Management, Boards, and Committees

Graduated in Law and Social Sciences from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS) in 1970. He began his career at Panvel S.A. – Drogarias e Farmácias (currently Dimed S/A Distribuidora de Medicamentos) in 1967, initially as an HR assistant and subsequently holding positions such as branch manager, branch supervisor, Administrative Director, and CEO.

Currently, he serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors. He has been a member of the Commerce Union since 1974, Vice-President of Fecomércio since 1998, and Vice-President of FIERGS since 2014.

Graduated in Business Administration from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) in 1978. He served as HR Manager at Panvel S.A. Drogarias e Farmácias (now Dimed S.A. Distribuidora de Medicamentos), later acting as Purchasing Manager until 2007.

Currently, he is a member of the company’s Board of Directors.

Master’s candidate in Production Engineering with a focus on Logistics at UFRGS. Holds specializations in Strategy from Harvard Business School, Advanced Management from INSEAD, Business Management from UFRGS, and Financial Management from Fundação Dom Cabral. He is an IBGC-certified board member, and graduated as an Agronomist Engineer from UFRGS. Currently serving as a member of the Board of Directors and shareholder of Grupo Panvel.

He has a 33-year executive career at Panvel, occupying senior leadership roles in corporate, retail, distribution, logistics, manufacturing, planning, and governance areas. He is also an entrepreneur and startup investor, Chairman of the Wholesale Pharmaceutical Union of Rio Grande do Sul, board member at SENAC-RS, Porto Alegre Country Club, and PZT Estratégia, Gestão e Participações.

Graduated in Psychology from PUC-RS and holds a postgraduate degree in Human Resources Management from Fundação Getúlio Vargas. She has over 40 years of HR experience, with 35 years in leadership roles. Clarice worked for 28 years as HR executive at Lojas Renner S.A., where she was responsible for People Management, Sustainability, and Shared Services Center.

She currently serves as an independent board member at Grupo Panvel, Madesa, and CIEE-RS. She also serves on the People Committee of Copersucar, Grupo Panvel, and Unimed Porto Alegre. Additionally, she is coordinator of the IBGC’s Rio Grande do Sul Chapter, a member of IBGC’s People Commission, and author of the book “Gestão de Pessoas na Estratégia Empresarial.”

Graduated in Civil Engineering from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). He served as Chief Operating Officer and CEO of Banco Geral do Comércio from 1988 to 1997, and CEO of Camargo Correa Metais S.A. from 1986 to 1988.

For 13 years, Ely was the CEO of Drogasil, leading its IPO in 2007. He played a key role in the merger between Drogasil and Raia in 2011, remaining as CEO of the newly formed Raia Drogasil for two more years. He has served as an advisor to Warburg Pincus Brazil since 2013. Currently, Ely serves on the Boards of Directors of Dimed Distribuidora de Medicamentos S.A., Eurofarma Laboratórios S.A., and Allied Tecnologia S.A. Additionally, he is the Chairman of the Board of Directors at Pet Center Comércio e Participação S.A.

Cristiano holds a degree in Production Engineering from the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo (USP). He joined Kinea in September 2009 and is a partner responsible for the Private Equity division, having over 24 years of experience in the sector. He previously served as Executive Director at AIG Capital Partners in Brazil, participating on the Boards of Gol Linhas Aéreas and Companhia Providência.

Since joining Kinea, he has participated in over 10 investee company boards and is a member of the Investment Committees for Infrastructure, CVC, and Capital Solutions Funds at Kinea. Prior to AIG and Kinea, Cristiano worked in Project Finance at Banco ABN Amro and started his career as a trainee at Banco Itaú.