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Mr. Jos� Sergio Gabrielli de Azevedo is 55 years old and is a full professor on leave from the Federal University of Bahia. Mr. Gabrielli hold the post of CFO and Investor Relations Director of Petrobras from February 1st, 2003 to July 21st, 2005, being responsible for the Executive Management of Accounting, Corporate Finance & Treasury, Project Finance, Investor Relations, Tax Administration and Financial Planning & Risk Management.
He was member of the Board of Directors of Petrobras Energ�a Participaciones S.A. (PEPSA) and of Petrobras Energ�a S.A. (PESA).
During his tenure at Petrobras, he received the following awards:
Finance Executive 2004 from the Brazilian Institute of Finance Executives (IBEF) - the "Equilibrist" Award;
XX National Association of Executives in Finance, Administration and Accounting (Anefac) - Professional of the Year in 2004: for outstanding financial performance;
International Stevie Business Awards 2005 as Best Finance Executive in Latin America.
During the same period, Petrobras received several awards, among which were:
The Transparency Trophy 2004, as the most transparent company in Brazil, given by the National Association of Executives in Finance, Administration and Accounting (Anefac);
The Best Individual Investor IR Program presented annually by the American publication, Investor Relations Magazine;
"Respect for the Individual Investor" Prize - Tradenetwork, for giving individual shareholders special treatment, awarded by Tradenetwork.
Mr. Gabrielli holds both Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Economics from the Federal University of Bahia, with a dissertation on Tax Incentives and Regional Development. In 1987 he obtained his PhD in Economics from Boston University with a dissertation on the Financing of the Brazilian Public Sector companies between 1975 and 1979. From 2000 to 2001, he was a "Visiting Research Scholar" at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
He was deputy director of Research and Post-Graduate Studies, director of the Economic Sciences Faculty and coordinator of the Master's degree course in Economics at the Federal University of Bahia; and superintendent of the "Funda��o de Apoio a Pesquisa e Extens�o (Fapex)" - Foundation for Research and Extension Support. He has published several articles and books on productive restructuring, the labor market, macroeconomics and regional development. Currently, he is a full professor on leave from the Federal University of Bahia. | 