OR 15D-16 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of January, 2009
(Commission File No. 1-14862 )
Camacari, Bahia - CEP 42810-000 Brazil
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BRASKEM ANNOUNCES NEW IR TEAM
São Paulo, Brazil, January 19, 2009 - Braskem (BOVESPA: BRKM5, BRKM3, BRKM6; NYSE: BAK; LATIBEX: XBRK), the leading company in the thermoplastic resins industry in Latin America and the third-largest resin producer in the Americas, announces to the market the new responsible for its investor relations department.
Luiz Henrique Valverde, who has headed up the IR department for two-and-a-half years and helped to consolidate Braskem's relationship with the capital markets, is leaving the department to assume another position at the Company.
Luciana Ferreira, who has worked on the investor relations team since 2005 as IR Manager, will now become Braskem’s Investor Relations Director. Ms. Ferreira holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and has worked for 10 years in investor relations.
Braskem takes this opportunity to reaffirm its commitment to corporate governance best practices through the pursuit of excellence in its communication with the capital markets, always guided by the principles of transparency and equitable treatment of all shareholders.
| Braskem, a world-class Brazilian petrochemical company, is the leader in the thermoplastic resins segment in Latin America and the third-largest petrochemical producer in the Americas. The company operates 18 industrial plants across Brazil and has annual production capacity of 11 million tons of chemical and petrochemical products. |
DISCLAIMER
This press release contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not historical data, but rather reflect the targets and expectations of Braskem’s management. Words such as "anticipate", "wish", "expect", "foresee", "intend", "plan", "predict", "project", "aim" and similar terms seek to identify statements that necessarily involve known and unknown risks. Braskem does not undertake any responsibility for transactions or investment decisions based on the information contained in this document.
| Note that Braskem’s headquarter has moved. Our new address is Av. das Nações Unidas, 8501 – 25th floor – São Paulo – SP – CEP: 05.425-070 | ||
| For more information, please go to our IR website at www.braskem.com.br/ir or contact the IR team: | ||
| Luciana Ferreira | Cintia Watai | Marina Dalben |
| IR Director | IR Specialist | IR Analyst |
| Tel: (55 11) 3576 9178 | Tel: (55 11) 3576 9615 | Tel: (55 11) 3576 9716 |
| luciana.ferreira@braskem.com.br | cintia.watai@braskem.com.br | marina.dalben@braskem.com.br |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: January 20, 2009
| BRASKEM S.A. | |||
| By: | /s/ Carlos José Fadigas de Souza Filho | ||
| Name: | Carlos José Fadigas de Souza Filho | ||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | ||
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