Aldemir Bendine
Aldemir Bendine was the chief executive officer of Petrobras.
Bendine worked for Banco do Brasil since the age of 15, rising to CEO. He has been named CEO of Brazil’s state-run oil company Petrobras, leaving his position as head of Brazil’s state controlled commercial bank, the Petrobras directive board has confirmed. The new chief of Brazil's oil company 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.
Bendine has been CEO of Petrobras from February 2015 to May 2016.
Aldemir Bendine has been a BRF board member since September 2015.
He was arrested in Operation Car Wash, ongoing criminal investigation being carried out by the Federal Police of Brazil in July 27, 2017
He was charged by federal prosecutors with “passive corruption”, money laundering, criminal organization and obstruction of justice.