Rubens Menin | |
Birth Name: | Rubens Menin Teixeira de Souza |
Birth Date: | 12 March 1956[1] |
Birth Place: | Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
Education: | Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais |
Occupation: | Businessman |
Known For: | Co-founder, chairman and CEO, MRV Engenharia |
Children: | 3 |
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. 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]
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.