Rubens Menin | |
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| Born | Rubens Menin Teixeira de Souza (1956-03-12) 12 March 1956[1] Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Education | Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Co-founder, chairman and CEO, MRV Engenharia |
| Children | 3 |
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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 and real estate developer, which has a market capitalization of $1.4 billion.[2] As of 2025, his net worth is estimated at US$2.2 billion.[3]
He has a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the Federal University of Minas Gerais, where he graduated in 1978.[4] In June 2018, Menin was named the Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur of the Year.[5][6]
He has been chairman of MRV Engenharia since May 2007.[4][6][7] He is the majority stakeholder of MRV.[3] MRV has been embroiled in legal controversies related to its environmental record.[3]
In May 2021, Menin said that he bought 100% of the broadcasting company Rádio Itatiaia.[8]
Personal life
He is married, with three children, and lives in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.[2]
References
- ^ Rubens Menin: os negócios bilionários do empresário que começou como o “patinho feio” da construção, Infomoney, 2021-01-31.
- ^ a b "Forbes profile: Rubens Menin Teixeira de Souza". Forbes.com. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ a b c "Brazilian Billionaire Chairs Group at COP30 as His Company Faces Environmental Civil Suit". OCCRP. 2025.
- ^ a b "Stocks". Stocks. Bloomberg. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ^ "EY World Entrepreneur of the Year 2018". EY. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ a b Agnew, Harriet. "Rubens Menin is named World Entrepreneur of the Year 2018". Financial Times.
- ^ Taylor, Charlie. "Teamwork founders up for EY World Entrepreneur of the Year award". Irish Times.
- ^ "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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