Wilbur Ross met with Brazil’s Minister of Economy, Paulo Guedes, last week at the same time of Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro’s first official visit to the US. As an outcome of their meeting, Secretary Ross and Minister Guedes announced the new members of the US-Brazil CEO Forum:
New US CEO Forum Members:
José (Joe) Almeida, Chairman, President & CEO, Baxter International
Jason Andringa, President & CEO, Vermeer Corporation
Andres Gluski, President & CEO, The AES Corporation
Joc O’Rourke, President & CEO, The Mosaic Company
Larry Schwartz, Chairman & CEO, Seaborn Networks
Mark Sutton, Chairman & CEO, International Paper
Jabali Wells, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Amicus Capital Partners
James Wertz, President & CEO, Microcosm, Inc.
Dow Wilson, CEO, Varian Medical Systems
New Brazilian CEO Forum Members:
Roberto Castello Branco, CEO, Petrobras
Joao Paulo Brotto Gonçalves Ferreira, CEO, Natura Cosméticos
João Miranda, CEO, Votorantim
Fernando Galletti de Queiroz, CEO, Minerva Food
Gustavo Werneck, President & CEO, Gerdau
Harry Schmelzer Jr., President & CEO, WEG Group
Paulo Cesar de Souza e Silva, President & CEO, Embraer
Marco Stefanini, Founder & CEO, Stefanini IT Solutions
The US-Brazil CEO Forum brings together American and Brazilian business leaders to develop joint recommendations on how to increase bilateral trade and investment.