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COGNY
COGNA EDUCACAO S A

Sponsored ADR (1 ADS : 1 Ordinary)

0.485

0.01

2.11%

0.46 / 0.51 (1 x 1)

Real-Time Best Bid & Ask: 05:00pm 07/11/2025
Delayed (15 Min) Trade Data: 12:00am 07/11/2025

COGNA EDUCACAO S A

Rua Claudio Manoel, 36

2 Andar

Belo Horizonte

Brazil

Last Verified 11/2021
Business Description
Cogna Educacao S.A. (Cogna) is one of the largest educational organizations in the world. Operating for over 55 years, the company has a nationwide presence in all of Brazil's states, with students in both K-12 and Postsecondary segments.
Financial Reporting
Reporting Status
International Reporting: B3 S.A.
Audited Financials
Audited
CIK
0001584943
Fiscal Year End
12/31
Company Officers & Contacts
Rodrigo Calvo Galindo
CEO

Rodrigo Calvo Galindo, Mr. Galindo holds a bachelor’s degree in Laws and a Master’s degree in Education from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP). He has served in executive positions at various educational institutions over the last 27 years. He was administrative associate dean at the University of Cuiabá and was responsible for the accreditation and implantation of higher learning institutions in the states of Bahia, Mato Grosso, Amapá, Acre and Rondônia. He was Chief Executive Officer of Grupo Educacional IUNI, which has over 50,000 postsecondary students and campuses in six Braziian states. He was Chief Operating Officer and Chief Postsecondary Education Officer at Kroton. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Grupo Kroton Educacional, which is the world‘s largest educational institution (in market capitalization), with over 1 million students and 29,000 employees, offering academic programs with high quality standards (ENADE quality indicators at the same level of public universities). Publications: author of the dissertation “Public Assessment Policies: critical analysis of the model and perspective of representative associations” and co-author of the book “Public Assessment Policies”. Awards: IR Magazine – Best investor relations performance by a CEO, Institutional Investor – Best CEO, Istoé Dinheiro – Entrepreneur of the Year, Valor Econômico – Best Company and Best Executive in the Education Industry.

Roberto Valerio Neto
President, Subsidiary

Paulo de Tarso Pires de Moraes
President, Subsidiary

Mario Ghio
President, Subsidiary

Julia Barroso Goncalves
COO

Julia Barroso Gonçalves. Management and Expansion Vice-President at Kroton Educacional. Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering (2001 to 2006) from the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais and currently doing a Finance MBA at Insper. Five years of experience in Education and eight years of experience in Projects, including Business Integration.

Frederico da Cunha Villa
CFO

Frederico da Cunha Villa holds a degree in business administration from the Pontifícia Universidade Catolica of Rio de Janeiro and in accounting sciences from the Universidade da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro. He has participated in the executive leadership program at Duke University, started his professional career at PwC Auditores Independentes where he worked for 13 years in the areas of external auditing, corporate planning, mergers, acquisitions and advising on capital market operations. He has previously worked for 12 years at brMalls Participaçoes acting as controller and in the last 7 years he served as chief financial and investor relations officer.

Fabio Sampaio Lacerda
Chief Admin. Officer

Fabio Sampaio de Lacerda, Business Degree, Graduate Degree in Organizational Psychology with a Specialization in Corporate Finance. He is a Senior Coach at the Integrated Coaching Institute. Previously, he has held executive positions in Human Resources at DHL Supply Chain and Nazca Cosméticos. In 2015, he was voted the best Human Resources executive in the Education segment by the magazine “Você RH”.

Leonardo Augusto Leao Lara
Chief Legal Officer

Eduardo Honzak De Siqueira
Director, Inv. Rel.

Bruno Santos Abreu De Laurentys
IR Manager

Board of Directors
Nicolau Ferreira Chacur
Chairman

Rodrigo Calvo Galindo
Vice Chairman, CEO

Rodrigo Calvo Galindo, Mr. Galindo holds a bachelor's degree in Laws and a Master's degree in Education from Pontificia Universidade Catlica de Sao Paulo (PUC-SP). He has served in executive positions at various educational institutions over the last 27 years. He was administrative associate dean at the University of Cuiaba and was responsible for the accreditation and implantation of higher learning institutions in the states of Bahia, Mato Grosso, Amapa, Acre and Rondania. He was Chief Executive Officer of Grupo Educacional IUNI, which has over 50,000 postsecondary students and campuses in six Braziian states. He was Chief Operating Officer and Chief Postsecondary Education Officer at Kroton. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Grupo Kroton Educacional, which is the world's largest educational institution (in market capitalization), with over 1 million students and 29,000 employees, offering academic programs with high quality standards (ENADE quality indicators at the same level of public universities). Publications: author of the dissertation 'Public Assessment Policies: critical analysis of the model and perspective of representative associations' and co-author of the book "Public Assessment Policies'. Awards: IR Magazine " Best investor relations performance by a CEO, Institutional Investor Best CEO, Isto Dinheiro Entrepreneur of the Year, Valor Econamico Best Company and Best Executive in the Education Industry.

Luiz Antonio de Moraes Carvalho

Juliana Rozenbaum Munemori
Independent Director

Walfrido Silvino dos Mares Guia Neto

Thiago dos Santos Piau
Independent Director

Other Company Insiders

None

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Service Providers
Accounting/Auditing Firm
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

Avenida Carlos Gomes 403

12th Floor

Porto Alegre 90480-003

Brazil

Securities Counsel
Marina Malveira Theil

Paulita Avenue

901-2 Andar

Sao Paulo 2006

Brazil

Profile Data
SIC - Industry Classification
8200 - Services-Educational Services
Incorporation Information
BR, 1966
Employees
31,997 as of 10/31/2019
Shell
No
Products and Services

Cogna is one of the largest educational organizations in the world. The company has a nationwide presence in all of Brazil's states, with students in both K-12 and Postsecondary segments

Company Facilities

At the end of 2Q21, Cogna had 829 thousand On-Campus and Digital Undergraduate students in the Kroton vertical and 45,000 Graduate students in the Platos vertical, served through 131 of its Post-secondary education units and 2,168 accredited Digital Learning centers. In Basic Education, the Saber vertical had 29 thousand students distributed across 50 owned/contracted schools and 21 thousand students distributed across 115 Red Balloon units. In comparison, the Vasta vertical ended the quarter with 1.3 million students served by approximately 4.5 thousand associated schools using core and complementary content solutions.

Company Notes
Formerly=Kroton Educacional SA until 12-2019
Sponsored for OTCQX by BNY Mellon on 10/24/2013.
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