Governance Structure
Companhia Paranaense de Energia is a mixed capital publicly traded company and currently the largest company in the State of Paraná. Headquartered in Curitiba, Copel operates through its subsidiaries in the areas of generation, transmission, distribution and commercialization of energy.
Copel’s corporate governance structure is composed of statutory and non-statutory advisory bodies with different levels of responsibility. The Company is managed by the Board of Directors and by the Executive Board, as established in Article 15 of its By-Laws, in accordance with Federal Laws 6,404/1976 and 13,303/2016.
Part of the indirect administration, the Company’s controlling shareholder is the Government of the State of Paraná.
Statutory Advisory Bodies
Copel has 05 (five) statutory advisory committees, with the function of supporting the decision-making process with information and analysis of issues related to the scope of their duties detailed in their respective internal regulations.
The Statutory Audit Committee – CAE, the Investment and Innovation Committee – CII, the Sustainable Development Committee – CDS, and the Minority Shareholders’ Committee – CDM are independent advisory and permanent bodies that advise the Board of Directors.
Nomination and Evaluation Committee – CIA, of a permanent nature, to assist the shareholders and with the prerogatives as provided in Federal Law No. 13,303/2016.
Non-statutory Advisory Bodies
Companhia Paranaense de Energia is a mixed capital publicly traded company and currently the largest company in the State of Paraná. Headquartered in Curitiba, Copel operates through its subsidiaries in the areas of generation, transmission, distribution and commercialization of energy.
Executive Board
Copel’s Executive Board is composed of the Holding Company’s Executive Board, whose executive board is composed of 07 (seven) officers, as follows: 01 (one) Chief Executive Officer; 01 (one) Corporate Management Officer; 01 (one) Finance and Investor Relations Officer; 01 (one) Legal and Institutional Relations Officer; 01 (one) Business Development Officer; 01 (one) Governance, Risk and Compliance Officer; and 01 (one) Deputy Communications Officer, and by the Officers of the direct wholly-owned subsidiaries (Copel Geração e Transmissão, Copel Distribuição, Copel Comercialização and Copel Serviços), responsible for the execution of the Company’s end activities. To learn more about the attributions and duties of the Executive Boards, see the By-Laws. To get to know the profile of the Executive Officers, access the tabs dedicated to each one. To learn how they are structured, access the Organizational Chart.
