Rubens Menin
Born
Rubens Menin Teixeira de Souza

(1956-03-12) 12 March 1956[1]
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
EducationUniversidade 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]

References

  1. ↑ Rubens Menin: os negócios bilionários do empresário que começou como o “patinho feio” da construção, Infomoney, 2021-01-31.
  2. 1 2 3 "Forbes profile: Rubens Menin Teixeira de Souza". Forbes.com. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Stocks". Stocks. Bloomberg. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "EY World Entrepreneur of the Year 2018". EY. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  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.
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