Management and Board of Directors

Luiz Fernando Ziegler de Saint Edmond. Mr. Luiz Fernando Ziegler de Saint Edmond is a Co-Founder of Dreampact Ventures and a member of the Board of Directors of Alpargatas and Life Equals. He was the CEO of Ambev and Anheuser-Busch, and the Chief Sales Officer of ABInbev. He was also a member of the Board of Directors of Ambev. Luiz earned a degree in Production Engineering from UFRJ and completed the Harvard Business School’s OPM program for Key Executives, in addition to other executive programs at Stanford, Kellogg and Yale.

Grace Cury de Almeida Gonçalves Tourinho. Ms. Grace has a degree in Economic Sciences from Faculdade Católica de Salvador and a Master Business Administration (MBA) from IBMEC – São Paulo. Developed his professional career at Price Waterhouse from Brazil and Portugal during the period from 1986 to 1994, as well as worked at OPP Petroquímica / Braskem, an Odebrecht Group company from 1996 to 1998 in the area of ​​USGAAP. From 1998 to 2005, she worked at the Controllership of Companhia de Bebidas das Américas AmBev. From 2005 to June 2008, he was Controller at Kimberly Clark Brazil. From July 2008 to September 2012 assumed the positions of Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer and later General Director Brazil of T4F Entretenimento S.A. From 2012 to 2014, she held the position of General Director of UFC – Brazil. From 2014 to 2020 he acted as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Investor Relations Officer at Qualicorp S.A.

Francisco Tosta Valim Filho. Mr. Francisco holds a degree in Business Administration from the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) where he won the Young Researcher award in 1988. He has a postgraduate degree in Strategic Planning also from UFRGS in addition to an MBA from the University of Southern California. He was CFO of OI S.A between 2002 and 2003 and later CEO between 2011 and 2013, in 2013 and 2014 he was CEO of Via Varejo having been responsible for the IPO process. He has extensive experience in turnarounds and organizational transformation processes, team developer, growth, strategic planning and solid financial knowledge.

Lucas Santos Rodas . Mr. Lucas Santos Rodas is a Managing Partner at FARO Capital, the Chair of the Board of Directors of Companhia Nitro Química Brasileira, a member of the Board of Directors of Montecitrus, a member of the Board of the Institute for Studies in Industrial Development (IEDI – Instituto de Estudos para Desenvolvimento Industrial) , a partner and a member of the Investment Committee of Baraúna Gestora. He was a managing partner at Sagatiba Brasil, worked in the areas of M&A and capital market at Bank of America, and also worked at Unibanco. He earned a degree in Business Administration from FAAP and completed the Harvard Business School’s OPM program.

Fued Elias Sadala Junior. Mr. Fued has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Federal University of Minas Gerais. He participated in executive programs at Insead-Wharton and Harvard Business School. Fued serves as president of board of Ryvit, an information technology company (Missouri), and as an observer on the board of Misfits, an Esports company (Florida). Fued started his career as a trainee at Anheuser-Busch InBev (ABI), where he worked for 23 years, with great prominence in the areas of industrial operations, technology and shared services. He occupied senior global and regional leadership positions in Europe, South, Central, and North America. During his time at ABI, he led a number of business transformations, including integrating companies into mergers and acquisitions. Currently, as a co-founder and director of Dreampact, a privately held partnership, Fued supports his startups in developing business strategies. Given his long experience in Operations, he advises them specifically on the logistics chain, strategic supply, improving efficiency, technological innovation and attracting talent. Fued is also responsible, along with his partners, in researching and analyzing investment opportunities, connecting with various stakeholders in the investment community and in their own network built during their career in large companies.

Joseph B. Call. Mr. Joseph Call has a degree from Brigham Young University. He is an executive vastly experienced in the restaurant industry, with over 20 years working in the segment. He started his career as a restaurant team member until achieving his current position as Chief Development Officer of Pizza Hut International. Before his current position, Mr. Joseph was Senior Director of KFC Global Development, Chief Development Officer of KFC Africa, CFO of KFC Africa and CFO of Yum! Restaurants International in Canada. In addition, Mr. Joseph served as a Trustee of KFC Africa’s Add Hope, which currently feeds over 160,000 children every day, in partnership with over 100 South African partner beneficiaries. His experience in over 4 countries brings a special and real understanding of the challenges faced by a global brand.