Maria Helena Moraes Scripilliti

Maria Helena Moraes Scripilliti is a Brazilian businesswoman, co-owner of the privately held Votorantim Group.

  • Maria Helena Moraes Scripilliti‘s 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 Moraes Scripilliti’s father bought a textile factory in Sao Paulo.
  • The family still controls 100% of the business. Maria Helena’s brother, Ermirio Pereira, is also a billionaire.
  • Moraes Scripilliti’s late husband, Clovis Scripilliti, helped expand Votorantim throughout northeast Brazil during the 1960s and 1970s.

Maria Helena Moraes Scripilliti Votorantim Group