Thomson Reuters Murilo Portugal Appointed to TRFSC Board of Directors

 
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Murilo Portugal Appointed to Thomson Reuters Founders Share Company Board of 
                                   Directors 
 
TORONTO, Jan. 10, 2022 -- The Thomson Reuters Founders Share Company today 
announced that it has appointed Murilo Portugal to its Board of Directors. 
 
The Thomson Reuters Founders Share Company acts as a guardian of the Thomson 
Reuters Trust Principles. Established in 1941, the Trust Principles are 
designed to preserve Thomson Reuters independence, integrity and freedom from 
bias in the gathering and dissemination of information and news. The new 
appointment takes immediate effect. 
 
Mr. Portugal has a long and established career across both the public and 
private sectors in Brazil, and in international organizations. From 1980 to 
1984, he was an adviser at the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President of 
Brazil, and then served as Chief Economic Advisor at the General Secretariat of 
the Presidency of the Republic of Brazil from 1990 to 1992. He was then 
appointed Secretary of the National Treasury, where he played a key role in 
implementing the Real Plan of economic stabilization. He also served as Deputy 
Finance Minister from 2005 to 2006. 
 
In addition to his experience in Brazil, Mr. Portugal served as an Executive 
Director at the World Bank Group and as Executive Director and Deputy Managing 
Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). At the IMF, he oversaw Fund 
relations with 81 countries across five continents. He has also served as 
President of the Brazilian Federation of Banks, and served on the boards of 
Banco do Brazil, Caixa Econômica Federal, Electrobras and IRB Brazil RE. 
 
Kim Williams, Chairman of the Founders Share Company's Board, said, "I am 
delighted to welcome Murilo Portugal to the Trustees of the Thomson Reuters 
Trust Principles. I am sure he will make a fine contribution to our thinking in 
defending the Principles and ensuring that we act at all times in a way that is 
consistent with the best ethical practice, ensuring that values core to the 
successful sustenance of the Principles over the last 80 years are maintained 
through sensitive, and sustained, vigilance." 
 
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January 11, 2022 02:00 ET (07:00 GMT)