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José Sérgio
Gabrielli de Azevedo born in Salvador (Bahia).
Economist, graduated from the
Federal University of Bahia.
He held the posts of Financial Director and Director of Investor Relations at
Petrobras from February 1, 2003 to July 21, 2005, with responsibility for the
Executive Management of Accounting, Finance, Project Finance, Investor
Relations, Financial Planning and Tax Administration.
On July 22, 2005 he took the post of President of Petrobras, for which he was
designated by the Executive Board. He was also elected as a member of the
Executive Board of Petrobras Distribuidora-BR, for the same period.
He is
President of the Executive Board of Petrobras Transporte S.A. – TRANSPETRO,
Petrobras Química S.A. – PETROQUISA and Petrobras Gás S.A. – GASPETRO.
During his
career at Petrobras, he received the following awards:
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Finance Executive of
2004 from the Brazilian Institute of Finance Executives (IBEF) - O
Equilibrista (The Acrobat) Award;
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20th Award from the National
Association of Executives in Finance, Administration and Accounting (ANEFAC)
for Professional of the Year 2004: For outstanding financial performance;
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International Stevie
Business Awards 2005: As Best Finance Executive in Latin America.
During the
same period Petrobras received various awards, among which were:
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The 2004 Transparency Trophy,
as the most transparent company in Brazil, awarded by the National
Association of Executives in Finance, Administration and Accounting (ANEFAC);
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The Best Investor Relations
Program for Individual Investors, awarded annually by the American
publication Investor Relations Magazine;
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"Respect for the Individual
Investor" Award - Tradenetwork, for giving individual shareholders special
treatment, awarded by Tradenetwork;
-
International Stevie Business
Awards 2005 : "The Best Company in Latin America".
Mr. Gabrielli
completed a Masters Degree at the Federal University of Bahia with a
dissertation on Tax Incentives and Regional Development. In 1987 he obtained a
PhD in Economics from Boston University, with a dissertation on the Financing of
Brazilian State Owned Companies in the period from 1975 to 1979. During the
period 2000 to 2001 he was "Visiting Research Scholar" at the London School of
Economics and Political Science.
He was Deputy-Director of Research and Post-Graduate Studies, Director of the
Faculty of Economic Sciences and coordinator of the Masters Degree Course in
Economics at the Federal University of Bahia, and Superintendent of the
Foundation for Research and Extension Support (FAPEX). He is the author of
various articles and books on productive restructuring, the labor market,
macroeconomics and regional development. Currently he is a full professor on
leave from the Federal University of Bahia. |
