Mauricio Botelho has resigned as chairman of Embraer due to personal reasons. Botelho served as president and CEO of Embraer from 1995 to 2007 and became chairman in 2006.
Vice chairman Hermann Wever has been appointed as interim chairman.
“On behalf of all of the people who make up the Embraer family, we present our sincere gratitude to Mauricio for his dedication and effective contribution to the success of our company, wishing him much success and happiness in this new phase of his life,” the company said in a statement.
The statement also said that an extraordinary general assembly to elect a new chairman will be called in the near future.
Embraer chairman resigns
