03-06-2008
Petrobras has appointed Mr. Jorge
Luiz Zelada as its International Business Officer, replacing Mr. Nestor Cuñat
Cerveró.
Mr. Zelada, is an Electronic Engineer and has worked at Petrobras since January
1980, where he began working as an instrumentation engineer at the Executive
Group for the Development of the Campos Basin (“Grupo Executivo para
Desenvolvimento da Bacia de Campos” – Gecan), participating in the projects of
the first platforms for that basin.
His previous position at the Company, which he was holding since February 2003,
was of General Manager for the Implementation of Exploration Undertakings and
Production and Maritime Transportation for the Engineering Area (“Gerente Geral
de Implementação de Empreendimentos de Exploração e Produção e Transporte
Marítimo da Área de Engenharia”), the body in charge of building production
platforms. He also occupied other managing positions in the areas of engineering
and drilling. At Petrobras Distribuidora, Mr. Zelada was the Development Manager
for Energy Solutions Projects, responsible for the implementation of energy
projects for customers and of thermoelectric plants for the Federal Government’s
Emergency Program. He graduated from Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)
and participated in several courses in the technical and managerial areas.
In addition, we would like to inform that BR Distribuidora’s Board of Directors,
appointed Mr. Nestor Cuñat Cerveró to be its Financial Officer, and Mr. Andurte
de Barros Duarte Filho was appointed to be the Consumer Market Officer of
Petrobras Distribuidora.
Mr. Nestor Cerveró is a chemical engineer and has worked for Petrobras since
1975, when he worked in the refining sector. He was an Advisor to the CEO for
New Business Development and, in the area of Gas and Energy, he was the General
Director and the Manager of Thermoelectric Plants in the Supervisory Board of
Holdings.
Mr. Andurte is a mechanical engineer, from the Instituto Militar de Engenharia (IME),
and holds an Executive MBA in Management by Coppead (UFRJ) and an Advanced
Management Program by INSEAD – France. Mr. Andurte has worked for Petrobras
since 1982 and was the Executive Manager of Large Consumers for BR Distribuidora.