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CPFL Energia elects the Independent Member of the Board of Directors |
São Paulo, May 2nd 2006 – At the Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting, which took place on April 28th 2006, CPFL Energia elected the members of the board of directors with a mandate until April 2007. The highlights of the meeting were the election of the independent member and the reduction in the number of members which dropped from 12 to 7 members.
In line with the policy on good corporate governance practices and in accordance with the stipulation of item 4.3.3 of the Novo Mercado Listing Regulation and the Article 14 of the CPFL Energia´s By-laws, Mr. Roberto Faldini was elected to the position of independent board member.
Together with the independent member, Mr. Expedito Afonso Veloso and Ms. Susana Hanna Stiphan Jabra were also elected as two of the six shareholder representatives. Messrs Carlos Ermírio de Moraes, Francisco Caprino Neto, Luís Maurício Leuzinger, and Ms Cecília Mendes Garcez Siqueira were also reelected.
Members of the Board of Directors (mandate until April 2007):
Carlos Ermírio de Moraes
Cecília Mendes Garcez Siqueira
Expedito Afonso Veloso
Francisco Caprino Neto
Luís Maurício Leuzinger
Roberto Faldini
Susana Hanna Stiphan Jabra
For Further Information:
| Vitor Fagá de Almeida – IR Manager | E-mail: | Tel.: (55 19) 3756-6083 | ||
| Alessandra Munhoz Andretta – IR Coordinator | ri@cpfl.com.br | Fax: (55 19) 3756-6089 | ||
| Silvia Emanoele P. de Paula – IR Coordinator |
ri.cpfl.com.br
CPFL Energia is the largest private corporation in the Brazilian electric sector, active in distribution, commercialization and power generation. CPFL is the only private company in the Brazilian electric sector trading shares simultaneously on the Novo Mercado – Bovespa and the New York Stock Exchange, with level III ADR’s. The company strategy is focused on operational efficiency, growth with synergy between business units, financial discipline and practices of sustainability, social responsibility and differentiated corporate governance. |
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CPFL ENERGIA S.A.
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By: /S/
JOSÉ ANTONIO DE ALMEIDA FILIPPO
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Name: José Antonio de Almeida Filippo
Title: Chief Financial Officer and Head of Investor Relations
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