Newton de Souza
Born
Newton Sérgio de Souza
NationalityBrazilian
Alma materPontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro
University of Pennsylvania
Occupationbusinessman
Titleformer president and CEO of Odebrecht
Term2015-17
PredecessorMarcelo Odebrecht
SuccessorLuciano 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.

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 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]

References

  1. ↑ Newton Sérgio de Souza. "Newton Sérgio de Souza: Executive Profile & Biography". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2017-06-07.
  2. ↑ "Marcelo Odebrecht formally resigns from Odebrecht S.A." Odebrecht. 2015-10-12. Retrieved 2017-06-07.
  3. ↑ "Update 7-Powerful Brazil CEO arrested in Petrobras graft probe". Reuters. 2015-06-19. Retrieved 2017-06-07.
  4. ↑ Magalhaes, Luciana (12 May 2017). "Odebrecht Names Longtime Executive as New CEO". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 8 June 2017.


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