Board of Directors
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Welber Barral Chairman of the BoardWelber Barral is the Chairman of the Board of the BIC. Welber is actively engaged in the representation of the Brazilian private sector abroad, with the firm commitment of strengthening the relationship between Brazil and the United States. He also serves as council member to the Amcham - American Chamber of Commerce and Fiesp - Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo, besides his consulting firm. Welber was the Brazilian Secretary of Foreign Trade (2007-2010), with a long career in the public sector as federal attorney and professor of International Trade Law at UFSC, in Santa Catarina, Brazil and at Instituto Rio Branco in Brasilia. Welber also taught at the American University in Washington, DC, and obtained his SJD (International Law) from the University of São Paulo. |
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Roberto Giannetti da Fonseca General Director of Foreign and Trade Affairs, FIESPRoberto Giannetti da Fonseca is the General Director of Foreign and Trade Affairs for the Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo (FIESP) and Director of the BIC. He is also the President of the Brazilian Beef Export Industries Association (ABIEC) and of three Brazilian trading companies: Silex Trading S.A., Brex America (Miami), and Ethanol Trading S.A. Giannetti is a former Executive Secretary of the Brazilian Foreign Trade Board - CAMEX (2000-2002). He is an economist by the University of São Paulo (USP). |