About
Mr. Leal has a degree in business administration from the University of São Paulo (USP) and is a former student of the Advanced Administration Program of FDC/INSEAD. He is co-founder of Natura Cosméticos and started his activities on the company’s Board of Directors in 1998. He is currently co-chairman of the Board of Directors of Natura &Co Holdings S.A. and member of Instituto Natura’s board of directors. In the past 25 years, he participated in the creation and promotion of various companies and social organizations, such as the Abrinq Foundation for the Rights of Children and Adolescents, the Ethos Institute of Enterprises and Social Responsibility and the Akatu Institute for Conscious Consumption. He also participated in institutions such as Ashoka—Social Entrepreneurship. After 2000, he was closely involved in various environmental institutions, such as the Brazilian Fund for Biodiversity (Funbio) and WWF Brasil.
In 2007, Mr. Leal was one of the founders of the Our São Paulo Movement, which seeks to engage various sectors of the local society aiming at a better, fairer and more sustainable city. Since 2008, he has been focused on structuring his legacy through the Arapyaú Institute, an organization whose goal is to promote the dialogue and networks to build sustainable solutions. In the national elections of 2010, Mr. Leal joined former Senator Marina Silva, then from the Green Party, as candidate for Vice-Presidency. Together, they received approximately 20 million votes. In 2012, he helped to fund the Political Action Network for Sustainability—RAPS, a non-partisan institution focused on identifying, supporting, developing and congregating political leaders committed with ethical values and with the construction of an inclusive and sustainable development.
In the same year, he joined the B-Team, a group formed by international leaders, the purpose of which is to engage corporations and leader from all over the word with a new vision of business success, by incorporating social and environmental objectives into profit. In 2015, Guilherme participated in founding the Brazil Climate, Forests and Agriculture Coalition, which brings together representatives from the private sector, financial sector, academia, and civil society in favor of Brazil’s leadership for a new low-carbon economy. In 2020, he co-founded “Concertação pela Amazônia” a network of people, institutions, and companies established to seek solutions for this territory’s conservation and sustainable development. Mr. Leal currently holds the following positions in other companies or organizations from the voluntary sector: (i) Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Political Action Network for Sustainability—RAPS (Institute); (ii) Co-founder of The BTeam (Association); (iii) Member of the Board of Directors of the Arapyau Institute of Education and Sustainable Development (Institute).
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Qualifications & Experience
Other directorships (state)
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Working history
Committee/s
| Company | Committee | Role | Appointment Date | Resignation Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natura &Co Holding S.A. | Nominations & Governance | Chairperson | 01/01/1998 | |
| Natura &Co Holding S.A. | Board | Chairperson | 01/01/1998 | |
| Natura &Co Holding S.A. | Nominations & Governance | Chairperson | 01/01/1998 |