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The Brazilian Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels Institute (IBP)’s Administration Board nominated, last Wednesday (June 28), the executive José Firmo as candidate to the presidency of the institute in 2018.

Recommended by the board, his name will be submitted to IBP’s General Assembly for election, according to the entity’s bylaws. The convening of an Extraordinary General Assembly is scheduled for early August.

Jorge Camargo, current IBP´s president, remains in office until March 31 of next year, when he completes his three-year term ahead of the Institute.

Experience

Presently, Firmo is the vice-president of Seadrill and director-president of the Brazilian Association of Petroleum Services Companies (Abespetro). He is also director of IBP since March of this year, when he was elected during the last General Assembly.

Holding a degree in Engineering, José Firmo has an MBA in Business Administration by the Rotterdam School of Management from Erasmus University (Netherlands). The executive has 25 years of experience in the services area in the oil and gas industry, with a solid international career.