Executive Officers, Board of Directors and Comittees

Mr. Borges joined us in 1997 as administrative assistant. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration. He served as our marketing advisor, sales manager, chief wholesale commercial officer, chief retail commercial officer, chief wholesale and retail commercial officer, and vice-chairman.

Mr. Tulio Queiroz has almost 20 years of experience in the retail sector, with extensive knowledge on topics such as Management Methodology, Capital Structure, Governance, Financial Products and Services, among others. He holds a degree in Business Management from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (EAESP), with an MBA from FIA. Before joining the Company’s Executive Board, he served as Chief Financial and Management Officer of the Guararapes-Riachuelo Group, also accumulating the role of Investor Relations Officer and the position of Chief Executive Officer of Midway Financeira.

Mr. Ilton is the executive officer at Eletro Mateus. He started to work with us in 1997, when we decided to invest in the electronics segment. He was responsible for the implementation of the Eletro Mateus chain. Mr. Ilton does not hold equity interest in companies of our group. He is responsible for the entire management of the electronics segment, taking care of all aspects, from the choice of store locations to the portfolio of products.

Mr. Ilson is our controlling shareholder. He founded Grupo Mateus in 1986, in the city of Balsas, state of Maranhão. Mr. Ilson completed his primary education and started to work at 12 years of age, as an apprentice. He later became a turner. He worked in gold digging in the 1980s and, with the little money he earned, he invested, persisted and built the largest retail food chain in Brazil with a capital stock that is entirely held by Brazilian shareholders. Mr. Ilson is also a shareholder of Armazém Mateus S.A., Mateus Supermercados, Indústria de Pães e Massas Mateus LTDA. and Rio Balsas Participações e Empreendimentos LTDA.

Mr. Ilson Mateus Júnior holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and an MBA in management from Fundação Dom Cabral. He attended the Program for Management Development at IESE Barcelona. He is the controlling shareholder and chief executive officer of Black Swan, the largest innovation center in the North and Northeast regions in Brazil, and he is the co-founder of Niduu, an app focused on corporate training through gamification.

Mr. Borges joined us in 1997 as administrative assistant. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration. He served as our marketing advisor, sales manager, chief wholesale commercial officer, chief retail commercial officer, chief wholesale and retail commercial officer, and vice-chairman. He holds equity interest in Posterus Supermercados LTDA. (Camiño).

Mr. Mello holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Faculdade Cândido Mendes, in Rio de Janeiro, and an MBA in management from the Western International University, in London. He has more than 30 years of experience in senior management positions in large companies and financial institutions, primarily in construction and management of large retail financial businesses, with an in-depth knowledge of the Brazilian and international markets. From 2007 to 2012, he served as chief executive officer of Banco Carrefour, responsible for the conversion of the former Carrefour private label into a bank with a broad portfolio of products and excellent results. Also in 2012, Mr. Mello founded K.I.Q. Assessoria Empresarial, serving as chief executive officer and conducting a number of strategic review projects for financial institutions, including the strategic review of Banco Topázio and the redesign of JSL’s pre-paid cards. From 2015 to 2018, he served as chief executive officer in the restructuring of Banco Topázio.

Sergio is the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Investment Committee of Latache Capital. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Banco Daycoval, Helbor Empreendimentos S.A, among others. Previously, he was an Executive Vice-President at Banco Bradesco S.A. Additionally, he was Director of Bradespar, Vice-President of the Board of Directors of Vale S.A. and Senior Advisor of Orix USA. Sergio has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from PUC-MG, an MBA from Ibmec and PGA –Fundação Dom Cabral and INSEAD.

Mr. Nunes graduated in law from CEUMA University in 2005 and has since worked at the law firm Eceiza Nunes Advogados Associados.

Mr. Nunes graduated in law from CEUMA University in 2006 and has since worked at the law firm Eceiza Nunes Advogados Associados.

Mr. Eduardo Seiji has a degree in Business Administration and Accounting and a consolidated career with more than 30 (thirty) years of experience controlling and accounting in companies in the retail/wholesale segment, industries and financial institutions. He served as head of the accounting division of Duratex S.A; Accounting Manager at Lojas Riachuelo S.A, Accounting Manager at Midway S.A.; and Member of the Fiscal Council of Guararapes Confecções.

Mr. Murici holds degrees in Law (2007) and History (2002) from the University of Guarulhos. He has a specialization in Corporate Law from FGV (2013/2014), an update course in Environmental Law from ESA-OAB, and a postgraduate degree in Corporate Law and Compliance from EPD (2023/2024). He served as President of the Prerogatives Committee and as a member of the Ethics Committee of the Brazilian Bar Association, Subsection 290 – Mairiporã/SP, and as Coordinator of the Higher School of Advocacy – ESA, Subsection 290 – Mairiporã/SP. Since 2001, he has worked as a consultant in Corporate Governance, providing consulting and advisory services in administrative, financial, corporate, and tax matters, and has held roles on Boards of Directors and Fiscal Councils. In recent years, he has served as a full or alternate Fiscal Council member at companies including: Tafibrás Participações S.A., Companhia Paranaense de Energia S.A. – Copel, Banco Nossa Caixa S.A., Drogasil S.A., Bicicletas Monark S.A., M&G Poliéster S.A., Santos Brasil S.A., Medial Saúde S.A., AES Tietê S.A., Têxtil Renauxview S.A., Pettenati S.A. Indústria Têxtil, Metalfrio Solutions S.A., Triunfo Participações e Investimentos S.A., Eucatex S.A. Indústria e Comércio, Rio Paranapanema S.A., Tarpon Investimentos S.A., Profarma Distribuidora de Produtos Farmacêuticos S.A., Vulcabrás S.A., Metalgráfica Iguaçu S.A., Companhia Distribuidora de Gás do Rio de Janeiro, and International School Serviços de Ensino, Treinamento e Editoração Franqueadora S.A., among others. Currently, Mr. Murici dos Santos serves as a full Fiscal Council member at Guararapes Confecções S.A., Transmissora Aliança de Energia Elétrica S.A., and Rossi Residencial S.A.

Mrs. Helena holds a degree in Economics from PUC-RJ; and has experience at OMNi as a strategic consultant; at Br Malls as a member of the Fiscal Council; at Enjoei.com.br as a member of the Board of Directors; at Grupo Pão de Açúcar as Director of E-Commerce Operations; at Lojas Americanas as commercial manager; at Academia da Cachaça as a director, having extensive experience in retail and E-Commerce.

Mr. Licério holds a degree in Business Administration from Faculdade Ibero Americana, an MBA in Leadership and Decision Making from ISE Business School, SP, associated with IESE Business School, School of Business Management at the University of Navarra-Spain. Mr. Campanati is a Managing Partner at Araújo Fontes, responsible for managing the commercial and credit areas since 2020; Partner at One Investimentos; and he was an Autonomous Agent at Banco BTG, responsible for the Origination of Credit Operations, from 2019 to 2020; Executive Superintendent of Banco Bradesco S.A.; and Regional Manager of Banco Bradesco S.A.

Sergio is the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Investment Committee of Latache Capital. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Banco Daycoval, Helbor Empreendimentos S.A, among others. Previously, he was an Executive Vice-President at Banco Bradesco S.A. Additionally, he was Director of Bradespar, Vice-President of the Board of Directors of Vale S.A. and Senior Advisor of Orix USA. Sergio has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from PUC-MG, an MBA from Ibmec and PGA –Fundação Dom Cabral and INSEAD.

Mrs. Claudia graduated in Business Administration at Fundação Instituto de Administração and in Accounting at Universidade Mackenzie and has a postgraduate degree in Internal Auditing from FECAP. Mrs. Claudia has a consolidated career of 10 years working as an accounting executive and 13 years working in the internal audit and internal controls area. She served as head of accounting at Grupo Guararapes, as General Accounting Manager and Internal Audit Coordinator at Lojas Riachuelo S.A.

Master in Controllership and Finance. Bachelor in Business Administration and Accounting, with a MBA in Corporate Governance. Professional with solid knowledge in corporate governance practices, corporate risk management, internal controls, auditing and management, and process improvement. As an executive, he was responsible for structuring corporate risk management practices in a publicly traded company, and has experience with reports to advisory bodies to the Board of Directors and with regulatory services, mainly CVM and BACEN. As an external consultant, he has experience in business risk management projects, analysis, implementation and evaluation of internal controls, internal auditing, and auditing of financial statements (assurance). He is currently a member of Audit Committees and Fiscal Councils in financial institutions and a retail company.