The 4th edition of BFSHOW, the footwear trade show taking place from May 19 to 21 in S\u00e3o Paulo\/SP, served as the stage for the official inauguration of the new Board of the Brazilian Footwear Industries Association (Abical\u00e7ados) for the 2025\u20132028 term. The ceremony was held on the evening of May 20, bringing together guests of the footwear entity at Distrito Anhembi. Businessman Ricardo Wirth, director of Cal\u00e7ados Wirth, based in Dois Irm\u00e3os\/RS, took over as Chairman of the Board from Caetano Bianco Neto, who now continues as Honorary Board Member of Abical\u00e7ados.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the ceremony, in an emotional speech, Bianco Neto emphasized the importance of the Association to Brazil\u2019s footwear industry and the strengthened connection with all Brazilian footwear clusters during his term. \u201cToday is a day of gratitude. Gratitude to the footwear industry, which gave me everything I have, gratitude to the Board I worked with, to our member companies, and to the Abical\u00e7ados team,\u201d he said, naming every staff member of the Association. The former Chairman also highlighted the creation of BFSHOW as a long-standing demand from the national footwear industry. \u201cHaving a trade show led by the industry itself\u2014with transparency and equal treatment for all exhibitors, regardless of size\u2014was a long-time dream of Abical\u00e7ados, and it\u2019s now a reality at this event,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The new Chairman, Ricardo Wirth, spoke about the challenge of taking on a leadership role at Abical\u00e7ados. \u201cI take on this position as a personal commitment to the Brazilian footwear industry, with the mission of continuing to work for sustainability, competitiveness, and innovation in our sector,\u201d he stated. A native of Dois Irm\u00e3os, Wirth has been involved in the industry since a very young age, beginning in 1964 with office work at the company. Founded in 1948, Cal\u00e7ados Wirth employs 1,000 people and produces over 7,000 pairs of shoes per day\u201490% of which are exported to more than 50 countrie<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tribute to Companies
The evening also included a tribute to Abical\u00e7ados member companies celebrating milestone anniversaries in the first half of 2025, in five-year intervals. Representatives of these companies took the stage to receive a trophy shaped like a shoe last.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
New Board
In addition to Ricardo Wirth, the following members also took office on Abical\u00e7ados\u2019 Board: Almir Manoel Atan\u00e1zio dos Santos (Sincasjb), Ana Carolina Grings (Piccadilly), Analdo Slovinski Moraes (Bebec\u00ea), Astor Reinaldo Ranft (Cal\u00e7ados Pegada), Carlos Alberto Mestriner (Klin), Cl\u00e1udio Chies (Grendene), Daniel Marcelino Gewehr (Via Marte), Giuliano Spinelli Gera (PG4 Galleria), Henrique Antonio Jorge (Luz da Lua), Jo\u00e3o Fernando Hartz (AZZAS 2154), Jo\u00e3o Henrique Hoppe (Grupo Dass), Jorge Bischoff (Bischoff Group), Jos\u00e9 Osterno Filho (Di Valentini), Jos\u00e9 Paulo Boelter (Grupo Sugar Shoes), Junior C\u00e9sar Silva (Cr\u00f4mic Femme), Luiz Raul Aleixo Barcelos (Luiza Barcelos), Marcelo Henrique Lehnen (Dakota), Marcelo Paludetto (Democrata), Marco Louren\u00e7o M\u00fcller (Grupo Ramarim), Maria Aparecida Mestriner Colli (Pampili), Paulo Vicente Bender (Carrano), Pedro Bartelle (Vulcabras), Renato Klein (Sicergs), Rodrigo Amaral Martins (Sindinova), Samir Nakad (Sameka), S\u00e9rgio Bocayuva (Usaflex), Sergio Gracia (Kidy), Danilo Crist\u00f3foli (Crist\u00f3foli), Jo\u00e3o Altair dos Santos (Conforto), and Paulo Roberto Konrath (Lotus).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Serving as Honorary Board Members of Abical\u00e7ados are Caetano Bianco Neto (Chairman of the Board from 2019 to 2025), Paulo Roberto Schefer (Chairman from 2013 to 2016), and Rosnei Alfredo Silva (Chairman from 2016 to 2019). ry Board Members of Abical\u00e7ados are Caetano Bianco Neto (Chairman of the Board from 2019 to 2025), Paulo Roberto Schefer (Chairman from 2013 to 2016), and Rosnei Alfredo Silva (Chairman from 2016 to 2019).<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A 4\u00aa edi\u00e7\u00e3o da BFSHOW, feira cal\u00e7adista que acontece entre os dias 19 e 21 de maio, em S\u00e3o Paulo\/SP, foi palco para a formaliza\u00e7\u00e3o da posse do novo Conselho Deliberativo da Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Brasileira das Ind\u00fastrias de Cal\u00e7ados (Abical\u00e7ados) para o tri\u00eanio 2025\/2028. A cerim\u00f4nia aconteceu na noite do dia 20 com convidados da entidade […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":12371,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-noticias-brasil"],"yoast_head":"\n