Forum addresses the importance of diversity at senior team and board level

Amec’s Vice President, Regis Abreu, moderates one of the debates during the Forum on Board Diversity
Diversity, especially gender diversity, was the main topic discussed during the Forum on Board Diversity promoted by CKZ Diversidade, in São Paulo. Amec participated in the panel “The role of investors in making diversity happen.” “The Amec Stewardship Code addresses voting issues from the ownership perspective. Based on that, investors must identify their own priorities. The diversity can be one of them,” says Régis Abreu, Amec’s Vice President. “Diversity is good and we are not talking only about gender diversity,” he adds.
Interest in the topic has gained momentum after that some of the world’s biggest asset managers, among which BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street, asked companies with few or no women on their boards to explain themselves. Recently, the British Hermes announced it will be contrary to the nomination of boards exclusively comprised of men by Brazilian invested companies.
During his participation, Abreu made a “provocative suggestion.” According to him, B3 could include diversity data as part of the information reported to the market – the presence of women in the boards or as CEOs, for example. “With transparency, investors that require this kind of information could follow up the companies’ history,” he states.
In addition to Amec, Diego Barreto, CFO of Ingresso Rápido and member of boards; Eliane Lustosa, Director of the Brazilian National Bank for Social and Economic Development – BNDES (through video); Frederico Benite, Business Manager at the International Finance Corporation – IFC; and Ana Paula Pessoa, partner and chair of Kunumi Inteligência Artificial, also participated in the debates.