Aldemir Bendine Explained

Aldemir Bendine
Office:President of Petrobras
Term Start:6 February 2015
Term End:30 May 2016
Appointer:Dilma Rousseff
Predecessor:Graça Foster
Successor:Pedro Parente
Office1:President of Banco do Brasil
Term Start1:17 April 2009
Term End1:6 February 2015
Predecessor1:Antônio Francisco Lima Neto
Successor1:Alexandre Abreu
Birth Name:Aldemir Bendine
Birth Date:10 December 1963
Birth Place:Paraguaçu Paulista, SP, Brazil
Spouse:Silvana Bendine
Occupation:Company manager
Alma Mater:Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio)

Aldemir Bendine (born 10 December 1963) was the chief executive officer (CEO) of Petrobras.

Biography

Aldemir Bendine worked for Banco do Brasil since the age of 15, rising to CEO. He was named CEO of Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras, leaving his position as head of Brazil's state controlled commercial bank.

He was born in 1963, and has worked at the country's largest bank by assets, Banco do Brasil from the age of 15, eventually becoming its CEO.[1] Bendine has been CEO of Petrobras from February 2015 to May 2016.[2]

Aldemir Bendine has been a BRF board member since September 2015.[3]

He was arrested in Operation Car Wash (Portuguese: Operação Lava Jato), a criminal investigation carried out by the Federal Police of Brazil on July 27, 2017.[4]

He was charged by federal prosecutors with “passive corruption”, money laundering, criminal organization, and obstruction of justice.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Executive Profile: Petrobras confirms Aldemir Bendine as CEO. 2 June 2016.
  2. Web site: Executive Profile: Aldemir Bendine. Bloomberg. 20 June 2015.
  3. Web site: Bendine gets board role at BRF . 2 June 2016.
  4. Web site: PF prende Aldemir Bendine, ex-presidente da Petrobras, em nova fase da Lava Jato . 18 February 2018.
  5. Web site: Former-Petrobras-ceo-charged-corruption . 18 February 2018.