Mr. Marcelo Duarte Monteiro holds a Masters Degree in Commerce (Agriculture) from Lincoln University (New Zealand), with First Class Honours, an MBA from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV) and a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration (UFMT). Marcelo also attended an executive education program for agribusiness executives at Harvard University. Mr. Duarte Monteiro worked as an executive in one of Brazil’s largest corporations around the main regions of Brazil for five years and is the executive director of Aprosoja (Mato Grosso State Soybean and Corn Growers Association) since 2006. As part of his role at Aprosoja, he coordinates staff, manages projects and programs, takes care of member relations, and actively represents Aprosoja, dealing with government, organizations, companies, and press, both nationally and internationally. Marcelo also coordinates trade missions to Asia, USA and Europe and has spoken in international conferences in China, USA, Brazil and Argentina. Member of the Soybean Chamber of the Ministry of Agriculture (MAPA), of the COSAG - Superior Council of Agribusiness at FIESP (Industry Federation of São Paulo State), of the Ag Finance Committee of ABAG (Brazilian Agribusiness Association), of the External Advisory Board for the ADM Institute at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and former member of the Corn and Soybean Chamber of the Brazilian Mercantile Exchange (BM&F;/BOVESPA).