Abilio hopes to be elected to preside over the Council of BRF on April 9

The Chairman of the Board of Directors of Grupo Pão de Açúcar, Abilio Diniz, hopes to be elected President of the Board of BRF company shareholders Assembly of food on April 9. He understands that, should occupy this position-as it appears today, there is no problem in being in charge of the Board of both companies, current commercial partner. "There is no question of conflict of interest. There are no laws, regulations or law that prevents a person from being President of the Board of Directors of both companies, "said he, during lecture at Global Entrepreneurship Congress in Rio.
The name Merlin is part of a single-sheet with names given by the funds and Previ, Petros-Tarpon to be voted on in the House on day 9. The Petros went against Tarquin's name, but for the composition of a plate.
The Casino, a member of the GPA controller, defends the opposite: believes that if Merlin is elected to the Board of BRF, there will be a conflict of interest, based on the information that Sadia and Perdigao are among the main partners of the GPA. So far, the Casino has not moved to prevent Abilio occupy the two vacancies.
"For everything that I am in life, I never act in a way that could leave the ethics, out of moral principles, the principles of honesty. I'm not the least bit worried about it, I think that the two positions are perfectly compatible. I will continue as Chairman of the Board of GPA and Chairman of BR Foods, if elected, "he said. "It's a huge complexity, a crazy thing, but I'm happy".
The businessman said it plans to contribute "greatly" to the two companies, "to improve relations between suppliers and distributors, which always have frictions." Abilio also commented that the invitation to join the BRF gave him a "cold in the belly". "I have always had my trade, all of a sudden I go to the industry. It is as if I were playing squash and life, arrives at the end, the game is tennis, "he said.