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as of Q3'24

as of Q3'24

as of Q3'24
Discover MELI’s Ecosystem
We have built a trusted, agile and people-centric ecosystem that is formed by Mercado Libre, our commerce business, and Mercado Pago, our Fintech.

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Our Management Team

Marcos Galperin
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Chief Executive Officer
Marcos Galperin
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Mr. Galperin is the Chairman of our Board, co-founder and our CEO. He previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities in New York and managed YPF S.A.'s currency and oil derivatives program in Argentina. He holds an MBA from Stanford University and graduated with honors from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, with a B.S. in Economics.

Martín de los Santos
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Chief Financial Officer
Martín de los Santos
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MercadoLibre since January 2024. He previously served as Senior Vice President and CFO from August 2023 and joined MercadoLibre in 2013 as Vice President of Strategy. Between 2017 and 2023, he was the Senior VP of Mercado Crédito. His prior experience includes roles at Vostu, IMPSA, Merrill Lynch, McKinsey, and Goldman Sachs. He holds an M.B.A. from Stanford and a B.S. from UNC Chapel Hill.

Ariel Szarfsztejn
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Commerce President
Ariel Szarfsztejn
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Commerce President at MercadoLibre since January 2024, he previously served as Executive Vice President of Commerce from January 2022. He joined MercadoLibre in 2017 as VP of Strategy and Corporate Development and led Mercado Envios from 2018 to 2021. Before MercadoLibre, he managed the hotels business unit at Despegar and worked on strategy at Boston Consulting Group. He holds a Cum-Laude degree in Economics from the University of Buenos Aires and an M.B.A. from Stanford.

Osvaldo Giménez
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Fintech President
Osvaldo Giménez
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Fintech President since August 2020, he previously managed Mercado Pago operations from February 2004 and joined MercadoLibre in January 2000 as country manager for Argentina and Chile. Before that, he was an associate at Booz Allen & Hamilton and worked at Santander Investments in New York. He holds an M.B.A. from Stanford University and a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from the Buenos Aires Technological Institute.

Daniel Rabinovich
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Chief Operating Officer
Daniel Rabinovich
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Chief Operating Officer since August 2020, previously serving as COO (Product & Technology) from 2019 and as CTO from January 2011. He joined MercadoLibre in March 2000 as an application architect, later becoming Vice President of Product Development in 2009. Before MercadoLibre, he worked at PeopleSoft. He holds a Master’s in Technological Services Management from Universidad de San Andrés and a degree in Information Systems from the University of Buenos Aires

Juan Martin de la Serna
Executive Vice President of Corporate Affairs
Juan Martin de la Serna
Executive Vice President in charge of Corporate Affairs and has been President of our Argentina business since 2020. He previously served as Business Development Manager (1999-2001), Head of Category Management (2001-2004), Country Manager for Argentina and other countries (2004-2012), and Senior VP of Mercado Envíos (2012-2020). He has over 10 years of experience in financial markets and graduated in Economics from the University of Buenos Aires.

Sean Summers
Chief Marketing Officer & EVP Adversiting
Sean Summers
Mercado Ads Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of MELI since 2022, has been at the company since 2012 in several roles, including Senior Vice President of Marketplace. Before MercadoLibre, he worked as Marketing Director for Twinnings and PepsiCo. He holds an M.B.A. from Stanford.
Our Board of Directors

Marcos Galperin
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Chairman of the Board
Marcos Galperin
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Mr. Galperin is the Chairman of our Board, co-founder and our CEO. He previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities in New York and managed YPF S.A.'s currency and oil derivatives program in Argentina. He holds an MBA from Stanford University and graduated with honors from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, with a B.S. in Economics.

Emiliano Calemzuk
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Lead Independent Director
Emiliano Calemzuk
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Mr. Calemzuk has been CEO of Reshet Media Group since March 2024 and is an advisor and investor in media and technology ventures. He advises companies like Sony Music and several Israeli startups. Previously, he was CEO of 890 Fifth Avenue Partners (2020-2021) and co-founded RAZE, a media startup venture focused on the Hispanic market (2017-2020).

Alejandro Nicolás Aguzin
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Independent Director
Alejandro Nicolás Aguzin
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Mr. Aguzin has been a private investor since March 2024, after serving as CEO of Hong Kong Stock Exchanges and Clearing Ltd. from 2021 to 2024. With over 30 years at J.P. Morgan, he held various leadership roles, including CEO of the International Private Bank and Chairman and CEO for Asia Pacific, CEO for J.P. Morgan Latin America and Head of Investment Banking Coverage, Mergers & Acquisitions and Capital Markets in the region.

Henrique Dubugras
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Independent Director
Henrique Dubugras
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Mr. Dubugras is the co-founder and co-CEO of Brex Inc., a company transforming financial systems to empower growing businesses. He previously co-founded Pagar.me, an online payments platform, as well as EduqueMe, which supports Latin American students studying in the U.S., and Estudar nos EUA, providing information about studying abroad.

Susan Segal
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Independent Director
Susan Segal
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Ms. Segal has been president and CEO of the Americas Society and Council of the Americas since 2003. Prior to that position, she founded an investment advisory firm focused on Latin America and the U.S. Hispanic market, and was a partner and Latin American Group Head at JPMorgan Partners/Chase Capital Partners, pioneering venture capital investing in Latin America. She was named one of the 500 most influential people in Latin America by Bloomberg in 2022.

Richard Sanders
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Independent Director
Richard Sanders
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Mr. Sanders is a partner at Permira, a global private equity firm, and serves on the Executive and Investment Committees for the Flagship and Growth Opportunities funds. He co-led the technology sector investment team until 2023, having joined Permira in 1999.

Andrea Mayumi Petroni Merhy
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Director
Andrea Mayumi Petroni Merhy
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Ms. Petroni is the Head of Business Advisory and Execution at JP Morgan Chase & Co. in Hong Kong, overseeing the Business Selection and Risk Governance for Investment Banking in Asia Pacific. Previously, she led Finance and Business Management for Banking and Wholesale Payments for Asia Pacific at JP Morgan Chase & Co. from 2016 to 2019 and served as a non-executive director at JP Morgan Chase Bank (China) from 2016 to 2021.

Nicolás Galperin
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Director
Nicolás Galperin
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Mr. Galperin is an investor, who previously worked at Morgan Stanley from 1994 to 2006, ultimately serving as managing director and head of trading and risk management for the London emerging markets desk. In 2006, he founded Onslow Capital Management in London, managing the firm until its closure in 2018. Now an investor based in London, he graduated with honors from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Stelleo Tolda
Director
Stelleo Tolda
Served as an Advisor to Mercado Libre from 2022 to 2024, after different positions inside the company since 1999, such as Commerce President Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Senior Vice President and as the Company’s country manager of Brazil. Before joining MELI, worked at Lehman Brothers Inc. in the United States, and at Banco Pactual and Banco Icatu in Brazil. He currently serves as a director of DASA and has served as a director of Arco Educação. Mr. Tolda holds a master’s in business administration from Stanford University, a master’s degree and bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, also from Stanford University, and a certificate in financial accounting from Harvard Business School (Online).
Committee Composition
Name | Audit | Compensation | Nominating and Corporate Governance |
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Emiliano Calemzuk* | Chairperson | Chairperson | |
Susan Segal* | Member | Member | |
Richard Sanders | Member | Member | |
Nicolás Aguzin* | Chairperson | Member | |
Stelleo Tolda | Member |
*Independent Director
Governance Documents
Document Title | Link |
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Audit Committee Charter | |
Compensation Committee Charter | |
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Charter | |
Code of Ethics for Suppliers and Business Partners (ES) | |
Code of Ethics for Suppliers and Business Partners (POR) | |
Code of Ethics for Suppliers and Business Partners (EN) | |
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics - English | |
Código de Ética do Mercado Livre - Português | |
Código de Ética Mercado Libre - Español | |
Corporate Governance Guidelines |
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