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Sergio Rial

TNC Global Board Member, Latin America Regional Trustee Cabinet Member and Chairman of the Board of Vibra Energia SA

São Paulo, Brazil

Latin America Conservation Council

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Amazon, Green finance

TNC Global Board Term

February 2022 – October 2031

Biography

Sergio Rial serves as Chairman of the Board of Vibra Energia SA, a Brazilian energy company and Vice Chairman of the Board of BRF S.A., a global food processing company based in Brazil. He is also the Chairman of the Board of Ebury Partners, a financial services company specialized in international payments, collections and foreign exchange services. Mr. Rial previously was the Chief Executive Officer of Banco Santander (Brasil), a subsidiary of Banco Santander, from 2016 to 2022, before transitioning to the role of Chairman of the Board from 2022 to early 2023. From 2012 to February 2015, Mr. Rial was Chief Executive Officer of Marfrig Global Foods, one of the world’s largest meat companies with operations in Brazil and 15 other countries. Prior to joining Marfrig in 2012, Mr. Rial served in various leadership capacities with Cargill, Inc., a Minneapolis-based global provider of food, agriculture, financial and industrial products and services. At Cargill, Mr. Rial served as Chief Financial Officer from 2009 to 2011 and Executive Vice President from 2011 to 2012. He was also a member of Cargill’s board of directors from 2010 to 2012. From 2002 to 2004, Mr. Rial was a senior managing director and co-head of the Investment Banking Division at Bear Stearns & Co. in New York after serving at ABN AMRO Bank N.V. for 18 years.

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