The Mosaic Co. Board of Directors on Oct. 30 elected João Roberto Goncalves Teixeira to serve as a Director and appointed him to serve as a member of the Audit Committee and the Environmental, Health, Safety, and Sustainable Development Committee, effective Nov. 1, 2022, for a term expiring at the annual meeting of shareholders in 2023 or until his successor is elected and qualified.
“Our board will benefit from João’s rich experience in agriculture and financial services, and from his remarkable breadth of knowledge of Brazilian institutions,” said Gregory E. Ebel, Mosaic Board Chairman.
Teixeira was CEO of Brazilian sugar and ethanol producer Copersucar from 2018 until earlier this year. Previously, he founded Inviste, a private investment firm, and served as CEO of Banco Votorantim. Earlier in his career, he held senior roles at Santander Group, ABN Amro, and Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein.
Teixeira serves on two other public company boards. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Pontifical Catholic University in Rio de Janeiro and an MBA from London Business School.