The Rio 2016™ Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games hereby informs that, for personal reasons, its chief commercial officer, Flavio Pestana, has resigned from the organisation.
The Rio 2016™ chief executive officer, Leonardo Gryner, will act as the chief commercial officer in an interim capacity, supported by the commercial department structure, which includes the Sponsorship Sales director, Rodrigo Frazão; the Partner Services director, Henrique Leal; and the head of Licensing, Retail and Concessions Sylmara Multini.
Rio 2016™ would like to thank Pestana for his contribution and wishes him success in his future professional endeavours.
About the Rio 2016™ Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games
The Rio 2016™ Organising Committee is a private not for profit sports organization established by Brazilian Olympic Confederations, the Brazilian Olympic Committee and the Brazilian Paralympic Committee. Its mission is to promote, organise and deliver the Rio 2016™ Olympic and Paralympic Games, in accordance with the guidelines laid out by the Host City Contract, the International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the World Anti-doping Agency, and under Brazilian Law, the Olympic Charter and the IPC Handbook.
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