Alceu Elias Feldmann

  • Alceu Elias Feldmann is the founder of Fertipar, a Brazilian fertilizer giant with revenues of $1.7 billion.
  • He owns 85% of Fertipar, which has about a 15% share of Brazil’s fertilizers and pesticides market.
  • Feldmann, armed with a degree in agricultural engineering from the Federal University of Parana, founded the company in 1980.
  • Feldmann still serves as chairman and CEO of Fertipar, which employs about 2,100 in several Brazilian states.
  • Feldmann’s older son, who shares his name, is a former race car driver with 13 seasons in Stock Car Brasil.