REG-Thomson Reuters: Murilo Portugal Appointed to TRFSC Board of Directors

Thomson ReutersAnnouncement

11/01/2022 07:05

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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CONTACT
Andrew Green
Senior Director, Corporate Affairs
+1 332 219 1511
andrew.green@tr.com



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