Marcelo De Souza Scarcela Portela
Director
Business
Cosan Limited
Brazil
Biography
Mr. Marcelo de Souza Scarcela Portela has been Legal Officer of Costa Pinto S.A. since 2009. Mr. de Souza Scarcela Portela is a Partner in the Brazilian law firm of Portela Advogados Associados S/C and provides legal services to Cosan Ltd., on a regular basis. He has been an Executive Legal Officer at Cosan S.A. Indústria e Comércio since 2009 and serves as its General Counsel, where he advised in corporate, litigation, contracts and advisory issues, in addition to commercial and civil law in general. He serves as General Counsel of Cosan Limited. He served as Vice President of Legal at Cosan Limited. He served at Cosan S/a Industria E Comercio in the areas of litigious, contractual and advisory, beyond in general giving assistance in the field of the Commercial law and Civil. He served as Vice Chairman of Cosan S. A. Indústria e Comércio and Cosan Limited. He has been a Director of Cosan Limited and Cosan S. A. Indústria e Comércio since 2007 and 2005 respectively. He has been a Director of Costa Pinto S.A. since 2005. He serves as a Director of Rumo Logística Operadora Multimodal S.A. He has a Law Degree in 1983 and a Master's in Commercial Law in 1998 from Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de São Paulo in 1983 and post-graduate specialization in commercial law from McGill University Law School in 1990 in Montreal, Canada.
Research Interest
Business and Management