Alexandre Almeida, former CEO
of Itambé, takes on the position of Brazil's General Manager; Leonardo Byrro takes on Supply Vice
President
SAO PAULO, March 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, BRF
announced changes to its management team to address two objectives.
The first is to strengthen national and global operations of BRF to
better serve its clients and sustain growth. The second objective
allows BRF to continue to provide quick and transparent answers to
the challenges it has been experiencing since the Weak Flesh
Investigation and the consequent impacts it has caused to the
Brazilian agribusiness.
To address these objectives, two separate divisions were
created: Response Management and Business Management.
The Response Management division, led by BRF Director,
Simon Cheng is comprised of a
multidisciplinary team that will assist the Special Response
Committee.
Pedro Faria, Global CEO will turn
his focus back to the management of BRF's business and oversee the
Business Management division. The Business Management division will
allow BRF to maintain focus on the quality of its operations and on
the day-to-day activities, including the continuous evolution of
its management model. This structure is temporary, but may remain
active if deemed necessary by BRF.
Alexandre Almeida, former CEO of
Itambé, joins BRF to lead the Brazilian market, conduct the
integration process and prioritize ongoing initiatives. Mr.
Almeida, is replacing Rafael Ivanisk, who made a personal decision
to leave the Company. BRF thanks Mr. Ivanisk for his service during his tenure
with the company.
Leonardo Byrro, who shared the role of Brazil General Manager
with Rafael Ivanisk, will assume the position of Supply Vice
President. This change aims to accelerate the planning process and
the optimization of BRF's value chain. This new configuration will
allow for an increased focus on the agroindustry management, an
important competitive differentiator of BRF.
The Global Quality department will now report directly to
Pedro Faria.
Pedro Navio, former CEO Latam of
RedBull, recently joined BRF and will lead the strategic global
Marketing and Innovation agenda.
These new executives will join the BRF leadership team, without
holding a statutory office. BRF continues its intense work of
rethinking the current management model to better serve its
customers and shareholders.
About BRF
BRF is one of the largest food companies in the world, with more
than 80 years of history. It has more than 30 brands in its
portfolio, among them Sadia, Perdigão, Qualy, Paty, Dánica and
Bocatti, and is sold in more than 150 countries in five continents.
The company has more 105,000 employees in its 53 facilities in
seven countries (Argentina,
Brazil, United Arab Emirates, Holland, Malaysia, UK and Thailand).
CONTACT: BRF S.A., imprensa@brf-br.com
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