Decio Luiz Chieppe

Decio Luiz Chieppe has been an independent member of the board of directors since August 15, 2012. He is also an Executive Officer for Administration and Finance at Grupo Águia Branca and a member of the board of directors of Vix Logistica S.A. During his career, Mr. Chieppe has held leadership positions at all Grupo Águia Branca companies, including as an executive officer for finance and administration from 1993 through the present day and as the chief executive officer of certain Grupo Águia Branca companies from 1978 to 1993. Mr. Chieppe holds a degree in business administration from the Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo and na executive master’s degree in business administration in finance from IBMEC, a private Brazilian university. He also completed na executive skills, tools and competencies program (STC), at the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management.