Norberto Odebrecht (Brazilian Portuguese: [odɛˈbɾɛ(t)ʃ]) (October 9, 1920 – July 19, 2014) was a Brazilian engineer, businessman and philanthropist. He was the founder of Odebrecht.
Norberto Odebrecht | |
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 Norberto Odebrecht in 2010 | |
| Born | October 9, 1920 Recife, Brazil |
| Died | July 19, 2014 (aged 93) Salvador, Bahia, Brazil |
| Alma mater | Polytechnic School of Bahia |
| Occupation(s) | Engineer, Businessman |
| Children | Emílio Odebrecht |
| Relatives | Marcelo Odebrecht (grandson) |
Early life
editOdebrecht was born on October 9, 1920, in Recife, Brazil. He was the son of the pioneer Emílio Odebrecht, Sr. and a grandson of Emil Odebrecht, a German geodetical engineer and cartographer, who emigrated to Brazil in 1856. He studied at the Polytechnic School of Bahia.
Career
editOdebrecht founded a construction company from which the Odebrecht Group in Salvador da Bahia was created in 1944. Today, the company has become an international conglomerate and employs more than 167,500 people in over 60 countries.
In 1991, he passed the presidency of Odebrecht to his son Emílio Odebrecht, and remained as chairman.[1]
Norberto Odebrecht's "thoughts" have been compiled in three volumes distributed to all employees of the group.[2]
Philanthropy
editOdebrecht was the founder of the Brazilian Odebrecht Foundation (Portuguese: Fundação Odebrecht).[3]
Death
editOdebrecht died on 19 July 2014, aged 93, in Salvador, Bahia.[4]
References
edit- ^ "History". Odebrecht.
- ^ "Brazil's Odebrecht scandal". October 2017.
- ^ Odebrecht informs: Norberto Odebrecht, the Founder Archived 2011-08-24 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 22 August 2011
- ^ "Founder of Latin American engineering giant Odebrecht dies". BBC News. July 20, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
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