João Roberto Gonçalves Teixeira is the former Chief Executive Officer of Copersucar S.A., a Brazilian sugar, ethanol and logistics corporation (“Copersucar”). Mr. Teixeira served as Chief Executive Officer of Copersucar from December 2018 until 2022 and was responsible for managing financial and operational risks. Between 2017 and 2018, Mr. Teixeira was a founding partner of Inviste, a proprietary investment company in the real estate, venture capital and impact businesses. From 2011 to November 2016, Mr. Teixeira was with Banco Votorantim S.A., first as Head of Wholesale Banking and subsequently as Chief Executive Officer. He was previously in executive positions with Santander Group in Brazil, where he served as Executive Vice President, Head of Corporate and Investment Banking and Managing Director. Prior to this, from 1995 to 2002, Mr. Teixeira was Head of Investment Banking - Brazil for Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, was a special advisor to the Minister of Finance from 1990 to 1992 and professor of economics at Pontifical Catholic University from 1988 to 1999.