Vitru Announces Changes to its Board of Directors
30 Juli 2021 - 3:07PM
Vitru Limited, or Vitru (Nasdaq: VTRU), today announced that Bruno
Augusto Sacchi Zaremba has stepped down from his role as a director
of Vitru and as chairman of Vitru’s board of directors. Mr. Edson
Gustavo Georgette Peli will replace Mr. Zaremba as chairman of
Vitru’s board of directors.
In addition, Mr. Carlos Eduardo Martins e Silva
has been appointed as a director of Vitru. Mr. Martins e Silva is a
partner at Vinci Partners where he focuses on private equity. He
has actively participated in the raising, investing, monitoring and
divestment of three private equity funds that together invested a
total of U.S.$1.6 billion in more than 30 companies. He has served
on the boards of directors or fiscal councils of Cemar, Ceagro, Los
Grobo, Burger King, Vitru, Uniasselvi, Domino’s, Grupo CURA and
Vero. Since 2021 he has also been a member of the deliberative
council of the Brazilian Private Equity and Venture Capital
Association (Associação Brasileira de Private Equity & Venture
Capital — ABVCAP). He has also held executive positions at
portfolio companies of Vinci Partners, including serving as the
chief financial officer Sollus and Los Grobo, and as the chief
executive officer of Uniasselvi (on an interim basis) and Domino’s
between 2018 and 2020. Before joining Vinci Partners, Mr. Martins e
Silva was an equity research analyst at Credit Suisse where he
participated in several initial public offerings between 2006 and
2007. Previously, he worked as an equity analyst at Banco Modal. He
has a bachelor’s degree in economics from the Universidade Federal
do Rio de Janeiro and from the Università degli Studi di
Bologna.
About Vitru
Vitru is the leading pure distance learning
education group in the postsecondary distance
learning market in Brazil. Through its invested
companies, Vitru provides a complete pedagogical ecosystem
focused on hybrid distance learning experience for
undergraduates and continuing education students. Vitru’s
mission is to democratize access to education in Brazil through a
digital ecosystem and empower every student to create their own
successful story.
Forward Looking Statements
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date hereof and are based on Vitru’s current plans, estimates of
future events, expectations and trends that affect or may affect
our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash
flow, liquidity, prospects and the trading price of Vitru’s common
shares, and are subject to several known and unknown uncertainties
and risks, many of which are beyond Vitru’s control. As a
consequence, current plans, anticipated actions and future
financial position and results of operations may differ
significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking
statements in this press release. You are cautioned not to unduly
rely on such forward-looking statements when evaluating the
information presented. Vitru does not undertake any obligation to
update publicly or to revise any forward-looking statements after
we distribute this press release because of new information, future
events or other factors.
Contact:
Maria Carolina F. Gonçalves, IRO
e-mail: ir@vitru.com.br
website: https://investors.vitru.com.br/
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