The document, published at the IBP website, deliver the agenda of the assembly, such as the election of the president, resolution on the proposal for amendment of the bylaws and other matters of interest to the Institute.

All associated members are eligible to attend the EGA. However, only maintaining, industry and collaborating membership categories have voting power in the deliberations of the Assembly, the maximum body of the IBP.

Those interested in attending must confirm their presence and submit written voting rights proxy on behalf of the company to assembleia@ibp.org.br until October 24^th. The document submission is mandatory for EGA participation.

Luís Henrique Guimarães, president at Raízen, and Rafael Grisolia, BR Distribuidora director president, are the new members of the board of directors, previously occupied by Nelson Gomes, Comgás CEO, and Ivan de Sá, TBG CEO. In the executive board, Sebastião Furquim, director at Ipiranga, will now fill the position previously occupied by Miguel Lacerda, also director at Ipiranga.

The president of the IBP, José Firmo, complimented the effort of the executive board members, emphasizing the collaborative form, the open space for dialogue and the search for improvement of the IBP processes. Firmo summarized the points under discussion, explaining the proposed amendments to the Bylaws are to adjust the profile of the membership categories and thus facilitate the association of new members.

The new composition of the board of Directors and executive Board are available at IBP website.

The document, published at IBP website, delivers the agenda of the assembly, such as election of members of the Board of Directors and of members of the Executive Board, resolution on proposal for amendment of the bylaws and other matters of interest to the Institute.

All associated members are eligible to attend the EGA. However, only maintaining, industry and collaborating membership categories have voting power in the deliberations of the Assembly, the maximum body of the IBP.

Those interested in attending must confirm their presence and submit written voting rights proxy on behalf of the company to assembleia@ibp.org.br until August 26^th. The document submission is mandatory for EGA participation.

Click here for the full Call Notice for the 16^th IBP Extraordinary General Assembly.

“It is a great honor to be appointed to be ahead of IBP, which is one of the pillars of the Brazilian oil and gas industry. My intention is to continue the work that has been developed, adding a certain amount of innovation to transform and expand the capacity of the Institute,” Firmo said. “The upcoming years will bring many challenges, but also many opportunities,” he concluded.

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

“The debate on our industry’s conjuncture is always present in IBP Council meetings and was the basis for defining the profile of the new president. The oil and gas industry is redesigning in the midst of major changes in global and national scenario,” Camargo explained. “Firmo will be the first president to come from a service provider in the oil and gas chain, and I’m sure he will bring a new perspective, preparing IBP for the next cycle,” he added.

Experience

Presently, Firmo is the vice-president of Seadrill and director-president of the Brazilian Association of Petroleum Services Companies (Abespetro). He has also been a member of IBP Board of Directors 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.