Luiza Helena Trajano

Luiza Helena Trajano Inácio Rodrigues (born October 9, 1951) is a Brazilian businessperson and billionaire. She is the chairwoman of the retail chain Magazine Luiza and other companies integrated with her holding company.[2][3]

Luiza Trajano
Born (1951-10-09) October 9, 1951
Franca, São Paulo, Brazil
NationalityBrazilian
Alma materFaculdade de Direito de Franca
OccupationChairwoman of Magazine Luiza
Net worthUS$4.5 billion (July 2020)[1]
Spouse(s)Erasmo Fernandes Rodrigues (a 2009)
Children3

Life

Trajano was born in Franca, in the state of São Paulo. She graduated in law from the Faculdade de Direito de Franca in 1972. Her uncle and aunt, Pelegrino José Donato and Luiza Trajano Donato had a retail store in Franca, named Magazine Luiza.[4] She worked on the firm through several sectors, such as collection and sales, before becoming the company's director-superintendent, in 1991.[5] Under her command, Magazine Luiza became a chain of more than 800 stores, spread into 16 Brazilian states.[6]

Trajano also leads Grupo Mulheres do Brasil (Women of Brazil Group), formed in 2012 by 50 Brazilian women entrepreneurs. Today, they are more than 4,000 and meet every month to discuss and propose actions related to education, entrepreneurship, social projects and gender equality in the workforce, supporting quotas for women.[4][7]

References
  1. "Forbes Profile: Luiza Helena Trajano". Forbes. Real Time Net Worth. Online: updated every 24-hour market cycle. [Forbes real time net worths] are calculated from locked in stock prices and exchange rates from around the globe.... as well as the vetting of personal balance sheets...CS1 maint: others (link) CS1 maint: location (link)
  2. "Concessão do Título de "Cidadã Paulistana" a Luiza Helena Trajano Inácio Rodrigues". September 6, 2012.
  3. "Perfil de Luiza Helena Trajano".
  4. "Murdered Worker Spurs Brazil Mogul's Crusade Over Abuse of Women". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  5. Virtude rende lucros. Época, March 2009, p. 74
  6. "Luiza Helena Trajano". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  7. "Mulheres do Brasil: projeto liderado por Luiza Trajano para pensar o país". Marie Claire. June 26, 2017.
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