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Roger Agnelli
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Agnelli in 2007
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Born
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1959-05-03
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May 3, 1959
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Died
| March 19, 2016
(2016-03-19)
(aged 56)
Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Nationality
| Brazilian
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Alma mater
| Fundacao Armando Alvares Penteado
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Occupation(s)
| CEO,
Vale SA
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Spouse
| Andreia
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Children
| 2
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Roger Agnelli
(May 3, 1959 – March 19, 2016) was a
Brazilian
entrepreneur, banker, and corporate leader. He ran one of the largest mining companies in the world,
Vale SA
.
[1]
In 2013, he was voted by
Harvard Business Review
as the world’s fourth best-performing chief executive officer
[2]
behind
Apple Inc.
CEO
Steve Jobs
,
Jeff Bezos
of
Amazon.com
and Yun Jong-Yong of
Samsung
.
On March 19, 2016, he was killed, along with his wife, son, and daughter (and three others) when their plane crashed in
Sao Paulo
, Brazil. He was aged 56.
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