Abilio Diniz

Abilio dos Santos Diniz (born December 28, 1936) is a Brazilian businessman. He is the chairman of the board of directors of Península Participações, chairman of the board of directors of BRF and member of the board of directors of both Carrefour Group and Carrefour Brasil. Through GPA, Diniz became one of the wealthiest individuals in Brazil. In 2016, Forbes ranked him 477th richest person in the world and 14th in Brazil.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is dos Santos and the second or paternal family name is Diniz.
Abilio Diniz
Abilio Diniz by Marcio Scavone
Born
Abilio dos Santos Diniz

(1936-12-28) December 28, 1936
NationalityBrazilian
Alma materFundação Getúlio Vargas
Columbia University
University of Dayton
Occupation(s)chairman of BRF, businessman, Chairman of Península Participações, member of the board of directors of Carrefour France and Carrefour Brasil
Children6, including Pedro Diniz

In 2009, Época magazine named him one of the 100 most influential Brazilians of the year. He previously served as a partner of Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição, a distribution company which owns the brands Varejo Alimentar, Pão de Açúcar and Extra, wholesaler Assaí, and appliance company Ponto Frio (Globex). He was also a shareholder of Casas Bahia, through Globex S/A.

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