Newton de Souza | |
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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 |
Newton Sérgio de Souza is a Brazilian businessman, the former president and chief executive officer 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 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]
In December 2015, de Souza was appointed the president and chief executive officer of Odebrecht, following Marcelo Odebrecht's imprisonment. [2]
He was previously Odebrecht's head of fiduciary affairs and governance, and had been interim chief executive officer since June 2015. [3]
In May 2017, he was replaced as chief executive officer by Luciano Guidolin, a "longtime executive". [4]
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 |
Newton Sérgio de Souza is a Brazilian businessman, the former president and chief executive officer 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 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]
In December 2015, de Souza was appointed the president and chief executive officer of Odebrecht, following Marcelo Odebrecht's imprisonment. [2]
He was previously Odebrecht's head of fiduciary affairs and governance, and had been interim chief executive officer since June 2015. [3]
In May 2017, he was replaced as chief executive officer by Luciano Guidolin, a "longtime executive". [4]