Miguel Filisbino Pereira de Paula has been a member of Afya's board of directors and its audit, risks and ethics committee and People & ESG Committee since August 2020, and chairs the People & ESG Committee. He has over 30 years of experience in C-level positions and on advisory boards and boards of large companies such as Gerdau, Votorantim Cimentos, Yduqs and GPA (Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao). An expert in the education industry, he was Vice President of People, Management and Services for nine years at Estacio Participacoes S.A. and serves as an operating partner in people-management and governance for private-equity funds including portfolio companies of Crescera Capital and EB Capital. He currently sits on the boards of Gurgel Mix (Loja do Mecanico), Salus Group and Hospital CARE (as observer).