Board of Directors

Mr. Martins is the Chairperson of our board of directors and one of the founders of CI&T. Mr. Martins was CI&T Brazil’s CFO from 2002 until 2014. He is an experienced executive in the information technology industry and was the Chairperson of CI&T Brazil from June 2014 to May 2021, as well as a member of CI&T Brazil’s finance committee, and nominating committee and ESG committee. Mr. Martins also serves as director of Sensedia, Baita, Neowrk and is an angel investor in tech and non-tech start-ups. Mr. Martins holds a master’s degree in Economics and Finance from Fundação Getúlio Vargas — EAESP, Brazil and degrees in business administration and computer engineering from Fundação Getúlio Vargas — CEAG, Brazil and the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP).

Mr. Raiko is a member of our board of directors. Mr. Raiko is a Managing Director of Advent, which he joined in 2011, and is based in Advent’s São Paulo office and is responsible for the technology sector in Latin America. Mr. Raiko has worked on 16 investments while at Advent, including CI&T, Easynvest, EBANX, Nubank, YDUQS, Siesa, Inspira, Sophos Solutions and Fleury. Previously, he was an associate at Kearney in São Paulo and New York. His consultancy experience includes M&A strategy, commercial due diligence, and corporate strategy and operations for a broad range of industries. Mr. Raiko holds a BS in Economics from Fundação Getulio Vargas in Rio de Janeiro and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School, with a Fundação Estudar merit-based scholarship.

Mr. Gon is a member of our board of directors and our global CEO. Mr. Gon has been leading CI&T since he co-founded it in 1995. Mr. Gon is an entrepreneur in the technology and digital space. He taught himself computer programming by the age of 11, and at 13 sold the code of a chess game to a tech magazine. At the age of 23, he founded CI&T. Under his leadership as CEO, the company has grown and expanded globally. He is also an active investor in venture funds and startups, and a board member at Itaú Unibanco Holdings S.A., Lean Enterprise Institute, and Sensedia. Co-author of the book “Faster, Faster: The Dawn of Lean Digital” (2020) and a columnist for MIT Sloan Management Review. In 2019, he was awarded EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ in Brazil. Mr. Gon is a computer engineer, with a master’s degree in Computer Science from UNICAMP.

Mr. Gouveia is an independent member of our board of directors, a member of our audit committee, and an investor and board member at start-ups such as Allya, PinPeople, Hands, AsaaS, Hublocal and Marvin, and a board member at large companies such as Mapfre Seguradora (chairman of the board), Quero-Quero, Raymundo da Fonte, Baterias Moura and Inspirali Educacao. Mr. Gouveia was the CEO of Cielo, a payment solutions, technology and retail services company, until August 2018. Before taking over Cielo in early 2017, he was the CEO of Alelo, a voucher Company. He also founded and was the CEO of Livelo, a customer loyalty company of Banco do Brasil and Bradesco. Mr. Gouveia was also the first CEO of Multiplus Fidelidade. Prior to that, Mr. Gouveia 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. Mr. Gouveia 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).

Mr. Etlin is a member of our board of directors and also a managing partner at Advent. Mr. Etlin joined Advent in 1997 and started the firm’s investment activities in Brazil. As one of Advent’s global managing partners and a member of its executive committee, he helps oversee the firm’s strategic direction and investment activities, with a particular focus on Latin America. Mr. Etlin has 30 years of private equity experience and has led, co-led or participated in over 30 investments in the region. Before joining Advent, from 1994 to 1997, he was a partner at International Venture Partners in São Paulo, where he was responsible for the overall operation of a media and communications fund focused on Brazil. Previously, he was a general representative for Brazil at Matra Marconi Space for five years. He received an undergraduate degree in electronic engineering from the University of São Paulo, a master’s degree in industrial engineering from École Centrale de Paris and an MBA from INSEAD. He also served for six years as Chairperson of the Latin American Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (LAVCA) and was a board member of the Associação Brasileira de Private Equity e Venture Capital (ABVCAP) from 2000 to 2017.

Mr. Meira is an independent member of our board of directors, and a teacher at the Recife Center for Advanced Studies and Systems (CESAR), where he was also chief scientist until 2014, distinguished Research Fellow at the Asia School of Business, Kuala Lumpur and “Emeritus” Professor at the Centre of Informatics of the Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife. He is a founder of The Digital Strategy Company and of Porto Digital where he also chairs the board of directors. Mr. Meira is a member of the boards of Magazine Luiza and MRV Engenharia. He is part of the innovation committees of Zro Bank. Mr. Meira works in strategy, digital transformation, software engineering, innovation, new business and education. He served as a fellow and faculty associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University from 2012 to 2015 and as associate professor of law at FGV in Rio de Janeiro from 2014 to 2017.

Ms. Santana is an independent member of our board of directors and chair of our audit committee, since August 2021. She is an independent director and chair of the audit committee of Itau Unibanco Holding S.A and an independent director and member of the audit committee of Fortbras S.A. Ms. Santana has, since 2013, acted as non-executive director for companies as XP Inc, Bolsas y Mercados Españoles – BME, Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao S.A. – CBD, Totvs S.A., CPFL Energia S.A and Oi S.A. In addition, she served as the executive chairperson of the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission – CVM from July 2007 to July 2012 and as a commissioner from 2006 to 2007. She was chair of the executive committee of IOSCO – International Organization of Securities Commissions from 2011 to 2012. Among other roles, she served as a member of the board of trustees of the International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation from 2014 to 2019 and worked for the São Paulo Stock Exchange for 12 years, acting as head of listings and issuer relations from 2000 to June 2006. She is a member of the Latin-American Corporate Governance Roundtable of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. She holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the Faculdade de Economia e Administração da Universidade de São Paulo – USP in Brazil.

Ms. Trematore is an independent member of our board of directors and member of our audit committee, since September 2022. She worked at big four audit firms from 1996 to 2010, and also served as accounting partner at Hirashima & Associados, a boutique consulting firm specializing in advisory services for M&A transactions. Among other previous roles, Ms. Trematore was the chairperson of the audit committee of Caixa Econômica Federal from 2017 to 2020 and member of the board of directors of BRB – Banco de Brasília. She currently serves as (i) independent member of the board of directors and coordinator of the audit committee of BR Partners Participações; (ii) independent member of the board of directors and audit committee of Allied Tecnologia; (iii) independent member of the audit committee of Cosan, Agrogalaxy and Americanas, and (iv) member of the fiscal councils of Natura, Embraer, Rumo, Comgás, Ânima Educação, Localiza and ISA-CTEEP. She graduated in Computer Science from the Universidade Estadual Paulista – UNESP and in Accounting from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais – PUC Minas, both in Brazil.