Executive Board

Copel’s Executive Board - responsible for executive assignments and committed to the sole duty of representing the Company - is made up of eight members elected by the Board of Directors for a three-year term.

The assignments and duties of the Executive Board are determined by Article 20 in the Company’s Bylaws (PDF). Individual assignments are set forth in Articles 21 to 26. The rules regarding the Board's actions are established by a specific Charter (PDF).

The Executive Board’s meetings are held twice a year, and their minutes are recorded on a specific minute book.

The Company’s Executive Board consists of the following Chief Officers:

Chief Executive Officer

Rubens Ghilardi (1940). He holds degrees in economics from the Economics College of Paraná, and in business administration from the Economics and Business Administration College of Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná. From 1995 to 1996, Mr. Ghilardi was the Chief Business Management Officer and Market Relations Officer of Espírito Santo Centrais Elétricas S.A. - Escelsa; from 1997 to 2000, CEO of Itaipu Pension Plan; from 2000 to 2002, Chief Financial Officer of Itaipu Binacional. At Copel, Mr. Ghilardi was Chief Business Management Officer from 1987 to 1993; Chief Distribution Officer, from 2003 to 2005; and Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer, between 2004 and 2005, on a cumulative basis.

Mr. Ghilardi has been Copel’s Chief Executive Officer since February 1, 2005.

Chief Distribution Officer

Ronald Thadeu Ravedutti (1950). He holds a degree in economics from the Social Studies Foundation of Paraná and post-graduate degrees in economics and finance, engineering economics, financial administration and systems analysis. At Copel, Mr. Ravedutti was the Chief Financial and Market Relations Officer, in 1994, Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer from 2003 to 2004, and Chief Corporate Management Officer from 2004 to 2005.

Mr. Ravedutti is Copel’s Chief to Distribution Officer since February 1, 2005.

Chief Administration Officer

Antonio Rycheta Arten (1953). He holds a degree in Accountancy from Faculdade de Administração e Economia - FAE, as well as a post-graduation degree in Financial and Economic Engineering from Sociedade Paranaense de Ensino - SPEI. Spanning 2003-2008 Mr. Rycheta was the CEO and the Chief Administrative and Financial Officer of Agência de Fomento do Paraná - AFPR. He was also a member of Copel's Fiscal Council from 2003 to 2005.

Mr. Rycheta is Chief Administration Officer since April 18, 2008.

Chief Engineering Officer

Luiz Antonio Rossafa (1955). Rossafa holds a degree in agronomics from Fundação Faculdade de Agronomia “Luiz Meneghel”, in the city of Bandeirantes, State of Paraná, and a post graduate degree in agriculture from Universidade Estadual Paulista - Unesp, in the city of Botucatu, State of São Paulo. Mr. Rossafa was Business Coordinator, Vice-Principal and Principal from “Luiz Meneghel” Agronomy College, where he was also a teacher. At the Regional Engineering, Architecture and Agronomy Council of the State of Paraná, Mr. Rossafa was the Regional Counselor from 1992 to 1995 and exercised two terms of office as the chairman. At the Federal Engineering, Architecture and Agronomy Council/ Regional Engineering, Architecture and Agronomy Council of the State of Paraná, Mr. Rossafa was a Federal Counselor from 1996 to 1999. Mr. Rossafa was, for three years, the coordinator of the System Organization Commission (COS). Mr. Rossafa was a member of Copel’s Board of Directors from 2003 to 2004, and Chief Corporte Management Officer from 2005 to 2008.

Mr. Rossafa is Copel’s Chief Enginnering Office since April 18, 2008.

Chief Financial, Investor Relations and External Stockholding Officer

Paulo Roberto Trompczynski (1945). Trompczynski holds a degree in law from the Federal University of Paraná. Mr. Trompczynski was the State attorney for the State of Paraná Court of Accounts, where he acted as legal counselor, and as technical-legal affairs officer. He was the chief auditor of the Municipality of Curitiba, chief of the Legal Council for the Educational Foundation of Paraná – Fundepar, member of the Fiscal Council of the Banco do Estado do Paraná, lawyer of Itaipu Binancional and member of the fiscal council of Copel.

Mr. Trompczynski is Copel’s Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer since August 30, 2005.

Chief Power Generation and Transmission and Telecommunications Officer

Raul Munhoz Neto (1943). Graduated in Mechanical Engineering from the Federal University of Paraná in 1966. He joined Copel in 1982 and held a series of positions in different areas of the Company before being appointed Construction and Engineering Officer in 1994.

Between 1995 and 1999, Mr. Munhoz Neto worked at the Central Research and Development Lab (LAC), where he was responsible for training the Operations and Maintenance teams. He managed the Araucária Thermoelectric Plant from 2000 to 2004 and was appointed Financial and Administrative Officer at UEGA-Usina Elétrica a Gás de Araucária Ltda in 2005.

Mr. Raul Munhoz Neto is Copel’s Chief Power Generation and Transmission and Telecommunications Officer since March 7, 2006.

Chief Legal Officer

Zuudi Sakakihara (1938), graduated in Law from the Law Faculty of the Federal University of Paraná. He completed post-graduate studies in Tax Law at PUC São Paulo and in Civil Proceedings from the University of Brasília. He has taught Tax Law at the Paraná Federal Magistrates School since 1996 and is a visiting professor in Tax Law for graduates at the State University of Londrina– UEL and PUC Paraná. He was a federal judge in Londrina and Curitiba between September, 1993 and April 6, 2004, when he retired, and has been a professor in the Superior Federal Magistrates School since 1998. He was a Tax Law professor in the Public Law Department of the Federal University of Paraná from 1971 to 1993; Legal Officer at Banco BHM de Investimentos from 1990 to 1993; a Legal Officer in several financial, service and commercial companies from 1969 to 1990; and a member of the Taxpayers’ Committee of the Paraná State Government from 1977 to 1988.

He became Copel’s Legal Officer on June 30, 2006.

Chief of Environment and Corporate Citizenship Officer

Marlene Zannin (1955), holds a degree in Law from Faculdade de Direito de Curitiba. Ms. Zannin also has a specialization degree in Civil Procedural Law (lato sensu post-graduation) from Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos Jurídicos - IBEJ, connected to the Higher Education Center of Campos Gerais, Paraná State (2002). At the Curitiba City Hall, Capital of Paraná State, Ms. Zannin was Municipal Environment Secretary, in 1985. She, for two years, worked as Chairperson of the Committee of Environment of Brazilian Lawyer Association of Paraná State OAB / PR. In Copel Geração e Transmissão SA, she is Chief Assistant Officer since 2007. Ms. Zannin was Chief Environment and Social responsibility Official of Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel for two years, until 2008.

Ms. Zannin is Chief Environment and Corporate Citizenship Officer since March 16, 2009.