Brazilian conglomerate Votorantim names Schmidt as new CEO <!-- no image --> <div>Brazilian industrial conglomerate Votorantim SA on Tuesday appointed Joao Schmidt as its new chief executive, effective on May 4, replacing Joao Miranda.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=0XDXJXwH4-A:_7WmdDGpjkY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=0XDXJXwH4-A:_7WmdDGpjkY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=0XDXJXwH4-A:_7WmdDGpjkY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=0XDXJXwH4-A:_7WmdDGpjkY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=0XDXJXwH4-A:_7WmdDGpjkY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/UKBankingFinancial/~4/0XDXJXwH4-A" height="1" width="1" alt=""></div> Posted by Reuters