Wesley Batista Filho will become the chief executive officer of JBS USA on Monday, May 1.
He is the son of Wesley Batista, one of the family members who pleaded guilty to paying bribes to scores of politicians to gain approval for government loans that helped vault the company to the largest meat-packing business in the world.
One of the companies it bought was XL Packers of Alberta.
Tim Schellpeper, the current CEO, will retire. Batista Filho takes over from Tim Schellpeper who is retiring.
Schellpeper joined JBS USA in 2017, first serving as
Batista Filho began his career at JBS in 2011, and has held a number of strategic roles, including serving as president of JBS Canada, president of the JBS USA Fed Beef Division, CEO of Seara, and CEO of JBS Brazil. In July 2022, he become JBS SA’s global president of operations.
