Sigma Lithium Corporation announced that at its AGM held on July 09, 2024, shareholders announced that transitioning off the Board are Lucas Mello and Cesar Chicayban. Mr. Mello has taken on a new full-time role as the advisor to the Magalhaes Pinto family in the sale of Banco Nacional to BTG. Similarly, Mr. Chicayban was recently appointed to the prestigious role of CEO of XP's Private Banking unit.

Shareholders elected Eugenio de Zagottis (Operations) as director of the company. Mr. Zagottis is a member of the board of directors and of the control group of RD Saude, that control's amongst other healthcare companies Brazil's leading drugstore chain RaiaDrogasil S/A, with 60,000 employees, 3,000 stores and USD 7 billion in revenues (Dec 2023). The company has been listed on the B3, Sao Paulo Stock Exchange for 15 years.

At RD Saude, Mr. Zagottis leads the finance committee, is a member of the strategy committee and represents the company at the boards of two investees and also of ABRAFARMA, the Brazilian Chain Drugstores Association, having been its chairman from 2018-2021. Mr. de Zagottis has worked as a C-level executive at RD Saude from 2000 to 2024, having been responsible for investor relations, corporate planning and business development, including Univers, its proprietary PBM, RD Brands, its private label business, and RD Ventures, RD Saude's corporate venture capital platform, with investments in more than 10 start-ups. Previously, Mr. de Zagottis worked as a consultant for both McKinsey (1998-2000) and Arthur Andersen (1992-1996).

He holds an MBA from the University of Michigan and a BBA from Fundacao Getulio Vargas in Sao Paulo, Brazil.