Sustainability Report 2021
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Follow the best governance, business integrity, and
transparency practices.
Governance 102-22
The Group's governance structure is defined
by the Bylaws and the Internal Regulations
of the Board of Directors of the holding
company, documents publicly available
on the institutional website. The holding
company's management is composed
of a Board of Directors and a Board of
Executive Officers. The Board of Directors
has three statutory advisory committees,
whose members are members of the
Board of Directors and support the Board
in its decision-making: Strategic Finance
Committee, Legal and Integrity Committee,
and People and Social Responsibility
Committee. 102-18
According to the Bylaws, the directors,
including the president, are elected and
removable, at any time, by the Shareholders'
Meeting, with a unified term of office of
one year, reelection being allowed. The
directors must have an unblemished
reputation and meet the other legal
requirements, observing the provisions
of the company's Integrity Program. The
directors and officers are chosen among
well-known market professionals with a
distinguished reputation. The chairman of
the Board of Directors is not an officer of the
Group. 102-23 | 102-24
Sustainability Report 2021
It is incumbent upon the Board of Directors,
as per the Bylaws, to establish the general
direction of the business, elect, dismiss,
and supervise the management of
the officers and call the Shareholders'
Meeting, among other duties related to
financial and governance aspects. These
duties also include establishing and
updating the Group's companies' social
and environmental responsibility policy.
Additionally, the statutory committees also
advise the Board on economic, social, and
people management matters. The Board
of Executive Officers undergoes an annual
evaluation and has pre-set goals specifically
for each of the areas/positions for profit-
sharing purposes. 102-26 | 102-28
Following the precepts brought by the
new ESG Strategy, the Company will
review the Bylaws, Internal Regulations,
and internal policies in 2022. The purpose
is to adapt to best governance practices,
including express rules for appointing and
evaluating senior management positions.
Although some existing goals (economic,
environmental, and social) already include
ESG aspects, they will be reviewed in 2022
to intensify the organization's commitment
to this matter.
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
João Pedro Backheuser (chairman) - architect
Carlos Henrique da Cruz Lima (director) – civil engineer
Genilson Silva Melo (director) - administrator
Ricardo Bacellar Wuerkert (independent director) - engineer
Francisco Ubiratan de Sousa (director) - accountant
Silvia Cortes de Lacerda Ribeiro (director) - lawyer
Strategic Finance Committee: João Pedro Backheuser, Genilson
Silva Melo, and Francisco Ubiratan de Sousa (directors), with technical
advice from Bernardo Machado Alves Gonçalves and Carlos Werner
Benzecry (officers).
Legal and Integrity Committee: Francisco Ubiratan de Sousa,
Silvia Cortes de Lacerda Ribeiro (directors), and João Carlos Backheuser
Mambrini (lawyer - indirect shareholder), with technical advice from
Maria Fernanda Goston Tisi Ferraz (legal manager).
People and Social Responsibility Committee: João Pedro
Backheuser, Ricardo Bacellar Wuerkert (directors,) and Anna Maria Lessa
Backheuser (indirect shareholder), with technical advice from Luciana
Barbosa Ramos Reis and Marcelo Augusto Raposo da Mota (officers).
Executive Board: Claudio Bechara Abduche (CEO), Marcelo Augusto
Raposo da Mota (Administrative-Financial Officer), Leonardo das
Chagas Righetto (Operations Officer), and Jayme Filgueiras Aguiar
(Engineering Officer).
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