The administration of directors of Petrobras approved on Wednesday (27) the proposed organizational restructuring of the company, quenching gas management and energy and eliminates 30% of management positions.
The purpose of the change, which had been discussed since the middle of last year, is to cut costs and adapt the structure to the new reality of the company, which has been undergoing a process of selling assets and cutting investments to address the financial crisis.
The board of gas and energy, today led by Hugo Repsold, is one of the main affected by the downsizing plan of the state. The company is negotiating the sale of thermal power plants, fertilizer plants and fuel transportation assets.
The remaining segment of the business will be under supply management, which takes care of the refining area, now led by Jorge Celestino. In addition to the refinery, this area covers subsidiaries BR Distribuidora and Transpetro, company responsible for the transportation of oil and derivatives.
With the change, Petrobras is replaced six boards for the areas of exploration and production, supply, financial, governance, corporate and engineering.
In the first version of the new structure, the president of Petrobras, Aldemir Bendine proposed the transformation of the directors to vice presidents, but the idea could not resist the opposition of members of the administration council.
Petrobras did not disclose a material fact to the market stating the changes, as often occurs after meetings of the administration council.
Folha learned that it was still approved cutting management positions, a proposal which received resistance from workers. The proposal eliminates the lower management levels, which should represent a savings of R $ 240 million per year.
The hierarchical structure of the state has four levels of managements under directors: executive manager, general manager, manager and sector manager. The last two should be extinct.