Braskem S.A. announced that its director Roberto Lopes Pontes Simões, was nominated, by the controlling shareholder, to serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company, replacing Marcelo Moses de Oliveira Lyrio, who tendered his resignation as director on October 18, 2019. The Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting to formalize the appointment of the new Chairman of the Board and to elect a new director will be held in a timely manner, in accordance with the applicable law and regulation.