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He is an U.S. citizen, resident in Brazil, with a degree in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Wyoming and an MBA from the University of Denver, both in the United States of America. He began his career at Amoco in the State of Colorado, USA, where he held various roles related to the operation and management of oil and natural gas fields and reservoirs between 1988 and 1994. In 1995, he joined PetroSantander Inc., a company that operates several oil and natural gas fields in the USA, Colombia, Romania and Brazil (through its interest in PetroRecôncavo S.A.), one of the founding members of the Company that currently belongs to its economic group, where he performed several functions related to the management of the operations of oil and natural gas fields operated by it and before assuming the position of Chief Operating Officer of the Company he held the position of Vice President of Engineering for International Operations at PetroSantander Inc. He has also participated in several field evaluations for acquisitions, including the fields that the Company currently operates. He also served as Chief Operating Officer of the Company from 1999 to 2001 and was a member of the Board of Directors from 2002 to 2019.

Mr. Troy Patrick Finney declared for all legal purposes that, in the last 5 years, he was not subject to the effects of any criminal conviction, any conviction or application of penalty in administrative proceedings before CVM (Securities and Exchange Commission) or any final and unappealable conviction, in the judicial or administrative scope, which would have the effect of suspending or disqualifying him from practicing any professional or commercial activity. Additionally, Mr. Troy Patrick Finney states that he is not considered a Politically Exposed Person under applicable regulations.