Lula Fires Petrobras CEO Prates After Dividend Dispute

(Bloomberg, 15.May.2024) — Shares of Brazil’s state-owned oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA declined after President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva fired Chief Executive Officer Jean Paul Prates following a dispute over dividend payments.  Prates’s dismissal was confirmed late Tuesday by people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified discussing private matters. Petrobras, […]

Petrobras on its CEO Jean Paul Prates

(Petrobras, 14.May.2024) — Petrobras informs that it received this evening from its CEO, Mr. Jean Paul Prates, a request that the company’s Board of Directors meet to consider the early termination of its mandate as CEO of Petrobras in a negotiated manner. Additionally, Jean Paul informed that, if and once […]

Petrobras on Strategic Planning

(Petrobras, 31.Mar.2023) — Petrobras informs that its CEO, Jean Paul Prates, submitted to the Executive Board, which in turn, discussed and validated the following proposals, to be considered in the Strategic Planning, in compliance with current governance practices, the commitment to create value and the company’s long-term financial sustainability: 1) […]

Petrobras on Naming of New CEO 

(Petrobras, 30.Dec.2022) — Petrobras, in relation to the news published in the media, clarifies that it has not yet been formally communicated of the nomination of Mr. Jean Paul Prates for the presidency of the company. Following the usual procedures for nominating the company’s managers, the nominee’s name must go […]