Afya Limited announced the appointment of Mr. Jo o Paulo Seibel de Faria and Mr. Miguel Filisbino Pereira de Paula to its board of directors and audit committee as independent members, effective as of August 26, 2020. Mr. de Paula has more than 35 years of experience in HR in the Brazilian corporate world, holding positions such as Senior HR Director of Grupo P o de A ucar, HR Vice President of Estacio Participa es, Head of Organization Development at Votorantim Cimentos and HR of Grupo Gerdau. Jo o Paulo Seibel de Faria has more than 25 years of experience in companies like Arthur Andersen S/C, Ericsson Telecomunica es and Microsoft. In this last one he spent 18 years in different leadership roles in Latin America and the US in Sales, Marketing and in Finance (last role as CFO in Brazil). Besides Mr. de Paula and Mr. Faria appointment, the company had two movements in board of directors and committee composition, first Mr. Flavio Dias left the Audit Committee and will remain only as an Independent Member in Board of Director, second, Mr. Rafael Munerato has resigned from the company's Board of Director and Audit Committee, effective August 26, 2020.
Afya Ltd is a Brazil-based company engaged in the education sector. The Company is mainly focused on operating medical schools, offering health sciences courses, which comprise medicine, dentistry, nursing, radiology, psychology, pharmacy, physical education, physiotherapy, nutrition and biomedicine. In addition, the Firm provides degree programs and courses in other subjects and disciplines, including undergraduate and post graduate courses in business administration, accounting, law, civil engineering, industrial engineering and pedagogy. The Company's methodological approach combines integrated content, interactive learning, and an adaptive experience for learners. Through its educational content and technology-enabled activities, the Company focuses on personalized learning that mirrors one-on-one tutoring. The Company's undergraduate and graduate campuses are spread across Brazil, as well as its digital medical platform.
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