Roger agnelli biography
Roger agnelli biography
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Roger Agnelli
Roger Agnelli | |
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Agnelli in 2007 | |
| Born | (1959-05-03)May 3, 1959 São Paulo, Brazil |
| Died | March 19, 2016(2016-03-19) (aged 56) São Paulo, Brazil |
| Alma mater | Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado |
| Occupation | Investment banker |
| Spouse | Andréia |
| Children | 2 |
Roger Agnelli (May 3, 1959 – March 19, 2016) was a Brazilian investment banker and entrepreneur.
He ran one of the largest mining companies in the world, Vale SA, and in 2013 was voted by Harvard Business Review as the world’s fourth best-performing chief executive officer behind Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos of Amazon.com and Yun Jong-Yong of Samsung.[1] His clashes with Brazil's ruling Workers Party leadership, that began with the Financial crisis of 2007–08 and his firing of 2,000 workers, led to his ouster from Vale SA at the government's request in 2011.
On March 19, 2016, he was killed, along with his wife, son, and daughter (and three others) when their pl