Board of directors, Executives and Committees

Graduated in Civil Engineering at FUMEC, in Belo Horizonte – MG (2005), with an MBA in finance at IBMEC (2008). João Vitor joined Banco Inter in 2004 and served as a member of the Board of Directors from 2005 to 2019. In April 2008 he became COO and in December 2015, CEO. Menin has extensive experience in the financial and capital markets and he supported and/or led the main projects of Banco Inter over the last 15 years.

Graduated in Civil Engineering at the Federal University of Minas Gerais – UFMG (2003), with an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University – USA (2012). Joined Banco Inter in 2013 as a Development Superintendent, having been appointed as Officer in April 2015, Chief Operating Officer in December 2015 and Vice-President in September 2017. In 2020 was appointed Executive Officer at Febraban. Before joining Inter Group he performed activities as a Consultant with The Boston Consulting Group – BCG (2011 to 2013), Operations Manager with Gerdau Ameristeel (2006 to 2010), and Consultant with Falconi (2004 to 2006). He also had experience as an entrepreneur in the segment of sports nutrition.

Graduated in Business Administration at FUMEC in 1984, with specialization in Capital Market and Portfolio Management at the Federal University of Minas Gerais – UFMG – ABRAAP – BOVMESB in 1986. Mr. Guimarães joined Banco Inter in 2007, having been appointed as director in July 2008, Commercial Executive Officer in December, 2015 and Commercial Vice-President in September, 2017. Before joining Banco Inter, he performed as a Partner in the vehicle dealership segment between 1993 and 2007, gaining extensive experience in the commercial area.

Graduated in Metallurgical Engineering from the Federal University of Ouro Preto (1993), with specialization in Production Engineering from the Federal University of Espirito Santo (2000), Ricardo Vescovi has more than 25 years of experience as an executive, having served Samarco Mineração S.A. for 4 years as CEO (2012-2015) and 6 years as COO (2006-2011). Prior to that, Vescovi held management positions at Samarco as General Marketing Manager (2001-2004) and Plant Manager (2004-2006). As the leader of a multinational company with more than 8,000 employees and third parties, he has gained solid experience in dealing with different cultures. Ricardo is also a member of the Gorceix Foundation Board (since 2014) – a non-profit research organization by the Federal University of Ouro Preto.

Graduated in Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering at PUC, in Belo Horizonte – MG (2008), with an MBA in Project Management with an emphasis on IT (2012) and a Masters in Business Administration with a focus on Innovation and Business Models (2014). Joined Banco Inter in 2015, having been elected Officer in January 2019, responsible for the areas of Digital Account, Means of Payment, Payroll Loan Operations and Process Operations.

Graduated in Social Communication at PUC Minas, in 2010, became Marketing Specialist at IBMEC MG, 2012, and has postgraduate degree in Business Management, also from IBMEC MG, 2015. Has more than 10 years of experience in marketing, branding, digital strategies and customer relationship. Joined Banco Inter in 2011 in the Marketing area and since 2016 is responsible for Marketing, Digital Sales and Customer Experience. In 2019 became Marketing and CRM Officer, now also comprising Banco Inter’s Market Place area.

Graduated in Electric Engineering at Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia (2003), post graduated in Financial Management at Insper and coursing the Stanford Innovation and Entrepreneurship Certificate at Stanford University, with conclusion in 2018. Joined at Banco Inter (2015) as Technology Manager responsible to solutions for digital products, have been elected Technology Director in December 2017. Before join Banco Inter, he performed as projects coordinator and IT Specialist at Smiles S.A. (2012 to 2015), Gol Linhas Aéreas (2009 to 2012) and System Consultant at Accenture (2004 to 2009).

Helena is the Investor Relations Officer (IRO) at Banco Inter, being also responsible for Financial Planning and M&A. She joined the bank in 2017 and led the Business Development team for over a year, before becoming IRO in September, 2019. Helena was part of two of Inter’s most important transactions: its IPO at B3 in 2018 and the follow-on offering in 2019. Formerly, she served as Fixed Income Portfolio Manager at Araújo Fontes (2009-2013) and New Business Advisor at Grupo Ferreira Lopes (2014). Helena holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from IBMEC (2009), an MBA from London Business School (2016) and is certified by ANBIMA as an Investment Manager (CGA).

Graduated in Economics from the University of Buenos Aires (2005), with an MBA from Duke University (2011), Santiago joined Inter&Co in 2022 as Chief Strategy and IR Officer. Prior to that, he worked as Market Risk Analyst and Risk Manager at Itaú Asset (2004 to 2009), Associate in the Investment Banking division at Barclays Capital (2010 to 2012) and Associate in the Investment Banking division at Morgan Stanley (2012 to 2014). Still at Morgan Stanley, he was Vice President from 2015 to 2017 and, from 2018 to 2022, worked as Executive Director, leading IPOs, M&As and the coverage of financial institutions and Fintechs of Latin America, including the IPO of Banco Inter.

Graduated in Law with Milton Campos College in Belo Horizonte – MG (1999), with a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from the University of Houston, Texas – USA (2001), and a scholarship from the Fullbright Commission – USA (2001). Joined Banco Inter in October 2015 as a Legal and Institutional Relations Superintendent, and took on the Legal and Administrative Director position in June 2017, being also responsible for HR until 2019. Before joining Banco Inter, she served at Grupo Tarpon Investimentos, initially as a member of the legal and corporate risk management committees and later as head of the legal department with Omega Energia (2012 to 2014). She also worked in capital markets and M&A with the law firm Machado Meyer Advogados (2006 to 2012), in capital markets with Cescon Barrieu Advogados (2002 to 2006), and as an International Lawyer with Andrews Kurth Office, Houston – USA (2001-2002).

Graduated in Business Administration with emphasis in Marketing from the University of San Francisco, California (2000). Has 20 years of communication and business experience, and for the past 17 years has served as Business Director at the WPP Group (Y&R, Wunderman, VML) communications agencies in Brazil and as Global Client Partner for Latin America at Facebook. Joined Banco Inter in July 2019 as Marketplace Officer to lead the Super App project integrating the Bank’s financial and non-financial services Marketplace.

Paulo Padilha holds a Bachelors’ Degree in Economics from the Universidade Federal Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and also has a MBA from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV). Padilha was Product Superintendent and Director of Strategy and New Business at Wiz. There, he actively participated in its IPO, also led M&A’s and contributed to the construction of different areas. Paulo joined the bank after a deal between Inter and Wiz and he contributes to building a new strategic positioning for the insurance business.

Felipe Bottino is Chief Investment Officer in Inter. Previously he was CEO and responsible for the launch of Santander group’s digital brokerage, in addition to Head of Insurance, Consortium and Capitalization of the institution. Graduated in Production Engineering and MBA from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, having his thesis on Robo Advisor and Social Security guided by nobel prize winner Robert C. Merton between 2010 and 2012, throughout his career he was also Social Security Director of at Icatu Seguros for 6 years. He also worked in the area of managerial risk and equity at Gávea Investimentos for 4 years.

Thiago Garrides is Chief Risks Officer at Inter and has extensive experience in finance. Previously, he served for 11 years several roles in financial management, treasury, controllership and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Group risk management, becoming Chief Financial Officer and Risk Director at Banco FIDIS (FCA) from 2016 to 2019. During his career, he also went through the Banco Mercantil do Brasil, which he remained for 8 years, and through Arcelor Mittal Group, for 3 years, performing functions in Financial Management and Risk Management. Graduated in Business Administration and Accounting Thiago also has a specialization in Controllership, Financial Management and Banking.