareholder Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras. Mr. William França currently serves as Chair of the Board of Directors of Petrobras Transporte S.A. – Transpetro and as a full member of the Board of Directors of Refinaria de Petróleo Riograndense (RPR).
He began his career at Petrobras in 1988 as a processing engineer at the Duque de Caxias Refinery (REDUC/RJ). He served as Asset Manager of the Guillermo Bell Refinery in Bolivia and as General Manager of the RPBC/SP, REGAP/MG, RLAM/BA, and REDUC/RJ refineries. He also held the positions of Executive Manager and Director at Transpetro and Transpetro Internacional.
Mr. William França holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and a bachelor’s degree in Law from the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ). He holds an MBA in Business Management from COPPEAD/UFRJ and completed executive education in Strategic Management and Value Chain at INSEAD, France.
|
|
Fernando Sabbi Melgarejo |
Member of the Board of Directors |
Petrobras |
No |
04/29/2026 |
Rodrigo Tiradentes Montecchiari |
Mr. Fernando Sabbi Melgarejo has been a full member of the Board of Directors since April 29, 2026, having been appointed by the shareholder Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras. Mr. Fernando Melgarejo has more than 30 years of experience in the financial market. He currently serves as Chief Financial Officer of Petrobras and Chair of the Board of Directors of Grupo Litel, and holds the position of Chief Financial Officer at Petrobras.
He previously served as Executive Manager in the Finance and Investor Relations Division of Banco do Brasil, in the area of Financial Structuring and Analysis. He was a full member of the Deliberative Council of Economus (2020–2022); a full member of the Board of Directors of Invepar (2022–2023); a full member of the Financial Committee of Cielo (2019–2022); a full member of the Finance Committee of Cateno (2016–2019); a full member of the Fiscal Council of the Brazilian Institute of Finance Executives (2009–2011); and a full member of the Deliberative Council of Cassi (2008–2010), where he also served as a member of the Fiscal Council, the Financial Committee, and the Coaud Committee.
Mr. Fernando Melgarejo holds a degree in Economics from UNEB, a postgraduate degree in International Business from FGV, and a master’s degree in business economics from the Catholic University of Brasília.
|
|
Paulo Roberto Guimarães |
Member of the Board of Directors |
Petrobras |
Yes |
04/29/2026 |
Andréa Barcellos de Aragão |
Mr. Paulo Roberto Guimarães has been an independent full member of the Board of Directors since April 29, 2026, having been appointed by the shareholder Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras. He has also been a full member of the Company’s Board of Directors since April 29, 2024, likewise by appointment of Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras.
He served as Superintendent for Investment Attraction and Promotion of Economic Development at the Secretariat of Industry, Commerce and Mining (SICM) from 2009 to 2014, and has served as Superintendent for Investment Attraction and Promotion of Economic Development at the Secretariat of Economic Development (SDE) of the State of Bahia since 2015. He served on an interim basis as head of the Secretariat between April and May 2015, April and May 2018, and between March and May 2022. He has also participated in several international missions of the Government of the State of Bahia, many of them advising or representing the Governor of the State of Bahia (2010–2023). Since April 2024, he has held the position of President of Bahiainveste – Empresa Baiana de Ativos.
He held the positions of Coordinator of the Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Program, Head of the Department of Engineering and Architecture, and Coordinator of the Master’s Program in Energy at Universidade Salvador (UNIFACS), where he also served as a tenured professor until 2017, as a researcher and permanent professor of the Master’s Program in Energy, as a collaborating professor in the Multi-Institutional PhD Program in Chemical Engineering (UFBA/UNIFACS), and as a professor in the undergraduate Chemical Engineering program. He also served as Technical Coordinator of the Fuel Quality Monitoring Program (PMQC) of the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) in the State of Bahia until 2014, and as a full member of the Teaching, Research and Extension Council (CONSEPE) and of the University Council (CONSUNI).
He served as Chair of the Board of Directors of Empresa Baiana de Ativos S.A. – Bahiainveste from 2017 to 2024, and as a full member of the Board of Directors of Companhia Baiana de Pesquisa Mineral (CBPM), of which he was Chair between April and July 2023. He also served as Chair of the Fiscal Council of Empresa Baiana de Pesca (Bahia Pesca) from 2015 to 2023, as a full member during various periods of the Curatorial Council of Fapesb – Foundation for Research Support of the State of Bahia, and as a full member of the Regional Council of Chemistry of Bahia (CRQ – 7th Region).
He has experience in the fields of Chemical Engineering and Energy, with emphasis on oil and petrochemicals, renewable energy, green hydrogen, energy transition, catalysis, thermodynamics, modeling and simulation, fuels, petroleum products, and regulation of the oil industry. In these areas, he has coordinated and participated in several research and engineering projects funded by companies (Petrobras, Braskem, Ford, among others) and funding agencies (Fapesb, ANP, and MCT/CNPq/FINEP/CTPetro).
Mr. Paulo Roberto Guimarães holds a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the Federal University of Bahia, a master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Campinas (UNICAMP), and a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Leeds, England.
|
|
Hélio Baptista Novaes |
Member of the Board of Directors |
Novonor |
No |
04/29/2026 |
- |
Mr. Hélio Baptista Novaes is a full member of the Board of Directors, having been appointed by the shareholder Novonor S.A. – under Judicial Reorganization. Mr. Hélio Baptista Novaes is a Managing Partner, Chief Financial Officer (CFO), and Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) of IG4 Capital, where he has worked for five years. He has more than ten years of experience in the banking sector (in Brazil and abroad), eighteen years as a C‑level executive in large companies, and five years as a Managing Director in the areas of Restructuring, Financial Advisory, and Special Situations.
Throughout his career, he has been responsible for numerous debt and equity transactions, fundraising, IPOs, mergers and acquisitions, project finance, trade finance transactions, restructurings, and renegotiations across various industries and businesses. At IG4, Mr. Hélio Baptista Novaes leads the finance function and the fundraising process, coordinating interaction and relationships with investors, funds, family offices, and banks. He is also a key figure in supporting deal origination and structuring (especially with banks), in IG4’s institutional representation, and in supporting the monitoring of portfolio companies.
Prior to joining IG4, Mr. Hélio Baptista Novaes was a partner at an international consulting firm, leading Restructuring, Financial Advisory, and Special Situations initiatives. Previously, he served as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of large companies in sectors such as commodities, mining, pulp and paper, sugar and ethanol, real estate, petrochemicals, cosmetics, and media. He led business strategies and initiatives, in Brazil and abroad, related to fundraising, capital structure, mergers and acquisitions, operations and processes, as well as negotiations with investors, banks, law firms, auditors, and advisors.
Mr. Hélio Baptista Novaes played a significant role in the consolidation of the Brazilian petrochemical sector (through the merger of five different companies) and in the sugar-energy sector (combining the operations of two major companies). He also led growth and expansion strategies for two real estate companies. Additionally, he was responsible for the finance and administrative teams of a major cosmetics company, a metal processing company, a large pulp producer, and a media conglomerate, coordinating debt and equity transactions, renegotiations, acquisitions, and performance improvement initiatives at these companies.
Mr. Hélio Baptista Novaes holds a degree in Civil Engineering from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), a postgraduate degree in Finance from Fundação Dom Cabral, Brazil, and an Advanced Management program from INSEAD, France. He is fluent in Portuguese, English, Spanish, and French. Mr. Hélio Baptista Novaes is also a Finance professor at Insper.
|
|
José Mauro Mettrau Carneiro da Cunha |
Member of the Board of Directors |
Novonor |
Yes |
04/29/2026 |
- |
Mr. José Mauro Mettrau Carneiro da Cunha is an independent full member of the Board of Directors, having been appointed by the shareholder Novonor S.A. – under Judicial Reorganization. He has also been a full member of the Company’s Board of Directors since December 20, 2019, likewise by appointment of the shareholder Novonor, and was re‑elected on May 29, 2020, April 19, 2022, and April 29, 2024. On February 3, 2025, Mr. José Mauro ceased to serve as Chair of the Board of Directors and began serving as a full member.
Mr. José Mauro served as Chair of the Board of Directors of Novonor until January 2024, as Chief Executive Officer of Novonor from April 2021 to March 2022, and as a member of the Board of Directors of Oi S.A. from September 2018 to September 2020, having previously served as Chair of the Board of Directors of Oi S.A. since 2009. He began his career as an employee of the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES), where he performed various functions and held several executive positions from 1974 to 1990, having also been appointed Director from 1991 to 1998 and Vice President, responsible for the Industrial Operations, Legal, and Tax Affairs areas, from 1998 to 2002.
His main professional experience includes: (i) full member of the Board of Directors of Telemar Participações S.A. (from 2008 until the merger of Telemar Participações S.A. in September 2015); (ii) full member of the Board of Directors of Vale S.A. (from 2010 to April 2015); (iii) interim Chief Executive Officer of Oi S.A. in 2013; (iv) Chair of the Board of Directors of the following companies: Tele Norte Leste Participações S.A. (from 1999 to 2003 and from 2007 to 2012), where he also served as an alternate member of the Board of Directors in 2006; Telemar Norte Leste S.A. (from 2007 to 2012); TNL PCS S.A. (from 2007 to 2012); Tele Norte Celular Participações S.A. (from 2008 to 2012); Coari Participações S.A. (from 2007 to 2012); and Dommo Empreendimentos Imobiliários S.A., formerly named Calais Participações S.A. (from 2007 to December 2016); (v) full member of the Board of Directors of Log‑In Logística Intermodal S.A. (from 2007 to 2011); (vi) full member of the Board of Directors of Lupatech S.A. (from 2006 to 2012); (vii) full member of the Board of Directors of Santo Antonio Energia S.A. (from 2008 to 2016); and (viii) full member of the Board of Directors of the following companies: (a) Braskem S.A. (from 2007 to 2010), where he previously served as Vice President of Strategic Planning from 2003 to 2005; (b) LIGHT Serviços de Eletricidade S.A. (from 1997 to 2000); (c) Aracruz Celulose S.A. (from 1997 to 2002); (d) Politeno Indústria e Comércio S.A. (from 2003 to 2004); (e) BANESTES S.A. – Banco do Estado do Espírito Santo (from 2008 to 2009); and (f) Pharol, SGPS, S.A. (from 2015 to 2017).
Mr. José Mauro holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Catholic University of Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, obtained in 1971, and completed the Executive Program in Management at the Anderson School, University of California, in December 2002.
|
|
Gesner José de Oliveira Filho |
Member of the Board of Directors |
Novonor |
Yes |
04/29/2026 |
- |
Mr. Gesner José de Oliveira Filho has been an independent full member of the Board of Directors since June 27, 2017, having been appointed by the shareholder Novonor S.A. – under Judicial Reorganization, and has been re‑elected, also by appointment of Novonor, on April 30, 2018, May 29, 2020, April 19, 2022, and April 29, 2024.
He is certified by the Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance (IBGC) as an independent board member and as a member of the Audit Committee (CoAud+). He is a member of the Board of Directors of TIM, where he chairs the Statutory Audit Committee and serves as a member of the ESG Committee; Chair of the Board of Directors of Estre Ambiental; and a member of the Self‑Regulation Council of FEBRABAN.
In addition, he is a member of the International Academy of Law and Economics (AIDE) and, on a pro bono basis, a member of the Advisory Board of the Brazilian Association of Infrastructure and Basic Industries (ABdib), of the +Water Movement of the UN Global Compact Brazil, and of the Brazilian Institute of Competition Ethics (ETCO). He is Director of the Basic Sanitation Division of the Infrastructure Department (DEINFRA) of FIESP and a member of FIESP’s Superior Council for Infrastructure (COINFRA).
He is also a partner at GO Associados and a professor at FGV – Fundação Getulio Vargas, where he coordinates the Center for Infrastructure Studies and Environmental Solutions. He has served as Chair of the Board of Directors of KWPar, as a member of Uber’s Global Advisory Board, and as a member of the Boards of Directors of Iguá, Usiminas, Sabesp, CESP, Banco Nossa Caixa, and Varig. Additionally, from 2007 to 2011, he served as President of SABESP – São Paulo State Sanitation Company, and from 1996 to 2000, as President of the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE).
Mr. Gesner Oliveira holds a PhD in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley, a master’s degree in Economics from Unicamp, and a bachelor’s degree in Economics from FEA‑USP.
|
|
Mauricio Dantas Bezerra |
Member of the Board of Directors |
Novonor |
No |
04/29/2026 |
- |
Mr. Mauricio Dantas Bezerra has been a full member of the Board of Directors since November 28, 2024, having been appointed by the shareholder Novonor S.A. – under Judicial Reorganization. He has executive experience leading legal and corporate governance teams, having held strategic roles with significant responsibilities over the past 16 years in Brazil and abroad. He has a strong background in conducting complex negotiations, diagnosing intricate issues, and developing and executing strategies in complex and multifaceted situations, including participation on boards of directors of companies and joint ventures.
He has extensive experience coordinating the work of law firms and consultants, playing a central role in defining and leading negotiation and litigation strategies, as well as conducting, in Brazil and abroad, M&A transactions, infrastructure project structuring, and negotiations of leniency agreements with various authorities. He also has experience in capital markets, financial transactions, tax planning, and strategic litigation, including contributing to the formation of case law in leading cases before higher courts, as well as a business‑oriented executive role integrated into decision‑making and strategic planning processes.
Mr. Mauricio Dantas Bezerra has served, since 2022, as Vice President for Legal Affairs and Corporate Governance of Novonor S.A., a position he also held from 2018 to 2020. He was a Founding Partner of VMB Jurídica, where he led complex projects from 2020 to 2022. From 2016 to 2018, he served as Legal Director of Construtora Norberto Odebrecht, and from 2013 to 2016, as Legal and Corporate Governance Director of Odebrecht Ambiental S.A. At Braskem S.A., he served as Legal Director from 2008 to 2012, where he was responsible for corporate and capital markets matters, M&A, projects, finance, tax, commercial, labor, intellectual property, environmental, competition (CADE), arbitration, and litigation areas.
Mr. Mauricio Dantas Bezerra holds a law degree from Unifacs – Universidade Salvador, an LL.M. from the University of Warwick, UK (Chevening Scholar and Distinction Award), and completed the Global Leaders Program at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
|
|
Lucas Cive Barbosa |
Member of the Board of Directors |
Novonor |
No |
04/29/2026 |
- |
Mr. Lucas Cive has been a full member of the Board of Directors since November 13, 2025, having been appointed by the shareholder Novonor S.A. – under Judicial Reorganization, also by appointment of the shareholders Novonor S.A. – under Judicial Reorganization and NSP Investimentos S.A. He has served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Information Officer of Novonor S.A. since July 2024, and previously served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Information Officer of OEC S.A. from 2022 to 2025.
He has more than 20 years of experience in the financial area, having served as Executive Director at Alvarez & Marsal (2020–2022), Director at BBC Digital – JSL (2019–2020), Chief Financial Officer of Simpar S.A. – JSL (2018–2019), and Director of Corporate Finance at Odebrecht Engenharia e Construção S.A. (2015–2018). In these roles, he led financial teams in highly complex projects, including debt restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, strategic planning, and investor relations, among others.
Mr. Lucas Cive holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the School of Economics and Administration of the University of São Paulo (2006) and an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management (2015).
|