Board of Executive Officers
Mr. Noda is our co-founders and chief executive officer, with more than ten years of experience in the technology area. Before founding us, Mr. Noda was a management consultant at Booz & Co. and founded other technology companies, including GlossyBox. Mr. Noda holds a bachelor’s degree from Escola Politécnica da Universidade de São Paulo, or POLI-USP, and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management.
Mr. Marques is our co-founder, chief financial officer and investor relations officer, responsible for our financial, investor relations, legal, human resources and new business departments, among others. He worked in strategic consultancy at A.T.Kearney and founded other technology companies. Mr. Marques holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanic-aeronautic engineering from Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica – ITA and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management.
Mr. Fernandes Filho is our co-founder and chief operations and logistics systems officer. He was a trainee and worked in the logistics department at AB Inbev; he was responsible for the operations department at Mãe Terra Alimentos Naturais and founded other technology companies. Mr. Fernandes Filho holds a bachelor’s degree in mechatronics engineering from POLI-USP and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.
Board of Directors
Marc Dominic Appelhoff. Mr. Appelhoff holds a diploma in business administration from WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management. He worked as a consultant at the Boston Consulting Group and served as principal at private equity company Cinven. In 2009, Mr. Appelhoff created the DTC Fashion for Home furniture brand. After selling it to home24 SE, he was appointed co-chief executive officer and member of the management board of home24 SE, and was appointed chairman of the management board in January 2020.
Victor Pereira Noda. Mr. Noda is our co-founders and chief executive officer, with more than ten years of experience in the technology area. Before founding us, Mr. Noda was a management consultant at Booz & Co. and founded other technology companies, including GlossyBox. Mr. Noda holds a bachelor’s degree from Escola Politécnica da Universidade de São Paulo, or POLI-USP, and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management.
Marcelo Rodrigues Marques. Mr. Marques is our co-founder, chief financial officer and investor relations officer, responsible for our financial, investor relations, legal, human resources and new business departments, among others. He worked in strategic consultancy at A.T.Kearney and founded other technology companies. Mr. Marques holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanic-aeronautic engineering from Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica – ITA and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management.
Philipp Christopher Steinhäuser. Mr. Steinhäuser holds a diploma in business administration from the University of Münster – WWU (2008). He worked for five years as a consultant at KPMG and Horváth & Partners in the controllership, financial and risk management departments. In 2013, Mr. Steinhäuser joined home24 SE. Since then, he has held a number of financial and managerial positions, having served recently as senior vice-president of finance and investor relations officer. Mr. Steinhäuser was appointed as a member of the management board of home24 SE in January 2021.
Mr. Donato de Abreu Ramos has a degree in Administration from PUC RIO and in Marketing from COPPEAD, ans is partner and CEO of Solum Capital, was executive director of the Uni.Co group and acts as an advisor to several companies, such as B4A, Selia FullComerce, Ocean Drop, Raizs, Primasea, Tatil Design and Colortel. He declares that he has not suffered, in the last 5 years: (i) any criminal conviction that has disqualified him from practicing professional activity; (ii) any conviction in CVM administrative proceedings and the penalties applied; or (iii) any final and unappealable conviction, at the judicial or administrative level, which has suspended or disqualified him from carrying out any professional or commercial activity. Mr. Donato de Abreu Ramos declares to the Company that (i) he is not a politically exposed person as defined in the applicable regulations; (ii) does not have a marital relationship, stable union or kinship up to the second degree related to the Company’s managers, subsidiaries and controlling shareholders.
Mr. Daniel Vinicius Alberini Schrickte is an economist graduated from FAE Business School with an MBA in Finance with an emphasis on investments from FGV/SP, founding partner and fund manager of CTM Investimentos, as well as an advisor to several publicly traded companies, such as Kepler Webber , and is currently a fiscal advisor to Energisa Mato Grosso S.A. and JSL S.A.
Antonio Pedro de Figueiredo Bocayuva Bulcão graduated in Economics from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio). Mr. Bulcão currently works at SPX Capital, serves as an observer member of the Board of Directors at ComBio Energia, and is a member of the Board of Directors at Tempo. He worked at The Axxon Group until 2021, where he invested in companies across various sectors. Prior to joining The Axxon Group, Mr. Bulcão spent four years in the mergers and acquisitions field at two financial boutique firms. He has also served as a member of the Board of Directors at Sistac Sistemas de Acesso, Estratégia Educacional, and Westwing.
Audit Committee
José Écio Pereira da Costa Junior. Mr. Pereira da Costa Junior served as audit partner at Arthur Andersen & Co, from 1986 to 2002, when he became a partner at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu in Brazil, where he remained until 2007. Mr. Pereira da Costa Junior is a founding partner of JEPereira Consultoria em Gestão de Negócios S/S, and serves as member of the boards of directors and audit committees of a number of publicly held companies. He served as member of the board of directors and member of the audit committee of Gafisa S.A., from 2008 to 2018; member of the statutory audit committee of Fibria S.A., from 2013 to 2018; and chairman of the fiscal council of Fibria S.A., from 2009 to 2013. He currently serves as coordinator of the audit committee of Votorantim Cimentos S.A., since 2013; coordinator of the audit committees of CBA Cia Brasileira de Aluminio, Votorantim Energia S.A. and Citrosuco S.A.; and member of the audit committee of CESP S.A. He serves as member of the board of directors of Princecampos Participações S.A., since 2010. He also served as member of the board of directors of BRMalls S.A., from 2010 to 2014. Mr. Pereira da Costa Junior holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from FGV and in accounting from Universidade São Judas Tadeu.
Mr. Donato de Abreu Ramos has a degree in Administration from PUC RIO and in Marketing from COPPEAD, ans is partner and CEO of Solum Capital, was executive director of the Uni.Co group and acts as an advisor to several companies, such as B4A, Selia FullComerce, Ocean Drop, Raizs, Primasea, Tatil Design and Colortel. He declares that he has not suffered, in the last 5 years: (i) any criminal conviction that has disqualified him from practicing professional activity; (ii) any conviction in CVM administrative proceedings and the penalties applied; or (iii) any final and unappealable conviction, at the judicial or administrative level, which has suspended or disqualified him from carrying out any professional or commercial activity. Mr. Donato de Abreu Ramos declares to the Company that (i) he is not a politically exposed person as defined in the applicable regulations; (ii) does not have a marital relationship, stable union or kinship up to the second degree related to the Company’s managers, subsidiaries and controlling shareholders.
Alvaro Taiar Junior holds a degree in Business Administration from the Getulio Vargas Foundation and a degree in Law from the University of São Paulo. Additionally, he has attended Executive Programs from the Kellogg School of Management, IMD Business School of Management and the University of Virginia Darden and has been a professor at Insper. He was a partner-director at PWC and led the Financial Services and New Ventures & Innovation areas until 2020, where he remained for over 31 years. Currently, Mr. Álvaro is dedicated to his roles as an independent advisor and angel investor in various companies such as SleepUp, Jade Autism, ContaÁgil, and Fisher Venture Builder. Furthermore, he serves as the Chief Product Officer – Fintech Services at RockSpoon and, more recently, as a member of the Audit Board Committee of Societe Generale Brasil.