Management

Mr. Bonchristiano joined GP Investments in 1993 and has been Managing Director since 1995. Prior to joining GP Investments, Mr. Bonchristiano was a partner at Johnston Associates Inc., a London-based financial consultancy, and worked for Salomon Brothers Inc. in London and New york.

Currently, he serves as a member of the boards of directors of G2D, AMBEV and BR Properties. Mr. Bonchristiano is also member of the Advisory Board of the non-profit organization: Bodleian Library (Oxford, UK). Previously, he served as a member of the boards of directors of AMBEV, BR Properties, BHG, Estácio, LAHotels, Sé Supermercados, ALL, Kuala, CEMAR, ABC Supermercados, Gafisa, Hopi Hari, Submarino, Equatorial, Geodex Communication, Sascar, BRMalls, Tempo, Magnesita Refratários, San Antonio International, Playcenter and Rimini Street.

Previously, he was the chief financial officer of SuperMar Supermarkets and founder and chief executive officer of Submarino, Director of Geodex Communication, Contax Participações and IRO of ABC Supermarkets and GP Investments, Ltd. Mr. Bonchristiano holds a bachelor’s degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from the University of Oxford.

Mr. Lambranho joined GP Investments 1998 and became a managing director in 1999. Prior to joining GP, Mr. Lambranho was CEO of Lojas Americanas, where he worked for 12 years and was also a board member from 1998 to 2003.

Mr. Lambranho currently serves on the boards of G2D investments Ltd as Chairman and GP Advisors. He is also a board member of several non-profit entities, such as MASP (Museum of art of São Paulo).

He has previously served as chairman of the boards of Oi, Contax, Gafisa, ABC Supermercados , Magnesita and GPIAC (SPAC 2015). In addition, he previously served on the board of Grupo SBF (Centauro), Spice Private Equity, LEON Restaurants, RHI Magnesita, BRMalls, San Antonio, Allis, BHG, Estácio, BRZ Investimentos, Tele Norte Leste Participações, São Carlos Empreendimentos e Participações, Playcenter, Shoptime, Farmasa, BR Properties and Americanas.com.

Mr. Lambranho holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro and a M.Sc. degree in business administration from COPPEAD-UFRJ. He also completed the Owner President Management Program at the Harvard Business School.

Ms. Pedretti joined GP in 1997 as a trainee and, since 2001, she has been head of the company’s legal department. She became managing director in August 2008. She is currently a member of the board of directors of GP Advisors.

Graduated in Law, with a post-graduate degree in business law from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica in São Paulo, Mara Elisa holds an MBA in financial and capital markets from IBMEC (Instituto Brasileiro de Mercado de Capitais).

Mr. Boscolo joined GP Investments in 2010is. Mr Boscolo’s role encompasses deploying the firm’s proprietary capital in North America and Europe, as well as managing the firm’s global finance, treasury, technology, investor relations and corporate development functions.

Since joining GP Investments Mr. Boscolo has led or was involved in multiple transactions in a broad range of geographies and industries, particularly in the technology, business services, consumer, restaurants and retail sectors. He also serves or has served on the board of directors of several portfolio companies, including Leon Restaurants, The Craftory, Food First Global Restaurants, Magnesita, Allis, Sascar and BRZ Investimentos.

Previously, Mr. Boscolo co-founded a group travel platform and worked as a consultant at The Boston Consulting Group. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, Rodrigo earned an M.B.A. from the Wharton School and an M.A. in International Studies from the School of Arts and Sciences at the Lauder Institute. Rodrigo also holds a M.S. from Euromed Management, in Marseille, France and a bachelor‘s degree in business from University of Sao Paulo.