FILE PHOTO: The Carrefour logo is pictured in a supermarket in Sao Paulo, Brazil November 9, 2017. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The board at the Brazilian unit of French retailer Carrefour CARR.PA has elected Matthieu Malige as chairman, it said in a statement on Monday.

Pierre-Jean Sivignon resigned as chairman of Grupo Carrefour Brasil CRFB3.SA on Dec. 8 and the board elected his replacement on the same date, it said.