Our MRO have a new executive director

São Paulo, August 16th, 2011 – (BM&FBOVESPA: TAMM4/NYSE: TAM) – Our Technological Center, a business unit of MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul) received yesterday Luiz Gustavo Figueiredo Pereira da Silva, our new executive director. Located in São Carlos, São Paulo, the unit is responsible for TAM Airlines´ and third parties´ aircrafts maintenance.

With the arrival of new executive director, the MRO unit starts to respond directly to the holding TAM S/A, headed by Marco Antonio Bologna. Ruy Amparo, which had been accumulating attributions of TAM Airlines´ Vice President of Operations and Maintenance and the MRO, remains in charge for TAM airlines´ Vice Presidency of Operations and Maintenance.

“The decision to have an executive dedicated to the maintenance center, reporting to TAM S/A, is aligned with our objective of strengthening the MRO as a business unit to improve its processes, expand the customer base and seek strategic partners”, says Bologna.

“We will have a specific focus on business, a results center, with greater independence and segregation of activities aimed at improving processes, greater customer acquisition and search for best practices within the corporate governance of TAM companies”, completed Luiz Gustavo Pereira da Silva.

The new director is 40 years old, engineer with master´s degree in Logistics by the Air Force Technology Institute of Ohio, USA. His professional experience includes the Brazilian air force, besides the companies ALL – America Latina Logistics, MRS Logistics and Aqces Logistics.