The ABCC’s sister Chamber (COCBA- Camara Oficial de Comércio Brasil-Austrália) during its 2008 AGM held in November elected a new Executive Board and Counsellors comprising Government and Corporate representatives who will assist the Camber in its activities to strengthen the relationship between the two countries even further.
The members are: GregWallis, Australian Consul General and Senior Trade Commissioner in Brazil; Hélio Marchi, President of the Brazil Australia Chamber of Commerce and Ezequiel de Melo Campos Netto, Vice-President of the Minas Gerais Branch. The Counselors are: Paulo Bahia – CEO - GRD Minproc, Benjamin Guimarães – Minas Gerais Business Development Manager - Austrade; Daniel Castanho – President - Ânima Education Group; Cristina Branco – Director - Madeirense Design and Furniture; Fábio Marques – Carbon Projects Manager - Plantar Forestry Group; Geovanne Telles – Executive Director - ATS Informática; Helder Guimarães – MG State Manager of International Affairs ; Poliana Abreu – Sustentability and Innovation Analyst - Ânima Education; Renato Oiko – Sales Manager South America- Intalysis; Renato Ciminelli – General Manager of the Mining Pool of Excellence of MG; Simon Tarmo – Director - Wine Society; Carlos Eduardo Abjaodi – Director for International Affairs of FIEMG; Prof. Ronaldo Pena – Chancellor – Federal University of MG , Gustavo Magalhães – MG’s Deputy Premier's Adviser.
COCBA has worked in conjunction with the ABCC throughout the years and is a strong allied that provides assistance in trade and commercial enquiries, coordination of inbound and outbound trade visits, participation with the ABCC In Trade Shows and the Australia Festival in Brazil, promotion of co-hosted events and assistance in student and business visas.The newly elected strong group of Government, educational and private sector Counselors have expertise in various areas as: international trade, mining, IT, manufacturing, legal and environment and will add great value to the already consolidated relationship between ABCC-COCBA.
We welcome and congratulate the new Counsellors and look forward to working together in 2009.
Greg Wallis (Australia Consul General and Senior Trade Commissioner in Brazil), Helio Marqui (President, Brazil-Australia Chamber of Commerce).
Back row: Greg Wallis (Australia Consul General and Senior Trade Commissioner), Paulo Bahia (CEO – GRD Minproc), Geovanne Teles (ATS Technology), Ezequiel de Melo Campos Netto (Regional Director Brazil-Australia Chamber of Commerce), Poliana Abreu (Anima Group) , Benjamin Guimaraes (AUSTRADE MG), Helder Guimaraes (MG Govt. International Relations Manager), Fabio Marques (Plantar Forestry), Simon Tarmo (Wine Society) Elza Cristina Branco (Madeirense Design and Furniture), Helio Marqui (President Brazil-Australia Chamber of Commerce), Denis Garcia (Dom Cabral Foundation), Renato Oiko (Intalysis).
