Gastón Taratuta is our Chief Executive Officer and a member of our board of directors. As our founder, he has been leading the Company since its inception in 2005. Prior to founding Aleph, Mr. Taratuta was the President of UOL e Operations for Universo Online, the largest internet service provider and web content company in Brazil. In 2005, he founded IMS. Mr. Taratuta holds a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing from Fundación Altos Estudios, Buenos Aires, a Bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts from Florida International University and a Master’s Degree in International Marketing from Florida International University.

Steven Buyse is a member of our board of directors since July 2021. He is a managing partner at CVC Capital Partners, a world leader in private equity and credit, where he oversees the private equity activities in the Benelux region and the chemicals sector globally. Mr. Buyse joined CVC Capital Partners in 2001. Prior to that, Mr. Buyse spent three years at ING Investment Banking, from 1993 to 1995, and four years as Chief Financial Officer of Corialis Group, from 1996 to 2000. He holds a Commercial Engineering degree from KU Leuven and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Vlerick School for Management, Belgium.

Pedro Arnt is a member of our board of directors since February 2022. He is the Chief Financial Officer of MercadoLibre, Inc. Mr. Arnt joined MercadoLibre in 1999 and has served as Chief Financial Officer since 2011. Mr. Arnt initially led MercadoLibre’s business development and marketing teams, and later managed MercadoLibre’s customer experience operations. Mr. Arnt actively participated in transitioning MercadoLibre from a private to a public company when he served as Vice President of Strategic Planning, Treasury & Investor Relations. Prior to joining MercadoLibre, Mr. Arnt worked for The Boston Consulting Group. Mr. Arnt holds a Bachelor’s degree from Haverford College and a Master’s degree from the University of Oxford.

Marius Ivanovas is our Chief Revenue Officer and a member of our board of directors since February, 2022. He joined HTTPool in 2014 through the merger with his digital media agency, initially serving as Country Manager Lithuania, Head of Global Performance Division, VP International and becoming Chief Revenue Officer in 2019. Prior to Aleph, he founded and led various companies such as DBD Experts OU (Digital Media), SIA GLC Digital (IT), UAB BeFree Productions (Entertainment), as well as worked as a CMO of Deal24 - a subsidiary of Rebate Networks GMBH in Baltics and Nordics. Marius Ivanovas is a business result driven digital marketing professional and entrepreneur with over 26 years of experience that started his career while still in high school. He specializes in large scale international projects and leading geographically dispersed teams.