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JBS names Wesley Batista Filho as incoming global CEO
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Jose Batista Sobrinho and Wesley Batista Filho.
(Michael Nagle/Bloomberg)Key Takeaways: JBS NV said Wesley Batista Filho will become global CEO in January, returning a Batista family member to the top role after about eight years.
He is the grandson of JBS founder Jose Batista Sobrinho and the son of former top executive Wesley Batista.
Batista Filho will replace Gilberto Tomazoni, who in 2018 became JBS’ first CEO from outside the Batista bloodline after a corruption scandal ensnared the two most high-profile family members: billionaire brothers Wesley and Joesley Batista.
Batista Filho is part of a younger generation that has taken on a more prominent role as the family grows its investments.