Marfrig Alimentos S.A. announced that, after 38 years dedicated to the development of the poultry and pork industry in Brazil, five of them as head of the Poultry, Pork and Industrialized Products operations at the Marfrig Group in Brazil, Mayr Bonassi, 62, CEO of Seara Alimentos, will retire at the end of 2012. In the meantime, Bonassi will hand over the reins to his successor and serve as a member of the company's Advisory Committee.
Bonassi joined Marfrig Group to implement the poultry and pork business and led the integration of the companies and assets that now make up Seara, one of Brazil's largest food producers and exporters. During his tenure, Seara modernized and optimized its industrial facilities, improved and developed new and innovative product lines, besides gaining market share and international recognition.