Management & Board of Directors

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is the collegiate decision-making body of the d1000 varejo farma, whose main task is to establish general business guidelines and policies and supervise the Executive Board.

According to our Bylaws, the Company’s Board of Directors must be composed of: at least five and at most seven effective members – with at least 2, or 20% – whichever is greater – Independent Directors, as defined in the Novo Mercado Regulation. All of them elected by the General Shareholders’ Meeting and, by it, dismissible at any time, with a unified term of two years, reelection being permitted.

Our Board of Directors can create committees for its advice, designating its members and establishing its internal regulations, including rules on composition, term of office, compensation and operation.

The following table lists the current members of the Board of Directors, who will remain in office until the shareholders’ meeting that approves the financial statements for fiscal year 2022.

Name Elective Position Occupied
Fernando Perrone Chairman of the Board of Directors

Mr. Fernando Perrone was a member of the boards of companies and institutions such as, among others: board of directors of Energia Sustentável do Brasil; Profarma; FTL – Transnordestina Logística Railway; TLSA – Transnordestina Logística; Cabo Frio international airport; João Fortes Engenharia; Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional, where he also served on the audit committee. Advisory board of the Getúlio Vargas Foundation and the Metalnave Group. Corporate governance council of the Commercial Association of Rio de Janeiro. Strategy Council of the Brazilian Association of Infrastructure and Basic Industries. Deliberative Council of ONIP – National Organization of the Petroleum Industry. Infrastructure and Environment Council of FIESP.
As an executive he held, among other positions, the presidency of Infraero, as director of infrastructure and administration of the BNDES, the superintendency of the privatization area of the BNDES, the director of the Development Bank of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the presidency of the State Bank of the State Paraíba.

Sammy Birmarcker Vice-president of the Board of Directors

Graduated in Economics from Faculdade Candido Mendes, in 1991. He holds a postgraduate diploma in MBA from COPPEAD and IBMEC, conferred in 1995 and 2001, respectively. In 1986, he joined the Profarma Group as a director, being responsible for the areas of Logistics, Purchase and Sale of Products and Marketing. Member of the board of directors of Profarma since 2006, he is Vice-chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company and, currently, Chief Executive Officer of Profarma and d1000 varejo farma.

Rafael Teixeira Member of the Board of Directors

Graduated in Engineering at PUC RJ – Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, he specialized in Supply Chain at COPPEAD and obtained a postgraduate diploma in MBA from Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. He has worked in several companies, such as Coca-Cola, The Boston Consulting Group and AmerisourceBergen. Since 2019, he has been Senior Vice President of Transformation at AmerisourceBergen Corporation, a company he has been in since 2010. He has been a member of Profarma’s board of directors since 2019.

Maximiliano Guimarães Fischer Member of the Board of Directors
Mr. Maximiliano Fischer graduated in mechanical engineering from the Federal University
 of Rio de Janeiro, in 1984. He also holds a master's degree in Business Administration from 
COPPEAD and an MBA from IBMEC. In 1993, Mr. Fischer joined Profarma as CFO. Previously, 
he worked in the finance department of Nova América Têxtil. He is currently the Administrative, 
Financial and Investor Relations Officer at the parent company Profarma Distribuidora de Produtos 
Farmacêuticos S.A., having been elected on August 6, 2009.
Fernando Gameleira Member of the Board of Directors

Graduated in Systems Analysis at Universidade Estácio de Sá, with improvement courses abroad, he has been working in the pharmaceutical retail sector for over 25 years. Among his experiences, he worked at IBM Brasil as a Project Manager in 1990. He was Director of the Drogasmil Network in 1995, with the areas of Technology, Inventory Management and Tax Planning under his responsibility. He was also Director of the Tamoio Drugstore Chain in 2008. He provided consultancy services to more than 40 pharmacy chains in Brazil, presenting techniques and methodologies for retail management. Additionally, he is a majority shareholder of FG Consultoria Ltda., which works with a focus on retail management.

Armando Sereno Member of the Board of Directors

Graduated in Telecommunications Engineering from the Military Institute of Engineering. He obtained a postgraduate diploma from New York University. He was Senior Director of Banco de Investimentos Garantia from 1994 to 1998 and, for about five years, he was Director of Banking and Investment at Credit Suisse First Boston. Since 2003, he has been a founding partner of Singular Assessoria Financeira Ltda.

Ricardo Bomeny Member of the Board of Directors

Ricardo Bomeny is a partner and since May 2002 he has been CEO of BFFC (Brazil Fast Food Corp.), controlling the brands Bob’s, Yoggi, and franchises of KFC and Pizza Hut (RJ / SP). He is an independent member of the Board of Directors of Casa do Construtor, d1000 (DMVF3) and Instituto Coca-Cola. He is currently the Chairman of the Board of ABF and Member of the Board of Sind Rio, IFB and ANR. Aged 51, married and with 3 daughters, he has a degree in Business Administration, a postgraduate degree in Marketing and an MBA in Corporate Finance and Retail. He has played several roles in Food Service companies over the past 30 years with experiences in various regions of Brazil and abroad.

Board of Executive Officers
Name Elective Position Occupied
Sammy Birmarcker Chief Executive Officer

Graduated in Economics from Faculdade Candido Mendes, in 1991. He holds a postgraduate diploma in MBA from COPPEAD and IBMEC, conferred in 1995 and 2001, respectively. In 1986, he joined the Profarma Group as a director, being responsible for the areas of Logistics, Purchase and Sale of Products and Marketing. Member of the board of directors of Profarma since 2006, he is Vice-chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company and, currently, Chief Executive Officer of Profarma and d1000 varejo farma.

Marcelo Freitas Cardoso Vice-President

He holds a degree in Business Administration from the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ). He has 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical market. He worked at Rhodia Farma and Merck Sharp & Dohme as a sales manager and worked as a commercial manager at A Nossa Drogaria. He has been with the Profarma group for 16 years, holding positions in the procurement and sales area and, in recent years, acting as Commercial Director of Rede d1000.

Lívio Barboza Chief Operational Officer

He holds a degree in Clinical and Industrial Pharmacy from UnB – Universidade de Brasília and holds MBA degrees in Business Management from FGV – Fundação Getúlio Vargas, and in Health Management from ESAD – Escola de Administração. Between 2007 and 2018, he was at Brasil Pharma, having held the positions of Regional Manager, General Manager of Operations and Director of Operations. Since 2018, he has been the Chief Operating Officer of our Company.

Rita Cristiane Ribeiro Carvalho Chief Financial Officer and Investors Relations
She holds a degree in Business Administration from Universidade da Região da 
Campanha (URCAMP) and isspecialized in Finance from Fundação Getúlio 
Vargas (FGV). She is a Finance and Investor Relations executive, with experience in 
managing a national and multinational publicly traded company. Worked at Valid 
Soluções S.A. from 2011 to 2021, where she held the position of Chief Financial and 
Investor Relations Officer since 2017. She has experience in leading the areas of financial 
planning, treasury, controllership, strategic planning, procurement and legal, and 
expertise in operations in the Brazilian capital market.
Audit Committee
Name Elective Position Occupied
Fernando Perrone Audit Committee Coordinator

Mr. Fernando Perrone was a member of the boards of companies and institutions such as, among others: board of directors of Energia Sustentável do Brasil; Profarma; FTL – Transnordestina Logística Railway; TLSA – Transnordestina Logística; Cabo Frio international airport; João Fortes Engenharia; Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional, where he also served on the audit committee. Advisory board of the Getúlio Vargas Foundation and the Metalnave Group. Corporate governance council of the Commercial Association of Rio de Janeiro. Strategy Council of the Brazilian Association of Infrastructure and Basic Industries. Deliberative Council of ONIP – National Organization of the Petroleum Industry. Infrastructure and Environment Council of FIESP.
As an executive he held, among other positions, the presidency of Infraero, as director of infrastructure and administration of the BNDES, the superintendency of the privatization area of the BNDES, the director of the Development Bank of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the presidency of the State Bank of the State Paraíba.

Fernando Gameleira Member of the Audit Committee

Graduated in Systems Analysis at Universidade Estácio de Sá, with improvement courses abroad, he has been working in the pharmaceutical retail sector for over 25 years. Among his experiences, he worked at IBM Brasil as a Project Manager in 1990. He was Director of the Drogasmil Network in 1995, with the areas of Technology, Inventory Management and Tax Planning under his responsibility. He was also Director of the Tamoio Drugstore Chain in 2008. He provided consultancy services to more than 40 pharmacy chains in Brazil, presenting techniques and methodologies for retail management. Additionally, he is a majority shareholder of FG Consultoria Ltda., which works with a focus on retail management.

Pedro Jaime Cervatti Member of the Audit Committee

Mr. Pedro Jaime Cervatti holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and Accounting Sciences from Faculdades Italo-Brasileira and a Masters in Accounting from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo PUC (1983/1989). Mr. Pedro Jaime Cervatti is currently a member of several audit committees and board of directors.