GEORGETOWN, Cayman Islands,
Nov. 3,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- StoneCo Ltd. (Nasdaq:
STNE) ("Stone" or the "Company"), a leading provider of financial
services and software solutions for merchants in Brazil, announced today that:
- Thiago Piau, current CEO,
will become a Board member of the Company, where he will focus his
attention on developing key strategic and financial initiatives to
help drive the future expansion of StoneCo.
- Pedro Zinner, current
Board member of StoneCo, will step-down from the Board and succeed
Mr. Piau as CEO. Mr. Zinner will join Stone's executive team no
later than March 31st,
2023 and will begin working closely with Mr. Piau and the
management team in a transition period before taking on the CEO
role.
Partner of Stone since 2013 and leading the Company since
the end of 2017, Mr. Piau has conducted an important cycle of
expansion and innovation. Under his leadership, the Company grew
its annualized revenue by over 12x to R$9.2
billion in the second quarter of 2022, increased its
payments client base from 103,000 to over 2 million clients,
launched its suite of banking solutions, and established Stone as
the leading retail software provider in Brazil through its acquisition of
Linx.
"I have a strong trust in Pedro and think he has an
outstanding combination of personal values and leadership
capabilities to manage dynamic and growing organizations", said Mr.
Piau. "I believe Pedro is the right person to guide Stone into the
next phase, and I'm excited to work with him and support him in
this transition process in the best way possible. I believe Stone
is well positioned to deliver strong results and Pedro will really
help to lead the team and execute on our business plan. I remain
committed to Stone as a partner and board member and look forward
to supporting Pedro in this new part of our journey".
Mr. Zinner was most recently CEO of Eneva, one of the
leading power-generation companies in Brazil, from 2017 to November 2022. During his leadership, Eneva
produced strong growth and efficiency, increasing its installed
capacity by over 186% and its Return on Equity (ROE) from 1.5% to
17.3%. He has more than 25 years of management and leadership
experience in strategy, risk management and finance at Eneva, BG
Group, and Vale, which he brings to StoneCo.
"StoneCo has a privileged position in Brazil serving small and medium merchants with
recognized customer service excellence and national distribution
footprint. We have the opportunity to do much more to support
Brazilian entrepreneurs in their growth journeys," said Mr. Zinner.
"As I transition to the CEO role, I am excited to work with the
Stone team to continue enhancing the many ways we help Brazilian
merchants succeed and delivering value for our shareholders. I look
forward to working closely with Thiago, the Board and senior
management to lead the organization in its next phase of growth and
profitability."
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