Assintecal new president
Luís Amaral has been elected as president of the Brazilian Association of Leather, Footwear and Leathergoods Component Manufacturers (Assintecal) for the 2006-2008 term. He is director of Lukri Componentes para Calçados, of Ceará, and Componentes para Calçados Alba, of Novo Hamburgo.
Prior to his election, he was vice president of the association and has been a member of the board of directors for the last three years. He is also a member of the Export Council of the Industrial Federation of the State of Rio Grande do Sul (FIERGS) and director of the Footwear Industry Union of Novo Hamburgo.