Ermirio Pereira de Moraes

Ermirio Pereira de Moraes Neto is a Brazilian billionaire businessman, co-owner of the privately held Votorantim Group.

  • Ermirio Pereira de Moraes‘ late father, Jose Ermirio de Moraes, founded family-owned Grupo Votorantim, one of Brazil’s largest conglomerates.
  • Votorantim operates in more than 20 countries in the aluminum, pulp and paper, energy, agribusiness, and cement industries.
  • The group dates back to 1918, when Jose Ermirio de Moraes bought a textile factory in Sao Paulo.
  • The family still controls 100% of the business. Ermirio Pereira’s sister, Maria Helena, is also a Votorantim shareholder and a billionaire.
  • Media-shy Ermirio Pereira earned his B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma.

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