Eduardo Almeida Junior

Eduardo Autran de Almeida Junior (48) has served as an alternate member of the Board of Directors since 2011. he graduated in 1985 in Electrical Engineering in the Pontifical Catholic University of Río de Janeiro. He joined Petrobras as the Supplies Manager. In 1990, he did a course in Systems Analysis in Petrobras and a master in Computing Sciences in the same Pontifical Catholic University of Río de Janeiro. In addition, in 2000, he concluded his Master in Business Administration in COPPEAD. In Petrobras, he held important positions in his career, out of which we can remark the period between 1999 and 2006, where he served as Supplies Manager based in Singapore. Since 2006, he served as Supplies General Manager until 2010, when he was appointed Supplies Executive Manager, position which he holds currently.

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Petrobras Energia S.A. is a Corporation organized and existing under the laws of the Republic of Argentina and registered on November 17, 1947. It is an integrated energy Company, engaged in oil and gas exploration and production, refining, petrochemicals, electricity generation, transmission and distribution and hydrocarbon marketing and transportation. As of December 31, 2008, it conducts operations in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Colombia and Venezuela. The Company's operations are currently divided into four business segments that are in turn supported by corporate functions. The four business units are: (1) Oil and Gas Exploration and Production, (2) Gas and Energy, (3) Refining and Distribution, and (4) Petrochemicals. Its long-term strategy is to grow as an integrated energy Company with a regional presence, while being a leader in profitability as well as social and environmental responsibility. The Gas and Energy business segment serves to link together its energy businesses and allows it, by integrating its various businesses, to maximize profits from gas and electricity production and ensure self-supply. Within this segment, it sells gas produced by its Oil and Gas Exploration and Production business segment, as well as imported gas. It also provides oil, gas and LPG brokerage and trading services. In addition, through its stake in TGS, it is engaged in the transportation of gas in southern Argentina and in the processing and marketing of natural gas liquids (NGL). In the electricity business, it is engaged in the generation, transportation and distribution segments, being positioned as a major player in the Argentine electricity market. The Company's presence in the Refining and Distribution business is a further step towards the vertical integration of its operations and enables it to capitalize on its hydrocarbon reserves. Refining and distribution operations are a necessary link in the business value chain, starting with crude oil and gas exploration and processing and ending with customer service at the gas station network and the supply of petrochemical products. The Company's petrochemical operations are performed in Argentina and Brazil. It produces an array of products, such as styrene, polystyrene, synthetic rubber and fertilizers, both for the domestic and export markets. It uses the name 'Petrobras' with the permission of Petrobras. The Company's oil and gas related businesses are subject to oil price fluctuations determined by international market conditions. Pursuant to the Hydrocarbons Law, exploration and production of oil and gas is carried out though exploration permits, production concessions, exploitation contracts or partnership agreements. Its competitors in the Argentine motor gasoline and diesel oil market are Repsol-YPF S.A., Shell CAPSA, and Esso S.A.

Eduardo Autran de Almeida Junior (48) has served as an alternate member of the Board of Directors since 2011. he graduated in 1985 in Electrical Engineering in the Pontifical Catholic University of Río de Janeiro. He joined Petrobras as the Supplies Manager. In 1990, he did a course in Systems Analysis in Petrobras and a master in Computing Sciences in the same Pontifical Catholic University of Río de Janeiro. In addition, in 2000, he concluded his Master in Business Administration in COPPEAD. In Petrobras, he held important positions in his career, out of which we can remark the period between 1999 and 2006, where he served as Supplies Manager based in Singapore. Since 2006, he served as Supplies General Manager until 2010, when he was appointed Supplies Executive Manager, position which he holds currently.