Recorded April 20, 2005
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Luiz Fernando Furlan was appointed Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign
Trade by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in 2002. Prior to becoming minister, he was President of the Administration Council of Sadia S.A., one of Brazil’s largest food processing companies. Minister Furlan has held several executive positions including Second Vice-President and Director of Foreign Trade at FIESP/CIESP (Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo), Vice-President of the Brazilian Foreign Trade Association and President, from 2000 to 2002, of the Entrepreneurial Leaders Forum. He has also served as a member of the Global Corporate Governance Forum and the Private Sector Advisory Group of the World Bank.