Rubens Menin Explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.infomoney.com.br/perfil/rubens-menin/ Rubens Menin: os negócios bilionários do empresário que começou como o “patinho feio” da construção
  2. Web site: Forbes profile: Rubens Menin Teixeira de Souza . Forbes.com . 9 March 2022.
  3. Web site: Stocks . Stocks . Bloomberg . 2017-06-14.
  4. Web site: EY World Entrepreneur of the Year 2018. EY . 29 June 2018.
  5. News: Agnew . Harriet . Rubens Menin is named World Entrepreneur of the Year 2018 . Financial Times.
  6. News: Taylor . Charlie . Teamwork founders up for EY World Entrepreneur of the Year award . Irish Times.
  7. Web site: 2021-05-13 . Após CNN, Menin compra Rádio Itatiaia e vai ampliar investimento em digital . 2023-01-17 . Folha de S.Paulo . pt-BR.