ABIA Eleges Grazielle Parenti as New Chairman of The Board of Directors

ABIA - Brazilian Association of the Food Industry - held an Ordinary General Assembly to elect the new Board of Directors for the 2020/2022 biennium.

In a decision by acclamation, the new Board of Directors will be chaired by Grazielle Parenti, global director of Institutional Relations at BRF, who currently leads a multidisciplinary and multicultural team in all major markets - Asia, the Middle East, Europe, Africa and Asia Minor - in addition to exercise the function of administrative director of the BRF Institute.

With 25 years of experience in Institutional and Government Relations, Grazielle has a degree in Business Administration from Faculdade Getúlio Vargas (FGV), an MBA with an emphasis in Marketing from FIA / USP, as well as a postgraduate degree in Public Policy from FGV. He is a member of the Board of ABA (Brazilian Association of Advertisers) and ABPA (Brazilian Association of Animal Protein).

Grazielle is the first woman to serve as chairman of the ABIA Board of Directors. Niveo Maluf, director of Institutional Relations & Sustainability at Bunge South America, remains at the head of the new management as 1st Vice President, and João Dornellas as Executive President.

Among the main challenges of the new management is the continuous promotion of the food industry’s dialogue with the government and society, reinforcing ABIA’s commitment to scientific information, innovation, food security and the quality of food production in the country.

“My commitment in assuming the presidency of the Council is to continue collaborating, now in a more intense way, with ABIA. As an executive of a Brazilian company with global operation and the first woman to assume the chair, I begin this stage in a period that requires even more entity’s performance A proactive, effective and capable of positioning ABIA in the extremely challenging economic scenario, after all, we are facing an unprecedented pandemic and are part of an essential service to the country. dialogue, looking at the consumer, the needs and the transformation of society. We must not forget our primary role in the country: maintaining supply and bringing food to the Brazilian table ”, says Grazielle.

About BRF

The world’s largest global chicken exporter, BRF has iconic brands such as Sadia, Perdigão and Qualy. Its purpose is to offer quality food that is increasingly tasty and practical, to people all over the world, through the sustainable management of a living, long and complex chain, which provides better life for everyone, from the countryside to the table. Guided by fundamental commitments to safety, quality and integrity, the Company bases its strategy on a long-term vision and aims to generate value for the communities in which it operates, its employees and members, shareholders and society.