Management and Board of Directors

“Mr. Oliveira Junior has a degree in Business Administration from the University of the Federal District (Universidade do Distrito Federal) and participated in the Executive Corporate Management Program of the Association for Overseas Technical Scholarships.

He has served as chairman of the board of directors of Gol since July 6, 2012, having also served as CEO and member of the board of directors from March 2004 to July 2012.

Mr. Oliveira Junior has also served as a member of the board of directors of VRG (as successor to Gol Transportes Aéreos S.A. following their merger on September 30, 2008) since 2001 and also served as CEO of VRG from 2001 to July 2012.

Mr. Oliveira Junior introduced the concept of “low cost, low fare” to Brazilian civil aviation and was chosen as an “Executive of Value” in 2001 and 2002 by Valor Econômico and as an “Executive Leader” in the logistics industry by Gazeta Mercantil magazine in 2003. In 2008, he was named a “Notable Executive” in the air transport category of the Latin American Aeronautical (Galería Aeronáutica Latinoamericana – GALA) awards, sponsored by the International Air Transport Association.”

He has served as chairman of the board of directors of Gol since July 6, 2012, having also served as CEO and member of the board of directors from March 2004 to July 2012.

Mr. Oliveira Junior has also served as a member of the board of directors of VRG (as successor to Gol Transportes Aéreos S.A. following their merger on September 30, 2008) since 2001 and also served as CEO of VRG from 2001 to July 2012.

Mr. Oliveira Junior introduced the concept of “low cost, low fare” to Brazilian civil aviation and was chosen as an “Executive of Value” in 2001 and 2002 by Valor Econômico and as an “Executive Leader” in the logistics industry by Gazeta Mercantil magazine in 2003. In 2008, he was named a “Notable Executive” in the air transport category of the Latin American Aeronautical (Galería Aeronáutica Latinoamericana – GALA) awards, sponsored by the International Air Transport Association.

Mr. Paulo Sergio Kakinoff assumed the position as Chief Executive Officer of GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes on July 2, 2012. Prior to that, he had been serving as an independent member of the Company’s Board of Directors since January 2010. He held the position of CEO at Audi Brazil until June 2012, having served in the auto industry for 18 years as the Sales & Marketing Officer at Volkswagen do Brasil and as the Executive Officer for South America at the Volkswagen Group’s head offices in Germany. He is a member of Gol’s People Management and Corporate Governance, Risk Policies, Financial Policy, Alliances Committees. Mr. Kakinoff also served as the Vice President of the Brazilian Association of Importers of Motor Vehicles (ABEIVA) and was a member of the Board of Directors of Volkswagen Participações until June 2012. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the Mackenzie University, in São Paulo.

Mr. Richard Lark has been CFO and Investor Relations Officer of Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA (GLAI) since July 2016. Mr. Lark served as a member of the Board of Directors of GLAI from June 2008 to July 2016. Mr. Lark was a member of GOL’s Statutory Audit Committee from March 2015 to July 2016. Mr. Lark also served as Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer of GLAI from April 2003 to June 2008. He is a managing partner at Endurance Capital Partners (ABVCAP member and Anbima associate). From 2000 to 2003, Mr. Lark served as Chief Financial and Administrative Officer of Americanas.com Comércio Eletrônico SA Before, between 1988 and 1999, Mr. Lark was an executive at the investment banks of Morgan Stanley and First Boston. He was a member of the board of directors of the American Society of São Paulo from 2003 to 2011, having been its president for the 2005-2007 biennium and is an advisor to the Kellogg Institute of International Studies. Mr. Lark holds a Master of Business Administration from UCLA Anderson School of Management, class of 1994, and a degree in Finance and Business Economics and Philosophy from the University of Notre Dame, class of 1988, is also an Authorized Securities Portfolio Administrator ( CVM), and is a member of the Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance (IBGC).

Mr. Eduardo Bernardes has been Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. (GLAI) since February 2015, being responsible for the sales strategy for all of the Company’s channels, as well as for the marketing strategy. Mr. Eduardo joined the Company 19 years ago, having joined our commercial area as an account manager in February 2001. Mr. Eduardo coordinated the opening of several of our domestic and international branches. Mr. Eduardo was a member of the UATP Board of Directors from 2009 to 2016, and has a degree in Business Administration from Faculdade Ibero-Americana, with a specialization in Foreign Trade.

Mr. Celso Ferrer has been Vice President and Chief Operating Officer since March 2019 at Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. (GLAI). He has been at GLAI for 18 years and served as Vice President and Planning Director from February 2015 to March 2019. Mr. Celso holds a Masters in Business Administration from Insead-France, and a degree in Economics from Universidade de São Paulo, and in International Relations at the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo.

With about 20 years of experience in the credit card and financial retail sector, Fehlauer has been working in Smiles for seven years, having started his career at the company as product diretor working for CRM, customer experience, service and sales strategies. The executive has also participated in the launch of the Smiles Club, an innovative product in the loyalty market. He was responsible for the development and execution of the company’s internalization project in Argentina and is currently the CEO of Smiles in Brazil. Previously, he had accumulated experiences in large companies in the financial sector, such as Credicard – where he was the marketing manager and responsible for the development and implementation of activation, loyalty and customer retention strategies for the credit card sector – and at Citibank as sales diretor and head of the company’s relationship marketing. He holds a degree in business administration, a graduate degree in marketing from ESPM and na MBA in business from Fundação Dom Cabral. He also took a marketing extension course at Northwestern University – Kellog School of Management. In 2019, he participated in the PGA – Advanced Management Program run by Fundação Dom Cabral and Insead and designed for leaders of domestic and international organizations focused on business management practices.

Mr. Diogo Lopes, graduated in Accounting at Anhanguera College, has an MBA in Controllership, Auditing and Finance at Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV). Mr. Diogo is an executive with over 25 years of experience, mainly in Finance and Accounting, leading teams in companies such as Federal Mogul do Brasil, Grupo Mazzaferro, served for 6 years in accounting at GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes, participating in Carve-Out Smiles Fidelidade and has been with the company since its inception.

Ms. Estela Brandão has a degree in Mathematics and an Executive MBA from IESE (Business School University of Navarra). Ms. Estela Brandão has over 15 years of corporate experience, working in large companies such as Citibank and Banco Itaú. Her story at Smiles began 8 years ago and currently Ms. Estela is responsible for the company’s Pricing, CRM and Analytics strategies.