Alexandre Behring

Overview

Mr. Behring is the Managing Director of 3G Capital Partners Ltd., a private investment firm, which he joined in 2005. Previously, he spent 10 years at GP Investments, Latin America"s largest private-equity firm, including eight years as a Partner and Member of the firm"s Investment Committee. He served for seven years, from 1998 to end of 2004, as CEO of America Latina Logistica ("ALL"), Latin America"s largest independent railroad and logistics company, which operates more than 13,000 miles of track in Brazil and Argentina. He continues to serve on the Management Committee of ALL"s Board. From 1997 to 2007, ALL"s accident rate was reduced by 86%, locomotive productivity increased at a double-digit compound annual growth rate, and its EBITDA margin improved from 6% to 41% through the end of 2007. As a publicly traded company, ALL"s current market capitalization of $7.7 billion is over 40 times the amount Mr. Behring and his partners paid for the company 10 years ago. Mr. Behring received a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Pontificia Universidade Catolica and an M.B.A. degree (high distinction) from Harvard Business School. He is also a locomotive engineer. On July 28, 2008, the board of directors elected Mr. Behring to the board of directors.