Rubens Ometto Silveira Mello

Rubens Ometto Silveira Mello is Chairman of the Boards of Directors of Cosan SA, Compass Gás & Energia, Rumo and Raízen, as well as the controlling shareholder of the companies. The entrepreneur has more than 30 years of experience in managing large companies, in the administrative and financial areas. Before joining Cosan, he worked from 1971 to 1973 as Advisor to the Board of Directors of UNIBANCO – União de Bancos Brasileiros SA and between 1973 and 1980 as Financial Director of Votorantim. He holds a degree in Mechanical Production Engineering from the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo.

One of the most active entrepreneurs in the agribusiness sector is one of the founders of UNICA – Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association, and has been a member of the National Council for Industrial Development (CNDI) since 2015. Rubens Ometto Silveira Mello was elected Entrepreneur of the Year in 2010 by Dinheiro magazine, Person of the Year in 2013, in London, by the Chamber of Commerce Brazil UK, Man of the Year in 2014, in New York, by the Chamber of Commerce Brazil- United States and Ferroviário of the Year by Revista Ferroviária, in 2016.