Braskem Appoints New CEO

Bernardo Gradin has been appointed CEO of Brazilian petrochemical producer Braskem. Jose Carlos Grubisich, CEO for the past seven years, will become CEO of ETH Energia, the sugar and ethanol producer controlled by Braskem’s parent company Odebrecht. Gradin joined Odebrecht in 1987, where most recently he served as head of Odebrecht Infrastructure and Investments (OII). He has also served in important positions at CNO and as CEO at Trikem, one of the companies later incorporated into Braskem, adds the company.