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at Ávila-Agnelo Editora, in this opening speech.
On the occasion, Sergio Ávila also honored Dr.
Otto Rohr, who in 2008 stepped down from office
as chief executive officer of Miracema-Nuodex to
become a permanent member of the board of equi-
ty holders. “Dr. Otto doesn’t only leave us with a
sound company with 54 years’ tradition in the ma-
rketplace and a prominent position in the domes-
tic chemical industry. His legacy is certainly much
bigger, as he’s always stimulated such qualities as
leadership, intuition and entrepreneurial skills.”
The ceremony was hosted by journalist Renata Fan,
who announced the winners in the 39 categories
of suppliers, including the Master Company award
presented to Clariant, Advertisement of the Year,
with the Slogan “Solutions the size of your need,”
created by BR4 L Marketing, of Bandeirante Braz-
mo, other nine Personality of the Year categories,
and seven Best Paint Manufacturer categories.
Renowned executives in the paint industry partici-
pated in the presentation of awards and certifica-
tes in the 55 categories. In the Paint Manufacturer
categories, for example, the winners had the pri-
vilege of being presented with their awards by the
leaders of the industry’s main entities, or Dilson
Ferreira, president of Abrafati, Paulo César Aguiar,
acting president of Sitivesp, and Guilherme Souza
Pires, president of Sintirj.
Later in the evening, the winner was drawn out
of a scholarship for the Graduate Course in Paints
provided by Oduvaldo Cardoso, post graduation
director, and Laércio Romeiro, course coordina-
tor, both of whom of Faculdades Osvaldo Cruz.
The winner was Adriano Pádua Pinheiro, regional
manager of BASF’s Coating & Plastic Chemicals
Business Unit for South America.
The directors of Brazil’s leading barter company
Tradaq José Ribeiro and Mario Del Giudici also gave
away a weekend for two at San Raphael Country.
The winner of the trip was José Henrique Mello,
sales coordinator for Clariant, Latin America.
At the end of the event, guests enjoyed the humor
and performance of the Over Drive band.
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