Mr. Estanislau Bassols was elected as Cielo’s CEO in September 2022. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the Engineering School of the University of São Paulo (POLI-USP) , with an Executive MBA from TRIUM Global, as well as an MBA in Business Management from FIA and another in Finance from IBMEC. Estanislau held executive positions – including as CEO, C-Level positions or Board member – in relevant institutions in the market, such as Telefonica, VR, Sky, Boticário, Wine and GPTW. His last position was Country Manager for Mastercard Brazil, one of the main payment companies in the the world, with the challenge to go beyond cards, focusing on digitalization of payments and in new lines of revenue, like Advanced Analytics, Cybersecurity, Consulting and Loyalty Programs. He also focused on exploring important growth avenues with fintechs and new methods of payment, like B2B, business with governments, solutions for urban mobility, real-time payments, Cross Border, Open Finance and others.