WHO ARE WE? - Luciano Carvalho Ventura, who is the Founder and the Executive Director of the LCV is an Economist and Business Administrator, with a post-graduate degree in Finance and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the São Paulo Business School of the Fundação Getúlio Vargas, where he presented his thesis on dividends. Since 1980, he has dedicated himself to Corporate Governance and shareholder representation. - Was a Consulting Manager at Price Waterhouse São Paulo, and also held executive positions in several Brazilian companies. - Was a Member of the Board of Directors of ABRAPP – Associação Brasileira das Entidades Fechadas de Previdência Privada (Brazilian Association Pension Funds) – 1996/1998. - Founder and Member of the Board of Directors – 1996/1999 and – 2002/2203 of the Instituto Brasileiro de Governança Corporativa – IBGC - (Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance), Brazil - Took part in the World Conference in 1998 in San Francisco, in 1999 in Frankfurt and in 2000 in New York, in 2001 in Tokyo and in Milan in 2002 of the International Corporate Governance Network. Took part also in the Annual Conferences of the Family Business Network in 1995 in Madrid, in 1996 in Edinburgh, and in 1998 in Paris. As a Presenter took part in the Annual Conference of The Family Firm Institute in Washington in 2001 and in London in 2002. Also as a Presenter took part in the Conference “Corporate Governance in an International Marketplace” promoted by the Center for International Legal Studies in Sazburg, Austria on June of 2003. - Also took part in the Seminar on “Formation of Capital and the Board of Directors” in Boston and New York in 1998, sponsored by IBCA/ABRASCA, in the “Corporate Governance for Institutional Investors” Seminar in Chicago in 1998, at the University of Chicago and in the Seminar “Corporate Governance in Europe” in London and in Paris in 1999 sponsored by the Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance. - Professor at the Qualification Course for Directors of the Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance, and Lecturer at several graduate courses and in open and closed seminars. - Published author of “The Entrepreneur and the Southern Cone Market (Mercosul) – Business Potential and Corporate Management Tools: Board of Directors, Executive Management and Other”; co-author of “Assets and Succession – How to Provide Guarantee to the Heirs and the Business”. His work, “The new role of pension funds and institutional investors and management of your permanent investments” received an award at the XIV Brazilian Pension Funds Congress. -Was a member of the shareholders appointed Audit Board of Perfumarias Phebo/Procter & Gamble do Brasil, of Companhia de Hotéis Palace/Hotel Copacabana Palace, and of Teka – Tecelagem Kuehnrich, of Randon Participações, of Renner Herrmann, of Bardella, of Metalurgica Gerdau, of Empresas Perdigão, of Karsten, of Globex (Ponto Frio) and of Iochpe-Maxion. - Was a Member of the Board of Directors of Germani Companhia Paranaense de Alimentos, of Elebra S.A., Eletrônica Brasileira, of Indústrias de Papel Simão S.A., of Risipar (Indústrias de Papel Simão S/A/Ripasa S.A. Celulose e Papel), Celmar S.A. Indústria de Celulose e Papel (Risipar/Cia. Vale do Rio Doce/Nissho Iwai), of the Bompreço Group, of Santher – Fábrica de Papel Santa Therezinha, of Caramuru Alimentos Group, of Nordenia Plus Bag and of Tavares de Melo Group - Presently a Member of Board of Directors, of José Alves Group, of Y. Takaoka, of Telecomunicações de São Paulo – Telesp – Telefonica Group, Lojas Salfer and of CETEC.