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EXECUTIVES

Partner and Director of Derivatives
Eduardo Vanin
- Business Administration by UFMS
- MBA in Finance from Ebusiness School
- Certified by Harvard: Agri-Business Executive Program – Shanghai / China
- Lecturer, Teaches the Agrinvest Commodities Courses
Experience since 2004 as operator of the following markets:
- Dollar – BM & FBOVESPA
- Bovespa Index – BM & FBOVESPA
- Oil, Gasoline, Crack Spread – NYMEX
- Cotton – NYBOT – New York Stock Exchange
- Soya – CBOT – Chicago Stock Exchange
- Corn, Soybeans and Ox – BM & FBOVESPA

Partner and Founder
Edison Martelli Monteiro
- Founder of M.Monteiro Ltda., Started his activities as a grain broker at the Matos Grosso do Sul Commodity Exchange (BMMS) in 1987.
- He acted actively in the CONAB auctions targeting the government’s regulatory stocks through the purchase of rice, wheat, beans and corn.
- He was one of the pioneers in business intermediation with maize produced in Mato Grosso do Sul for the other Brazilian states located in the South and Southeast regions.
- It is certified by BM & FBOVESPA in Operations and Strategies for Brokerage Houses.

Partner and Director of the Office in Geneva – Switzerland
Pierre Roditi
- He started his activities in the grain trade in 1977. He has a long executive experience in the main tradings of the sector.
- He operates in the international market of agricultural commodities, derivatives and maritime freight.
- Provides advice to several companies in the industry developing and opening new markets.
- Carries out on-site visits and inspections in the main grain producing and consuming regions around the world.


Partner and Director of the Physical Market
Gusthavo W. Martins
- Graduated in Economics from FAE Business School – Faculty of Administration and Economics.
- MBA in Agribusiness Management from UFPR – Curitiba / Brazil.
- Physical Market Export and Internal of agricultural products.
- Participation in several international agribusiness fairs.
- Lecturer, Teaches the Agrinvest Commodities Courses.
Experience since 2005 as operator of the following markets:
- Soya Complex – CBOT – Chicago Stock Exchange
- Corn, Soybeans and Ox – BM & FBOVESPA
- Dollar – BM & FBOVESPA

Partner and Consultant in Agribusiness
Marcos Araujo
- Graduated in Agronomy from UNIDERP – University for the Development of the State and the Pantanal Region, Campo Grande / MS.
- MBA in Agribusiness Management by UFPR – Curitiba / PR.
- Speaker, Minister of Courses at Agrinvest Commodities
- Author of the book: O segredo do grão – O Comércio de Commodities Agrícolas
Experience since 2003 as director of the following markets:
- Soy Complex – CBOT – Chicago Stock Exchange
- Corn, Soybeans and Ox – BM&F BOVESPA
- Dollar – BM&F BOVESPA

Partner and Derivatives Manager
João Paulo Schaffer
- Graduated in Agronomic Engineering from Federal University of Paraná (UFPR) – 2010.
- Graduated in Economics from FAE Centro Universitário (UNIFAE) – 2012.
- MBA in Strategic Management, ESALQ / USP – 2015.
- GBA (Global Business Administration) – CFO Strategic – Strategic Finance, ISAE / FGV – 2017.
- Independent Investment Agent, certified by CVM
- Certified by BM & FBOVESPA – PQO BM & F (Operational Qualification Program).
- Lecturer, Teaches the Agrinvest Commodities Courses
Experience since 2011 as operator of the following markets:
- Dollar and Dollar Options – BM & FBOVESPA.
- Bovespa Index – BM&FBOVESPA.
- Oil, Gasoline, Crack Spread – NYMEX.
- Cotton – NYBOT – New York Stock Exchange.
- Soya – CBOT – Chicago Stock Exchange.
- Corn, Soybeans and Ox – BM&FBOVESPA.

Partner and Director of Internal Market
José Fabiano da Silva
- Post-graduated in production engineering from the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná, Curitiba 2016;
- Post-MBA in Negotiation by Fundação Getúlio Vargas, Curitiba / PR, 2015;
- Post MBA in Business Intelligence from Fundação Getúlio Vargas, Passo Fundo / RS, 2013;
- MBA in Business Management from the University of the Northwest of the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Rosa / RS 2012;
- Graduated in Marketing from Universidade Norte do Paraná, Santa Rosa / RS, 2006;
Experiences:
- 11 years of experience in agribusiness, in the area of
services and marketing; - 5 years working at a commercial table in the soy processing industry;
- 6 years working as a broker and coordinator of the domestic market team at Agrinvest;
- Promotion and commercialization of sunflower and canola crops;
- Marketing of vegetable oils, soy, sunflower and canola;
- Commercialization of grains, soybeans, corn and wheat;
- Commercialization in the domestic market and export of soybean meal;
- Operation with frame contracts;
- Contraction of industries in the provision of services via fasson contracts;
- Grain commercialization in the states of MT, MS, PR, SC, RS and Paraguay;
- Coordination and structuring of Agrinvest’s internal market team since 2015;
- Hiring of new brokers, training and expansion of new businesses and branches;

President – Owner Partner
Benedito João Gai Neto
- Graduated in Marketing from Valdosta State University – University System of Georgia, United States. (1995).
- Business Administration from Valdosta State University – University System of Georgia, United States. (1995).
- Agribusiness by Harvard Business School, Boston, United States – Executive Extension Program. (2009).
- Board member by IBGC, Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance. Boston, United States. (2010).
Experiences:
- 17 years of experience in agricultural commodity markets and risk management.
- Experience as a Counselor in 2 agribusiness industries.
- Autonomous Investment Agent by CVM for 13 years.
- General Director of Lansing do Brasil Ltda – Subsidiary of Lansing Trade Group, from Kansas, USA.
- Prospecting and coordinating foreign investments in Brazilian agribusiness.
- Ex. General Innovation Coordinator of the Ministry of Agriculture in Brasília.