At the event, maintaining, industry and collaborating associates will also elect members for the Board of Directors, as well as for the Financial and Executive Boards, to replace those whose terms will end on March 31.

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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).

The Brazilian Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels Institute (IBP) elected, during its 58th General Meeting at its head office in Rio de Janeiro, the new members of its Board of Directors, as well as its Administrative Council and Audit Committee for the positions whose terms expire this March. The new terms begin next Friday, April 1st.

During the event that brought together the Institute’s associates, the financial statement, as well as the changes in its Articles of Incorporation and report of activities for the year ended in 2015 were submitted. According to the IBP’s president, Jorge Camargo, “the Institute has undergone deep changes to adjust to the new market. We face a year of crisis and we had to adapt to this new reality”.

Check out the new members:

Executive Board
In the Executive Board, Nelson Leite (FMC Technologies), was reelected for another two-year term. In turn, Clarissa Lins (Catavento) and Fernando Assumpção Borges (Petrobras) were elected to complete the terms of Armando Hashimoto (Petrobras) and Mauricio Figueiredo (Baker Hughes).

Administrative Council
In the Administrative Council, Armando Guedes Coelho was reelected for another two-year term. To occupy the vacant position of Nelson Silva (BG Brasil E&P), the associates elected Carlos Tadeu Fraga (Gran Energia). Positions in the Board of Directors were also taken by Braskem’s EVP Marcelo Cerqueira de Oliveira; President of Chevron Brazil, Javier La Rosa; and the acting president of Petrobras Distribuidora S.A, Ivan de Sá Pereira Junior.

Audit Committee
In the Audit Committee, the associates reelected Antero de Almeida Costa (Ipiranga) and Leonardo Moreira de Paiva Junqueira (Repsol Sinopec Brasil). Deputies to these positions are: Adauto Pereira Carneiro (Queiroz Galvão Exploração e Produção), Liliane Tucci Smith Freitas (Barra Energia) and Rafael Matas Luz (Ipiranga). Also, Ana Paula França Vieira Zettel, from Petrobras, was elected to replace Maria Alice Deschamps Cavalcanti.