Bracell is a member of the RGE group. RGE’s governance structure includes an Executive Management Board comprising key executives who advise on and validate the Group’s key performance indicators. Each Group company has its own CEO and management team. Depending on each organization’s strategic needs, members of the Executive Management Board may be appointed to provide support and oversight of specific businesses.

Key executives in various businesses meet with the RGE Executive Management Board on a weekly basis to report on business performance and other corporate matters.

At Bracell, the Sustainability Steering Committee is responsible for making strategic sustainability decisions and tracking social and environmental performance.

Members of Bracell’s Sustainability Steering Committee team are selected based on the extent to which their expertise, skills, competencies and technical knowledge can contribute to creating positive value for the business and for the regions where we operate. The performance of members of the Sustainability Steering Committee is assessed annually, both individually and against performance indicators for the broader RGE group, core organizational values, leadership skills, and adherence to annual planning for the position. All members receive feedback focused on continuous improvement (read more in disclosure GRI 2-18).

Composition of the Sustainability Steering Committee

President: Praveen Singhavi¹

Chief Operating Officer (COO): Clinton Clive Van Vught

Head of Forestry operations: Mauro Quirino

Managing Director, Bahia: Guilherme Araújo

Executive Vice-President: Luiz Carlos Cavalcanti Dutra Junior

Bracell Papéis Managing Director: Eduardo Aron

Bracell does not have any independent or advisory members on its governance bodies or committees. The Sustainability Steering Committee comprises six men, all holding executive positions.

Bracell’s senior executives have permanent roles, although the composition of the board may change according to business strategy.

¹ Praveen Singhavi was appointed president of Bracell in January 2023. For more than 15 years (April 2007 January 2023), he previously served as president of APRIL, an RGE group company and one of the world’s largest and most advanced producers of fiber, pulp and paper, with operations in the province of Riau, Sumatra, Indonesia (read more in Disclosure GRI 2-17).