Rubens Menin

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Rubens Menin
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Born
Rubens Menin Teixeira de Souza

(1956-03-12) 12 March 1956 (age 67) [1]
Education Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
OccupationBusinessman
Known forCo-founder, chairman and CEO, MRV Engenharia
Children3

Rubens Menin Teixeira de Souza (born 12 March 1956) is a Brazilian billionaire businessman and co-founder, in 1979, of MRV Engenharia, Brazil's leading home builder, which has a market capitalization of $1.4 billion. [2] As of March 2022, his net worth is estimated at US$1.3 billion. [2]

He has a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the Federal University of Minas Gerais, where he graduated in 1978. [3] In June 2018, Rubens Menin was named the Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur of the Year. [4] [5]

He has been chairman of MRV Engenharia since May 2007. [3] [5] [6]

In May 2021, Menin said that he bought 100% of the broadcasting company Rádio Itatiaia. [7]

He is married, with three children, and lives in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. [2]

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References

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  5. 1 2 Agnew, Harriet. "Rubens Menin is named World Entrepreneur of the Year 2018". Financial Times.
  6. Taylor, Charlie. "Teamwork founders up for EY World Entrepreneur of the Year award". Irish Times.
  7. "Após CNN, Menin compra Rádio Itatiaia e vai ampliar investimento em digital". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 13 May 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2023.