Luciano Siani Pires

Tele Norte Leste Participações SA offers a range of integrated telecommunication services, whicih include fixed-line and mobile telecommunication services, data transmission services, including broadband access services, ISP services and other services for residential customers, small, medium and large companies, and governmental agencies. The company operates in the following segments: Fixed-Line Services, Mobile Services and Other. The Fixed-Line Services segment includes its local fixed-line services, including public telephones, long-distance services, fixed-line data transmission services, and interconnections to its fixed-line network. The Mobile Services segment includes voice, mobile data communications and other value-added services, and interconnections to its mobile network. The Other segment includes its television services, ISP services, Internet portal, mobile phone payment system and call center. Tele Norte Leste Participações was founded on May 22, 1998 and is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Telemar Participações SA is engaged in investment activities. Its interests focus on the telecommunications industry. It operates through the following segments: Fixed Telephony/Data, Mobile Telephony, and Others. The Fixed Telephony/Data segment provides voice and data transmission services. The Mobile Telephony segment offers calls, messaging, and 3G services for mobile devices. The Others segment encompasses internet access, telemarketing and customer services, cable television, and payment management services. The company was founded on July 29, 1997 and is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social SA engages in the provision of financing solutions to corporate clients, as well as micro-, small-, and medium-scale enterprises. Through its lending and investment subsidiaries, it is active in the non-reimbursable energy, agricultural, industrial, and civil infrastructure sectors. The company was founded on June 20, 1952 and is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Valepar SA operates as a holding company with interests in the mining and production of iron ore and other related metals. The company was founded on April 10, 1997 and is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.