Maria Carolina Lacerda

Maria Carolina Lacerda joined the Board of Directors of IHS Holding Limited as a Non-Executive Director in October 2021. Ms. Lacerda has over 25 years of experience in the financial industry and has held various senior management positions throughout her career, including at  UBS Investment Bank, UNIBANCO, Deutsche Bank, Merrill Lynch, Inc. and Bear, Stearns & Company, Inc.

Ms. Lacerda has served as an independent member of the board of directors of PagBank PagSeguro since January 2023, and of Vivara Participacoes S.A. since April 2024. Ms. Lacerda previously served as an independent board member of Hypera Pharma from October 2016 to April 2025, Rumo S.A. from May 2021 to November 2025, China Three Gorges Brasil and Vibra Energia (formerly BR Distribuidora) from 2019 to 2022. Between 2012 and 2016 she served as a board member of ANBIMA (Associação Brasileira das Entidades dos Mercados Financeiros e de Capitais), CNF (Confederação Nacional das Instituições Financeiras) and the Listing Chamber at BM&FBovespa in Brazil.

Ms. Lacerda has a BA in Economics from the University of São Paulo (1994) and an MBA from Columbia University (1999). She also has Corporate Directors Certifications from IBGC and Harvard Business School.