Report of Foreign Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 (6-k)
January 04 2023 - 08:04AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private
Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the
Securities Exchange
Act of 1934
For the month of
January, 2023
Commission File Number
1-15106
PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO
S.A. – PETROBRAS
(Exact name of registrant
as specified in its charter)
Brazilian Petroleum
Corporation – PETROBRAS
(Translation of Registrant's
name into English)
Avenida Henrique Valadares, 28 – 19th floor
20231-030 – Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Federative Republic of Brazil
(Address of principal
executive office)
Indicate by check mark
whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F ___X___ Form
40-F _______
Indicate by check mark
whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission
pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes _______ No___X____
Petrobras on management change
—
Rio de Janeiro, January 04, 2023 – Petróleo
Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that its Board of Directors, in a meeting held on this date, approved the early termination
of Mr. Caio Mário Paes de Andrade's term as CEO of Petrobras, effective as of today.
Due to the vacancy of the position, the Chairman
of the Board of Directors nominated the Chief of Production Development Officer, João Henrique Rittershaussen, as interim CEO of
the company, based on paragraph 4 of art. 27 of its Bylaws, until the election and inauguration of a new CEO under the terms of art. 20
of the Bylaws.
Petrobras also informs that Mr. Caio Mário
Paes de Andrade resigned today as member of the company's Board of Directors.
João Henrique Rittershaussen has a degree
in electrical engineering from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), and in petroleum engineering from Petrobras, with an MBA
in Business Management from Coppead (UFRJ) and an Advanced Management Program from Insead (Institut Européen d'Administration des
Affaires) in France. He has been working at Petrobras for 35 years, holding several managerial positions. He served as Executive Manager,
occupying the Executive Management of Surface Systems and in November 2018 became Executive Manager of Surface Systems, Refining, Gas
and Energy, an area responsible for the construction of the company's new assets in the E&P and RGN areas.
Facts deemed relevant will be disclosed to the market
in due course.
For more information:
PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO
S.A. – PETROBRAS | Investor Relations
e-mail: petroinvest@petrobras.com.br/acionistas@petrobras.com.br
Av. Henrique Valadares,
28 – 19th floor – 20031-030 – Rio de Janeiro, RJ.
Tel.: 55 (21) 3224-1510/9947
| 0800-282-1540
This document may contain
forecasts within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (Securities Act), and Section 21E of the Securities
Trading Act of 1934, as amended (Trading Act) that reflect the expectations of the Company's officers. The terms: "anticipates",
"believes", "expects", "predicts", "intends", "plans", "projects", "aims",
"should," and similar terms, aim to identify such forecasts, which evidently involve risks or uncertainties, predicted or not
by the Company. Therefore, future results of the Company's operations may differ from current expectations, and the reader should not
rely solely on the information included herein.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: January 4, 2023
PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A–PETROBRAS
By: /s/ Rodrigo Araujo Alves
______________________________
Rodrigo Araujo Alves
Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations
Officer
Petroleo Brasileiro ADR (NYSE:PBR.A)
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