AmCham Rio's new board inauguration

In a ceremony at Copacabana Palace on May 12, AmCham Rio introduced its new board of directors during the 2017-2018 biennium. The inauguration, sponsored by Domingues and Pinho Contadores among others, consecrated IBM Brazil’s Vice President for Latin America, Pedro Almeida, as Amcham’s President and welcomed well-known personalities such as Minister of Finance, Henrique Meirelles, Mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Marcello Crivella, and P. Michael McKinley, U.S. Ambassador to Brazil. Mr. Manuel Domingues e Pinho, DPC’s Chief Executive Officer, who had held the position of Chief Financial Officer during the 2016-2017 biennium, continued to serve on AmCham's Board.

The Minister Henrique Meirelles gave an optimism message, especially highlighting the economy growth through actions such as the constitutional amendment to limit public spending. "The economy has already begun to increase. We had strong and positive growth in the first quarter-year, although this has not influenced yet the generation of employment", he said, adding that the Brazilian economy is getting the way and returning to normality.

Find below Amcham’s Board of Directors:

PRESIDENT

Pedro Paulo Pereira de Almeida

Vice President Latin America, IBM Brasil

1st. VICE-PRESIDENT

Robson Goulart Barreto

Partner, Veirano Advogados

2nd. VICE PRESIDENT

Luiz Fernando Bertoncello

Senior Vice President of Operations and COO, Prudential do Brasil

3rd. VICE-PRESIDENT

Fábio Maia

Commercial Director, Amil

DIRECTOR-SECRETARY

João César Lima

Co-CEO, Case Group Benefits and Insurance

FINALCIAL DIRECTOR

Carlos Affonso S. d’Albuquerque

CEO, Valid

LEGAL ADVISOR

Luiz Claudio Salles Cristofaro

Partner, Chediak Advogados

EX-PRESIDENTS: Rafael Sampaio da Motta, Henrique Rzezinski, Roberto Ramos


BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2017-2018

Alexandre de Botton
Senior Client Partner/Officer Managing Director, Korn Ferry

Alexandre de Oliveira Lobo Cavalcanti
Sales Director, American Airlines

Antonio Carlos Worms Till
President, Vita Check-up Center

Carlos Affonso S. d´Albuquerque
CEO, VALID

Carlos Eduardo Caruso Ferreira
Senior Partner/CEO, CSM Sport & Entertainment

Carlos Otavio Quintella
Executive Director, FGV Energia

Fábio Maia
Commercial Director, Amil

Ítalo Mazzoni
President, IBEU

Javier La Rosa
President, Chevron Brasil Upstream Frade

Luiz Fernando Nascimento Bertoncello
Senior Vice President of Operations & COO, Prudential do Brasil Life Insurance

Manuel Domingues e Pinho
President, Domingues e Pinho Contadores

Manuel Fernandes R. de Sousa
Partner, KPMG

Mauricio J. Vianna e Silva
CEO, MJV Technology & Innovation

Noel De Simone
Partner, Casa da Criação

Pedro Paulo Pereira de Almeida
Vice-President Industry Clients Non-Banking, IBM Brasil

Sérgio de Oliveira Duarte
President, Vitalis Indústria de Alimentos

Regina Maria de Jesus Oliveira
Director of O & G for Latin America, Dow Brasil S.A.

Solange Zaquem
Commercial Director, Sul América Seguros

Steve Solot
President & CEO, LACT

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