IBP elects new members to the Executive Board
The Brazilian Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels Institute (IBP) approved the names of the new members of the entity’s senior management at the annual general assembly held on Friday, March 31th.
The Senior Vice President Brazil of Seadrill, José Firmo has been appointed IBP´s President. The CEO of Repsol Sinopec, Leonardo Junqueira and the Director of Institutional Relations of Raizen, Claudio Borges Oliveira are the new members of Institute’s Executive Board. They will replace Flávio Ofugi Rodrigues, Shell, William Zattar of Trim, and José Augusto Dutra Nogueira of Ipiranga, whose terms have expired.
On the Board of Directors, the president of the Gas Company of São Paulo (Comgás), Nelson Roseira Gomes Neto, will replace Leonardo Gadotti Filho, from Raízen, who resigned the mandate.
For the Fiscal Council, the associated members elected the CFO of Shell, Gustavo Bursztyn; the Economic-Administrative manager of Repsol Sinopec, Sandro Cruz and the Internal Control Manager of Ipiranga, Valéria Arruda Martins. They will replace Antero de Almeida Costa (Ipiranga), Rafael Mata Luz (Ipiranga) and Leonardo Junqueira (Repsol).
In addition to the election of new directors, the Board of Directors also approved the nomination of William Zattar as founding charitable adviser, created to honor the professional who has been active in the entity since its foundation in 1957.
Challenges – During the assembly, the IBP Secretary-General Milton Costa Filho presented a review of the activities carried out by the Institute on the past year, including the organization of 19 events, in special the Rio Oil & Gas 2016, and the creation of 34 standards for the sector, as well as courses and workshops. It was also highlighted the work of the entity with representatives and government agencies, focusing on competitiveness and attraction of investments for the country.
The IBP president, Jorge Camargo, spoke about the challenges presented in 2017, considered by the entity as a transition year. “We have to make our industry more competitive to survive in times of low oil prices and economic crisis. We are experiencing the biggest transformation of the sector since 1950. Our segment is opening up to new players and the IBP’s role is increasingly relevant”, he said.
The IBP 2016 Activity Report is available to download (only in Portuguese).