Libano Barroso Confirmed as President of TAM

His tenure will involve multi-businesses aligned with aviation

SAO PAULO, December 28 - The Board of Directors of TAM S.A. (NYSE: TAM and Bovespa: TAMM4) has
confirmed today (December 28) the executive Libano Miranda Barroso as
Director President of TAM S.A. and TAM Linhas Aereas. Barroso had previously
earned the titles of interim president as well as Vice President of Finance,
Management and IT since the departure of Commander David Barioni Neto on
October 9 of this year.

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Barroso first came to TAM in 2004, when he assumed the positions of Vice
President of Finance and Management, and Director of Investor Relations,
where he played a major role in the company's IPO.

He was one of the strategists for the project of transforming TAM into a
group of multi-businesses aligned with aviation, such as the recently
announced customer loyalty initiative Multiplus Fidelidade.

With a solid background in finance, an area where he worked for more than
20 years, he has worked at the Real, Nacional and Safra banks. He established
a distinguished career at large companies such as Andrade Gutierrez
Concessoes on its Project Finance team. Prior to his arrival at TAM, he held
the position of Director of Finance and Investor Relations for Companhia de
Concessoes Rodoviarias (CCR), where he was in charge of the company's IPO,
which was the first to take part in Bovespa's Novo Mercado (New Market).

Barroso is an economist who earned his degree from the School of Economic
Sciences at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), in addition to
an MBA in Finance from IBMEC and post-graduate study in Business Law at the
Fundacao Getulio Vargas (FGV). At TAM, he has twice been elected best Chief
Financial Officer (CFO) for Brazil's sector of Aerospace, Transport and
Industry by the U.S. publication Institutional Investor Magazine.

According to Maria Claudia Amaro, president of the Board of Directors at
TAM S.A., Libano Barroso "is the right president at the right time. He has
recognized experience in the area of finance, and, as a manager, he is
significantly focused on costs. He is exactly what the company needs at this
moment when excellent prospects for growth have been forecast."

"Libano knows TAM as few others do, and he is perfectly integrated with
the group culture. To us, increasing the worth of the company is always
grounds for satisfaction. And," she underscored, "we found the best candidate
to meet our goals for growth and service excellence right here in the
company."

Libano Miranda Barroso, TAM, +55-11-5582-9715, fax, +55-11-5582-8149, invest at tam.com.br