Newton de Souza
Newton Sérgio de Souza is a Brazilian businessman, the former president and CEO of Odebrecht, a diversified Brazilian conglomerate, which is Latin America's largest construction company, a post he held from 2015 to 2017.
Newton de Souza | |
|---|---|
| Born | Newton Sérgio de Souza |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Alma mater | Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro University of Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | businessman |
| Title | former president and CEO of Odebrecht |
| Term | 2015-17 |
| Predecessor | Marcelo Odebrecht |
| Successor | Luciano Guidolin |
Early life
Newton de Souza has a law degree from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, an MA from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and an LLM from the University of Pennsylvania.[1]
Career
In December 2015, de Souza was appointed the president and CEO of Odebrecht, following Marcelo Odebrecht's imprisonment.[2]
He was previously Odebrecht's head of fiduciary affairs and governance, and had been interim CEO since June 2015.[3]
In May 2017, he was replaced as CEO by Luciano Guidolin, a "longtime executive".[4]
Personal life
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References
- Newton Sérgio de Souza. "Newton Sérgio de Souza: Executive Profile & Biography". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2017-06-07.
- 12/10/2015. "Marcelo Odebrecht formally resigns from Odebrecht S.A." Odebrecht. Retrieved 2017-06-07.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- Reuters Editorial (2015-06-19). "UPDATE 7-Powerful Brazil CEO arrested in Petrobras graft probe". Reuters. Retrieved 2017-06-07.
- Magalhaes, Luciana (12 May 2017). "Odebrecht Names Longtime Executive as New CEO". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
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