JBS SA announced that it has appointed Khalil Kaddissi as the new head of corporate legal department. He has worked for major laws firms and companies including Ulhoa Canto, Souza Cescon and TOTVS. His most recent position was Senior Legal Counsel for Anhanguera Educacional.

Kaddissi will be responsible for several areas including contracts, headed up by Andrea Marighetto, general corporate issues and capitals markets, managed by Luiz Henrique Vieira, shareholder structure, managed by Cristina Manzano, and tax litigation, managed by Fabio Chilo. Kaddissi's arrival concludes the JBS restructuring process for its legal department, which will be run by two directors. In addition to Kaddissi, the department is also run by general litigation director Renata Quartim.

She is responsible for civil litigation, headed up by Aquiles Tadeu, administrative and employment litigation, run by Gisele Vicente, TRP employment litigation, with Leo Amaral, and the three regional employment litigation offices, managed by Patricia Guanciale, Indianara Gomes and Ricardo Silva. Altair Trova also manages the credit recovery area, with Diego Grandim focusing exclusively on JBS Foods and Matheus Santin on Frinal.