Antônio Pacífico Vaz Pereira Pinto studied Architecture and Business Administration at, respectively, the Federal University of Bahia and the Catholic University of Salvador. He then decided to further his education in the United States, having obtained postgraduate degrees in Urbanism and Landscaping from Coe College - Cedar Rapids, Iowa; and in Business Administration from the universities of West Virginia and California - Los Angeles.

Nilson Geraldo Martins studied Electronic Engineering. He holds MBA degrees from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Grifo Enterprise), Getúlio Vargas and Mudes Foundations.

He specialized in IT Systems Security/Computer Network and Foreign Trade.

Wlamir Chagas Martins has MBA degrees from the School of Higher Education in Advertising and Marketing (ESPM) and the Brazilian Institute of Stock Market (IBMEC). He studied Business Strategies at the University of California (Haas School of Business - Berkeley) and is the current vice-president of the Energy Committee of the British Chamber of Commerce (Britcham).

Christiano Badin Bandeira de Mello graduated with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Cândido Mendes University (Rio de Janeiro). He specialized in Foreign Trade and Business Management. Furthermore, holds an MBA degree from the Getúlio Vargas Foundation.

John Didrik Russell has bachelor's degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Business Administration. He also holds an MBA degree from Miami University.

Russell furthered his education at the BJ Hughes Service Training Center, in Argentina, where he studied Petroleum Engineering (cementing, stimulation, acidification and hydraulic fracturing in oil wells). He is one of the consuls that represent Sweden in Brazil (jurisdiction of the state of Bahia, 1997) and a member of the Brazil-Sweden Chamber of Commerce (Swedcham).

Marco Tulio Marangoni has a bachelor's degree in Economics from the Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RJ). He furthered his education at the University of Ottawa.

Marangoni also holds master's degrees in Foreign Trade (CENDEC/IPEA and MRE/Brasília, DF) and Business Management (Getúlio Vargas Foundation, FGV, RJ). He is currently a researcher and an exam creator in the field of Technological Capabilities at the Getúlio Vargas Foundation, besides teaching Foreign Trade, Logistics and International Marketing at Unifeob, in São Paulo.

Olivier Georges Robert Grolleau holds the Advanced Diploma in Accounting and Management (DESCF) and a master's degree in Finance from the Institute of Financial Studies and Engineering, located in France.