Board of Directors

Christiano Antoniazzi Galló started his career in the area of e-commerce planning at JC Penney, in the USA. Later, he was an equity analyst focused on retail companies and consumption at IP Capital Partners (Brazil), Dynamo Capital (England) and VELT Partners (Brazil). He is currently a partner at Quartz Asset Management. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University (USA) and an MBA from Judge Business School of the University of Cambridge (England).

Eduardo Campozana Gouveia is an investor and board member at start-ups such as Allya, PinPeople, Hands, AsaaS and VEE, and a board member at large companies such as Mapfre Seguradora, CI&T software and Baterias Moura. Mr. Gouveia was the CEO of Cielo until August 2018, a payment solutions, technology and retail services company. Before taking over Cielo in early 2017, he was the CEO of Alelo. He also founded and was the CEO of Livelo, a customer loyalty company of Banco do Brasil and Bradesco. He was the first CEO of Multiplus Fidelidade. Before serving at this company, he was Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Cielo between 2006 and 2010. He held the positions of Vice President of Marketing (Walmart Brasil), Chief Marketing Officer (Bompreço) and General Officer (HiperCard). He started his career in the IT department of Banco Banorte then served in the Bank’s product, marketing and sales departments. The executive holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the Universidade Federal do Pernambuco (UFPE), a specialization degree in Finance from IBMEC and an MBA in Marketing from the Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV).

Flávio Jansen Ferreira has been a member of the Board of Directors of Lojas Quero-Quero since 2009. He is also member of the Board of Directors of Locaweb Internet S.A., YDUQS Participações S.A. and Digipix S.A.. Flavio is an investor in start-up companies, with investments today in Laqus S.A., OQVestir, DressAndGo and a member of the Board of Directors of Flyers 24 Horas S.A. – Anúncio e Divulgação. He was responsible for the start of the Submarino.com website, where he served as Chief Technology Officer and later Chief Executive Officer. In the past, he was the CEO of Submarino.com during the company’s IPO on Bovespa and the merger with Americanas.com, which resulted in B2W. He was member of the Board of Directors of Fleury S.A., CETIP-SA, International Meal Company S.A. and Grupo IBMEC Educacional S.A. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Electricity Engineering from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica no Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio).

José Zitelmann is co-founder and partner of Absoluto Partners. He has approximately twenty years of experience in the financial and capital markets, having begun his career in 1998 at Banco Pactual S.A., in the mergers and acquisitions area. In September 1999, he joined the third-party resources area of Banco Pactual S.A., working mainly in the multimarket investment funds area. He remained in this position until 2002, when he started to work as head of the stock exchange area of the bank. He became a partner of Banco Pactual S.A. in 2003. With the acquisition of Banco Pactual S.A.’s control by UBS AG in 2006, he became head of the proprietary equities desk for Latin America, where he remained until 2009. In 2009, as a result of the transfer of control of UBS Pactual to the BTG Group, he became head of the equities area of BTG Pactual Asset Management S.A. Distribuidora de Títulos e Valores Mobiliários, where he remained until February 2019. In parallel, in 2016 he also started to act as head of Latam Asset Management belonging to the BTG Pactual Group. In 2019, Mr. Zitelmann left BTG Pactual and founded Absolute Partners. He holds a degree in business administration from the São Paulo School of Business Administration of the Getúlio Vargas Foundation (EAESP-FGV-SP).

Leila Nakashima is Chief Product Officer (CPO) at La Haus, a company present in Colombia and Mexico, where her mission is to create digital products that make the dream of home ownership possible for millions of families. She has experience in retail, consumer goods, and strategic consulting. Previously, she participated for ten years in Magalu’s digital transformation, rethinking the physical stores, implementing multichannel and the marketplace platform. At Magazine Luiza, she served as manager of the strategic planning division, director of operational planning, director of digital products, and lastly as director of strategic projects and M&A integration. She has also worked with strategic planning, marketing, and product development at Pernambucanas, Connecetmed, Dell Computer Corporation, and as a consultant at Booz, Allen & Hamilton. She has a degree in Electrical Engineering from Escola Politécnica da USP and an MBA from Stanford University, USA.

Luiz Antonio de Moraes Carvalho has more than 45 years of professional experience, 30 years of which working in the department of General Administration of Retail Operations, Consumer Credit and Real Estate at COFRA Group. He has an in-depth knowledge of planning, finance, technology, human resources, consumer behavior and marketing. In his last five years at COFRA Group, he served as Chairman of the Latin American Division, being responsible for the operations in Brazil, Argentina and Mexico. On September 1, 2006, Luiz Antonio de Moraes Carvalho began to perform non-executive functions, such as member of boards and committees, working in different corporate governance bodies in Latin America, Europe and China. He is currently an independent member of the Board of Directors of Cogna Educação S.A. and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of C&A Modas S.A. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Production Engineering from the Polytechnic School of the Universidade de São Paulo (USP).

Peter Furukawa joined the company in 2009. Since then, he has held the position of Chief Executive Officer. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Fortbras and C&A. Before joining Lojas Quero-Quero, Peter Furukawa held the following positions: CEO (IMC); COO (Pernambucanas); CEO (Submarino); CFO (PepsiCo Foods); and Senior Engagement Manager (McKinsey & Co). He graduated in Computer Science and earned an MBA from Brigham Young University, in the USA.

Carlos Elder Maciel de Aquino has been a professor at Fundação Instituto de Pesquisas Contábeis, Atuariais e Financeiras – Fipecafi since 1994. He has over 30 years of experience in executive positions in the financial (Banco Unibanco, Banco Itaú Unibanco S.A., Banco Bandeirantes S.A. and Banco Banorte S.A.), healthcare (Diagnósticos da América S.A.) from 2012 to 2015, auditing (KPMG Auditores Independentes) from 2010 to 2011, pension funds (Banco Itáu Unibanco S.A. and Banco Banorte S.A.) from 2008 to 2010. He was also sector director of internal audit at the Brazilian Federation of Banks – Febraban from 2006 to 2010, where he also coordinated the banks’ internal audit committee. He currently chairs the audit committee of Banco Pine S.A., is the chairman of the audit committee and risk management committee of International Meal Company Alimentação S.A., is a member of the audit committee of Fundação dos Economiários Federais – FUNCEF, is the chairman of the audit committee of Locaweb S.A., and is a member of the audit committee of São Paulo Turismo S/A. In addition, he is a board member certified by the Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance – IBGC and a member of the ACI – Institute (KPMG Auditores Independentes).

Christiano Antoniazzi Galló started his career in the area of e-commerce planning at JC Penney, in the USA. Later, he was an equity analyst focused on retail companies and consumption at IP Capital Partners (Brazil), Dynamo Capital (England) and VELT Partners (Brazil). He is currently a partner at Quartz Asset Management. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University (USA) and an MBA from Judge Business School of the University of Cambridge (England).

Flávio Jansen Ferreira has been a member of the Board of Directors of Lojas Quero-Quero since 2009. He is also member of the Board of Directors of Locaweb Internet S.A., YDUQS Participações S.A. and Digipix S.A.. Flavio is an investor in start-up companies, with investments today in Laqus S.A., OQVestir, DressAndGo and a member of the Board of Directors of Flyers 24 Horas S.A. – Anúncio e Divulgação. He was responsible for the start of the Submarino.com website, where he served as Chief Technology Officer and later Chief Executive Officer. In the past, he was the CEO of Submarino.com during the company’s IPO on Bovespa and the merger with Americanas.com, which resulted in B2W. He was member of the Board of Directors of Fleury S.A., CETIP-SA, International Meal Company S.A. and Grupo IBMEC Educacional S.A. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Electricity Engineering from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica no Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio).

Christiano Antoniazzi Galló started his career in the area of e-commerce planning at JC Penney, in the USA. Later, he was an equity analyst focused on retail companies and consumption at IP Capital Partners (Brazil), Dynamo Capital (England) and VELT Partners (Brazil). He is currently a partner at Quartz Asset Management. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University (USA) and an MBA from Judge Business School of the University of Cambridge (England).

Eduardo Campozana Gouveia is an investor and board member at start-ups such as Allya, PinPeople, Hands, AsaaS and VEE, and a board member at large companies such as Mapfre Seguradora, CI&T software and Baterias Moura. Mr. Gouveia was the CEO of Cielo until August 2018, a payment solutions, technology and retail services company. Before taking over Cielo in early 2017, he was the CEO of Alelo. He also founded and was the CEO of Livelo, a customer loyalty company of Banco do Brasil and Bradesco. He was the first CEO of Multiplus Fidelidade. Before serving at this company, he was Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Cielo between 2006 and 2010. He held the positions of Vice President of Marketing (Walmart Brasil), Chief Marketing Officer (Bompreço) and General Officer (HiperCard). He started his career in the IT department of Banco Banorte then served in the Bank’s product, marketing and sales departments. The executive holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the Universidade Federal do Pernambuco (UFPE), a specialization degree in Finance from IBMEC and an MBA in Marketing from the Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV).

Flávio Jansen Ferreira has been a member of the Board of Directors of Lojas Quero-Quero since 2009. He is also member of the Board of Directors of Locaweb Internet S.A., YDUQS Participações S.A. and Digipix S.A.. Flavio is an investor in start-up companies, with investments today in Laqus S.A., OQVestir, DressAndGo and a member of the Board of Directors of Flyers 24 Horas S.A. – Anúncio e Divulgação. He was responsible for the start of the Submarino.com website, where he served as Chief Technology Officer and later Chief Executive Officer. In the past, he was the CEO of Submarino.com during the company’s IPO on Bovespa and the merger with Americanas.com, which resulted in B2W. He was member of the Board of Directors of Fleury S.A., CETIP-SA, International Meal Company S.A. and Grupo IBMEC Educacional S.A. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Electricity Engineering from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica no Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio).

Luiz Antonio de Moraes Carvalho has more than 45 years of professional experience, 30 years of which working in the department of General Administration of Retail Operations, Consumer Credit and Real Estate at COFRA Group. He has an in-depth knowledge of planning, finance, technology, human resources, consumer behavior and marketing. In his last five years at COFRA Group, he served as Chairman of the Latin American Division, being responsible for the operations in Brazil, Argentina and Mexico. On September 1, 2006, Luiz Antonio de Moraes Carvalho began to perform non-executive functions, such as member of boards and committees, working in different corporate governance bodies in Latin America, Europe and China. He is currently an independent member of the Board of Directors of Cogna Educação S.A. and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of C&A Modas S.A. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Production Engineering from the Polytechnic School of the Universidade de São Paulo (USP).

Catia Porto has a degree in Psychology from PUC-RJ, a post-graduate degree in Human Resources Management from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, and several extension courses in business schools such as Wharton, IMD and Stanford. She is a Human Resources executive, and has developed an international career having studied and worked in the United States, Mexico, Japan, Finland, and the United Kingdom. Brazilian, with British nationality, she studied at Dakota Wesleyan University, focusing on dual degrees in Psychology and Business Administration. She has over 25 years of experience in Human Resources and over 15 years leading large teams in Brazil and abroad. Her career spans several disciplines in Human Resources with solid experience in cultural transformation, leadership development, start-ups, business transformation/turaround and mergers/acquisitions. She has worked in multinational companies in the technology, consumer goods, services and healthcare segments, working in companies such as AIG, UCI Cinemas, Nokia, British American Tobacco (BAT)/Souza Cruz and UHG (United Health Group). In September 2019, Catia joined the Big Group as Executive Director of HR and Corporate Affairs, with the mission to evolve the Human Resources area and accelerate the cultural transformation of the Group.

Eduardo Campozana Gouveia is an investor and board member at start-ups such as Allya, PinPeople, Hands, AsaaS and VEE, and a board member at large companies such as Mapfre Seguradora, CI&T software and Baterias Moura. Mr. Gouveia was the CEO of Cielo until August 2018, a payment solutions, technology and retail services company. Before taking over Cielo in early 2017, he was the CEO of Alelo. He also founded and was the CEO of Livelo, a customer loyalty company of Banco do Brasil and Bradesco. He was the first CEO of Multiplus Fidelidade. Before serving at this company, he was Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Cielo between 2006 and 2010. He held the positions of Vice President of Marketing (Walmart Brasil), Chief Marketing Officer (Bompreço) and General Officer (HiperCard). He started his career in the IT department of Banco Banorte then served in the Bank’s product, marketing and sales departments. The executive holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the Universidade Federal do Pernambuco (UFPE), a specialization degree in Finance from IBMEC and an MBA in Marketing from the Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV).

Peter Furukawa joined the company in 2009. Since then, he has held the position of Chief Executive Officer. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Fortbras and C&A. Before joining Lojas Quero-Quero, Peter Furukawa held the following positions: CEO (IMC); COO (Pernambucanas); CEO (Submarino); CFO (PepsiCo Foods); and Senior Engagement Manager (McKinsey & Co). He graduated in Computer Science and earned an MBA from Brigham Young University, in the USA.