Brazilian Chamber of Commerce in the UK elects new chairman

The Brazilian Chamber of Commerce in the UK has elected Jaime Gornsztejn as its new chairman. He will replace Sir Peter Heap at the helm of the institution. Mr Gornsztejn has been Head of the UK subsidiary of the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES), based in London since February 2009. He joined BNDES in 1993, having worked in venture capital, corporate and project financing for the information technology industry, telecommunications and renewable electricity. He has also held executive positions at Nortel Networks and KPMG Corporate Finance, both based in London. Jaime has a BSc in Electronics Engineering, an MSc in Telecommunications Engineering and an MSc in Finance.