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| Petrobras announces changes in the executive board | ||
Petrobras’ Board of Directors has appointed Jorge Luiz Zelada the International area’s Director. Zelada, who will replace Nestor Cuñat Cerveró, is an electronic engineer who has been working for Petrobras since January 1980, when he was hired as an instrumentation engineer for the Executive Group for Campos Basin Development (Gecan), performing in the projects undertaken for the first platforms to be deployed in that Basin.
His latest position at the company, which he has held since February 2003, was as the General Manager for Exploration and Production and Maritime Transportation Projects for the Engineering Area, the sector that is in charge of building production platforms. He also held other management positions in the engineering and drilling areas.
At Petrobras Distribuidora, Jorge Zelada was the Energy Solution Project Development Manager, in charge of deploying energy projects for customers and thermoelectric plants for the Federal Government’s Emergency Program. A Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) graduate, Zelada took several courses in the technical and managerial areas.
During a meeting held on March 3, 2008 Petrobras Distribuidora’s Board of Directors appointed Nestor Cuñat Cerveró to the Financial Board, and Andurte de Barros Duarte Filho to the subsidiary’s Consumer Market Board.
Chemical engineer Nestor Cerveró has worked for Petrobras since 1975, when he started in the refining sector. He was a Presidency advisor for New Business Development, and, in the Gas & Energy area, the managing director and Manager of Thermoelectric Plants under the Participations Superintendence.
Andurte is a mechanical engineering graduate from the Military Institute of Engineering (IME), and holds an Executive MBA from Coppead (UFRJ) and from the Advanced Management Program at ISEAD, France. Hired in 1982, Andurte is a Petrobras career employee and was the Executive Manager for Major Consumers for Petrobras Distribuidora.
Cerveró says farewell to the International Area
Petrobras’ International Area’s director, Nestor Cerveró, left the position he had held since 2003 today. Cerveró was named and appointed by Petrobras’ Board of Directors back in José Eduardo Dutra’s administration and remained through the current administration, headed by José Sergio Gabrielli de Azevedo.
Petrobras Distribuidora’s Board of Directors appointed Nestor Cerveró the company’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
During the five years in which Cerveró led the International Area, Petrobras enhanced its business and installed offices in nearly 30 countries. In January 2003, the company had operations in 9 countries, but it is currently present in 27, in all continents.
In his farewell speech, Cerveró made a point of thanking President Lula, minister Dilma Roussef, and Petrobras’ president, José Sergio Gabrielli de Azevedo, for their trust in him. He also thanked his board colleagues for their companionship and, especially, the international area’s team members for their contributions and efforts.
Nestor Cerveró, a chemical engineering graduate from UFRJ who also holds a post-graduate degree in processing engineering, was hired by Petrobras in 1975. A career oil worker, he highlighted the fact that the international area’s support and dedication were fundamental for the success the area achieved during his term in office.
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LatinPetroleum.com, www.latinpetroleum.com, Brazil news, 4.March.2008, Source: Petrobras via LatinPetroleum.com | ||