Joao Paulo Seibel de Faria has been a member of Afya's board of directors and of its audit, risks and ethics committee since August 2020, and serves as chairman of the audit committee. He has been CFO of Ericsson Latin America since 2024. He has 30 years of experience at companies including Arthur Andersen, Ericsson Telecomunicacoes, Microsoft, Didi Chuxing, OLX and Patria Investments, spending 18 years at Microsoft in leadership roles across Latin America and the U.S. in sales, marketing and finance, including as chief financial officer in Brazil. He holds a bachelor's degree in business management from FAAP and an Executive MBA from Insper.